Is Wilson Junior High a good school?

Wilson Junior High ranks 1597 th of 2798 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wilson Junior High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 630 students attended Wilson Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Junior High?

Students at Wilson Junior High are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Wilson Junior High attend?

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

Wilson Junior High

Public 7-8

600 S. Wilson
El Centro, CA 92243-2799

(760) 352-5341

District: El Centro Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1597^th of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,977

Students who attend Wilson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Central Union High

Feeder schools for Wilson Junior High:

Elementary:	De Anza Magnet
	Desert Garden Elementary
	Harding Elementary
	Margaret Hedrick Elementary
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	Washington Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 630

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilson Junior High ranks worse than 57.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.86. (See more...)

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.9%), White (2.1%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson Junior High is 19.4. (See more...)

Compare Wilson Junior High employs 32.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Junior High is $7,977.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Wilson Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Junior High 1597^th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Wilson Junior High in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Migrant students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

El Centro Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Centro Elementary 993^rd of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilson Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.61	1254^th	1769	29.1%
2005	32.74	1156^th	1777	34.9%
2006	34.30	1165^th	1804	35.4%
2007	45.50	990^th	1999	50.5%
2008	51.60	886^th	2005	55.8%
2009	55.69	841^st	2063	59.2%
2010	48.13	1086^th	2179	50.2%
2011	53.60	994^th	2236	55.5%
2012	66.68	656^th	2259	71.0%
2013	68.22	644^th	2379	72.9%
2015	39.94	1338^th	2477	46.0%
2016	49.99	1114^th	2497	55.4%
2017	50.55	1088^th	2508	56.6%
2018	44.53	1239^th	2480	50.0%
2019	42.45	1368^th	2715	49.6%
2022	30.29	1761^st	2740	35.7%
2023	35.86	1595^th	2788	42.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.28	249^th	1364	81.7%
2019	65.39	241^st	1442	83.3%
2022	44.75	607^th	1540	60.6%
2023	53.13	381^st	1523	75.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.79	1121^st	1532	26.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.19	961^st	2230	56.9%
2019	50.50	999^th	2369	57.8%
2022	35.24	1498^th	2458	39.1%
2023	37.87	1420^th	2535	44.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.95	83^rd	86	3.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.06	1317^th	2262	41.8%
2019	35.98	1415^th	2380	40.5%
2022	28.39	1716^th	2509	31.6%
2023	31.61	1594^th	2535	37.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.00	602^nd	1369	56.0%
2019	27.61	1104^th	1491	26.0%
2022	24.69	1273^rd	1531	16.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.26	1045^th	2273	54.0%
2019	46.65	1115^th	2407	53.7%
2022	32.20	1573^rd	2527	37.8%
2023	39.40	1358^th	2546	46.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.90	686^th	2072	66.9%
2019	55.61	798^th	2213	63.9%
2022	41.39	1244^th	2359	47.3%
2023	48.79	1014^th	2379	57.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wilson Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	235	35	13	529	3	n/a	n/a	0	815
1989	211	40	16	601	4	n/a	n/a	0	872
1990	201	34	13	656	2	n/a	n/a	0	906
1991	191	34	14	576	2	n/a	n/a	0	817
1992	187	38	17	654	1	n/a	n/a	0	897
1993	202	43	25	628	0	n/a	n/a	0	898
1994	185	33	12	670	0	n/a	n/a	0	900
1995	185	43	26	730	1	n/a	n/a	0	985
1996	185	43	26	730	1	n/a	n/a	0	985
1997	149	35	23	640	2	n/a	n/a	0	849
1998	137	25	26	676	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
1999	142	23	25	674	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
2000	119	26	22	690	1	n/a	n/a	0	858
2001	104	35	26	748	1	n/a	n/a	0	914
2002	108	33	27	763	1	n/a	n/a	0	932
2003	108	33	27	763	1	n/a	n/a	0	932
2004	95	31	37	771	3	n/a	n/a	0	937
2005	97	32	22	790	2	n/a	n/a	0	943
2006	77	23	26	754	1	n/a	n/a	0	881
2007	77	25	20	728	1	n/a	n/a	4	855
2008	72	28	30	723	2	n/a	n/a	0	855
2009	54	22	27	698	1	0	2	0	804
2010	45	31	14	674	1	0	1	0	766
2011	40	23	11	646	4	1	3	0	728
2012	39	13	14	651	4	0	4	0	725
2013	22	11	12	636	2	1	5	0	689
2014	25	12	8	633	1	0	5	0	684
2015	25	10	5	627	0	0	4	0	671
2016	20	8	2	625	0	0	3	0	658
2017	20	8	3	602	1	0	7	0	641
2018	15	10	4	587	1	0	7	0	624
2019	13	10	4	652	0	0	6	0	685
2020	13	9	4	675	1	0	6	0	708
2021	12	11	1	618	1	0	3	0	646
2022	13	10	3	603	0	1	6	0	636
2023	13	5	2	604	0	0	6	0	630

