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Wilson Middle

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Wilson Middle ranks 1580 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 43% of California middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle is a public school serving 523 students in grades 6-8 in Exeter, California, as part of the Exeter Unified School District, which is ranked in the middle of all districts statewide.

The school has some notable strengths, including a better student-to-teacher ratio (18.8:1) than many nearby schools and a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 35.8% to 14.4% in recent years. Its performance in Science is also a relative bright spot, slightly exceeding both district and state averages. However, the school's overall academic performance, particularly in English and Math, is below both the Exeter Unified district and California state averages. While per-student spending has increased significantly, this has not yet translated into broad academic gains. Performance can be inconsistent for different groups of students from year to year, and there is a noticeable dip in scores during 7th grade.

When compared to other local middle schools, Wilson Middle's performance is mixed. It outperforms some schools with similar student populations, like Divisadero Middle and the geographically close Farmersville Junior High. However, it is outperformed in English by Green Acres Middle, which serves a similar community. Schools like Alpine Vista Middle and Woodlake Valley Middle have much stronger attendance rates.

523

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,606

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 West Maple St.
Exeter, CA 93221-1409

(559) 592-2144

District: Exeter Unified

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Exeter Union High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Rocky Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

White:

25.0%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,580^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 1,543Exeter Unified 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	37.0	1580 of 2761	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1704 of 2783	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1766 of 2781	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1666 of 2740	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1607 of 2715	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1478 of 2480	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	1620 of 2508	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1625 of 2497	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1688 of 2477	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	702 of 1531	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	781 of 1491	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	1126 of 1478	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1106 of 1521	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	541 of 1540	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	1389 of 1442	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	972 of 1364	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1725 of 2533	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1774 of 2551	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1498 of 2531	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1470 of 2509	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1341 of 2380	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1345 of 2262	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1328 of 2395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1328 of 2388	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1416 of 2374	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1252 of 2359	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1322 of 2213	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1159 of 2072	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1508 of 2542	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1604 of 2579	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1804 of 2531	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1544 of 2458	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1525 of 2369	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1347 of 2230	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1216 of 2534	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	1397 of 2552	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1694 of 2538	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1599 of 2527	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1633 of 2407	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1460 of 2273	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1008 of 1566	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1434 of 1552	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	651 of 1531	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	951 of 1520	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1127 of 1537	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1150 of 1543	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1250 of 1555	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1156 of 1602	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1159 of 1496	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37	1580^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%		33	1704^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.8%	124														31.5	31.5			41.5	34.0	35.4	37.0			31.1	24.3	21.6	25.6	$18,606	$2,716	$15,890
Freedom Elementary	Public	4-6	575 East Citrus	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2662	528	23	22.5	94.1%	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	506 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	23.5	0.0	10.8	35.3	27.5	31.1	44.1	0.0	20.3	26.5	0.0	12.2	8.3		8.3	23.4	16.0	18.4			19.1	16.4	8.8	12.8			12.6	$18,159	$2,688	$15,471
Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.2	1940^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.3%	51														16.2	16.2				33.0	33.7	33.3				11.9	25.8	18.7	$20,828	$2,337	$18,491
Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	952	44	21.6	79.9%	137 (14.4%)	13 (1.4%)	731 (76.8%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26	1996^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.3%	116														19.0	19.0				38.6	35.8	37.2				21.5	16.4	19.0	$18,487	$2,892	$15,595
Sequoia Union Elementary	Public	8	23958 Ave. 324	Lemon Cove	93286	Tulare County	Sequoia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-2016	43	6	7.4	48.8%	25 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (32.6%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	43.7	1373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	50.3%		72.3	645^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	728														26.2	26.2					47.6	47.6					23.8	23.8	$23,269	$1,596	$21,673
Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		23.4	2110^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	205														16.6	16.6				37.2	35.9	36.5				21.3	18.9	20.1	$18,799	$2,949	$15,850
Woodlake Valley Middle	Public	6-8	497 North Palm St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-8061	483	25	19.5	91.3%	28 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (92.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	1899^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%		24.7	2044^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.6%	145														19.2	19.2			25.7	33.7	36.2	32.3			19.4	20.7	27.3	22.8	$17,944	$1,461	$16,483
Green Acres Middle	Public	6-8	1147 North Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7671	761	33	23.1	68.3%	117 (15.4%)	9 (1.2%)	541 (71.1%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1464^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.4%	187														26.6	26.6				52.8	43.2	47.8				35.2	22.8	28.8	$19,328	$3,169	$16,159
La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%		39	1506^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.9%	67														25.6	25.6				37.5	51.1	43.9				18.2	22.6	20.3	$19,617	$2,968	$16,649
Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		42.9	1375^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	152														31.7	31.7				43.3	33.2	38.3				28.1	22.1	25.1	$18,963	$3,330	$15,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Exeter Union High

What district is Wilson Middle in?

Exeter Unified

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks 1580^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 74% Hispanic, 25% White.

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Wilson Middle.

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