Wiseburn Unified’s 4 public high schools run from the 38th to the 89th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Strong, Solid and Developing.
High · 4 schools
from 38th to 89th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Da Vinci Science: 89th percentile, Strong
Da Vinci Communications: 60th percentile, Solid
Da Vinci Design: 58th percentile, Solid
Da Vinci Connect: 38th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school.
Elementary and middle school pictures
Elementary · 3 schools
from 57th to 78th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Aviation Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
Del Aire Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
Da Vinci Connect: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong
Middle · 2 schools
from 72nd to 85th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Da Vinci Connect: 85th percentile, Strong
Wiseburn Middle: 72nd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 7 ranked schools teaches all three levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
Da Vinci ConnectHawthorne · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
57thSolidScope Score 39
Context
The average elementary school in Wiseburn Unified had 6 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Wiseburn Unified score highest?
Da Vinci Connect is highest, at the 85th percentile.
That’s higher than 85 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Wiseburn Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Da Vinci ConnectHawthorne · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Da Vinci DesignEl Segundo · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
58thSolidScope Score 59
Show the other 1 high school
Da Vinci ConnectHawthorne · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
38thDevelopingScope Score 52
Context
The average high school in Wiseburn Unified had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.
1 high school not ranked statewide
Success Learning CenterSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
The district
Where does Wiseburn Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Wiseburn Unified spent $17,467 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Wiseburn Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction66%
Instruction support9%
Student services9%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$30.8 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 49 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 66% of its $46.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 131 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 70% of the money. The plan itself puts 90% of it toward staff.
Certificated Staff $11.7 million
Classified Staff $5.7 million
Maintain Special Education Support $4.0 million
46 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
5 of the plan’s 49 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $265,000
Math $165,000
Catch-up help $150,000
English learners $31,500
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Professional Learning - Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Implementation$165,000
Language Arts and MTSS TOSA$150,000
TK-8 English Language Arts Textbook Pilot, Program Adoption, and Professional Development$115,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $2.2 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $2.2 million and estimates it spent $2.8 million, $0.6 million (26%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$2.8 million spent (estimated)$2.2 million planned
What changed
The total is $195,000 (1%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan.
New in the 2026–27 plan
Language Arts and MTSS TOSA$150,000
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 2 and 3
63%
62%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 2 and 3
49%
53%
up 4 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 3 and 4
9 in 100
8 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 3 and 4
1.5%
1.3%
down 0.2 pts
Goals 1 and 5 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Certificated Staff · $11,693,662
Classified Staff · $5,742,884
Maintain Special Education Support · $3,996,070
The full plan5 goals, 66 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($30.8 million).
Where does the money go?
57% to Goal 5, Organizational Strength. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Safety$3.2 million10% of action budgets
“We assure that every educational partner will have access to a safe learning environment, both physically and emotionally, with the presence of well-trained adults and students on campus” p. 12 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.2 million (+$20,000)
Largest funded actions
Routine Restricted Maintenance$1.4 millionaction 1.5 · p. 86 ↗
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) Beyond the School Day$1.2 millionaction 1.6 · p. 86 ↗
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)$0.5 millionaction 1.7 · p. 86 ↗
PowerSchool Trainingsunder $0.1 millionaction 1.8 · p. 86 ↗
Staff School Safety Training · $3,500 → $3,500 · p. 86 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 8 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 12 ↗.
Goal 2Student-Centered/Whole Child$2.8 million9% of action budgets
“We assure that our instructional program and students’ entire experience at school are attentive to their unique academic and social emotional strengths, needs, and choices” p. 20 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.8 million (unchanged)
Largest funded actions
TK-8 Fine Arts Programs$1.4 millionaction 2.12 · p. 87 ↗
TK-8 Physical Education Program$0.7 millionaction 2.11 · p. 87 ↗
Professional Learning - Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Implementation$0.2 millionaction 2.8 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Online Teaching and Learning Supports$0.1 millionaction 2.7 · p. 87 ↗
Site Leadership Guiding Coalition$0.1 millionaction 2.3 · p. 86 ↗
4 more funded actions in this goal
TK-8 English Language Arts Textbook Pilot, Program Adoption, and Professional Development · action 2.9 · p. 87 ↗$0.1 million
Pupil Access to Grade Level Curriculum · action 2.6 · p. 87 ↗$0.1 million
Report Card Revision · action 2.4 · p. 86 ↗under $0.1 million
Administrative PLC · action 2.1 · p. 86 ↗under $0.1 million
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
TK-8 Fine Arts Programs · $1.4 million → $1.4 million · p. 87 ↗unchanged
TK-8 Physical Education Program · $727,750 → $727,750 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Professional Learning - Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Implementation · $165,000 → $165,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Online Teaching and Learning Supports · $123,000 → $123,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Site Leadership Guiding Coalition · $117,000 → $117,000 · p. 86 ↗unchanged
TK-8 English Language Arts Textbook Pilot, Program Adoption, and Professional Development · $115,000 → $115,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Pupil Access to Grade Level Curriculum · $80,000 → $80,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Administrative PLC · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 86 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 13 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 20 ↗.
