Wilsona School District

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Wilsona School District
Location
Los Angeles County, surrounding areas
California
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPre K-8th Grade
Established1915;109 years ago (1915)
SuperintendentSteve Doyle
Schools4
Students and staff
Students1,250
Teachers65
Other information
Website www.wilsonasd.net

The Wilsona School District is a school district that serves most of the rural community of Lake Los Angeles, California, United States, and its surrounding areas. It neighbors Keppel Union School District which also serves part of the community of Lake Los Angeles to the south.

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The Wilsona School District has approximately 1,250 students enrolled in four schools:

The Wilsona School District serves transitional kindergarten through the eighth grade. All high school level education (ninth to twelfth grades) in the metropolitan area is provided by the Antelope Valley Union High School District.

SBCC Grand Opening at Wilsona Center

On September 27, 2023, Strength Based Community Change's (SBCC) The Center at Wilsona celebrated their official grand opening of their resources center. Located on the southeast corner of the Wilsona Elementary School's campus (Avenue M-8 and 170th Street East), SBCC is a community based organization that has been bringing resources into Lake Los Angeles for the families of our community for many years now. Their current facility has been open on the Wilsona School campus since the Wilsona School District Board of Trustees approved their grant in 2020-2021 school year, but they also assist families of the Keppel Union School District (also in Lake Los Angeles to the south) as well. Their resources include assisting families with applying to Cal-Fresh or medical programs and so much more. "We give one-on-one support for these programs, but time slots are limited," Erika Schwerdt, Director of Strength Based Community Change at The Center at Wilsona.

List of Schools

Elementary Schools

Wilsona Elementary School opened in 1915. It served kindergarten through eighth grade before Challenger Middle School was built in the late 1980s. Wilsona later closed, but reopened years later to serve pre K partnered with Palmdale School District and fifth grade from Challenger. As of the 2021–2022 school year (starting August 10, 2021), Wilsona Elementary School expanded to include fifth grade.

Vista San Gabriel Elementary School opened in 1990. As of the 2021-2022 school year (starting August 10, 2021), Vista San Gabriel currently serves Transitional Kindergarten to fourth grade. A new kindergarten building opened the same school year due to the new funding from the WE Bond in 2018 and approved by the community voters. All five trustee members approved the WE Bond during the 2017-2018 school year which was voted in by the voters of the community of Lake Los Angeles within the Wilsona School District boundaries (at least 67% or 2/3 vote to approve the WE Bond in November of 2018). The new Kindergarten building houses three state of the art learning environments. It also paid for the new perimeter fencing that currently stands at Vista San Gabriel, Wilsona Elementary, and Challenger Middle School as well.

Junior High School

Challenger Middle School was built in 1987 to 1988, opening in the 1988–1989 school year. Challenger added fifth grade to its campus when Wilsona Elementary School closed. As of the 2021–2022 school year, Challenger serves sixth grade to eighth grade.

Alternate Schools

Wilsona Achievement Academy served sixth grade through eighth grade as an alternative school on the south side of the Wilsona Elementary School campus. As of the 2021–2022 school year (starting August 10, 2021), Wilsona Achievement Academy remains closed and serves as the site for Wilsona's community clinic, serving the community of Lake Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

The Wilsona School District has an enrollment of just over 1,250 students from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. There is one elementary (K-4th), one middle school (5th-8th), and one continuation site for grades 6th-8th. The District office is located on the elementary site. Currently, there are 65 teachers in the District and 80 support staff. The school district is managed by the Superintendent.

The District covers approximately 100 square miles in the northeast corner of Los Angeles County, although most of the region is uninhabited. 90% of the area’s population is located within 20 square miles. The community includes both unincorporated parts of Palmdale and Lancaster as well as Wilsona Gardens and Lake Los Angeles. The District boundaries reach Avenue J to the north, 255th to the east, Avenue S to the south and 142nd to the west. Our high school students attend the Antelope Valley High School District.

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