The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in Math. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilson Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School sits within the Wilson Elementary District in Phoenix, serving students in fourth through eighth grade. As a regular public school, it offers a focused middle-grades pathway for about this many students. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a much smaller share of Black students and a tiny representation of white, American Indian, and multiracial students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are identified as English learners was not available, which is a gap a parent may want to discuss directly with the school.
The academic picture from the 2024-25 state assessments is a clear soft spot across nearly every tested grade and subject. In English language arts, proficiency rates were below a quarter of students in grades four, five, and six, rose to about a third in grade eight, and seventh-grade results were suppressed. In math, proficiency was below a fifth of students in grade seven and roughly a third in grade eight; the results for grades four, five, and six were suppressed. In science, proficiency rates were below a fifth of fifth graders and about a fifth of eighth graders. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Maricopa County.
What the data shows is a school where most students are not yet meeting state proficiency benchmarks. Because the school serves grades four through eight, there is no graduation rate available. A single year of data also means no trend can be established, and in several grade levels the state suppressed results for one subject or the other, likely due to small group sizes that could make the numbers unstable or to protect student privacy. A parent reading this will want to ask the school what instructional strategies and supports are in place to raise these scores.
Phoenix itself is a large, sprawling urban center shaped by a flat grid of wide roadways that give it a car-oriented feel. The city has been among the fastest-growing in the nation for decades, and its economy leans on high-technology manufacturing, aerospace, services, and tourism, with Sky Harbor International Airport as a major transportation hub. Downtown Phoenix hosts the state capitol, Chase Field, and institutions such as the Phoenix Art Museum, but the school’s specific relationship to downtown or to separated campuses is not detailed in available records. The housing market in the immediate zip code shows home values that are roughly at the national typical range, with rents somewhat lower relative to incomes, though both have seen a slight downward tick recently.
The Wilson Elementary District itself has no recently reported changes that meet the standard of a lasting impact on families, such as a boundary shift, program closure, or major staffing overhaul. That absence is itself a neutral piece of information. It does not say nothing has changed, only that nothing significant enough to be publicly documented in the past several years has surfaced.
Wilson Elementary School presents as a neighborhood middle-grades school in a large, growing city, serving a predominantly Hispanic student body, with state assessment results that are well below the average for Maricopa County. A family considering this school should look carefully at the academic support structures, ask about the suppressed results and what they may indicate about smaller student groups, and tour the building to get a feel for the learning environment. The school’s grade band means students will move on to a high school after eighth grade, so understanding the feeder pattern and what high school options are available will also matter.
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