Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL-WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340258002022
Wilson Elementary School
71 ORTON RD, WEST CALDWELL, NJ 07006 · (973) 228-7173 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of New Jersey 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.
- ·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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
20 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
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 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Caldwell-West School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 59.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary School this school | 214 | 9.3% | 56.9% |
| Gillette Elementary School Gillette | 215 | 10.2% | N/A |
| Eleanor G. Hewitt RINGWOOD | 208 | 12.5% | 55.1% |
| Godwin Elementary School Midland Park | 233 | 7.3% | N/A |
| Peter Cooper School RINGWOOD | 235 | 6.8% | 65.7% |
| Mountain Way School MORRIS PLAINS | 201 | 11.9% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #395 of 1,290 | #39 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #251 of 1,319 ▲ 146 | #29 of 141 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #463 of 1,319 ▼ 61 | #50 of 141 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #1,369 of 1,562 | #141 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #536 of 1,390 | #22 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #808 of 1,392 | #61 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #1,264 of 1,481 | #115 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #388 of 798 | #30 of 73 |
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
214
-38 (-15%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 214 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 9% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 20.4 | 11.1:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 22.9 | 10.2:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 18.9 | 12.7:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 10 | 26.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (240 to 214); teachers up 6% (18.9 to 20).
About Wilson Elementary School
Families in WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey, are served by Wilson Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 214 students. The school is 47% below the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The 7 schools of Caldwell-West School District, including Wilson Elementary School, enroll 2,520 students.
The student body at Wilson Elementary School is 68% White. The school is also 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
There are about 10.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wilson Elementary School, which has 20. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 9%. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
On the allk12 Grade, Wilson Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Wilson Elementary School is 4.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
For Essex County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Essex County number 249, with about 145,473 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, James Caldwell High School, is the closest to Wilson Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilson Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Wilson Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 38 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell-West School District
- James Caldwell High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Other schools in WEST CALDWELL
- James Caldwell High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Essex County West Caldwell TechHigh · 353 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Other Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary School is the 53rd largest of the 60.
- Wilson Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJ · 362 students
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 896 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 756 students
- Wilson ElementaryFresno, CA · 669 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 666 students
Nearby schools
- James Caldwell High School0.5 mi · 749
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 246
- Lester C Noecker1.1 mi · 451
- Grover Cleveland Middle School1.1 mi · 610
- Essex Fells Elementary School1.2 mi · 251
- Essex County West Caldwell Tech1.3 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilson Elementary School?
Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wilson Elementary School serve?
Wilson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Wilson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson Elementary School?
At Wilson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wilson Elementary School in?
Wilson Elementary School is part of Caldwell-West School District.
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