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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012780
Wisdom Elementary
1125 East 74th St., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 586-5760 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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.
- A-Three-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
21.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
633 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
14%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
33.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 22.5% | 24.9% | 39.2% |
| Math | 11.8% | 21.4% | 26.3% | 40.5% |
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 | 35.9% | 33.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 40.2% | 36.3% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 34.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.2% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Wisdom Elementary
Wisdom Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom Elementary this school | 648 | 97.7% | 31.6% |
| Main Street Elementary Los Angeles | 623 | 96.8% | 24.2% |
| Greenleaf Oakland | 613 | 96.2% | 17.4% |
| Hooper Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 608 | 98.8% | 19.9% |
| Wayside Elementary Bakersfield | 652 | 94.9% | 18.7% |
| Esperanza Elementary Los Angeles | 577 | 97.9% | 30.2% |
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 Wisdom Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,320 of 5,151 | #830 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #2,902 of 5,172 ▲ 740 | #744 of 1,129 ▲ 163 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,340 of 5,172 ▲ 228 | #811 of 1,129 ▲ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,038 of 5,116 | #345 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #1,035 of 5,915 | #193 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,893 of 5,352 | #546 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #4,741 of 5,354 | #990 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #128 of 5,625 | #74 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #772 of 3,837 | #321 of 947 |
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
648
-134 (-17%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 648 | 30 | 21.6:1 | 98% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 97% (649) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 98% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 36 | 21.7:1 | 97% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 38.5 | 23.0:1 | 97% (855) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 39 | 24.0:1 | 97% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | N/A | N/A | 90% (739) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wisdom Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (885 to 648); teachers down 22% (38.5 to 30).
About Wisdom Elementary
Located in Los Angeles, California, Wisdom Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 648 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Besides Wisdom Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Most students at Wisdom Elementary are Hispanic: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Wisdom Elementary comes in at 14%.
Its 30 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.6:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Wisdom Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wisdom Elementary is 9.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.6%. Predicted: 22.3%.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The shortest distance from Wisdom Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Parmelee Avenue Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wisdom Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 648, 17% below the 782 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Wisdom ElementaryHow large is Wisdom Elementary?
Wisdom Elementary enrolls approximately 648 students in grades KG-06.
Is Wisdom Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wisdom Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Wisdom Elementary have?
Wisdom Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
How diverse is Wisdom Elementary?
Wisdom Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wisdom Elementary in?
Wisdom Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.