WISH Community

As a heavily attended primary school in Los Angeles, California, WISH Community educates 860 students from grades K through 8, operated by WISH Community District. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 85% above typical.

WISH Community is a school of WISH Community District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, WISH Community logs that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% multiracial, 7% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), WISH Community is one campus in the mix.

Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WISH Community.

WISH Community operates from a metropolitan location. WISH Community operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, members of the WISH Community community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.