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Wilson Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Westfield, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 349 students. The school is part of the Westfield Public School District, which is ranked 49 out of 609 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 81.6% of 3rd graders, 91.8% of 4th graders, and 90.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state and district averages. In mathematics, the school had 87.7% of 3rd graders, 85.3% of 4th graders, and 78.4% of 5th graders proficient or better, again outpacing the state and district. The school's performance in science is also noteworthy, with 64.9% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 61.4% for the district and 30.1% for the state.

The Westfield Public School District is home to several other high-performing elementary schools, such as Jefferson Elementary School, Tamaques Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, and Franklin Elementary School, all of which rank in the top 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools. This suggests that the Westfield community places a strong emphasis on education and has a robust system of high-quality public elementary schools.

362

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,428

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Linden Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090-1923

(908) 789-4605

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High:	Westfield Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Asian:

9.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

21^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Westfield Public School District

49^th of 609Westfield Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	21 of 1347	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	125 of 1338	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	92 of 1342	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	203 of 1345	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	83 of 1317	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	252 of 1360	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	136 of 1353	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	70 of 1352	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	60 of 1346	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	89.5	121 of 1357	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.2	59 of 1363	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	29 of 1367	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	81 of 1363	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	49 of 1360	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	18 of 1354	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	67 of 1346	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	54 of 1338	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	30 of 1329	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	78.6	212 of 1314	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	132 of 1303	89.9%	★★★★☆
2004	87.3	25 of 1298	98.1%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	37 of 1204	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	10 of 1326	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	166 of 1317	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	99 of 1318	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	154 of 1326	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	89 of 1290	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	218 of 1331	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	69 of 1333	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	57 of 1318	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	107 of 1313	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	85 of 1315	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	198 of 1324	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	91 of 1297	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	269 of 1335	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	211 of 1334	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	16 of 1023	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	71 of 989	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	46 of 958	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	143 of 949	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	48 of 868	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	126 of 1007	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	79 of 1001	92.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	26 of 970	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	102 of 963	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	77 of 975	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	157 of 976	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	77 of 964	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	232 of 1023	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	90 of 1022	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+38 vs state

Mathematics84%+37 vs state

Science65%+35 vs state

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Schools Near Wilson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		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/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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.3	125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	104	64.9		81.6	91.8	90.5				87.7	85.3	78.4						$6,428	$17	$6,411
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2		82.4	87.8	86.5				77.9	81.6	76.2						$6,459	$17	$6,442
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	56.9		79.8	76.3	80.4				77.5	86.8	81.4						$6,401	$17	$6,384
Lincoln	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		73.1	378^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	233	35.9	27.3	46.5	75.0	53.9	56.5	76.8	84.1	40.9	53.8	38.5	35.9	62.8	36.0	84.2	84.2	$11,448	$164	$11,284
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7		62.1	76.3	67.2				68.9	80.0	75.4						$6,690	$306	$6,384
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0		275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.3	143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.3%	29	59.4		67.2	69.8	73.3				82.0	80.8	68.4						$7,629	$04	$7,625
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,578	$17	$4,561
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																	$40,627		$40,627
Beechwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	1497 Woodacres Dr	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 301-9104	265	20	13.2	3.8%	178 (67.2%)	3 (1.1%)	32 (12.1%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.2%)								(n/a)																	$10,222		$10,222
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	88^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	62.8		77.6	78.5	76.9				81.5	85.0	73.1						$6,449	$17	$6,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary School

Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Wilson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 80% White, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

What district is Wilson Elementary School in?

Westfield Public School District

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High : Westfield Senior High School

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