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What's something Wilson High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
3,349
High
DISTRICT 1,531 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002769
Wilson High
4400 East Tenth St., Long Beach, CA 90804 · (562) 433-0481 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,349 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
147 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,865 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 868 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 854 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 849 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 778 | 23% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.8% | 29.8% | 19.6% | 25.8% |
| Math | 5.9% | 14.6% | 22.8% | 56.7% |
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 | 54.6% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.4% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.9% | 19.6% |
| 2020-21 | 63.5% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.9% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.1% | 25.8% |
| 2016-17 | 59.7% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Wilson High
Wilson High's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson High this school | 3,349 | 55.7% | 34.5% |
| Etiwanda High Etiwanda | 3,446 | 54.5% | 60.0% |
| Liberty High Winchester | 2,537 | 53.4% | 40.1% |
| Venice Senior High Los Angeles | 2,293 | 64.7% | 48.9% |
| Bullard High Fresno | 2,485 | 64.9% | 34.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga High Rancho Cucamonga | 3,221 | 57.4% | 57.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wilson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #674 of 1,052 | #145 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #656 of 1,056 ▲ 93 | #153 of 229 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #591 of 1,056 ▲ 122 | #133 of 229 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #270 of 1,044 | #29 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,349 | #13 of 2,093 | #7 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #968 of 1,352 | #279 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #374 of 1,351 | #56 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #1,109 of 1,575 | #327 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #476 of 802 | #161 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,349
-428 (-11%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 3,290
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 3,349 | 146.8 | 22.8:1 | 56% (1,865) |
| 2023-24 | 3,452 | 143.8 | 24.0:1 | 55% (1,901) |
| 2022-23 | 3,515 | 148 | 23.8:1 | 49% (1,705) |
| 2020-21 | 3,777 | 147 | 25.7:1 | 58% (2,176) |
| 2017-18 | 3,703 | 143.1 | 25.9:1 | 60% (2,239) |
| 2015-16 | 3,792 | 146 | 26.0:1 | 57% (2,151) |
| 2010-11 | 4,305 | N/A | N/A | 56% (2,411) |
| 2000-01 | 3,565 | 158 | 22.6:1 | 45% (1,589) |
| 1990-91 | 3,290 | 121 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (3,703 to 3,349); teachers up 3% (143.1 to 146.8).
About Wilson High
Wilson High is a high school located in Long Beach, California, in Los Angeles County. The school's enrollment of 3,349 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 300% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Wilson High sits within Long Beach Unified, which has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
At 58%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Wilson High combined. The remaining students are 18% White, 12% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. By the diversity index, Wilson High comes in at 61%.
The school reported 146.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.8:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 14 points.
Wilson High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.9%. Wilson High scores 34.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to Wilson High is Jefferson Leadership Academies, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Wilson High is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Wilson High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment was 3,777 in 2020-21 and 3,349 in 2024-25, a decrease of 428 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.7:1 to 22.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
- Stanford MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
Other Wilson High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wilson High. Wilson High is the largest of the 6.
- Wilson High SchoolWest Lawn, PA · 2,133 students
- Wilson HighFlorence, SC · 1,373 students
- Wilson High SchoolFlorence, AL · 585 students
- Wilson High SchoolWilson, OK · 162 students
- Wilson High SchoolHenryetta, OK · 81 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Leadership Academies0.5 mi · 1,004
- Bryant Elementary0.5 mi · 364
- Fremont Elementary0.5 mi · 451
- Willard Elementary0.9 mi · 534
- Rogers Middle0.9 mi · 773
- Lowell Elementary1.0 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson HighHow many students attend Wilson High?
Wilson High enrolls approximately 3,349 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wilson High serve?
Wilson High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wilson High?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at Wilson High.
How diverse is Wilson High?
Wilson High reports a student body of 18% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson High?
Wilson High is overseen by Long Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.