How does Wilshire Crest Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Wilshire Crest Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.6/100, placing it at the 24th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 196 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wilshire Crest Elementary?

15.7% of students at Wilshire Crest Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Wilshire Crest Elementary improving or declining?

Wilshire Crest Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 29.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Wilshire Crest Elementary?

27.8% of students at Wilshire Crest Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Wilshire Crest Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90036

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

196 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

148 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 58.1%

White 5.4%

Asian 2.0%

Black 22.3%

Other 12.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wilshire Crest Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.7%
Met Standard	25.8%
Below Standard	58.5%

Exceeded

15.7%

Met

25.8%

Below

58.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Wilshire Crest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.4% exceeded — 6.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 29.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.