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Wilson Junior High

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Wilson Junior High ranks 1353 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 51% of California middle schools

Summary

Wilson Junior High is a public middle school serving about 605 students in grades 7 and 8 within the El Centro Elementary district, and it has shown steady improvement in recent years, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating.

The school is particularly effective at supporting its students, achieving stronger academic results than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as William Moreno Junior High and Enrique Camarena Junior High. A standout strength is its exceptional support for English Language Learners, who perform in the 85th percentile statewide. Furthermore, Wilson has made remarkable progress in improving student attendance, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate by more than half to 14.8%, which is better than both the district and state averages.

While test scores in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, the school outperforms expectations given its resources, achieving better results than its district peer, Kennedy Middle, while spending significantly less per student. Wilson shows a positive trajectory, with 8th graders performing notably better than 7th graders in English, indicating strong academic growth during the middle school years.

605

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,746

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 South Wilson
El Centro, CA 92243-2799

(760) 352-5341

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Wilson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Central Union High

Feeder schools for Wilson Junior High:

Elementary:	Booker T. Washington Elementary
	De Anza Magnet
	Desert Garden Elementary
	Harding Elementary
	More...
	Margaret Hedrick Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

African American:

0.8%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,353^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the El Centro Elementary

889^th of 1,543El Centro 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	44.2	1353 of 2761	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1502 of 2783	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1593 of 2781	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1761 of 2740	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1368 of 2715	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1239 of 2480	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	1088 of 2508	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	1114 of 2497	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.9	1338 of 2477	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.2	644 of 2379	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	656 of 2259	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	53.6	994 of 2236	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	1086 of 2179	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.7	841 of 2063	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	886 of 2005	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.5	990 of 1999	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.3	1165 of 1804	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.7	1156 of 1777	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.6	1254 of 1769	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	1273 of 1531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1104 of 1491	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	602 of 1369	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	217 of 1478	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	382 of 1521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	607 of 1540	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	241 of 1442	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	249 of 1364	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1119 of 2533	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	1472 of 2551	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1593 of 2531	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1716 of 2509	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1415 of 2380	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1317 of 2262	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	802 of 2395	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	946 of 2388	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1014 of 2374	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1244 of 2359	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	798 of 2213	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	686 of 2072	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1136 of 2542	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	1172 of 2579	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	1417 of 2531	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1498 of 2458	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	999 of 2369	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	961 of 2230	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1379 of 2534	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1321 of 2552	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1354 of 2538	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1573 of 2527	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1115 of 2407	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	1045 of 2273	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	26 of 95	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	48 of 94	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1031 of 1566	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	856 of 1552	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1121 of 1531	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+39 vs school

Migrant (2025)73rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Listening23%~ state avg

Writing23%+6 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading4%-3 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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 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 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 Junior High	Public	7-8	600 South Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	605	33	18.6	75.7%	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		39.1	1502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.0%	149	18.5	0.0	10.6	37.0	5.0	23.4	25.9	20.0	23.4	7.4	0.0	4.3		26.2	26.2			38.0	50.3	44.3			26.8	32.1	29.4	$13,746	$1,569	$12,177
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17.0	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%		42.3	1388^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	122														22.1	22.1			41.0	46.5	43.9			23.4	27.7	25.6	$19,527	$1,705	$17,822
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		56.5	980^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.8%	51														33.3	33.3		51.0	59.8	47.0	52.8		36.5	31.2	27.0	31.6	$14,293	$2,251	$12,042
Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%		52	1110^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.1%	111													23.8	32.1	28.5	40.2	49.6	47.8	50.3	47.3	25.4	38.0	31.9	39.6	34.1	$16,218	$2,754	$13,464
William Moreno Junior High	Public	7-8	1202 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3960	618	29	21.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (99.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	2444^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.5%		16.4	2420^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	24														7.1	7.1			24.5	26.6	25.5			16.1	10.5	13.3	$22,721	$3,778	$18,943
Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 East Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	674	31	21.9	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1958^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		33.7	1681^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.6%	277														15.6	15.6			29.6	35.6	32.6			16.0	26.2	21.1	$22,226	$3,360	$18,866
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		58.3	926^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	254														34.6	34.6		60.0	69.1	60.5	63.2		30.6	47.7	44.4	40.9	$22,213	$1,816	$20,397
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	51.7	44.7		48.1		27.8	16.4		21.9
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	2011^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.7%	201														18.5	18.5		39.6	38.1	41.8	40.3		24.6	19.5	14.9	18.5	$10,747	$1,306	$9,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Junior High

What high school do graduates of Wilson Junior High attend?

Students who attend Wilson Junior High usually go on to attend Central Union High

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Junior High?

Students at Wilson Junior High are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Wilson Junior High in?

El Centro Elementary

How many students attend Wilson Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Wilson Junior High.

Is Wilson Junior High a good school?

Wilson Junior High ranks 1353^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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