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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180394000682
W E Wilson Elementary
2915 Charlestown Pk, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 · (812) 288-4888 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
344 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 W E Wilson Elementary
W E Wilson Elementary's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W E Wilson Elementary this school | 518 | 66.4% | 29.6% |
| Clay International Academy South Bend | 496 | 63.1% | 17.1% |
| J Wilbur Haley Elementary School Fort Wayne | 583 | 66.0% | 19.8% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 558 | 66.3% | 26.7% |
| Weisser Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 632 | 64.1% | 42.1% |
| Valley Mills Elementary School Indianapolis | 554 | 65.7% | 21.0% |
Matched among Indiana 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 W E Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #721 of 983 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #719 of 986 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #606 of 986 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #335 of 1,079 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #489 of 991 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #26 of 996 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #226 of 1,058 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #268 of 353 | #7 of 8 |
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
518
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 518 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 66% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 31.8 | 15.4:1 | 70% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 70% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 55% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 58% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 25% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W E Wilson Elementary.
About W E Wilson Elementary
W E Wilson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Jeffersonville. It educates 518 students in pre-K through 5.
Greater Clark County Schools serves 10,643 students across 17 schools.
White students form the largest group at W E Wilson Elementary, 36% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% Black, 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 82% of Clark County residents are White. W E Wilson Elementary has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 66%. The 50% average for public schools in Clark County is 16 points lower.
W E Wilson Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at W E Wilson Elementary are 1.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.6% actual, 28.6% predicted).
Among Clark County residents, median household income is about $74,214, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 33 public schools in Clark County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,765.
The school nearest to W E Wilson Elementary is River Valley Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of W E Wilson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, W E Wilson Elementary places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes W E Wilson Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 496 in 2020-21 and 518 in 2024-25, a rise of 22 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
Other schools in Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Northaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- River Valley Middle School0.5 mi · 857
- Jeffersonville High School1.4 mi · 2,202
- Northaven Elementary School1.7 mi · 544
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2.1 mi · 326
- Riverside Elementary School2.3 mi · 568
- Utica Elementary School2.4 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About W E Wilson ElementaryHow large is W E Wilson Elementary?
W E Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does W E Wilson Elementary serve?
W E Wilson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W E Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W E Wilson Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is W E Wilson Elementary?
W E Wilson Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is W E Wilson Elementary public or private?
W E Wilson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.