Wilshire Park Elementary
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 23.3% | 22.0% | 25.3% |
| Math | 24.5% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 27.8% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 42.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 42.6% |
| 2021-22 | 43.2% | 36.6% |
| 2018-19 | 61.3% | 40.5% |
| 2017-18 | 56.6% | 43.7% |
| 2016-17 | 49.4% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Wilshire Park Elementary
Wilshire Park Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshire Park Elementary this school | 329 | 86.6% | 49.3% |
| Dolores Street Elementary Carson | 370 | 85.1% | 39.4% |
| Eldridge Elementary Hayward | 281 | 82.2% | 24.9% |
| Carson Elementary San Diego | 336 | 87.8% | 24.9% |
| Holland Elementary Fresno | 367 | 88.8% | 25.0% |
| Rise Kohyang Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 88.5% | N/A |
Where Wilshire Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,761 of 5,151 | #397 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,740 of 5,172 ▲ 257 | #411 of 1,129 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,842 of 5,172 ▼ 243 | #412 of 1,129 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #579 of 5,116 | #216 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,484 of 5,915 | #982 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,246 of 5,352 | #381 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #2,801 of 5,354 | #459 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #1,510 of 5,625 | #561 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #731 of 3,837 | #302 of 947 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 87% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 86% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 89% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 88% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 20 | 22.7:1 | 88% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 78% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 78% (378) |
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (454 to 329); teachers down 20% (20 to 16).
About Wilshire Park Elementary
Wilshire Park Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school serves 329 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools with a combined 406,887 students. Wilshire Park Elementary is one of them.
Wilshire Park Elementary is 68% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 18% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1 at Wilshire Park Elementary, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 87% of enrollment. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Wilshire Park Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wilshire Park Elementary is +20.5 points, in the top 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.3%, and the predicted rate is 28.8%.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The closest other public school is Wilton Place Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wilshire Park Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 329, a 15% decrease from 388 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 20.6 students per teacher, compared with 21.6 in 2020-21.
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