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Wisdom Elementary

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Wisdom Elementary ranks 3554 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wisdom Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 648 students in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school shows notable strengths in managing student attendance and supporting specific groups of learners. Its chronic absenteeism rate is better than most nearby schools, including Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy and McKinley Avenue Elementary. Academically, the school is particularly effective for Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking significantly higher for these groups than its overall state ranking. It has also shown dramatic recent improvement for English Language Learners.

Areas for growth include science proficiency, which is lower than the district average and nearby schools like Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy. Performance also tends to drop in upper grades, especially in 6th-grade math. While the school's overall state ranking has been improving, it spends less per student than many comparable schools, such as Miramonte Elementary and Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary, yet achieves similar or better outcomes.

648

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,187

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 East 74th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-2405

(323) 586-5760

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Wisdom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas A. Edison Middle
High:	Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
	John C. Fremont Senior High
	Mervyn M. Dymally High
	More...
	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

African American:

4.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,554^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^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	35.3	3554 of 5857	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4102 of 5869	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4259 of 5859	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4061 of 5883	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3536 of 5789	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3295 of 5662	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3882 of 5692	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.9	4354 of 5614	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	4243 of 5611	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	4534 of 5530	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	1291 of 2227	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1440 of 2585	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1353 of 3162	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.2	2865 of 3245	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	2539 of 3311	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2705 of 3275	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	2840 of 3246	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3009 of 5597	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4179 of 5612	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4222 of 5609	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4301 of 5635	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3436 of 5492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3290 of 5413	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2186 of 5107	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	2933 of 5107	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	2948 of 5087	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2636 of 5084	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2389 of 4963	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	2131 of 4830	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2534 of 5460	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	3373 of 5517	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3385 of 5363	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2828 of 5264	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2349 of 5173	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2162 of 5084	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3894 of 5628	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3618 of 5643	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3854 of 5638	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3555 of 5663	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3311 of 5510	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3155 of 5431	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	2158 of 2847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1821 of 2635	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2362 of 2420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science22%-10 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 (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 5th 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 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 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
Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	648	30	21.6	97.7%	10 (1.5%)	31 (4.8%)	599 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	35.3	3554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		28.1	4102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	548	22.2	22.2	36.0	37.5	37.4	33.0	35.9	35.0	44.4	33.3	22.3	33.2							$22,187	$4,245	$17,942
Parmelee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1338 East 76th Pl.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 587-4235	670	33	20.6	95.4%	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	639 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	37.6	3371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		30.9	3868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	497	23.7	23.7	39.6	27.7	41.3	44.8	38.6	35.4	21.2	34.4	36.8	32.1	95.7				96.8		$22,516	$4,892	$17,624
McKinley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7812 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7481	474	25	18.9	99.2%	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.8%)	397 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		17.7	5061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	307	12.2	12.2	20.0	19.6	27.8	20.0	21.9	23.9	17.5	15.1	9.2	15.9							$25,548	$5,643	$19,905
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 East 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	631	32	19.7	96.7%	6 (1.0%)	17 (2.7%)	608 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	5033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		10.1	5684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	651	15.1	15.1	27.1	13.1	30.2		22.8	30.2	11.2	23.3		21.1	79.5	87.0	96.6	85.6	87.7	88.4	$28,848	$5,463	$23,385
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	454	21	21.6	97.8%	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	432 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41	3153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.1	2913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	240	30.0	30.0	27.9	32.9	50.6		38.1	41.2	35.7	33.3		36.4							$22,023	$4,744	$17,279
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	48.9	2648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.6	2638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	10	24.1	24.1	42.2	26.7	46.0	41.9	38.9	50.5	48.0	40.2	44.1	46.0	96.8	98.4		98.4	97.6		$22,921	$4,682	$18,239
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
Florence Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7211 Bell Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0758	489	25	19.5	97.3%	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.7	2665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		35.1	3507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	842	20.8	20.8	60.7	41.4	43.2	31.9	44.7	60.3	41.9	44.2	16.7	42.0	96.2	98.1		97.1			$27,379	$5,562	$21,817
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	5318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	479	19.2	19.2	25.0	21.0	32.0	20.7	24.7	26.6	20.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	93.7		98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	$22,558	$4,484	$18,074
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		22	4683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	1200	14.2	14.2	35.7	39.4	28.6	36.1	34.5	40.0	52.4	27.8	30.6	37.3	97.6	98.4		97.6	98.4	98.4	$27,624	$5,295	$22,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Wisdom Elementary

How many students attend Wisdom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Wisdom Elementary.

Is Wisdom Elementary a good school?

Wisdom Elementary ranks 3554^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wisdom Elementary?

Students at Wisdom Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Wisdom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wisdom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas A. Edison Middle
High : Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
High : John C. Fremont Senior High
High : Mervyn M. Dymally High
High : Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

What district is Wisdom Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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