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Wilson School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1202 N Orchard St
Tacoma, WA 98406
Phone
(253) 571-6000
District
TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1214
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.7% of WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

4

(10 is best)

Wilson School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
46%
57%
61%
72%
31%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 318 26.2%
Grade 10 292 24.1%
Grade 11 317 26.1%
Grade 12 287 23.6%
Total 1214 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.2% 42.8% 56.0%
Black 13.6% 15.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 14.9% 26.0% 26.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.3% 10.6% 9.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 5.1% 2.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 40.3% 57.4% 42.3%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 32.6% 49.6% 35.3%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 7.7% 7.8% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 226,328 7,738,692
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,359.6 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.5% 35.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 15.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,108 2,918,421
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 9.8%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,486 $256,786,360 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,473 $44,572,980 7.9%
Staff $1,152 $34,859,520 6.2%
General Administration $75 $2,269,500 0.4%
School Administration $1,030 $31,167,800 5.5%
Operation $1,212 $36,675,120 6.5%
Transportation $477 $14,434,020 2.6%
Other $642 $19,426,920 3.4%
Total Support $6,061 $183,405,860 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,102 $124,126,520 22.0%
Total Expenditures $18,649 $564,318,740 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,745 $9,524,373,557 46.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,121 $1,221,119,363 6.0%
Staff $968 $1,053,829,438 5.2%
General Administration $140 $152,128,291 0.7%
School Administration $859 $935,119,942 4.6%
Operation $1,143 $1,245,002,695 6.1%
Transportation $543 $591,499,229 2.9%
Other $603 $657,011,255 3.2%
Total Support $5,377 $5,855,726,429 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,508 $4,909,802,673 24.2%
Total Expenditures $18,630 $20,289,978,173 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%