Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340885000564
Wilson School
80 UNION STREET, LODI, NJ 07644 · (973) 473-8189 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A+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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
259 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Lodi School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 52.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 School
Wilson School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson School this school | 382 | 67.8% | 56.6% |
| LaMonte-Annex Elementary School Bound Brook | 374 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 GARFIELD | 385 | 67.8% | 29.6% |
| Schuyler Elementary School KEARNY | 437 | 65.7% | 39.3% |
| Washington School LODI | 358 | 64.0% | 48.4% |
| Hilltop School LODI | 337 | 62.3% | 49.3% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #401 of 1,290 | #85 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #555 of 1,319 ▼ 48 | #113 of 149 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #186 of 1,319 ▼ 64 | #55 of 149 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #768 of 1,562 | #51 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,285 of 1,390 | #142 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #801 of 1,392 | #109 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #380 of 1,481 | #10 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #301 of 545 | #31 of 64 |
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
382
+46 (+14%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 382 | 26.1 | 14.6:1 | 68% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 26.2 | 13.4:1 | 59% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 27.2 | 13.1:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 45% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 64% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 58% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 14 | 18.7:1 | 47% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (353 to 382); teachers up 13% (23 to 26.1).
About Wilson School
This page covers Wilson School, a medium-sized elementary school in LODI, New Jersey. It enrolled 382 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lodi School District serves 3,082 students across 7 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Wilson School is 68% Hispanic. It is also 19% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bergen County is roughly 23% Hispanic. Wilson School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 at Wilson School, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 68% of enrollment. It compares with 28% for public schools in Bergen County.
allk12 grades Wilson School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 29.1%. Wilson School posts 56.6%, 27.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Wilson School is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.
The school nearest to Wilson School is Lodi MS HS, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Wilson School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students climbed from 336 to 382 over 4 years.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi School District
- Lodi High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hilltop SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Columbus SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other schools in LODI
- Lodi High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hilltop SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Columbus SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other Wilson schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wilson. Wilson School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Wilson SchoolPAYSON, UT · 405 students
- WILSON SCHOOLROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY · 387 students
- Wilson SchoolLOGAN, UT · 340 students
- Wilson SchoolWILSON, TX · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Lodi MS HS0.1 mi · 78
- Roosevelt School0.5 mi · 148
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.6 mi · 686
- Washington School0.6 mi · 358
- Columbus School0.6 mi · 265
- Hilltop School0.7 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilson School?
Wilson School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wilson School serve?
Wilson School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson School is approximately 14.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson School?
At Wilson School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 68% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson School?
Wilson School is overseen by Lodi School District in Bergen County.
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