Is Wilmington Park Elementary a good school?

Wilmington Park Elementary ranks 3346 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wilmington Park Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 522 students attended Wilmington Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilmington Park Elementary?

Students at Wilmington Park Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Wilmington Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilmington Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet High : Phineas Banning Senior High

Wilmington Park Elementary

Summary:

Wilmington Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, CA, serving 522 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating.

Wilmington Park Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio is also slightly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Gulf Avenue Elementary and Hawaiian Avenue Elementary, the performance trends are similar, with all three schools struggling to meet the district and state averages in academic proficiency. However, Broad Avenue Elementary, also within the same district, has consistently outperformed Wilmington Park Elementary and the other nearby schools.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism and free and reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wilmington Park Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, suggests that targeted interventions and support may be helping these students achieve better outcomes. Implementing strategies to engage students, support families, and provide targeted interventions for underperforming subgroups may be crucial for the school's improvement efforts.

Detail:

Public K-5

1140 Mahar Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-3815

(310) 518-7460

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3346^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,472

Students who attend Wilmington Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 522

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilmington Park Elementary ranks worse than 57.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 260^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.19. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilmington Park Elementary is $11,472, which is the 241^st highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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SchoolDigger ranks Wilmington Park Elementary 3346^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wilmington Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilmington Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.69	3588^th	4809	25.4%
2005	31.30	3198^th	4822	33.7%
2006	30.24	3293^rd	4818	31.7%
2007	35.81	3178^th	5113	37.8%
2008	35.87	3211^th	5113	37.2%
2009	36.08	3304^th	5193	36.4%
2010	32.46	3663^rd	5314	31.1%
2011	48.19	2715^th	5377	49.5%
2012	43.81	3019^th	5390	44.0%
2013	39.32	3361^st	5530	39.2%
2015	29.57	3729^th	5611	33.5%
2016	27.63	3960^th	5614	29.5%
2017	22.71	4455^th	5692	21.7%
2018	22.56	4469^th	5662	21.1%
2019	24.60	4397^th	5789	24.0%
2022	29.32	3922^nd	5883	33.3%
2023	27.06	4165^th	5874	29.1%
2024	37.19	3346^th	5862	42.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.98	2784^th	3246	14.2%
2019	29.23	2553^rd	3275	22.0%
2022	37.42	2009^th	3311	39.3%
2023	18.23	3200^th	3250	1.5%
2024	48.97	1241^st	3160	60.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.02	1854^th	2420	23.4%
2024	31.00	1763^rd	2634	33.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.10	3612^th	5084	29.0%
2019	37.79	3292^nd	5173	36.4%
2022	43.41	2731^st	5264	48.1%
2023	37.35	3287^th	5374	38.8%
2024	48.95	2459^th	5511	55.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.60	3718^th	5413	31.3%
2019	28.23	3964^th	5492	27.8%
2022	33.65	3444^th	5635	38.9%
2023	31.55	3618^th	5617	35.6%
2024	39.21	3124^th	5605	44.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.49	1411^th	2128	33.7%
2019	32.88	1631^st	2585	36.9%
2022	25.34	1723^rd	2227	22.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.64	4771^st	5431	12.2%
2019	22.91	4390^th	5510	20.3%
2022	25.21	4217^th	5663	25.5%
2023	23.71	4384^th	5650	22.4%
2024	35.16	3407^th	5636	39.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilmington Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.63	3379^th	4830	30.0%
2019	35.09	3307^th	4963	33.4%
2022	42.30	2723^rd	5084	46.4%
2023	39.73	2929^th	5098	42.5%
2024	53.04	2062^nd	5102	59.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wilmington Park Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	24	74	9	1009	0	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1989	19	71	2	1009	0	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1990	14	39	9	1043	1	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1991	21	40	9	1089	1	n/a	n/a	0	1160
1992	25	49	11	1152	2	n/a	n/a	0	1239
1993	17	38	7	1161	0	n/a	n/a	0	1223
1994	18	41	8	1166	0	n/a	n/a	0	1233
1995	13	41	7	1075	3	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1996	13	41	7	1075	3	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1997	10	26	11	1106	0	n/a	n/a	0	1153
1998	7	26	7	1107	1	n/a	n/a	0	1148
1999	12	26	2	1134	3	n/a	n/a	0	1177
2000	8	28	4	1163	0	n/a	n/a	0	1203
2001	9	28	3	1229	0	n/a	n/a	0	1269
2002	12	14	8	1215	3	n/a	n/a	0	1252
2003	12	14	8	1215	3	n/a	n/a	0	1252
2004	11	18	9	1197	0	n/a	n/a	0	1235
2005	13	12	6	1159	3	n/a	n/a	0	1193
2006	7	15	5	1126	2	n/a	n/a	0	1155
2007	8	17	6	1111	3	n/a	n/a	0	1145
2008	5	6	4	1063	4	n/a	n/a	0	1082
2009	5	13	2	1048	3	3	1	0	1075
2010	9	16	0	1019	2	5	1	0	1052
2011	6	12	4	1000	1	3	3	0	1029
2012	5	11	3	943	1	9	0	0	972
2013	6	8	5	816	0	5	1	0	841
2014	5	6	3	846	0	6	0	0	866
2015	10	6	2	824	0	3	3	0	848
2016	8	7	2	794	0	2	4	0	817
2017	10	6	5	806	0	2	4	0	833
2018	7	8	4	756	0	0	1	0	776
2019	4	20	5	733	0	0	0	0	762
2020	8	9	5	640	0	0	0	0	662
2021	2	8	7	570	0	0	2	0	589
2022	3	6	6	492	1	3	4	0	515
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	522	522

