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Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks 2741 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodrow Wilson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 266 students in Daly City, part of the Jefferson Elementary district, known for its strong improvement trajectory and particular excellence in math and science.

The school stands out for its academic performance, especially in mathematics (42.86% proficient) and science (45.45% proficient), where it outperforms both the district and state averages and beats all other nearby Jefferson Elementary schools in science. This is a notable achievement given that the school serves a population with significant economic need. Furthermore, Woodrow Wilson has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 33% to 15.1% in just two years, a rate now better than the state average and lower than several neighbors like Westlake Elementary and John F. Kennedy Elementary.

An interesting pattern at the school is a consistent performance gap where male students significantly outperform female students, a trend that has persisted for several years. Compared to other schools, Woodrow Wilson holds its own competitively; it ranks third in its district behind John F. Kennedy Elementary and Susan B. Anthony Elementary, and it achieves these solid outcomes without the highest per-student spending in the area. The school's journey from a very low state ranking several years ago to its current 3-star status demonstrates a resilient and effective learning community.

266

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,471

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Miriam St.
Daly City, CA 94014-3814

(650) 991-1255

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High:	Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

Asian:

27.1%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,741^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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	47.3	2741 of 5857	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	3533 of 5869	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3220 of 5859	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3740 of 5883	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	996 of 1417	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3920 of 5789	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5187 of 5662	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	3644 of 5692	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	3103 of 5614	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	3535 of 5611	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	4118 of 5530	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	4089 of 5390	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	4971 of 5377	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	5080 of 5314	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	3831 of 5193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	3305 of 5113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	2887 of 5113	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	2479 of 4818	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.0	2832 of 4822	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	2521 of 4809	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	987 of 1149	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	1893 of 3162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	1056 of 3245	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	823 of 3311	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	323 of 602	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1413 of 3275	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	2503 of 3246	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3375 of 5597	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	4019 of 5612	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3884 of 5609	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4440 of 5635	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	897 of 1267	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3626 of 5492	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4893 of 5413	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2392 of 5107	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3310 of 5107	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2797 of 5087	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3657 of 5084	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3991 of 4963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	4752 of 4830	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2691 of 5460	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2720 of 5517	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	2668 of 5363	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1624 of 5264	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	602 of 1110	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3333 of 5173	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.4	4940 of 5084	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2177 of 5628	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2716 of 5643	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2573 of 5638	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2885 of 5663	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	883 of 1272	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3742 of 5510	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5028 of 5431	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2019)14th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.9	3533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	792	45.5	45.5	25.0	42.2	39.4	35.6	35.9	47.9	43.8	42.9	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$19,471	$2,611	$16,860
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	44.6	2910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		33.2	3668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	758	14.0	14.0	52.4	55.0	38.8	48.1	46.5	53.5	17.5	37.1	94.7	96.5		94.7	96.5		$17,773	$2,581	$15,192
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2	34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9	50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4	50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4	52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1	54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1	65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
Garden Village Elementary	Public	K-5	208 Garden Ln.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1233	288	12	24.0	60.1%	34 (11.8%)	5 (1.7%)	134 (46.5%)	98 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	50.8	2555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.4	3210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	655	32.6	32.6	42.1	40.5	53.7	45.5	40.5	39.5	43.2	41.1	93.0	96.5		96.5	93.0	96.5	$17,489	$2,126	$15,363
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.3	2328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	661	21.9	21.9	28.0	44.4	53.1	43.0	36.0	47.1	28.1	37.4	92.0						$26,842	$4,397	$22,445
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.2	4567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	130	20.2	20.2	25.4	19.7	37.4	27.9	26.5	17.3	22.6	22.0	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$24,071	$2,716	$21,355
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	407	17	24.6	51.8%	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (55.5%)	136 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.4	2216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	177	34.7	34.7	44.1	36.1	57.8	46.5	49.3	36.1	41.7	42.6							$17,332	$2,028	$15,304
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Eastmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1243	303	14	21.7	48.2%	32 (10.6%)	4 (1.3%)	112 (37.0%)	133 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	49.9	2597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		56.5	2209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	388	30.6	30.6	45.7	41.7	47.2	44.6	51.1	34.0	38.9	41.5	86.1	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4		$23,178	$2,581	$20,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Wilson Elementary

What district is Woodrow Wilson Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Elementary?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High : Jefferson High

Is Woodrow Wilson Elementary a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks 2741^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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