Wisdom Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.0% |
| Below Standard | 65.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Wisdom Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 100 | 13.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 20.8% | 16.7% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 99 | 14.1% | 23.2% | 37.4% |
| 6th | 94 | 7.5% | 25.5% | 33.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 100 | 12.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 13.9% | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 99 | 16.2% | 17.2% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 94 | 5.3% | 17.0% | 22.3% |
Nearby schools
58 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.9