Summary
Wilson C. Riles Middle serves 682 students in grades 7–8 in Roseville, California, near schools in several districts, including Center Joint Unified. In 2025–26, Wilson’s proficiency was below the state average in English language arts (ELA), math and science; the most important concern is that ELA and math results lag the state by 15 and 14 percentage points, respectively.
Science is Wilson’s strongest subject relative to its district, while ELA is its weakest comparison. In 2025–26, 28% of students were proficient in science, slightly above the district’s 27%, but below the state’s 36%. ELA proficiency was 34%, compared with 38% in the district and 49% statewide; math was 24%, versus 27% and 38%. Wilson also trailed most nearby schools in both ELA and math: in grade-specific comparisons, it scored below eight of 10 nearby schools in each subject in both seventh and eighth grade. Its eighth-grade results were higher than its seventh-grade results, but still behind most nearby schools.
Results over time are mixed: science improved, while ELA and math slipped. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, science proficiency rose from about 20% to about 28%, a 9-point gain, and its gap with the state narrowed by 3 points. Over the same period, ELA fell by 1 point and math by 2 points, while their gaps to the state widened. Chronic absenteeism improved from 39% in 2021–22 to 25% in 2025–26, but remains above the state and district. SchoolDigger places Wilson at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, down 13 percentile points from 2021–22; its student-teacher ratio is 20, toward the low end of the nearby range. The school reported 56% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Wilson serves African American students was at the 61st percentile, 27 points above its overall ranking; for Asian students, it was at the 4th percentile, 30 points below.
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