📍 600 S. Wilson, El Centro, Imperial County, 92243
Wilson Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in El Centro, Imperial County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Norberto Nunez. It is part of the El Centro Elementary school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Wilson Jr. High enrolls 630 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 604 | 96% |
| White | 13 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
504 of the school's 630 students (80%) 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 Jr. High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wilson Jr. High is one of 13 schools in El Centro Elementary, based in El Centro, California. The district serves 5,157 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Wilson Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 397 students per school.