Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003465
Wilshire Crest Elementary
5241 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 · (323) 938-5291 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
121 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 206% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.9pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 28.6% | 20.4% | 32.6% |
| Math | 14.3% | 24.5% | 34.7% | 26.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 26.1% | 9.2% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 11.9% |
| 2016-17 | 35.4% | 24.1% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wilshire Crest Elementary
Wilshire Crest Elementary's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshire Crest Elementary this school | 154 | 78.6% | 34.1% |
| New Los Angeles Charter Elementary Los Angeles | 160 | 78.1% | N/A |
| Westport Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 166 | 81.9% | 36.6% |
| Caroline Wenzel Elementary Sacramento | 211 | 77.7% | 13.8% |
| Stege Elementary Richmond | 225 | 77.3% | 7.6% |
| Hudson Long Beach | 224 | 82.1% | 31.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wilshire Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,059 of 5,151 | #765 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,383 of 5,172 ▲ 1,519 | #596 of 1,129 ▲ 361 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #2,277 of 5,172 ▲ 1,501 | #538 of 1,129 ▲ 363 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.1pp | #82 of 5,116 | #39 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #5,510 of 5,915 | #1,254 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #2,317 of 5,625 | #727 of 1,276 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
154
+57 (+59%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | 79% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | 71% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 81% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | 91% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 5.3 | 28.1:1 | 84% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 9 | 23.0:1 | 85% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 81% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 73% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilshire Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (150 to 154); teachers up 50% (5.3 to 8).
About Wilshire Crest Elementary
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, Wilshire Crest Elementary is an elementary school. It reported 154 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
About 52% of the student body at Wilshire Crest Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 27% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% White. Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic, a similar share. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilshire Crest Elementary are from different groups.
Wilshire Crest Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1, with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at Wilshire Crest Elementary. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Wilshire Crest Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wilshire Crest Elementary, the prediction is 33.5% and the result is 34.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wilshire Crest Elementary is closest to John Burroughs Middle, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wilshire Crest Elementary ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Wilshire Crest Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Wilshire Crest Elementary reported 97 students in 2020-21 and 154 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. By 2024-25, the school had 19.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.1 in 2020-21.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Wilshire Crest ElementaryHow many students attend Wilshire Crest Elementary?
Wilshire Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 154 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wilshire Crest Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilshire Crest Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilshire Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilshire Crest Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilshire Crest Elementary?
At Wilshire Crest Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 52% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilshire Crest Elementary?
Wilshire Crest Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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