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C−

Wilson Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Phoenix.

Phoenix’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Arizona school districts

Students
854
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,909
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
17:1
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilson Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the AZ average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $560 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Phoenix 1,642,323

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Phoenix. Grade by grade →

PK–618 schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
7–811 middle schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
9–1218 high schoolsPhoenix Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8% · 697 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 40.4% · 687 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Phoenix Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,909 per student · 29% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 36%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,113’20
1,068’21
1,077’22
975’23
854’24

Down 23.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 81%Black 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%White 2%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Wilson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Phoenix
D
413 students17:1
Wilson Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Phoenix
C−
441 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Deer Valley Unified DistrictCave Creek, Glendale, Peoria
$11,444per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek, Scottsdale
$10,334per student
Glendale Union High School DistrictGlendale, Peoria
$11,218per student
Kyrene Elementary DistrictGuadalupe, Tempe
$10,909per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.