Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061887002292
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
43 Miriam St., Daly City, CA 94014 · (650) 991-1255 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
163 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 106% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
35.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
42.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 20.3% | 22.9% | 41.5% |
| Math | 14.3% | 28.6% | 18.5% | 38.7% |
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 | 35.6% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% | 28.4% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.7% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 14.9% |
| 2016-17 | 33.8% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Woodrow Wilson Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary this school | 266 | 61.3% | 37.0% |
| Bowers Elementary Santa Clara | 240 | 59.6% | 46.3% |
| Clovis Global Academy Clovis | 317 | 64.0% | N/A |
| Cleminson Elementary Temple City | 316 | 65.5% | 51.4% |
| O. B. Whaley Elementary San Jose | 268 | 67.9% | 25.7% |
| Valle Vista Elementary San Jose | 204 | 65.7% | 31.4% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,760 of 5,151 | #72 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,073 of 5,172 ▲ 831 | #63 of 96 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #3,368 of 5,172 ▼ 412 | #76 of 96 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #704 of 5,116 | #12 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #5,029 of 5,915 | #90 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,312 of 5,352 | #52 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,381 of 5,354 | #70 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #3,418 of 5,625 | #24 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #662 of 3,837 | #15 of 79 |
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. 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
266
-65 (-20%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 61% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 12 | 20.5:1 | 61% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 56% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 57% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 71% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | N/A | N/A | 70% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 50% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (371 to 266); teachers down 29% (17 to 12).
About Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Woodrow Wilson Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Daly City, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 266 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
Jefferson Elementary serves 4,942 students across 14 schools.
About 61% of the student body at Woodrow Wilson Elementary is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in San Mateo County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
With 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.2:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Woodrow Wilson Elementary, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Woodrow Wilson Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Woodrow Wilson Elementary is 6.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.0% actual, 43.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Looking at the county, San Mateo County, median household income comes to about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 82,403 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Jefferson High, is the closest to Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 37.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% decrease, from 331 to 266. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.6:1 to 22.2:1.
Woodrow 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.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Elementary
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Benjamin Franklin IntermediateMiddle · 497 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Westlake ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Daniel Webster ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Daly City
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Jefferson HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Summit Public School: ShastaHigh · 458 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Other Woodrow Wilson Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Woodrow Wilson Elementary is the 13th largest of the 18.
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCorona, CA · 696 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryColton, CA · 465 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementarySelma, CA · 335 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolCicero, IL · 622 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolBartlesville, OK · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High0.6 mi · 1,072
- Sheridan Elementary0.8 mi · 196
- Westlake Elementary0.8 mi · 321
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.8 mi · 304
- Ortega (Jose) Elementary0.9 mi · 410
- Thornton High0.9 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson ElementaryHow large is Woodrow Wilson Elementary?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson Elementary serve?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Woodrow Wilson Elementary have?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
How diverse is Woodrow Wilson Elementary?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wilson Elementary public or private?
Woodrow Wilson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.