Goal 3Future Ready$5.8 million19% of action budgets
“We assure teaching and learning that includes academic and co-curricular programs to strengthen students’ ability to excel as life-long learners in an everchanging world” p. 35 ↗
15 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.6 million (+$175,000)
Largest funded actions
Maintain Special Education Support$4.0 millionaction 3.7 · p. 88 ↗
Student Acceleration Support (SAS)$0.4 millionaction 3.19 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Language Acquisition Support$0.3 millionaction 3.2 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Language Acquisition Classroom Support$0.2 millionaction 3.1 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Program Specialist$0.2 millionaction 3.10 · p. 88 ↗
10 more funded actions in this goal
Library Clerks · action 3.14 · p. 88 ↗$0.2 million
STEAM/PLTW Programs · action 3.12 · p. 88 ↗$0.2 million
Language Arts and MTSS TOSA · action 3.21 · p. 89 ↗$0.2 million
Technology Aides · action 3.13 · p. 88 ↗$0.1 million
Assessment and Accountability Structures · action 3.16 · p. 88 ↗under $0.1 million
GATE Program · action 3.17 · p. 88 ↗under $0.1 million
LTEL Liaiason · action 3.20 · p. 89 ↗under $0.1 million
Interpretation and translation services for families · action 3.5 · p. 88 ↗under $0.1 million
ELD Professional Learning · action 3.3 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
College and Career Readiness (6-8) Program · action 3.11 · p. 88 ↗under $0.1 million
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Maintain Special Education Support · $4.0 million → $4.0 million · p. 88 ↗unchanged
Student Acceleration Support (SAS) · $446,500 → $446,500 · p. 89 ↗unchanged
Language Acquisition Support · $267,425 → $267,425 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Language Acquisition Classroom Support · $202,756 → $202,756 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Program Specialist · $189,952 → $189,952 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
Library Clerks · $165,970 → $165,970 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
STEAM/PLTW Programs · $161,590 → $161,590 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
Language Arts and MTSS TOSA · $150,000 · p. 89 ↗new or renamed
Technology Aides · $77,155 → $77,155 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
Assessment and Accountability Structures · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
GATE Program · $33,000 → $33,000 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
Interpretation and translation services for families · $13,000 → $13,000 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
ELD Professional Learning · $6,500 → $6,500 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
College and Career Readiness (6-8) Program · $3,000 → $3,000 · p. 88 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 21 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 35 ↗.
Goal 4Community Engagement$1.5 million5% of action budgets
“We assure that all members of the WUSD community are respected as partners in education and that a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization provides a foundation for all members of the WUSD community” p. 53 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.5 million (unchanged)
Largest funded actions
Site-based Socio-Emotional Services$929,818action 4.2 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Increased Student Wellness and Safety Support$199,310action 4.1 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 53 ↗.
Goal 5Organizational Strength$17.5 million57% of action budgets
“We assure WUSD will manage the District with prudent and effective organizational practices and systems. Wiseburn commits to maintaining a strong fiscal position that supports advancement of our commitments” p. 68 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $17.5 million (unchanged)
Largest funded actions
Certificated Staff$11.7 millionaction 5.8 · p. 90 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 5,099 students
1Hispanic or Latino52%
2White15%
3Black or African American15%
4Two or more races8%
5Asian5%
6Not reported2%
7Filipino2%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
40%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,813 of 4,579 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Wiseburn Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 57% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (60 of 106 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Wiseburn Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Aviation Elementary, 78th percentile (Strong). Middle: Da Vinci Connect, 85th percentile (Strong). High: Da Vinci Science, 89th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Wiseburn Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Wiseburn Unified good?
Wiseburn Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 57th to the 78th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 1 Solid. Wiseburn Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 72nd to the 85th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. Wiseburn Unified’s 4 public high schools run from the 38th to the 89th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid and 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Wiseburn Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Wiseburn Unified had 6 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average high school in Wiseburn Unified had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Wiseburn Unified spend per student?
Wiseburn Unified spent $17,467 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Wiseburn Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Wiseburn Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $30.8 million into 49 funded actions in 5 goals, 66% of its $46.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $17.5 million, 57% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Wiseburn Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.