Wilson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.3% |
| Below Standard | 76.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Wilson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.3 points below the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.5% exceeded — 25.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 11.1% | 17.8% | 28.9% |
| 4th | 45 | 4.4% | 17.8% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 17.0% | 25.5% |
| 6th | 40 | 7.5% | 20.0% | 27.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 6.5% | 37.0% | 43.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 0.0% | 15.2% | 15.2% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| 6th | 42 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.1