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Wilson Elementary School

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Wilson Elementary School ranks 250 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sanford, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 914 students. The school is part of the Seminole County School District, which is ranked 9th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Florida, with a statewide ranking between 83 and 328 out of over 2,200 schools in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly higher than the Seminole County and Florida state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Wilson Elementary had 78% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 69% in Seminole County and 57% statewide. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was 75% in 2024-2025, compared to 66% in Seminole County and 55% statewide.

Wilson Elementary has consistently maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent student outcomes and school performance. The school spends more per student ($9,920 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.9, which is lower than the state average. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Seminole County district, Wilson Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Math.

896

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,321

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 S Orange Blvd
Sanford, FL 32771

(407) 320-6950

District: Seminole

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Markham Woods Middle School
High:	Seminole High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Asian:

21.1%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (79% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Florida elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Seminole

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg66%

Florida avg58%

250^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 41Elementary Schools in the Seminole

9^th of 67Seminole among Florida 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	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	250 of 2258	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	328 of 2256	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	276 of 2240	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	169 of 2219	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	83 of 2247	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	113 of 2182	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	223 of 2118	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	233 of 2112	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	192 of 2087	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	94 of 2064	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	83 of 2029	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	142 of 1984	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	292 of 1985	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	87.4	161 of 1919	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	266 of 1847	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	261 of 1789	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	453 of 1786	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	291 of 1688	82.8%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+20 vs state

English Language Arts78%+22 vs state

Science75%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, May 22, 2015

If your child has Autism (High Functioning), this is not the school for him. My son attended Wilson for three years. My son fell through the cracks and this school failed him. I thought I was a patient parent with the hopes that the following years would be different. But no luck.
I was very disappointed with the administration and their inability to properly assist kids with special needs. Sometimes my son was being seen and other times not. They didn't collect data about his progress. When you try to get assertive with the school, they bombard you with excuses of all the things the school was going through and other students were more important than my son's education.. As a parent, I've volunteered, gave countless amount of money to all their fundraising and abide by all their strict rules and regulations and still my son didn't get any support and still failed. He was being overlooked and pushed to the back burner. They strictly teach to the test and do not implement accommodations or be creative with their teachings in order for there students to catch up. At the end of the year, they asked to update his IEP with a document that I had to come in and sign, instead of a meeting at the school, which by the way is how IEP meetings usually work. Close Quote

Schools Near Wilson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)				Statewide Science Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	985 S Orange Blvd	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-6950	896	59	15.1	23.9%	379 (42.3%)	80 (8.9%)	170 (19.0%)	189 (21.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.7%)	86.7	250^th of 2258 public elementary schools	88.9%		83.6	328^th of 2256 public elementary schools	85.5%	78	78.0	80.0	77.0	81.0	84.0	49.0	97.0	75.0	$10,321	$549	$9,773
Heathrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5715 Markham Woods Rd	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-6850	713	46	15.6	18.9%	331 (46.4%)	38 (5.3%)	151 (21.2%)	146 (20.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	92.2	93^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	95.9%		87.3	240^th of 2256 public elementary schools	89.4%	147	76.0	87.0	84.0	83.0	91.0	72.0	100.0	84.0	$9,780	$462	$9,317
Bentley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2190 S Oregon Ave	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 871-9950	903	61	14.8	69.1%	187 (20.7%)	223 (24.7%)	401 (44.4%)	40 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.4%)	50.8	1096^th of 2258 public elementary schools	51.5%		44	1240^th of 2256 public elementary schools	45.0%	144	54.0	58.0	54.0	63.0	60.0	51.0	95.0	54.0	$11,028	$1,238	$9,791
Crystal Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Rinehart Rd	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 871-8112	685	44	15.5	51.7%	239 (34.9%)	94 (13.7%)	242 (35.3%)	52 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.7%)	53.7	1023^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	54.7%		63.2	792^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	64.9%	231	58.0	58.0	58.0	61.0	66.0	21.0	98.0	58.0	$10,500	$652	$9,848
Ucp Seminole Child Development	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	756 N Sun Dr	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	144	14	10.2	45.8%	35 (24.3%)	27 (18.8%)	73 (50.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Idyllwilde Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	430 Vihlen Rd	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 320-3750	773	53	14.5	79.3%	125 (16.2%)	313 (40.5%)	255 (33.0%)	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.0%)	32.5	1574^th of 2258 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.7	1696^th of 2256 public elementary schools	24.8%	122	53.0	46.0	42.0	57.0	52.0	33.0	100.0	45.0	$10,694	$879	$9,814
Lake Mary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	132 S Country Club Rd	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-5650	881	60	14.8	49.1%	417 (47.3%)	73 (8.3%)	281 (31.9%)	30 (3.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.4%)	70.8	613^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.9%		69.7	644^th of 2256 public elementary schools	71.5%	31	71.0	72.0	61.0	75.0	73.0	38.0	100.0	65.0	$10,110	$608	$9,503
Wicklow Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Placid Lake Dr	Sanford	32773	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 320-1250	585	48	12.1	86.3%	65 (11.1%)	144 (24.6%)	349 (59.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	20.5	1894^th of 2258 public elementary schools	16.1%		22.8	1827^th of 2256 public elementary schools	19.0%	67	42.0	40.0	39.0	54.0	37.0	18.0	100.0	38.0	$14,475	$1,914	$12,561
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 W 20th St	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 320-5850	901	58	15.5	30.4%	129 (14.3%)	154 (17.1%)	150 (16.6%)	423 (46.9%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	84.5	302^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	86.6%		85	301^st of 2256 public elementary schools	86.7%	1	74.0	79.0	79.0	68.0	78.0	56.0	100.0	90.0	$9,946	$623	$9,322
Contracted Services	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Lake Mary Blvd	Sanford	32773	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-0422	4	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary School

How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Wilson Elementary School ranks 250^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Markham Woods Middle School
High : Seminole High School

What district is Wilson Elementary School in?

Seminole

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 42% White, 21% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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