Wilson Elementary

Located at 911 W 25Th Ave, in Spokane, Washington, Wilson Elementary is a compact elementary campus that caters to 307 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Spokane School District.

Spokane School District runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 28,853 students. Wilson Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Elementary logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Wilson Elementary logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at Wilson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Wilson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 75.3%.

Around the school, census data for Spokane County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Wilson Elementary is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 79% to 87%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Wilson Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.