Wilson Elementary School

Wilson Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Westfield, New Jersey, operated by Westfield Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 362 students spanning grades 1 through 5.

Wilson Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Westfield Public School District, a district that instructs 5,838 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilson Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder reads as 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 1% of students at Wilson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Union County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.7%; this one delivers 76.8%.

Around the school, Union County reports that median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Wilson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Wilson Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 68.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 365 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Wilson Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.