Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Woodrow Wilson Elementary is an intimate K-5 school in Daly City, California, operated by Jefferson Elementary. The school teaches 266 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Jefferson Elementary runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 8,072 students. Woodrow Wilson Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Woodrow Wilson Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 27% Asian, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Mateo County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodrow Wilson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

In the area at large, San Mateo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), Woodrow Wilson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jefferson High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 36% to 27% over that span.

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