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Wilson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with 712 students in the San Diego Unified district, facing significant academic challenges with proficiency rates well below state averages and a high rate of chronic student absenteeism.

Compared to nearby schools, Wilson's academic performance is in the lower tier but not the very bottom; it performs slightly better than some peers like Knox Middle in math but lags far behind higher-performing schools such as Lewis Middle and Magnolia Science Academy. A striking finding is the "Lewis Middle Paradox," where Lewis Middle achieves much stronger results with similar or even fewer resources, highlighting that factors like school culture and attendance can greatly impact outcomes. Wilson serves a very economically disadvantaged population, and while its per-student spending is lower than most similar schools in the district, the data shows no clear link between spending levels and academic success in the area.

The school shows relative strengths in serving specific student groups, such as special education students, but faces a persistent challenge in mathematics, a trend common among several local schools. Wilson's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, though the presence of both struggling and successful schools nearby provides clear examples of practices that could be adapted to help Wilson improve, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and optimizing how its resources are used.

712

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,535

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3838 Orange Ave.
San Diego, CA 92105-1038

(619) 362-3400

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Hoover High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Cherokee Point Elementary
	Edison Elementary
	More...
	Franklin Elementary
	Normal Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

Asian:

11.9%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,213^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Middle Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	20.3	2213 of 2761	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	2113 of 2783	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	2149 of 2781	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2233 of 2740	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2141 of 2715	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2019 of 2480	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	2062 of 2508	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1978 of 2497	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	1822 of 2477	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	2053 of 2379	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	2049 of 2259	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	1921 of 2236	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	1811 of 2179	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1740 of 2063	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	1674 of 2005	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	1676 of 1999	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	1446 of 1804	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.2	1475 of 1777	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	1474 of 1769	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	505 of 609	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	470 of 627	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	307 of 613	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	473 of 637	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	430 of 643	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	393 of 600	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	612 of 739	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	598 of 743	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	585 of 715	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	667 of 733	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	657 of 745	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	624 of 700	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	978 of 1531	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1305 of 1491	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1046 of 1369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	1237 of 1478	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1250 of 1521	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	976 of 1540	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1187 of 1442	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	991 of 1364	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2062 of 2533	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1957 of 2551	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2025 of 2531	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2075 of 2509	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1931 of 2380	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1879 of 2262	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1961 of 2395	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1777 of 2388	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1867 of 2374	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1841 of 2359	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1763 of 2213	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1702 of 2072	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	270 of 477	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	234 of 394	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	154 of 320	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	267 of 336	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1915 of 2542	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1762 of 2579	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1797 of 2531	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1824 of 2458	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1707 of 2369	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1672 of 2230	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2074 of 2534	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1949 of 2552	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1913 of 2538	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2039 of 2527	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1933 of 2407	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1861 of 2273	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	783 of 1566	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	649 of 1552	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	826 of 1531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2016

This school is in a tough neighborhood but most kids seem to do well here. The teachers and counselors really care about students and get to know their family situations. There is after-school homework club, many electives to choose from (but school district only lets you pick one per year), and support services that help kids be successful students if they want to be. Close Quote

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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 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 Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	712	36	19.6	95.6%	18 (2.5%)	62 (8.7%)	532 (74.7%)	85 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	20.3	2213^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		23.3	2113^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	100		13.1	13.1		29.4	35.7	32.3	32.6		12.4	15.4	12.3	13.4	$19,535	$3,334	$16,201
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4388 Thorn St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4200	696	31	22.4	92.2%	16 (2.3%)	62 (8.9%)	521 (74.9%)	74 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	18.6	2282^nd of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%		21.8	2180^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.7%	102		10.7	10.7		25.7	31.0	27.9	28.2		15.3	21.9	9.6	15.7	$21,363	$4,020	$17,343
Mann Middle	Public	6-8	4345 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4460	680	30	22.4	94.1%	18 (2.6%)	164 (24.1%)	332 (48.8%)	126 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	20.9	2188^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.8%		17.5	2368^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	180		18.2	18.2		28.2	25.2	31.7	28.4		19.2	12.5	17.9	16.5	$20,891	$4,042	$16,849
Roosevelt International Middle	Public	6-8	3366 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3850	760	35	21.6	61.1%	188 (24.7%)	45 (5.9%)	403 (53.0%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.6%)	50.7	1164^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%		52.2	1099^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.5%	65		30.3	30.3		50.0	53.3	44.5	49.2		32.7	34.2	25.6	30.8	$21,099	$3,664	$17,435
Millennial Technical Middle	Public	6-8	1110 Carolina Ln.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4650	378	22	17.2	88.9%	6 (1.6%)	63 (16.7%)	260 (68.8%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	18.2	2304^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%		21.6	2193^rd of 2783 public middle schools	21.2%	111		10.6	10.6		34.9	37.1	17.5	29.8		14.9	12.0	10.0	12.3	$23,055	$4,564	$18,491
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	Public, Charter	6-8	6525 Estrella Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1300	464	17	26.9	34.1%	171 (36.9%)	17 (3.7%)	157 (33.8%)	53 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (13.4%)	91	251^st of 2761 public middle schools	90.9%		91.9	230^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	21		64.9	64.9		69.2	73.7	74.6	72.4		54.5	65.4	60.5	60.1	$14,808	$470	$14,338
King-Chavez Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	500 30th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 744-3828	201	11	17.7	92.5%	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	192 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	9.9	2617^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.2%		11.5	2612^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.1%	5		6.6	6.6		21.0	17.5	19.7	19.4		9.7	9.5	3.3	7.5	$19,955	$5,069	$14,886
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	426 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 233-3242	314	17	18.4	91.7%	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.6%)	270 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	31.2	1792^nd of 2761 public middle schools	35.1%		43.7	1350^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.5%	442	15.6	22.9	21.2	28.1	25.3	42.6	42.2	36.5	25.0	9.0	32.0	14.3	19.6	$18,362	$1,823	$16,539
Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	83.3	409^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		87.6	332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	77		53.7	53.7		57.2	59.2	70.6	62.5		52.8	54.5	60.1	55.9	$18,399	$2,377	$16,022
Taft Middle	Public	6-8	9191 Gramercy Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2650	410	20	20.6	65.6%	63 (15.4%)	63 (15.4%)	171 (41.7%)	47 (11.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (14.6%)	34.8	1654^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		46.8	1256^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	398		17.8	17.8		35.0	44.2	41.7	40.3		22.5	25.7	26.4	24.8	$21,248	$3,361	$17,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Wilson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Hoover High

What district is Wilson Middle in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 75% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 19.8% of California middle schools.

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