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WISH Academy High

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WISH Academy High ranks 554 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

WISH Academy High is a small, well-regarded public high school serving 283 students in grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, operating within its own WISH Academy High District.

The school consistently earns strong 4-star ratings, ranking in the top 25% of all California high schools, and is particularly distinguished by its exceptional support for special education students and its high graduation rates. It significantly outperforms many nearby alternative schools, such as Culver Park High and Inglewood Continuation High, and achieves these results with more efficient per-student spending. Interestingly, it shares its address with WESM Health/Sports Medicine, a school with much lower performance, highlighting WISH Academy's effective model.

While the school excels in English and Science, its math scores are an area for improvement. A notable finding is a consistent performance gap between male and female students, with boys ranking significantly higher. The school's effectiveness for Hispanic students has also varied year-to-year. Compared to comprehensive high schools like El Segundo High or Culver City High, WISH Academy offers a successful, smaller-scale alternative with a strong track record of graduating students.

283

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,343

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7400 West Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2322

(310) 743-6990

District: WISH Academy High District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.3%

Hispanic:

30.4%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

554^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2021

From top 41% (2021) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

311^th of 1,543WISH Academy High District 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	72.4	554 of 2162	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	519 of 2159	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	512 of 2170	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	837 of 2123	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	528 of 1290	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	54 of 523	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	90 of 517	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	294 of 521	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	322 of 522	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	779 of 1906	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	761 of 1915	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	838 of 1915	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	1137 of 1858	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	709 of 1054	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	480 of 1900	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	672 of 1902	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	92.2	115 of 1917	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	389 of 1861	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	485 of 2013	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	493 of 2026	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	605 of 2030	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	915 of 1943	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	546 of 1126	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	399 of 1942	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	351 of 1948	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	334 of 1963	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	575 of 1916	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	398 of 1122	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	73 of 1252	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	59 of 1216	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	61.0	297 of 1197	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	265 of 1173	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	254 of 1193	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	324 of 1204	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WISH Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 743-6990	283	16	17.2	32.5%	37 (13.1%)	117 (41.3%)	86 (30.4%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.5%)	72.4	554^th of 2162 public high schools	74.4%		73.3	519^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	35	39.7		39.2	71.8	71.8	28.6	28.6	$21,343	$499	$20,844
WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Public	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 338-2400	589	39	15.2	84.4%	7 (1.2%)	444 (75.4%)	95 (16.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	23.8	1620^th of 2162 public high schools	25.1%		37.9	1293^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.1%	327	14.6	0.0	13.4	34.9	34.9	6.1	6.1	$29,699	$4,156	$25,543
El Segundo High	Public	9-12	640 Main St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2661	1,232	53	23.3	12.7%	571 (46.3%)	64 (5.2%)	309 (25.1%)	95 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	185 (15.0%)	94.8	99^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		95.7	98^th of 2159 public high schools	95.5%	1				82.4	82.4	61.6	61.6	$16,889	$853	$16,036
Arena High (Continuation)	Public, Virtual	9-12	630 Arena St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 615-2650	32	2	16.0	28.1%	15 (46.9%)	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)								$25,157	$418	$24,739
Phoenix Continuation	Public	9-12	12971 Zanja St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-8775	61	3	20.4	98.4%	6 (9.8%)	5 (8.2%)	47 (77.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	11.2	1957^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		16.1	1785^th of 2159 public high schools	17.3%	172	5.6		4.8	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	$37,398	$5,631	$31,767
Venice Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 577-4200	2,293	108	21.2	64.7%	448 (19.5%)	267 (11.6%)	1,218 (53.1%)	161 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	196 (8.5%)	80.1	409^th of 2162 public high schools	81.1%		72.8	524^th of 2159 public high schools	75.7%	115	52.9	10.7	50.7	69.0	69.0	35.0	35.0	$17,943	$2,745	$15,198
James J. McBride Special Education Center	Public	6-12	3960 Centinela Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-0568	124	15	8.5	68.5%	17 (13.7%)	36 (29.0%)	63 (50.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)								$76,616	$9,556	$67,060
Animo Venice Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	820 Broadway St.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Animo Venice Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-8751	335	22	14.9	91.0%	11 (3.3%)	21 (6.3%)	297 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58.2	873^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.6%		44.7	1132^nd of 2159 public high schools	47.6%	259	36.4		35.4	61.3	61.3	16.9	16.9	$30,497	$2,544	$27,953
Culver Park High	Public	10-12	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-8886	40	3	16.0	40.0%	7 (17.5%)	6 (15.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	14.5	1819^th of 2162 public high schools	15.9%		14.1	1849^th of 2159 public high schools	14.4%	30	11.8		14.3	6.7	6.7	6.3	6.3	$36,530	$434	$36,096
Culver City High	Public	9-12	4401 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	2,012	103	19.6	25.2%	470 (23.4%)	286 (14.2%)	809 (40.2%)	214 (10.6%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	219 (10.9%)	82	382^nd of 2162 public high schools	82.3%		86.8	285^th of 2159 public high schools	86.8%	97	45.8	27.8	45.2	68.1	68.1	43.3	43.3	$18,946	$678	$18,268

Frequently Asked Questions about WISH Academy High

What district is WISH Academy High in?

WISH Academy High District

How many students attend WISH Academy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended WISH Academy High.

What is the racial makeup of WISH Academy High?

Students at WISH Academy High are 41% African American, 30% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is WISH Academy High a good school?

WISH Academy High ranks 554^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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