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Wilson High

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Wilson High ranks 1039 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Wilson High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 3,349 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, consistently ranking in the middle tier of California schools.

The school shows significant strengths and challenges, with English Language Arts performance exceeding district and state averages, but mathematics and science proficiency falling notably below. A major concern is the high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is significantly above both the district and state averages and is likely connected to academic outcomes. While the graduation rate is close to state averages, the dropout rate is higher, and recent trends show declining performance rankings for several student groups. Interestingly, the school has historically shown strong results for English Language Learners but has struggled with performance trends for other subgroups, creating a complex academic profile.

Compared to nearby comprehensive high schools in the district, Wilson occupies a middle position. It performs below schools like Millikan High and Polytechnic High in core subjects and has a much higher absenteeism rate, yet it outperforms alternative schools designed for at-risk populations. Its most direct comparison is Polytechnic High, which serves a similar student population but achieves better academic results, highlighting potential areas for Wilson to focus on improving mathematics instruction and student attendance.

3,349

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,247

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 East Tenth St.
Long Beach, CA 90804-4310

(562) 433-0481

District: Long Beach Unified

Feeder schools for Wilson High:

Elementary:	Alvarado Elementary
	Bixby Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	More...
	Gant Elementary
	Kettering Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Mann Elementary
	Naples Elementary
	Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
	Willard Elementary
Middle:	Jefferson Leadership Academies
	Rogers Middle
	Stanford Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

White:

18.1%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,039^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13High Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach 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	50.2	1039 of 2162	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	938 of 2159	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	725 of 2170	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	925 of 2123	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	446 of 1290	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	863 of 2133	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	750 of 2017	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	730 of 2021	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	875 of 2039	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	674 of 1994	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	638 of 2426	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	51.5	753 of 2354	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	888 of 2367	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.7	849 of 2281	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.0	622 of 2238	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	52.6	611 of 2117	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	54.2	560 of 2063	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	57.1	523 of 1968	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	55.2	497 of 1901	73.9%	★★★★☆
2004	48.4	525 of 1653	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	352 of 523	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	259 of 517	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	198 of 521	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	279 of 522	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	262 of 592	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	193 of 582	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	458 of 585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	417 of 573	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	513 of 591	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	505 of 581	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	510 of 582	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	515 of 581	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.6	311 of 1161	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	94 of 555	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	218 of 1117	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	454 of 1052	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.6	188 of 1085	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	303 of 1064	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	313 of 1044	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	98 of 467	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	279 of 941	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	505 of 938	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	873 of 1906	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	823 of 1915	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	703 of 1915	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	914 of 1858	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	429 of 1054	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	863 of 1833	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	730 of 1760	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1046 of 1900	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	918 of 1902	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	646 of 1917	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	811 of 1861	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	796 of 1814	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	684 of 1742	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	216 of 410	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	227 of 328	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.7	46 of 299	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	72 of 290	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1117 of 2013	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	1070 of 2026	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	732 of 2030	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	893 of 1943	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	409 of 1126	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	771 of 1937	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	668 of 1862	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1092 of 1942	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	971 of 1948	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	698 of 1963	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	810 of 1916	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	412 of 1122	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	779 of 1880	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	735 of 1834	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	425 of 577	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	333 of 574	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	315 of 541	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	260 of 515	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.4	352 of 422	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	572 of 1252	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	627 of 1216	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	527 of 1197	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	610 of 1155	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	670 of 1173	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	447 of 1193	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	596 of 1204	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	500 of 1222	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	413 of 1173	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson High	Public	9-12	4400 East Tenth St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-0481	3,349	147	22.8	55.7%	606 (18.1%)	399 (11.9%)	1,938 (57.9%)	225 (6.7%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.4%)	160 (4.8%)	50.2	1039^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%		52.3	938^th of 2159 public high schools	56.6%	101		17.1	17.1	54.6	54.6	20.6	20.6	$19,247	$3,031	$16,216
Richard D. Browning High	Public	9-12	2120 Obispo Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 997-1700	340	18	18.5	75.9%	24 (7.1%)	70 (20.6%)	193 (56.8%)	29 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	34.4	1393^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%		23.7	1607^th of 2159 public high schools	25.6%	214		4.2	4.2	43.7	43.7	16.7	16.7	$25,009	$3,550	$21,459
Long Beach Unified School District Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	3701B East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 595-8893	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reid High	Public	11-12	3701 East Willow St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 989-2098	50	7	7.1	70.0%	3 (6.0%)	14 (28.0%)	29 (58.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	12.2	1903^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.0%		14.7	1827^th of 2159 public high schools	15.4%	76		5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$36,500	$3,349	$33,151
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Public	9-12	1100 Iroquois Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-7611	552	22	24.7	26.8%	121 (21.9%)	35 (6.3%)	204 (37.0%)	140 (25.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.9%)	98.6	25^th of 2162 public high schools	98.8%		97.4	56^th of 2159 public high schools	97.4%	31		63.4	63.4	91.1	91.1	85.7	85.7	$19,182	$2,552	$16,630
Clear Passage Educational Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1471 Martin Luther King Jr. Av	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Clear Passage Educational Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 502-1116	59	1	59.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	46 (78.0%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	20.2	1687^th of 2162 public high schools	22.0%					(n/a)				18.8	18.8	12.5	12.5	$14,670	$158	$14,512
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,890	167	23.3	59.2%	224 (5.8%)	563 (14.5%)	2,158 (55.5%)	653 (16.8%)	6 (0.2%)	69 (1.8%)	217 (5.6%)	60.1	820^th of 2162 public high schools	62.1%		63	694^th of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	126		24.8	24.8	57.0	57.0	24.8	24.8	$19,267	$3,214	$16,053
Millikan High	Public	9-12	2800 Snowden Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7441	3,408	136	25.1	32.5%	878 (25.8%)	280 (8.2%)	1,705 (50.0%)	280 (8.2%)	6 (0.2%)	16 (0.5%)	239 (7.0%)	72.4	555^th of 2162 public high schools	74.3%		75.4	478^th of 2159 public high schools	77.9%	77		30.9	30.9	61.2	61.2	34.2	34.2	$19,440	$3,266	$16,174
Renaissance High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	235 East 8th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 901-0168	396	19	20.9	56.8%	66 (16.7%)	73 (18.4%)	221 (55.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	64.7	692^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.0%		52.3	940^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	248		14.9	14.9	67.4	67.4	34.1	34.1	$23,022	$3,100	$19,922
Intellectual Virtues Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1637 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 283-4456	118	8	13.9	67.8%	10 (8.5%)	26 (22.0%)	63 (53.4%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	39	1291^st of 2162 public high schools	40.3%		34.7	1379^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	88	21.4		21.4	42.9	42.9	17.9	17.9	$24,196	$2,817	$21,379

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson High

What is the racial makeup of Wilson High?

Students at Wilson High are 58% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Wilson High?

Wilson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alvarado Elementary
Elementary : Bixby Elementary
Elementary : Bryant Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Gant Elementary
Elementary : Kettering Elementary
Elementary : Lowell Elementary
Elementary : Mann Elementary
Elementary : Naples Elementary
Elementary : Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
Elementary : Willard Elementary
Middle : Jefferson Leadership Academies
Middle : Rogers Middle
Middle : Stanford Middle

What district is Wilson High in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Wilson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,349 students attended Wilson High.

Is Wilson High a good school?

Wilson High ranks 1039^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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