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Wilson Elementary School

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Wilson Elementary School ranks 404 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 511 students. The school is part of the Wilson Elementary District, which is ranked 265 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Wilson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Wilson Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13% of 5th-grade students and 19% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in science, compared to the state averages of 34% and 30%, respectively. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Wilson Elementary School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 5.2% to 9.9% between the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Wilson Elementary School to nearby middle schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming significantly. For example, McKemy Academy of International Studies, located about 6 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 25% of Arizona middle schools and outperforms Wilson Elementary School across various academic measures. Despite being in operation for several years, Wilson Elementary School has not shown substantial improvement in its academic performance or school rankings, indicating a persistent challenge in addressing the educational needs of its students.

441

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,264

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2929 E Fillmore St
Phoenix, AZ 85008-6159

(602) 683-2400

District: Wilson Elementary District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Camelback High School

Feeder schools for Wilson Elementary School:

Elementary:

Wilson Primary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

8.8%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (10% vs 5%)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Arizona avg35%

Elementary school

900^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

404^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 289Wilson Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	900 of 909	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	910 of 912	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1172 of 1245	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	912 of 1000	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1081 of 1226	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	991 of 1039	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	930 of 1109	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	926 of 1106	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	742 of 1079	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.0	804 of 955	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	784 of 1079	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.8	596 of 1158	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	763 of 1141	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	789 of 1075	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	795 of 1090	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	937 of 1062	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	720 of 895	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	97 of 155	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.6	1136 of 1219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1081 of 1219	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	850 of 862	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	916 of 1023	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	1083 of 1170	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	645 of 716	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1005 of 1198	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	681 of 709	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	713 of 911	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	399 of 423	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	1050 of 1116	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	1173 of 1216	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1030 of 1220	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	827 of 850	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	825 of 1032	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	1017 of 1027	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	969 of 1201	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	1071 of 1161	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	404 of 552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	478 of 550	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	736 of 854	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	532 of 605	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	663 of 832	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	419 of 605	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	446 of 711	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	478 of 695	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	428 of 677	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.9	390 of 521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.6	378 of 690	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	393 of 787	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.6	356 of 772	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	364 of 685	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	388 of 692	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	456 of 663	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.5	479 of 573	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	117 of 145	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	716 of 806	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	688 of 820	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	362 of 466	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	439 of 624	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	191 of 345	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	236 of 329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	580 of 760	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	334 of 392	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	544 of 802	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	239 of 387	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	229 of 543	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	547 of 717	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	643 of 810	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	401 of 476	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	579 of 818	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	312 of 435	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	305 of 617	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	573 of 650	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	548 of 789	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.8	578 of 780	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)47th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2021)20th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile+7 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile~ school

Female (2023)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)6th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)1st percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile+10 vs school

White (2021)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)21st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)19th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2023)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Wilson Elementary School	Public	4-8	2929 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2400	441	29	17.6		10 (2.3%)	39 (8.8%)	378 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21.7	404^th of 552 public middle schools	26.8%		14.7	478^th of 550 public middle schools	13.1%	74	21.0		15.0		35.0			15.0	27.0	13.0	19.0	$21,264	$3,602	$1,976	$9,180	$12,754	$2,932	$15,686
ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	450	41	10.9		25 (5.6%)	58 (12.9%)	349 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	14.5	485^th of 552 public middle schools	12.1%		16.6	464^th of 550 public middle schools	15.6%	21		22.0	25.0	30.0	23.0		11.0			17.0	14.0		$00			$00
South Valley Prep and Arts School	Public, Charter	5-8	4039 E Raymond St Ste 3	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	South Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	259	22	11.7		11 (4.2%)	116 (44.8%)	108 (41.7%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.6%)	17.9	451^st of 552 public middle schools	18.3%					(n/a)			29.0	22.0	26.0						20.0	$9,211	$1,846	$300	$3,991	$3,780	$3,285	$7,065
Madison Park School	Public	5-8	1431 E. Campbell	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7500	528	26	20.3		123 (23.3%)	54 (10.2%)	277 (52.5%)	11 (2.1%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	22.2	397^th of 552 public middle schools	28.1%		22.3	398^th of 550 public middle schools	27.6%	1		40.0	30.0	33.0	30.0	32.0	19.0	21.0	16.0	36.0	22.0	$11,907	$1,069	$169	$2,307	$7,948	$2,721	$10,669
Ingleside Middle School	Public	6-8	5402 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-4900	789	47	16.8		358 (45.4%)	47 (6.0%)	298 (37.8%)	32 (4.1%)	26 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.0%)	72.8	116^th of 552 public middle schools	79.0%		68.3	138^th of 550 public middle schools	74.9%	22			56.0	54.0	56.0		41.0	49.0	55.0		50.0	$6,181	$314	$398	$1,025	$5,024	$445	$5,469
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 S Beck Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-7114	694	53	13.0		41 (5.9%)	126 (18.2%)	435 (62.7%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.8%)	27 (3.9%)	22 (3.2%)	11	524^th of 552 public middle schools	5.1%		11.4	514^th of 550 public middle schools	6.5%	10			15.0	18.0	27.0				7.0		14.0		$00			$00
Madison #1 Elementary School	Public	5-8	5525 N 16th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7100	874	45	19.5		291 (33.3%)	62 (7.1%)	399 (45.7%)	10 (1.1%)	36 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.6%)	38.8	277^th of 552 public middle schools	49.8%		48	243^rd of 550 public middle schools	55.8%	34		42.0	39.0	36.0	46.0	30.0	29.0	21.0	28.0	37.0	37.0	$9,943	$1,010	$112	$2,132	$6,749	$2,072	$8,821
Osborn Middle School	Public	7-8	1102 W Highland Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2400	418	24	17.7		48 (11.5%)	54 (12.9%)	268 (64.1%)	11 (2.6%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	17.3	458^th of 552 public middle schools	17.0%		19.1	436^th of 550 public middle schools	20.7%	22				26.0	28.0			13.0	14.0		20.0	$7,635	$1,635	$140	$3,410	$5,463	$397	$5,860
McKemy Academy of International Studies	Public	6-8	2250 S College Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 459-5048	334	18	19.0		120 (35.9%)	17 (5.1%)	152 (45.5%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	76.8	101^st of 552 public middle schools	81.7%		66.2	149^th of 550 public middle schools	72.9%	48			68.0	79.0	74.0		44.0	38.0	47.0		44.0		$00			$00
Imagine Camelback Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5050 N. 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Camelback Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	169	8	21.1		3 (1.8%)	32 (18.9%)	122 (72.2%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	511^th of 552 public middle schools	7.4%					(n/a)			20.0	20.0	24.0								$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually go on to attend Camelback High School

How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

What district is Wilson Elementary School in?

Wilson Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Wilson Elementary School ranks 404^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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