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Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

Summary

Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle is a standout public charter school serving 208 students in grades 6-8 in Inglewood, consistently earning top ratings and ranking in the 88th percentile among all California middle schools.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms both the state average and all nearby schools. For example, 75.7% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 48.8%, and it leads local schools like Century Community Charter by over 26 percentage points. This excellence extends through all core subjects and is particularly strong by 8th grade, with nearly 90% proficient in ELA. The school also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.1%, which is well below the state average and contributes to its success.

Remarkably, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($15,002) than surrounding schools in districts like Los Angeles Unified, such as Orville Wright Engineering. It serves a community where many families face economic challenges, yet it has sustained top-tier performance for all student groups for several consecutive years, making it a clear academic leader in the area.

208

Students ?

52.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

830 North La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302-2206

(310) 671-5578

District: Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.1%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 52 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	87.5	320 of 2761	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	302 of 2783	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	312 of 2781	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	365 of 2740	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	202 of 894	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	399 of 2715	85.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	3 of 609	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	3 of 627	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 613	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 637	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	11 of 643	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	317 of 2533	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	399 of 2551	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	252 of 2531	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	368 of 2509	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	153 of 738	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	327 of 2380	86.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.2	88 of 2359	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	116 of 2213	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	108 of 2542	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	86 of 2579	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	43 of 2531	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	67 of 2458	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	55 of 721	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	78 of 2369	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	355 of 2534	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	191 of 2552	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	371 of 2538	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	360 of 2527	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	233 of 763	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	469 of 2407	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)100th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)96th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	208	4	52.2	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	175 (84.1%)	21 (10.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	601 Grace Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 910-0230	93	6	16.4	55.9%	0 (0.0%)	66 (71.0%)	20 (21.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Century Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	901 South Maple St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Century Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 412-2286	441	21	21.3	80.5%	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.9%)	366 (83.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5311 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6970	256	8	31.6	—	1 (0.4%)	232 (90.6%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet	Public	6-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 258-6600	456	26	17.4	82.0%	15 (3.3%)	276 (60.5%)	133 (29.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	30.7	1777^th of 2703 public middle schools	34.3%		23.3	2084^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.5%	307									23.7	23.7	37.7	36.2	37.4	37.1	32.2	16.9	23.5	23.8	$48,105	$45,540	$2,565
Lennox Middle	Public	6-8	11033 Buford Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 419-1800	1,193	64	18.6	94.1%	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.8%)	1,152 (96.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	35.8	1608^th of 2703 public middle schools	40.5%		36.9	1586^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%	22	3.2	3.2	29.0	29.0	16.1	16.1	3.2	3.2	19.7	19.7	42.9	43.0	41.6	42.5	24.8	19.4	34.1	26.1	$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	24.8	1988^th of 2703 public middle schools	26.5%		18.8	2277^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%	289									17.5	17.5	28.2	37.0	41.6	36.1	12.9	19.3	21.5	18.2	$63,391	$59,978	$3,413
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	301	12	25.1	91.4%	2 (0.7%)	62 (20.6%)	233 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)

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Students at Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle are 84% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle.

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