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Enrollment
523
Middle
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER UNIFIED·NCES 060142310336
Wilson Middle
710 West Maple St., Exeter, CA 93221 · (559) 592-2144 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
418 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 169 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 37% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Exeter Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
25.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 28.1% | 32.1% | 30.9% |
| Math | 11.7% | 13.9% | 29.2% | 45.3% |
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 | 37.0% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.7% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.7% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Middle
Wilson Middle's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Middle this school | 523 | 79.9% | 28.9% |
| George T. Egling Middle Colusa | 553 | 77.4% | 28.0% |
| Cardozo Middle Riverbank | 544 | 82.5% | 21.8% |
| Silverado Middle Napa | 673 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Lee Middle Woodland | 575 | 75.1% | 28.9% |
| Santa Rosa Middle Santa Rosa | 452 | 76.1% | 20.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #770 of 1,224 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #708 of 1,227 ▲ 126 | #6 of 23 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #798 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #15 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #564 of 1,214 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #888 of 1,377 | #15 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #300 of 1,279 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #825 of 1,278 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #553 of 1,329 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #553 of 930 | #5 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
523
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 523 | 27.7 | 18.9:1 | 80% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 26.8 | 19.7:1 | 69% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 26.9 | 21.4:1 | 71% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 26 | 23.2:1 | 70% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 65% (404) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (604 to 523); teachers up 7% (26 to 27.7).
About Wilson Middle
Wilson Middle is a middle-grades school located in Exeter, California, in Tulare County. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 523 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
Exeter Unified has 7 schools and 2,597 students, and Wilson Middle is one of those schools.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Wilson Middle combined. After that, the student body is 25% White. Wilson Middle has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 27.7 full-time equivalents, or about 18.9 students per teacher. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 80%. Across public schools in Tulare County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Wilson Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wilson Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 28.9% actual against 32.7% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tulare County show that median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Wilson Middle is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County, which together enroll about 101,494 students.
Nearby, Exeter Community Day is less than a tenth of a mile away. Wilson Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Wilson Middle ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 28.9% versus a 41.9% average.
The federal government classifies Wilson Middle's location as Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 583 to 523. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.3:1 to 18.9:1.
To ask about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Exeter Unified
- Exeter Union HighHigh · 909 students
- Rocky Hill ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)Combined · 47 students
- Kaweah HighHigh · 29 students
- Exeter Community DayCombined · 13 students
Other schools in Exeter
- Exeter Union HighHigh · 909 students
- Rocky Hill ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)Combined · 47 students
- Kaweah HighHigh · 29 students
- Exeter Community DayCombined · 13 students
Other Wilson Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Wilson Middle. Wilson Middle is the 11th largest of the 16.
- Wilson MiddleSan Diego, CA · 712 students
- Wilson MiddleChowchilla, CA · 470 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 840 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolPLANO, TX · 813 students
- Wilson MiddleNatick, MA · 727 students
Nearby schools
- Exeter Community Day0.0 mi · 13
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 522
- Rocky Hill Elementary0.8 mi · 554
- Exeter Union High0.8 mi · 909
- Kaweah High1.2 mi · 29
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)1.2 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson MiddleHow large is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wilson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Middle is approximately 18.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wilson Middle?
Student demographics at Wilson Middle are roughly 25% White, 74% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Wilson Middle public or private?
Wilson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Exeter Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.