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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE CITY·NCES 063987006618
Wilson Elementary
955 East Tulare Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 685-7260 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
456 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 14% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.4pp since 2014
Math
25.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 19.6% | 29.2% | 40.4% |
| Math | 6.8% | 18.3% | 23.9% | 51.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.2% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 17.6% |
| 2021-22 | 19.8% | 14.3% |
| 2020-21 | 15.9% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| 2017-18 | 18.5% | 8.2% |
| 2016-17 | 12.7% | 8.2% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,325 of 5,151 | #88 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #3,760 of 5,172 | #69 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,950 of 5,172 | #79 of 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #527 of 5,116 | #18 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,613 of 5,915 | #54 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,723 of 5,352 | #57 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #4,108 of 5,354 | #48 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #621 of 5,625 | #17 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #3,077 of 3,837 | #61 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 21.5 | 22.6:1 | 94% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 21.6 | 24.9:1 | 91% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 19.5 | 25.2:1 | 90% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 94% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 22 | 23.8:1 | 94% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | 95% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 91% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 89% (476) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Tulare, California, administered by Tulare City. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 487 students.
Tulare City has 18 schools; together they serve 9,289 students.
At Wilson Elementary, 85% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Tulare County is about 67% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilson Elementary scores 27%.
Staffing at Wilson Elementary comes to 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.6:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Wilson Elementary counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Tulare County report 77%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wilson Elementary, the prediction is 24.7% and the result is 22.6%.
In Tulare County, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Wilson Elementary shares Tulare County with 195 other public schools.
Tulare Union High is the nearest public school to Wilson Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 22.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Wilson Elementary was 483 in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 24.1:1 in 2020-21 and 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
Wilson Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Alpine VistaElementary · 659 students
- Alpine Vista MiddleMiddle · 617 students
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Tulare Union High0.3 mi · 1,616
- Cherry Avenue Middle0.5 mi · 483
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 309
- Sierra Vista Charter High0.8 mi · 166
- Frank Kohn Elementary0.8 mi · 617
- Garden Elementary0.8 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Wilson Elementary serve?
Wilson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is approximately 22.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary is overseen by Tulare City in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.