Wilson Jr. High

· Imperial County · El Centro Elementary
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William Moreno Junior High → Enrique Camarena Jr. High → Holtville High School → Barbara Worth Junior High → Ballington Academy For The Arts And Sciences → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Wilson Jr. High.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
624 (2018)608 (2026)
-2.6%

If this trend holds (-0.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~606 -2 $0
3 yr (2029) ~602 -6 $0
5 yr (2031) ~598 -10 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Imperial County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
89.4%
565 of 632 students

67 of 632 students who enrolled at Wilson Jr. High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (10.6% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Imperial County median
89.9% · school is in the 44th percentile of 18 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 55th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Hispanic / Latino (618) 89.5%
Socio. disadvantaged (491) 87.8%
English learners (208) 85.6%
Students w/ disabilities (97) 86.6%

Nearest peer high schools

William Moreno Junior High 91.2% Enrique Camarena Jr. High 92.2% Holtville High School 90.3% Barbara Worth Junior High 92.1% Ballington Academy For The Arts And Sciences 84.5%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
14.8%
92 of 623 students

Absenteeism is up 14.8 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Imperial County median
23.1% · school is better than 89% of 18 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Wilson Jr. High — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-0.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~602 by 2029 — about 6 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

608 students (2026)
~602 projected (2029)
at -0.3%/yr

That's about 6 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Wilson Jr. High Public 608
Peer-group median 11.0% +29%
William Moreno Junior High Public 573
Enrique Camarena Jr. High Public 639
Holtville High School Public 503 11.8% +19%
Barbara Worth Junior High Public 669
Ballington Academy For The Arts And Sciences Public 250
Imperial High School Public 1449 10.2% +40%
Valley Academy Public 216 +61%
Southwest High School Public 1886 13.2% -1%
Central Union High School Public 2023 9.6% +8%
Desert Oasis High (continuation) Public 135 +131%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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