📍 409 Magnolia St., Gridley, Butte County, 95948
Wilson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gridley, Butte County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joan Schumann. It is part of the Gridley Unified school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Wilson Elementary enrolls 559 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 58% |
| White | 198 | 35% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
413 of the school's 559 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wilson Elementary is one of 5 schools in Gridley Unified, based in Gridley, California. The district serves 2,002 students district-wide and employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, Wilson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 400 students per school.