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Alumni: what's one memory from WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363156004221
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
430 YOUNG ST, WILSON, NY 14172 · (716) 751-9341 · Niagara County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
190 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York 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 York'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
+8 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.7:1
% White
88%
was 90%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in WILSON, New York, overseen by WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 483 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Within WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 970 students, WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Niagara County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 54.0%.
Across the wider county, census data for Niagara County shows median household income runs about $69,633, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Niagara County (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students).
Nearest neighbor: WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Looking at the recent track record. WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 483). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Niagara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,721
Census ACS
Median income
$69,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
26,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 487 students
Nearby schools
- WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 487
- NEWFANE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER5.7 mi · 55
- NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.3 mi · 363
- NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.4 mi · 393
- NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 467
- AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.