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Wiseburn Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves El Segundo, and parts of Hawthorne.

El Segundo’s School Grade A better than 90% of California school districts

Students
2,536
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,509
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$192.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wiseburn Unified School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the CA average
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Debt of $192.8M, about $76,029 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
AEl Segundo 16,379

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for El Segundo. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsEl Segundo Unified School District
6–8El Segundo MiddleEl Segundo Unified School District
9–12El Segundo HighEl Segundo Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 33.1% · 1,675 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 46.7% · 1,673 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at El Segundo Unified, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,509 per student · 27% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 37%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,497’20
2,477’21
2,490’22
2,544’23
2,536’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 52%White 18%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Del Aire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
612 students25:1
Hollyglen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hawthorne
518 students24:1
Success Learning Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Hawthorne
14 students7:1
Aviation Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hawthorne
439 students28:1
Wiseburn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
953 students26:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Centinela Valley Union High School DistrictInglewood, Lawndale
$21,163per student
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles
$25,643per student
Inglewood Unified School DistrictInglewood
$26,089per student
Lawndale Elementary School DistrictLawndale
$26,956per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.