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Wilson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 283 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom quarter of districts statewide, and the school itself ranks in the bottom 20% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 28% of students proficient in English and 15% in math, which are among the lowest rates in the local area and well below state averages. However, Wilson has made a remarkable and positive turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over half of its students to just 13.9%, a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages. The school also receives more funding per student than many nearby schools, including Enslen Elementary and John Muir Elementary.

An interesting point for parents is the stark contrast with Enslen Elementary, another school in the same district less than two miles away, which has much higher test scores with similar per-student funding. This suggests factors like school culture or teaching methods can lead to different outcomes. While Wilson's improved attendance is a strong foundation, those gains have not yet translated into higher test scores, a pattern also seen when comparing it to a local charter school, Aspire University Charter, which has similar student demographics but better academic results.

283

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,893

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Wilson Ave.
Modesto, CA 95354-2762

(209) 574-8452

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Loma Junior High
High:	Peter Johansen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

16.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,853^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4853 of 5857	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5280 of 5869	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5410 of 5859	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5548 of 5883	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1217 of 1417	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4950 of 5789	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4692 of 5662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	4499 of 5692	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	4229 of 5614	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	4648 of 5611	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	5099 of 5530	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	4441 of 5390	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	4671 of 5377	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	3656 of 5314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	3303 of 5193	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	2986 of 5113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	3308 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3276 of 4818	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.3	3946 of 4822	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3777 of 4809	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	2490 of 3245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4680 of 5597	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5112 of 5612	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5111 of 5609	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4966 of 5635	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	955 of 1267	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4355 of 5492	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4553 of 5413	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4205 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	4674 of 5107	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5003 of 5087	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	4988 of 5084	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4426 of 4963	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3824 of 4830	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4165 of 5460	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4765 of 5517	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4883 of 5363	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4900 of 5264	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	863 of 1110	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4190 of 5173	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3728 of 5084	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4549 of 5628	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4893 of 5643	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5229 of 5638	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5429 of 5663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1138 of 1272	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4989 of 5510	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4290 of 5431	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2225 of 2598	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2466 of 2726	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Wilson Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8452	283	13	21.7	84.1%	47 (16.6%)	6 (2.1%)	208 (73.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	19.7	4853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.3	5280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	427	19.2		19.2	20.0	27.3	22.2	43.8			27.9	13.3	17.7	6.4	28.1			15.4						$21,893	$4,551	$17,342
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	1215 Lucerne Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8182	567	24	23.1	81.0%	114 (20.1%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.5%)	34 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	68 (12.0%)	27.6	4163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		31.3	3826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	337	14.7		14.7	39.0	19.1	38.2	38.1			33.7	42.9	19.1	22.1	14.5			25.5	97.2					$19,797	$3,001	$16,796
Orville Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Monterey St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8462	399	16	24.6	92.5%	47 (11.8%)	7 (1.8%)	329 (82.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	8.4	5714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.6	5700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	14	3.9		3.9	10.3	18.6	10.0	14.5			13.4	19.1	16.4	3.9	9.0			12.5	96.2					$23,032	$4,441	$18,591
El Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	450 El Vista Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1972	447	22	20.6	86.6%	57 (12.8%)	13 (2.9%)	340 (76.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	24.7	4435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		40.4	3158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1277	17.9		17.9	28.6	26.3	49.3	31.7			34.4	19.1	19.0	22.4	18.3			19.8	90.2	95.1	95.1	91.5	95.1	$23,799	$3,572	$20,227
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	561	24	23.0	74.9%	128 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	355 (63.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	28.5	4096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	4183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	87	17.1		17.1	37.0	26.0	32.9	37.8			33.6	42.0	16.9	15.8	28.9			26.2						$19,753	$2,846	$16,907
Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	12	5503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.7	5645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	142	7.3	18.2	12.6	21.1	21.9	18.2	17.3	11.9	26.2	19.6	26.4	10.6	14.5	7.3	7.9	21.2	15.1	94.4		96.6	95.5	96.6	$20,370	$3,542	$16,828
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3		47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1			66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4			58.5	91.8		91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104
Capistrano Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Capistrano Dr.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-8664	469	18	26.0	89.8%	45 (9.6%)	22 (4.7%)	358 (76.3%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	20.3	4803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		24.7	4397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	406	12.5		12.5	21.7	26.7	26.6	36.4			27.8	20.3	33.3	10.9	21.2			21.2	94.5		97.3	95.9		$17,406	$2,832	$14,574
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4		27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9				33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9				32.3						$18,379	$3,047	$15,332
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	495	23	21.0	94.9%	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23.1	4580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.1	4933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	353	10.8		10.8	28.6	43.6	25.4	16.4			28.2	34.4	26.2	18.5	20.9			24.9	93.9	97.0		93.9		$22,621	$3,759	$18,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Loma Junior High
High : Peter Johansen High

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Wilson Elementary.

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California elementary schools.

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