Wilshire Crest Elementary

Wilshire Crest Elementary is a very small elementary school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. The school serves 154 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Wilshire Crest Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilshire Crest Elementary reports that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 27% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% White. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wilshire Crest Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at Wilshire Crest Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wilshire Crest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.7%; this one delivers 26.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Wilshire Crest Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

John Burroughs Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilshire Crest Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilshire Crest Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilshire Crest Elementary has edged up 3%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 35% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 28.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.