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wilmington Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1116	47.0	23.7	n/a
1989	1101	47.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1106	45.5	24.3	n/a
1991	1160	45.0	25.7	n/a
1992	1239	45.7	27.1	95
1993	1223	46.0	26.6	95
1994	1233	45.0	27.4	92.9
1995	1139	43.0	26.5	95
1996	1139	43.0	26.5	95
1997	1153	52.5	22.0	93.7
1998	1148	55.5	20.7	93.4
1999	1177	61.5	19.1	93.5
2000	1203	58.5	20.6	73.1
2001	1269	61.0	20.8	96.2
2002	1252	60.5	20.7	96.8
2003	1252	60.5	20.7	96.8
2004	1235	58.0	21.3	89.1
2005	1193	58.0	20.6	81.1
2006	1155	58.0	19.9	87.4
2007	1145	54.0	21.2	87.9
2008	1082	60.0	18.0	87.3
2009	1075	51.0	20.7	91.7
2010	1052	51.0	20.6	95
2011	1029	n/a	n/a	89.7
2012	972	43.0	22.6	n/a
2013	841	34.0	24.7	79.9
2014	866	37.0	23.4	94
2015	848	37.0	22.9	80.3
2016	817	36.0	22.6	91.2
2017	833	34.0	24.5	92.3
2018	776	34.0	22.8	92.1
2019	762	31.5	24.1	92
2020	662	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	589	27.5	21.4	96.8
2022	515	25.5	20.1	95.9
2023	522	23.0	22.6	96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wilmington Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1116	47.0	23.7	n/a
1989	1101	47.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1106	45.5	24.3	n/a
1991	1160	45.0	25.7	n/a
1992	1239	45.7	27.1	95
1993	1223	46.0	26.6	95
1994	1233	45.0	27.4	92.9
1995	1139	43.0	26.5	95
1996	1139	43.0	26.5	95
1997	1153	52.5	22.0	93.7
1998	1148	55.5	20.7	93.4
1999	1177	61.5	19.1	93.5
2000	1203	58.5	20.6	73.1
2001	1269	61.0	20.8	96.2
2002	1252	60.5	20.7	96.8
2003	1252	60.5	20.7	96.8
2004	1235	58.0	21.3	89.1
2005	1193	58.0	20.6	81.1
2006	1155	58.0	19.9	87.4
2007	1145	54.0	21.2	87.9
2008	1082	60.0	18.0	87.3
2009	1075	51.0	20.7	91.7
2010	1052	51.0	20.6	95
2011	1029	n/a	n/a	89.7
2012	972	43.0	22.6	n/a
2013	841	34.0	24.7	79.9
2014	866	37.0	23.4	94
2015	848	37.0	22.9	80.3
2016	817	36.0	22.6	91.2
2017	833	34.0	24.5	92.3
2018	776	34.0	22.8	92.1
2019	762	31.5	24.1	92
2020	662	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	589	27.5	21.4	96.8
2022	515	25.5	20.1	95.9
2023	522	23.0	22.6	96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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