About Wilson High School
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Wilson High School is located in Long Beach, CA and is one of 14 high schools in Long Beach Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 4366 students in grades 9-12.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Wilson High School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Wilson High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Wilson High School had an API growth score of 730 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Wilson High School's 2009 base score was 740 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Wilson High School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Wilson High School's students and teachers.
Wilson High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
39 %
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White
33 %
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Black
14 %
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Asian
11 %
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Filipino
2 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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