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Wilson Elementary

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Wilson Elementary ranks 3733 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 422 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Wilson is a school of contrasts: its overall state ranking is in the 36th percentile, but it demonstrates significant strengths in supporting its highest-need students. The school is particularly effective with English Language Learners and students in special education, historically ranking in the 74th and 84th percentiles for these groups, respectively. Furthermore, Wilson has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by half since the pandemic to 14.4%, which is better than most similar schools in the area, including George Washington Carver Elementary and Martin R. Heninger Elementary.

When compared to nearby schools, Wilson's story is nuanced. It receives more funding per student than neighboring district and charter schools, like El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy. While some charters have higher overall test scores, they often serve student populations with different needs. Within its own district context, Wilson performs competitively, outperforming the Santa Ana Unified average in all core subjects and ranking higher than several peers with similar demographics, though it trails schools like Santiago Elementary. A key area for growth is science, where proficiency lags behind state averages.

422

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,309

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1317 North Baker St.
Santa Ana, CA 92706-3457

(714) 564-8100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willard Intermediate
High:	Santa Ana High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,733^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	32.9	3733 of 5857	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4116 of 5869	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4089 of 5859	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4069 of 5883	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3851 of 5789	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5194 of 5662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	4614 of 5692	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	4671 of 5614	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	4666 of 5611	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	4038 of 5530	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	3973 of 5390	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3512 of 5377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.2	4356 of 5314	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4112 of 5193	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	5033 of 5113	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	4909 of 5113	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	4779 of 4818	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	4793 of 4822	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	4713 of 4809	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	1309 of 2227	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1282 of 2585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	1668 of 2128	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	1658 of 3162	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	839 of 3245	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	1615 of 3311	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	2295 of 3275	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	2880 of 3246	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3528 of 5597	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3670 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4175 of 5609	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3844 of 5635	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4271 of 5492	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5156 of 5413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2612 of 5107	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2927 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3000 of 5087	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2946 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2759 of 4963	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4330 of 4830	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	200 of 429	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	276 of 335	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2634 of 5460	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	3431 of 5517	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2867 of 5363	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2972 of 5264	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2872 of 5173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4535 of 5084	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3637 of 5628	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4194 of 5643	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3604 of 5638	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3951 of 5663	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3161 of 5510	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4798 of 5431	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	74.8	394 of 2420	83.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)84th percentile+54 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Well I went to that school but then moved to GA but still the time I was there all the teachers I had and everything where very helpful to me there I learned how to speak English and I am know where I am because off there help. Thanks Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	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 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		27.9	4116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	383																													19.1		19.1	30.2	36.1	43.3				36.7	38.1	27.4	29.4				31.6						$27,309	$916	$26,393
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6																													17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1						$23,170	$3,048	$20,122
Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	396	17	23.1	95.7%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.9	4600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		25.4	4330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	270																													23.2		23.2	26.7	26.0	29.0				27.2	27.9	15.8	29.0				23.8	93.4	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$26,444	$810	$25,634
Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	39.3	3266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		34.4	3571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	305																													31.0	13.2	22.4	32.9	47.6	44.6	38.5	42.7	27.4	39.0	28.2	36.8	34.8	17.4	17.3	22.6	26.6	98.2	98.2		98.2		$24,167	$1,013	$23,154
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17																													16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1						$26,532	$808	$25,724
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 West Halesworth St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 543-0023	980	47	20.6	51.8%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (97.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	46.9	2767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		44.3	2906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	139	8.7	11.5	1.0	3.8	17.7	12.8	8.9	31.7	12.5	21.6	15.2	37.7	25.6	23.6	12.5	29.8	3.9	21.0	35.3	15.1	19.3	5.8	7.7	2.9	4.8	5.9	23.3	8.0	16.2	41.6	27.5	36.0	54.2	42.3	52.7	57.0	58.4	49.6	42.3	42.1	28.8	39.3	52.7	48.9	41.8	96.9	98.5	97.7	98.5	98.5	$19,085	$781	$18,304
Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	643	32	20.0	64.1%	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	590 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	41.7	3096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		38.7	3259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	163																													25.8	16.3	21.9	43.9	37.5	40.3	46.7	68.0	70.5	49.2	57.6	34.7	22.6	18.3	28.0	34.1	33.1						$18,415	$941	$17,474
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44																													14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5		97.0			$27,434	$873	$26,561
Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.6	4866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.5	4530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	336																													13.2	17.2	15.3	27.1	30.8	23.3	32.3	33.6	36.0	30.8	20.0	21.8	15.6	21.4	14.0	9.1	16.7	98.0		98.0			$25,336	$989	$24,347
Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	413	19	21.6	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	4196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	3604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	592																													24.2		24.2	35.9	24.4	33.3	34.8			32.1	35.9	17.4	24.2	16.7			24.9	97.4			97.4		$26,741	$1,134	$25,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willard Intermediate
High : Santa Ana High

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks 3733^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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