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WILSON EL
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WILSON EL
WILSON EL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in COPPELL, Texas, overseen by COPPELL ISD. The school teaches 476 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within COPPELL ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 13,233 students, WILSON EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WILSON EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White, 18% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, WILSON EL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.0%.
In the area at large, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WILSON EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: COPPELL H S, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILSON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILSON EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.0%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. WILSON EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 476). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.
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