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wilson Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	36.9	22.0	n/a
1989	872	34.9	24.9	n/a
1990	906	39.2	23.1	n/a
1991	817	35.1	23.2	n/a
1992	897	35.7	25.1	41.6
1993	898	40.0	22.5	63.4
1994	900	39.0	23.1	68.2
1995	985	41.8	23.6	55.2
1996	985	41.8	23.6	55.2
1997	849	35.8	23.7	60.4
1998	865	38.4	22.5	63.2
1999	865	39.3	22.0	61.4
2000	858	37.9	22.6	61.3
2001	914	37.9	24.1	57.8
2002	932	38.8	24.0	59.9
2003	932	38.8	24.0	59.9
2004	937	32.9	28.5	59.8
2005	943	40.8	23.1	58
2006	881	35.3	25.0	56.6
2007	855	33.7	25.4	59.2
2008	855	37.2	23.0	61.8
2009	804	35.6	20.8	71
2010	766	35.5	21.5	75.8
2011	728	n/a	n/a	74.3
2012	725	27.3	26.5	n/a
2013	689	26.7	25.8	76.6
2014	684	27.6	24.7	80.6
2015	671	28.0	23.9	79.4
2016	658	26.0	25.3	80.7
2017	641	25.5	25.1	78.9
2018	624	27.0	23.1	76.4
2019	685	n/a	n/a	79
2020	708	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	646	31.6	20.4	82.4
2022	636	33.8	18.8	84
2023	630	32.4	19.4	80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wilson Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	36.9	22.0	n/a
1989	872	34.9	24.9	n/a
1990	906	39.2	23.1	n/a
1991	817	35.1	23.2	n/a
1992	897	35.7	25.1	41.6
1993	898	40.0	22.5	63.4
1994	900	39.0	23.1	68.2
1995	985	41.8	23.6	55.2
1996	985	41.8	23.6	55.2
1997	849	35.8	23.7	60.4
1998	865	38.4	22.5	63.2
1999	865	39.3	22.0	61.4
2000	858	37.9	22.6	61.3
2001	914	37.9	24.1	57.8
2002	932	38.8	24.0	59.9
2003	932	38.8	24.0	59.9
2004	937	32.9	28.5	59.8
2005	943	40.8	23.1	58
2006	881	35.3	25.0	56.6
2007	855	33.7	25.4	59.2
2008	855	37.2	23.0	61.8
2009	804	35.6	20.8	71
2010	766	35.5	21.5	75.8
2011	728	n/a	n/a	74.3
2012	725	27.3	26.5	n/a
2013	689	26.7	25.8	76.6
2014	684	27.6	24.7	80.6
2015	671	28.0	23.9	79.4
2016	658	26.0	25.3	80.7
2017	641	25.5	25.1	78.9
2018	624	27.0	23.1	76.4
2019	685	n/a	n/a	79
2020	708	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	646	31.6	20.4	82.4
2022	636	33.8	18.8	84
2023	630	32.4	19.4	80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wilson Junior High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$7,977

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilson Junior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1368^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1595^th of 2788 Middle schools	6.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Wilson Junior High)	48.2	37.1	11.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Centro Elementary)	44.9	37.6	7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	47.4	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Junior High)	26.3	21	5.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (El Centro Elementary)	25.7	21.8	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	33.2	4.7%
7th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Wilson Junior High)	0	0
7th Grade Reading/Language Arts (El Centro Elementary)	0	0
7th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)	4.5	3.5	1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Wilson Junior High)	46.9	39.5	7.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Centro Elementary)	46.8	40	6.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Junior High)	34.7	24.5	10.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (El Centro Elementary)	37	21	16%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Wilson Junior High)	20.2	16.7	3.5%
8th Grade Science (El Centro Elementary)	20.2	16.9	3.3%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%
8th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Wilson Junior High)	0	18.8	18.8%
8th Grade Reading/Language Arts (El Centro Elementary)	0	18.8	18.8%
8th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)	9.1	9.5	0.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	685	630	8%
African American	10	5	50%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	2	50%
Hispanic	652	604	7.4%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	13	13
Two or More Races	6	6
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	79%	80%	1%

Schools Near Wilson Junior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2023)			CAST Science (2023)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	Total
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 S. Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	630	32	19.4	80.0%	13 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	604 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	35.9	1597^th of 2798 public middle schools	42.9%		30.3	1761^st of 2740 public middle schools	35.7%	164	0.0	18.8	8.8		16.7	16.7			37.1	39.5	38.3			21.0	24.5	22.7	$7,977
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 N. Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	459	23	19.8	88.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	439 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	29.3	1839^th of 2798 public middle schools	34.3%		23.5	2060^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.8%	221					17.7	17.7			33.9	33.9	33.9			20.9	14.4	17.7	$9,775
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 N. Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,023	44	23.2	60.6%	75 (7.3%)	7 (0.7%)	919 (89.8%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	58.3	952^nd of 2798 public middle schools	66.0%		61.3	873^rd of 2740 public middle schools	68.1%	79					28.1	28.1		45.5	59.4	53.7	53.0		27.7	35.5	28.1	30.4
Heber Elementary	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	540	24	22.5	69.6%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	536 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.9	1169^th of 2798 public middle schools	58.2%		48.3	1227^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.2%	58				22.0	23.9	22.9	37.9	44.9	46.0	53.9	45.6	17.4	27.2	23.4	29.2	24.4
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	643	29	21.8	89.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	640 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.4	2571^st of 2798 public middle schools	8.1%		14	2493^rd of 2740 public middle schools	9.0%	78					5.6	5.6			17.4	20.8	19.2			10.5	9.9	10.2
Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 E. Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	669	29	22.9	85.5%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	664 (99.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.7	1604^th of 2798 public middle schools	42.7%		27.1	1888^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.1%	284					12.0	12.0			35.5	33.8	34.7			27.6	29.0	28.3
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	248	17	15.0	88.7%	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	234 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	51.9	1113^th of 2798 public middle schools	60.2%		58	944^th of 2740 public middle schools	65.5%	169					18.9	18.9		52.0	46.0	48.9	49.0		26.7	25.7	36.7	30.1
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	7-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	933	44	21.0	84.8%	14 (1.5%)	10 (1.1%)	899 (96.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	29.8	1821^st of 2798 public middle schools	34.9%		26.6	1918^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.0%	97					14.6	14.6			40.2	37.9	39.1			16.2	12.9	14.5	$11,268

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