Summary:
ZIP code 90045 has two high schools, WESM Health/Sports Medicine and WISH Academy High; both serve grades 9–12 and have the same listed address. In 2024–2025, their all-grades results show a clear split: WISH scored higher than WESM in ELA, math, and science, though it was still below the state in math. The biggest school-to-school gap was in ELA, where WISH scored 72% and WESM 35%, a difference of 37 points. The most important finding is that the ZIP code’s schools do not share one performance profile: results vary substantially by school and subject.
WISH stands out in ELA and science: it scored 72% in ELA and 39% in science, leading WESM by 37 and 26 points, respectively. WISH was also ahead in math, 29% to 6%, but both schools were below the state result of 37%; WISH was 9 points below and WESM 31 points below. WISH exceeded the state in ELA by 23 points and science by 7, while WESM fell short of the state in all three subjects. In 2024–2025, WISH’s SchoolDigger ranking was 554 of 2,162 (74th percentile, 4 stars), compared with WESM’s rank of 1,620 of 2,162 (25th percentile, 1 star).
WESM improved in every subject by 2025–2026, gaining 12 points in ELA, 13 in math, and 9 in science; it remained below the state by 3, 20, and 14 points, respectively. Its SchoolDigger ranking also improved, to 1,291 of 2,137 (40th percentile, 2 stars). Other differences may help parents weigh school profiles: WESM reported 589 students and a 15.2 student-teacher ratio, while WISH had 283 students and a 17.2 ratio. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 84% at WESM and 33% at WISH, a 52-point difference. WESM’s 2025–2026 graduation rate was 96%, above the state’s 88%, but chronic absenteeism was 41%, compared with 18% statewide. WISH has no supplied 2025–2026 test results, so the year-over-year test trend applies only to WESM.
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