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Wonderland Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wonderland Avenue Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school with about 435 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, consistently ranking among the very best in California.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with over 90% of students proficient in English and Math, significantly outperforming both the district and state. This excellence is consistent, as the school has been in the state's top 1% for over a decade. Impressively, Wonderland Avenue is also ranked 3rd in California for its work with economically disadvantaged students, demonstrating that high achievement is possible for all learners. When compared to nearby schools like Carpenter Community Charter or Melrose Avenue Elementary, Wonderland's proficiency rates are notably higher across every subject.

What makes Wonderland Avenue stand out is that its success isn't explained by higher spending or smaller classes. It spends less per student than some lower-performing schools and has a similar student-teacher ratio. This points to other strengths, like effective teaching and a strong school culture, as the real drivers of its outstanding results. For families, this means Wonderland Avenue offers a public school education that rivals elite private institutions, making it a highly desirable choice in the area.

435

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,276

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8510 Wonderland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046-1451

(323) 654-4401

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Wonderland Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle
High:	Fairfax Senior High
	Hollywood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Two or more races:

18.4%

Asian:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (89% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg39%

California avg41%

22^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	22 of 5857	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	15 of 5869	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	38 of 5859	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	13 of 5883	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	28 of 5789	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	22 of 5662	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	15 of 5692	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	30 of 5614	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	88 of 5611	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.3	46 of 5530	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	96.6	19 of 5390	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	33 of 5377	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	97.1	27 of 5314	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	97.2	40 of 5193	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	97.7	44 of 5113	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	19 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	98.5	25 of 4818	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	98.1	45 of 4822	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	38 of 4809	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	1 of 1203	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	14 of 1205	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	2 of 1190	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	13 of 1154	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	10 of 1149	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	11 of 1071	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	6 of 5597	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	8 of 5612	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	45 of 5609	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	12 of 5635	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	35 of 5492	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	11 of 5413	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	3 of 5460	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	10 of 5517	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 5363	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	7 of 5264	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 5173	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	4 of 5084	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	63 of 5628	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	22 of 5643	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	36 of 5638	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	15 of 5663	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	36 of 5510	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	52 of 5431	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	131 of 718	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	122 of 669	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	56 of 2598	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 2651	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	90 of 2661	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	24 of 2726	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	112 of 2834	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	55 of 2737	98.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+54 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Science82%+49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8510 Wonderland Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-4401	435	18	24.1	26.7%	232 (53.3%)	9 (2.1%)	35 (8.0%)	77 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (18.4%)	98.8	22^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.1	15^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	7	81.7		81.7	85.9	96.0	89.2				90.0	89.1	98.7	85.5				90.8	82.3	95.2	91.9	91.9	91.9	95.2	$32,276	$31,032	$1,244
West Hollywood Elementary	Public	K-5	970 North Hammond St.	West Hollywood	90069	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 274-5313	313	14	23.1	48.2%	197 (62.9%)	12 (3.8%)	51 (16.3%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	83.3	1003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		92.2	558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	445	48.6		48.6	62.2	63.6	71.4				65.5	59.5	65.9	60.0				62.1	91.0	92.5	97.0	94.0	92.5	95.5	$32,347	$30,856	$1,491
Gardner Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7450 Hawthorn Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 876-4710	361	16	22.5	76.2%	136 (37.7%)	35 (9.7%)	124 (34.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.7%)	56.2	2244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		54.7	2300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	56	44.8		44.8	42.7	47.6	58.6				49.4	37.7	38.6	43.1				39.8	91.3	94.2		94.2	95.7	97.1	$42,576	$40,424	$2,152
Carpenter Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3909 Carpenter Ave.	Studio City	91604	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4363	863	34	25.3	13.2%	406 (47.0%)	17 (2.0%)	117 (13.6%)	54 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (31.1%)	97.3	130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	2	76.0		76.0	85.4	79.4	86.1				83.6	83.3	83.2	78.3				81.7	95.2		98.0	97.3		96.6	$27,052	$25,988	$1,064
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-8	925 North Hayworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-1930	262	17	15.5	87.8%	92 (35.1%)	18 (6.9%)	111 (42.4%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	43	3005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.4	2899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	106	31.6	43.5	40.0	5.9	38.9	50.0	50.0	56.0	63.0	49.7	41.2	31.8	47.4	23.4	25.0	37.0	31.5							$58,437	$53,620	$4,817
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	6921 Woodrow Wilson Dr.	Los Angeles	90068	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 851-0020	151	6	25.1	42.4%	72 (47.7%)	8 (5.3%)	22 (14.6%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (29.1%)	68.1	1686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		90.3	686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	1000	38.1		38.1	21.1	75.0	81.0				60.9	28.6	75.0	57.1				54.6							$42,539	$40,288	$2,251
Rosewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	503 North Croft Ave.	Los Angeles	90048	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0166	218	13	16.7	74.3%	35 (16.1%)	34 (15.6%)	109 (50.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	65.6	1813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		54.2	2335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	522	37.5		37.5	74.4	45.5	60.0				59.4	71.8	31.8	42.5				48.0	85.7			91.4	94.3		$43,729	$41,430	$2,299
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4243 Satsuma Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-6147	348	15	23.2	54.6%	124 (35.6%)	15 (4.3%)	102 (29.3%)	41 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (18.7%)	57.4	2198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		63.8	1892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	306	40.5		40.5	50.8	42.9	50.0				47.8	55.6	40.3	35.7				44.9	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	$41,292	$39,542	$1,750
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-5	624 North Rexford Dr.	Beverly Hills	90210	Los Angeles County	Beverly Hills Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 229-3675	0	38	15.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		81.5	94.6	96.7	85.9	93.5	93.5
Melrose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	731 North Detroit St.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 938-6275	419	18	23.2	45.8%	93 (22.2%)	19 (4.5%)	116 (27.7%)	126 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (15.5%)	92.4	519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		92	570^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	51	70.7		70.7	65.2	71.2	79.3				72.4	74.2	69.9	69.5				71.0							$34,861	$33,530	$1,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Wonderland Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wonderland Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wonderland Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle
High : Fairfax Senior High
High : Hollywood Senior High

How many students attend Wonderland Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Wonderland Avenue Elementary.

What district is Wonderland Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Wonderland Avenue Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wonderland Avenue Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wonderland Avenue Elementary?

Students at Wonderland Avenue Elementary are 53% White, 18% Two or more races, 18% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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