Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000407
Wilson School
590 W 500 S, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6060 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
193 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
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 | 92 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 24.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 →
Schools most like Wilson School
Wilson School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson School this school | 405 | 47.7% | 30.1% |
| Taylor School PAYSON | 424 | 48.1% | 48.4% |
| Larsen School SPANISH FORK | 431 | 46.4% | 44.3% |
| Roy School ROY | 423 | 49.9% | 30.3% |
| Barnett School PAYSON | 508 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| Cherry Creek School SPRINGVILLE | 455 | 49.7% | 43.4% |
Matched among Utah 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 Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #472 of 562 | #111 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #414 of 578 ▲ 75 | #101 of 117 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #407 of 578 ▲ 63 | #97 of 117 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #445 of 613 | #107 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #364 of 556 | #48 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #234 of 559 | #41 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #145 of 582 | #18 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #287 of 388 | #57 of 74 |
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
405
+103 (+34%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 583
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 | 405 | 18.5 | 21.9:1 | 48% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 16.5 | 22.2:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 60% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | N/A | N/A | 47% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | N/A | N/A | 41% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 70% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 62% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 37% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 25 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson School.
About Wilson School
The public elementary school Wilson School is located in PAYSON, Utah. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 405 students.
The 49 schools in Nebo District enroll 43,696 students altogether, Wilson School among them.
The largest group at Wilson School is White students, at 67%. Other students are 29% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Utah County residents are about 81% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilson School scores 47%.
Wilson School reports a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher, from 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 22% average for public schools in Utah County, the school's rate is higher.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.5%.
In Utah County, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Utah County has 202 public schools with about 164,467 students, including Wilson School.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Mt. Nebo Middle, is the closest to Wilson School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Wilson School ranks 7th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Wilson School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 103 students, from 302 to 405.
The allk12 page for Wilson School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in PAYSON
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Payson Jr HighMiddle · 1,143 students
- Mt. Nebo MiddleMiddle · 1,034 students
- Spring Lake SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Barnett SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Taylor SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Wilson schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wilson. Wilson School is the largest of the 5.
- Wilson SchoolLOGAN, UT · 340 students
- WILSON SCHOOLROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY · 387 students
- Wilson SchoolLODI, NJ · 382 students
- Wilson SchoolWILSON, TX · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Nebo Middle0.3 mi · 1,034
- Taylor School0.4 mi · 424
- Park View School0.5 mi · 356
- Payson Jr High0.6 mi · 1,143
- Payson High0.7 mi · 1,648
- Barnett School1.1 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilson School?
Wilson School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wilson School serve?
Wilson School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Wilson School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Wilson School.
How diverse is Wilson School?
Wilson School reports a student body of 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wilson School in?
Wilson School is part of Nebo District.
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