How does Wilton Place Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Wilton Place Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.4/100, placing it at the 34th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 604 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wilton Place Elementary?

15.0% of students at Wilton Place Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Wilton Place Elementary improving or declining?

Wilton Place Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 18.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Wilton Place Elementary?

26.0% of students at Wilton Place 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.

Wilton Place Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90005

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

604 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

300 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 83.7%

White 1.0%

Asian 8.0%

Black 3.7%

Other 3.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wilton Place Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.0%
Met Standard	24.2%
Below Standard	60.9%

Exceeded

15.0%

Met

24.2%

Below

60.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Wilton Place Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 44 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.8% exceeded — 4.9 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 18.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.