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Wilmington Park Elementary

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Wilmington Park Elementary ranks 3366 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wilmington Park Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 472 students in Wilmington, California, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district and showing a positive academic trajectory despite serving a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is demonstrating real strengths, particularly in mathematics where its proficiency recently exceeded both district and state averages, and it shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting its specific student population, ranking significantly higher for those students than it does overall. Furthermore, Wilmington Park has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by nearly half since the pandemic, which now puts it close to the state average and ahead of nearby schools like Hudson and Fries Avenue Elementary. Its performance with English Learners has also seen a dramatic, positive turnaround in recent years.

Some challenges remain, such as inconsistent performance across different grade levels and a notable gender gap in achievement. While the school's per-student spending is higher than many neighbors like Gulf Avenue Elementary, its academic outcomes are competitive, even when compared to the local charter option, Scholarship Prep - South Bay. Like most area schools, science proficiency is an area for growth. Overall, Wilmington Park is a school making measurable progress in key areas for its community.

472

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,907

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Mahar Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-3815

(310) 518-7460

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Wilmington Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

African American:

2.3%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,366^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

280^th 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	37.7	3366 of 5857	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3352 of 5869	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4155 of 5859	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3922 of 5883	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4397 of 5789	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4469 of 5662	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	4455 of 5692	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	3960 of 5614	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3729 of 5611	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	3361 of 5530	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	3019 of 5390	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	2715 of 5377	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.5	3663 of 5314	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	3304 of 5193	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	3211 of 5113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	3178 of 5113	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.2	3293 of 4818	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	3198 of 4822	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3588 of 4809	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	1723 of 2227	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1631 of 2585	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1411 of 2128	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	1242 of 3162	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.2	3195 of 3245	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2009 of 3311	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2553 of 3275	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2784 of 3246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2560 of 5597	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	3130 of 5612	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3613 of 5609	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3444 of 5635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3964 of 5492	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3718 of 5413	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2104 of 5107	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	2064 of 5107	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	2924 of 5087	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2723 of 5084	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3307 of 4963	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3379 of 4830	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2423 of 5460	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2463 of 5517	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	3283 of 5363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2731 of 5264	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3292 of 5173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3612 of 5084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3813 of 5628	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3413 of 5643	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4375 of 5638	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4217 of 5663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4390 of 5510	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4771 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1633 of 2847	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1764 of 2635	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1854 of 2420	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science19%-14 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
Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	472	22	21.4	96.0%	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	453 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.7	3366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		37.2	3352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	14	19.1		19.1	18.2	52.2	41.6				37.0	27.6	44.9	36.0				35.9							$51,907	$47,742	$4,165
Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	47.1	2756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.3	2715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	41	17.4	12.4	14.8	38.0	47.2	47.0	47.8	61.3	57.0	49.9	46.2	47.7	28.7	34.5	40.1	53.3	41.6	98.4				98.4		$31,075	$28,388	$2,687
Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	325	18	18.0	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	294 (90.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	24.4	4467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		17.9	5039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	572	25.0		25.0	17.1	24.2	35.0				25.6	37.1	23.8	25.0				27.5	87.2	97.4	97.4	92.3	96.2	91.0	$48,421	$43,716	$4,705
George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	598	32	18.6	98.5%	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		16.2	5200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	791	13.0	25.9	18.7	25.4	34.8	20.9	26.9	40.4	38.5	30.9	34.9	29.0	23.5	30.2	31.7	32.1	30.1							$40,966	$37,258	$3,708
Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	421	17	24.7	92.2%	10 (2.4%)	81 (19.2%)	313 (74.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	29.3	4018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		24	4471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	453	21.9	15.2	18.0	30.6	48.9	40.6	12.9	42.9	41.3	37.3	36.7	35.6	3.1	3.2	20.4	17.4	21.4	86.7	86.7			86.7	91.1	$42,389	$41,108	$1,281
Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47.2	2745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.2	3226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	481	21.4		21.4	39.4	41.8	45.7				42.3	43.7	46.3	41.4				43.8	95.9						$46,353	$43,230	$3,123
Gulf Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	828 West L St.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3157	634	31	20.4	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	606 (95.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	41.5	3119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.9	3534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	415	25.5		25.5	38.5	37.3	40.6				38.8	40.8	36.9	38.2				38.6							$34,367	$31,480	$2,887
Hudson	Public	K-5	2335 Webster Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-0470	224	9	24.8	82.1%	4 (1.8%)	52 (23.2%)	127 (56.7%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	32.8	3745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.4	4162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	417	16.7		16.7	27.0	45.5	35.7				36.6	29.7	34.1	31.0				31.7							$33,655	$31,006	$2,649
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Hawaiian Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-1151	455	22	20.6	96.5%	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	427 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.3	4891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.5	4811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	80	13.2		13.2	21.1	23.0	32.4				25.1	25.6	29.5	19.1				24.7	94.8			97.0			$51,403	$48,124	$3,279
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	536	21	26.1	78.0%	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.6%)	411 (76.7%)	77 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	48.6	2668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.1	3119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	451	23.7		23.7	40.5	44.6	57.1				48.0	39.5	36.5	40.9				39.1	96.2	98.1	98.1		97.1		$25,419	$23,508	$1,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmington Park Elementary

Is Wilmington Park Elementary a good school?

Wilmington Park Elementary ranks 3366^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wilmington Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Wilmington Park Elementary.

What district is Wilmington Park Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wilmington Park Elementary?

Students at Wilmington Park Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Wilmington Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilmington Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High : Phineas Banning Senior High

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