Wilson School

Wilson School is a medium-sized elementary school in LODI, New Jersey, part of Lodi School District. The school hosts 382 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lodi School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,082 students, Wilson School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wilson School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilson School sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.1%; actual is 56.6%, +27.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Wilson School is one.

Lodi MS HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Wilson School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 382). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 58% to 68% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.