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Wilson Elementary School

Q: Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Idaho elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 36% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle School High : Caldwell Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a PK-4 school in Caldwell, Idaho, serving 406 students as part of the Caldwell District. It ranks as the highest-performing Caldwell elementary school in the immediate area, yet its 9th percentile statewide standing (314th out of 346 Idaho elementary schools) shows it remains far from state averages. The school serves a high-need community, with 78.3% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025.

Wilson shows several notable strengths. Math proficiency has consistently beaten the Caldwell District average by roughly 9-12 percentage points over the past four years, and chronic absenteeism (20.7%) sits well below the district's 29.9% — a meaningful improvement from 31.0% in 2021-2022. Wilson also boasts the lowest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools at 13.9, compared to 16.6 at Washington Elementary School and 16.9 at Van Buren Elementary School. Its 3rd graders score close to the state average in math (44.9% vs. 50.9%) and well above the district average in both math and ELA.

The biggest red flag is a dramatic drop from 3rd to 4th grade. Wilson's 4th grade math proficiency falls to 13.0%, compared to 48.0% statewide, while ELA drops to 16.9% — a 31.9-point math decline and 22.2-point ELA decline. Statewide, 4th grade scores are roughly flat or better than 3rd grade, so this pattern deserves attention. Nearby West Canyon Elementary School and Mosaics Public School show higher proficiency is possible in the region, though they serve lower-poverty populations. Wilson's statewide percentile has also slipped over time, from 25th in 2016-2017 to 9th in 2025-2026. For parents, Wilson offers smaller classes, better attendance than its district peers, and relative academic strength within the Caldwell District — but the 4th grade decline and overall proficiency gaps are important considerations.

406

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,024

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 East Linden
Caldwell, ID 83605-5240

(208) 455-3313

District: Caldwell District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Caldwell Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

35.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Caldwell District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

Idaho avg49%

318^th of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Caldwell District

102^nd of 104Caldwell District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	318 of 350	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	294 of 337	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	259 of 301	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	166 of 188	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	163 of 171	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	208 of 254	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	220 of 292	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	203 of 240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	185 of 226	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	255 of 357	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.3	208 of 354	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.4	123 of 359	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	133 of 356	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.0	139 of 349	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.0	223 of 335	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	101 of 135	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)41st percentile+27 vs school

White (2024)25th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

Math28%-15 vs state

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)							ISAT Science (2026)			ISAT English Language Arts (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Linden	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3313	406	29	13.9	78.3%	145 (35.7%)	2 (0.5%)	242 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	14.5	318^th of 350 public elementary schools	9.1%		17.1	294^th of 337 public elementary schools	12.8%	24	44.9	13.0					28.1				39.1	16.9					27.4	$8,024	$1,440	$6,584
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	2918 Washington Avenue	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3317	481	29	16.6	78.4%	182 (37.8%)	5 (1.0%)	270 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	4.5	346^th of 350 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.5	332^nd of 337 public elementary schools	1.5%	14	23.1	27.1					25.2				24.0	22.0					23.0	$7,860	$1,714	$6,146
Heritage Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1803 East Ustick Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Heritage Community Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-8070	512	24	21.3	66.4%	128 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	378 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	14.7	316^th of 350 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	325^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	25.0	41.7	21.7	< 11%	< 19%	19.2	21.7	40.0	26.9	33.9	23.3	41.7	36.7	20.3	45.5	42.3	34.7	$6,084	$917	$5,167
Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1102 Laster Street	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3345	348	22	15.9	73.9%	98 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	241 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3	349^th of 350 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	20.3	11.8					15.9				28.4	17.1					22.4	$8,562	$1,443	$7,119
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-4	3115 Marble Front Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3326	458	27	16.9	—	148 (32.3%)	7 (1.5%)	284 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	10.7	330^th of 350 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.9	317^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	36.8	23.2					30.0				34.4	28.4					31.4	$7,967	$1,386	$6,581
Falcon Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14670 Academic Lane	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 453-4560	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	54.9	152^nd of 350 public elementary schools	56.6%					(n/a)	60.5	41.2	38.8				47.0	45.7			63.9	56.1	59.8				60.0
Mosaics Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	3121 Lincoln Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Mosaics Public School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	527	27	19.2	45.0%	323 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.6%)	46.3	191^st of 350 public elementary schools	45.4%		46.4	177^th of 337 public elementary schools	47.5%	14	55.7	50.9	40.7	47.2	53.7	45.9	49.2	45.8	40.5	43.8	45.9	50.9	52.5	49.1	53.7	48.6	50.2
Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	K-4	1710 North Illinois	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3333	362	25	14.4	73.5%	79 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1.9	350^th of 350 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	20.3	18.3					19.2				18.5	16.9					17.6	$7,562	$1,297	$6,265
Central Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16437 Florida Avenue	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-3367	654	35	18.6	59.9%	302 (46.2%)	16 (2.4%)	306 (46.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	27.3	268^th of 350 public elementary schools	23.4%		37.8	216^th of 337 public elementary schools	35.9%	52	44.6	< 36%	< 25%				33.7	< 36%		< 36%	44.0	43.0	40.5				42.5	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Skyway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19430 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-4510	795	38	20.9	62.1%	339 (42.6%)	15 (1.9%)	410 (51.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	18.8	303^rd of 350 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.1	290^th of 337 public elementary schools	13.9%	13	40.7	29.1	32.1				34.1	37.4			26.0	31.2	50.4				36.4	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary School

Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Idaho elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Caldwell Senior High School

What district is Wilson Elementary School in?

Caldwell District

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 36% White, 4% Two or more races.

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