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How has Wilson Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
712
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005573
Wilson Middle
3838 Orange Ave., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 362-3400 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
681 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 220 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 35% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
32.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
13.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 24.7% | 24.4% | 43.1% |
| Math | 5.7% | 7.8% | 26.7% | 59.9% |
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 | 32.6% | 13.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 12.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 10.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.6% | 18.7% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 29.4% | 15.4% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 (23.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Middle this school | 712 | 95.6% | 23.0% |
| Clark Middle San Diego | 696 | 92.2% | 21.9% |
| Tioga Middle Fresno | 692 | 91.2% | 29.9% |
| Riverview Middle Bay Point | 682 | 89.3% | 13.9% |
| Serrano Middle Highland | 716 | 92.9% | 26.3% |
| Buena Park Middle Buena Park | 633 | 91.0% | 25.9% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #963 of 1,224 | #79 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #1,052 of 1,227 ▼ 200 | #82 of 92 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #924 of 1,227 ▲ 39 | #74 of 92 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #546 of 1,214 | #34 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #579 of 1,377 | #50 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #424 of 1,279 | #36 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #794 of 1,278 | #79 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #92 of 1,329 | #3 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #179 of 257 | #13 of 16 |
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
712
+52 (+8%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,880
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 712 | 36.2 | 19.7:1 | 96% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 37.4 | 20.2:1 | 95% (718) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 34.8 | 21.0:1 | 89% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 33 | 20.0:1 | 82% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 32.6 | 21.2:1 | 97% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 98% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | N/A | N/A | 97% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 1,460 | 72 | 20.3:1 | 27% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 1,880 | 56 | 33.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (690 to 712); teachers up 11% (32.6 to 36.2).
About Wilson Middle
Wilson Middle is a public middle school run by San Diego Unified in San Diego, California. Enrollment is 712 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
San Diego Unified is the district for Wilson Middle. It has 174 schools and 94,828 students.
By race and ethnicity, Wilson Middle is 75% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Asian, 9% Black, and 3% White. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Wilson Middle comes in at 42%.
The count of teachers at Wilson Middle is 36.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.7:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The school counts 681 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 96%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Wilson Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wilson Middle, the prediction is 23.5% and the result is 23.0%.
In San Diego County (population about 3,288,774), median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
Central Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wilson Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 712 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 660.
The Wilson Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Wilson Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Wilson Middle. Wilson Middle is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Wilson MiddleExeter, CA · 523 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
- Central Elementary0.0 mi · 497
- Health Sciences High and Middle College0.3 mi · 535
- TRACE0.3 mi · 437
- Cherokee Point Elementary0.4 mi · 298
- Edison Elementary0.5 mi · 375
- Normal Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 712 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wilson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Middle?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Wilson Middle.
How diverse is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wilson Middle public or private?
Wilson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.