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Wilson Jr. High · El Centro

Wilson Jr. High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Wilson Jr. is a middle school in El Centro. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Wilson Jr. High in El Centro, 39.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Wilson Jr. High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (24.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (43.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 35.2 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 436 students tested.

All students at this school: 37% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 37%, district —, state 39%37%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 37%, district 35%, state 32%37% · −0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 32%, district 33%, state 32%32% · −5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 33%, district 36%, state 42%33% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 42%, district 36%, state 44%42% · +5 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 17%, state 11%9% · −28 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 7%, district 11%, state 15%7% · −30 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 22:119:1
Teaching staff32 teachers
Avg. experience11.5 years
Fully credentialed86%
Intern / emergency permit2.5%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$72,376 – $145,460
Principal salary$158,469 – $0
Superintendent salary$285,600

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,517, CA average $14,815$15,517 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$843 per student

$843 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,578 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction65%
Instruction support9%
Student services8%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance11%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,218 per pupil
2019$13,948 per pupil
2018$13,513 per pupil
2017$10,721 per pupil
2016$10,265 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic98.0%
District 96.0% · CA 56.1%
Black0.8%
District 0.7% · CA 4.8%
White0.7%
District 1.9% · CA 19.9%
Other0.5%
District 1.2% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 75.7% (12pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$55K · CA $85K
Median home value$318K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+15% · CA 35%
ZIP population49,069
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 26% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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