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Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter
About Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Inglewood, California, overseen by Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District, with 426 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
Operationally, Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter answers to Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
In terms of who attends, Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.
On the resource side, On paper, Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 38.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).
Nearest neighbor: Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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