Is Wilshire Crest Elementary a good school?

Wilshire Crest Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilshire Crest Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 148 students attended Wilshire Crest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilshire Crest Elementary?

Students at Wilshire Crest Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wilshire Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilshire Crest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Burroughs Middle

Wilshire Crest Elementary

Summary:

Wilshire Crest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Angeles, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 139. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Wilshire Crest Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30% of Wilshire Crest students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 22.45%, while the district and state had rates of 32.83% and 35.54%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.6% in 2020-2021 to 50.4% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Wilshire Crest Elementary to the nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. For instance, Third Street Elementary, located about 1 mile away, consistently outperforms Wilshire Crest in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Wilshire Crest's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students and African American students, who rank in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

5241 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4902

(323) 938-5291

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4517^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,371

Students who attend Wilshire Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

John Burroughs Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 148

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

African American:

22.3%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilshire Crest Elementary ranks worse than 77.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 405^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 23.54. (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

Compare Details Student population at Wilshire Crest Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.1%), African American (22.3%), two or more races (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilshire Crest Elementary is 16.4, which is the 38^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Wilshire Crest Elementary employs 9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilshire Crest Elementary is $22,371, which is the 10^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilshire Crest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilshire Crest Elementary 4517^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wilshire Crest Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Hispanic students:

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 Wilshire Crest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.61	3389^th	4809	29.5%
2005	26.95	3488^th	4822	27.7%
2006	29.62	3324^th	4818	31.0%
2007	33.36	3334^th	5113	34.8%
2008	30.66	3534^th	5113	30.9%
2009	14.71	4749^th	5193	8.5%
2010	20.23	4583^rd	5314	13.8%
2011	26.48	4223^rd	5377	21.5%
2012	49.07	2675^th	5390	50.4%
2013	34.52	3711^th	5530	32.9%
2015	37.22	3187^th	5611	43.2%
2016	27.39	3981^st	5614	29.1%
2017	30.04	3825^th	5692	32.8%
2018	18.14	4835^th	5662	14.6%
2019	12.31	5433^rd	5789	6.1%
2022	31.18	3772^nd	5883	35.9%
2023	46.65	2721^st	5874	53.7%
2024	23.54	4517^th	5862	22.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.85	4202^nd	5084	17.3%
2019	15.31	4820^th	5173	6.8%
2023	56.30	1968^th	5374	63.4%
2024	29.60	3991^st	5511	27.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.34	4356^th	5492	20.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.89	5038^th	5431	7.2%
2019	4.97	5491^st	5510	0.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.28	333^rd	700	52.4%
2019	13.57	731^st	747	2.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilshire Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.99	3909^th	4830	19.1%
2019	22.26	4231^st	4963	14.7%
2023	59.94	1676^th	5098	67.1%
2024	20.44	4423^rd	5102	13.3%

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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 Wilshire Crest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	16	332	74	183	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1989	22	332	75	162	1	n/a	n/a	0	592
1990	14	300	73	183	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1991	18	264	70	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1992	11	252	70	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1993	13	240	61	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1994	13	269	71	248	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
1995	16	293	48	276	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1996	16	293	48	276	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1997	17	298	36	267	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
1998	18	309	42	276	1	n/a	n/a	0	646
1999	18	301	65	279	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
2000	6	248	62	293	1	n/a	n/a	0	610
2001	9	245	63	347	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
2002	10	227	76	368	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2003	10	227	76	368	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2004	14	215	67	337	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
2005	18	200	67	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
2006	18	154	55	333	1	n/a	n/a	0	561
2007	12	121	28	228	1	n/a	n/a	3	393
2008	12	111	17	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	338
2009	7	97	18	145	2	0	1	0	270
2010	3	107	19	144	3	0	1	0	277
2011	7	86	19	131	3	0	0	0	246
2012	4	88	19	146	10	2	2	0	271
2013	3	82	14	134	9	1	0	0	243
2014	6	77	7	124	6	3	0	0	223
2015	9	80	7	120	1	2	2	0	221
2016	11	76	9	102	1	1	7	0	207
2017	17	64	5	88	0	0	6	0	180
2018	5	52	9	75	0	0	9	0	150
2019	6	49	15	73	1	1	0	0	145
2020	8	33	6	61	0	0	9	0	117
2021	8	29	3	50	0	0	7	0	97
2022	8	26	5	62	0	0	10	0	111
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	139
2024	8	33	3	86	0	0	18	0	148

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 Wilshire Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	606	31.0	19.5	n/a
1989	592	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	571	28.5	20.0	n/a
1991	560	29.0	19.3	n/a
1992	556	29.5	18.8	76.8
1993	523	28.0	18.7	71.1
1994	601	28.0	21.5	83.7
1995	634	33.5	18.9	90.4
1996	634	33.5	18.9	90.4
1997	618	37.0	16.7	89.8
1998	646	40.5	16.0	62.7
1999	664	40.5	16.4	81.2
2000	610	42.5	14.4	80.3
2001	665	43.5	15.3	73.4
2002	681	44.0	15.5	89.3
2003	681	44.0	15.5	89.3
2004	633	37.0	17.1	87.7
2005	650	38.0	17.1	84.6
2006	561	33.0	17.0	87.3
2007	393	26.5	14.8	84.9
2008	338	23.5	14.4	79.6
2009	270	16.5	15.4	80.7
2010	277	17.0	16.2	82.3
2011	246	n/a	n/a	81.3
2012	271	13.0	20.8	n/a
2013	243	12.0	20.2	78.6
2014	223	10.0	22.3	75.8
2015	221	11.0	20.0	61.5
2016	207	10.0	20.7	85
2017	180	8.0	22.5	79.4
2018	150	5.3	28.1	84
2019	145	7.5	19.3	79.3
2020	117	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	97	8.0	12.1	90.7
2022	111	6.0	18.5	83.8
2023	139	9.0	15.4	80.6
2024	148	9.0	16.4	70.9

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 Wilshire Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	606	31.0	19.5	n/a
1989	592	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	571	28.5	20.0	n/a
1991	560	29.0	19.3	n/a
1992	556	29.5	18.8	76.8
1993	523	28.0	18.7	71.1
1994	601	28.0	21.5	83.7
1995	634	33.5	18.9	90.4
1996	634	33.5	18.9	90.4
1997	618	37.0	16.7	89.8
1998	646	40.5	16.0	62.7
1999	664	40.5	16.4	81.2
2000	610	42.5	14.4	80.3
2001	665	43.5	15.3	73.4
2002	681	44.0	15.5	89.3
2003	681	44.0	15.5	89.3
2004	633	37.0	17.1	87.7
2005	650	38.0	17.1	84.6
2006	561	33.0	17.0	87.3
2007	393	26.5	14.8	84.9
2008	338	23.5	14.4	79.6
2009	270	16.5	15.4	80.7
2010	277	17.0	16.2	82.3
2011	246	n/a	n/a	81.3
2012	271	13.0	20.8	n/a
2013	243	12.0	20.2	78.6
2014	223	10.0	22.3	75.8
2015	221	11.0	20.0	61.5
2016	207	10.0	20.7	85
2017	180	8.0	22.5	79.4
2018	150	5.3	28.1	84
2019	145	7.5	19.3	79.3
2020	117	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	97	8.0	12.1	90.7
2022	111	6.0	18.5	83.8
2023	139	9.0	15.4	80.6
2024	148	9.0	16.4	70.9

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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