Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter

830 North La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90302 | (310) 671-5578

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 374

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 374 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 284th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 830 North La Brea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
Charter School

School District Details

Inglewood Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,805
Graduation Rate: 59.6%
Dropout Rate: 7.9%
Students Per Teacher: 21.1
Enrolled Students: 14,438

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 374
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 18.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 149 (39.8%)
Females: 225 (60.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 111 (29.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 173 (46.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 284 (75.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.3%
Black	320	85.6%
Asian	2	0.5%
Hispanic	43	11.5%
White	-	-

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	59	15.8%
1st Grade	58	15.5%
2nd Grade	60	16.0%
3rd Grade	59	15.8%
4th Grade	68	18.2%
5th Grade	70	18.7%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree: 26.3%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

73.7%

District:

25.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 15.8%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 78.9%

Number of Certificated Staff: 19.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 9.8

Average Age

School:

35.1

District:

32.5

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 15 Reviews

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15 reviews for Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on December 01, 2011
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My daughter is almost finished with fifth grade. since kindergarten at Wilder's she has had excellent grades. She is prepared for middle school!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 16, 2011
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Wilder's Prep has been very good with my children. It is like each teacher wants to be involved with each and every student and make sure that they progress. They have a great curriculum. I am really glad that I chose to move them here.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 10, 2011
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I am very impressed With Wilder's Preparatory Academy. They really took my son in and worked with him. I believe the program is working well and he is doing so much better. I am so proud of him and really like Wilder's.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 08, 2011
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Big thanks to Wilder's Prep. I was nervous to send my girl to a new school and the staff was so kind and understanding. My questions were answered and my daughter's teacher even called me to tell me she thought my daughter was making a good adjustment! Very impressed!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 03, 2011
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I wanted my children to learn in a better environment so I recently switched them from public school to Wilder's. i really like the program and my children are doing so much better. I am glad I was referred here.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 31, 2011
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Wilder's has an excellent program! The teachers really connect with the students. They have a great environment for learning and my child's study habits have changed for the better!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 25, 2011
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2 of our kids went to Wilder's Prep. We really liked the principal at that time. We are not sure who it is now. Our kids are in college now, but we have fond memories of them at Wilder's. We will be sending our youngest there next year. We hope it is as great for her as it was for the others.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 21, 2011
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My niece has been attending Wilder's for a few years now. She always has great things to say about her teacher and the other kids in her class. I have never encountered a child who genuinely enjoys going to school everyday. I wish my own children had that attitude.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 19, 2011
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This year, we had out daughter switch from public school to Wilder's. She has always been very shy and standoffish, but that all changed with Wilder's. She really connects to her teacher and fellow students. It's amazing to watch her come out of her shell and she has only been there since September!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 13, 2011
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My son is currently attending this academy and loves it. He loves all his teachers and staff. He has made many friends here, and they all seem like wonderful children. I feel he has gained a lot from each of his classes and the school in general.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 10, 2011
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All of the teachers there are extremely hard working, caring people who are highly qualified by the State of Ohio. Great teachers and administrators run the school, which is highly organized and contains a wonderful learning environment.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on October 06, 2011
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I recently enrolled my son into Wilders and I must say I like the progress I am seeing. I notice that he seems to pick up the material from the great teachers over at Wilder's. I highly recommend them if you are in the area!

Reviewed by Community Member on September 27, 2011
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My nephew goes to school here and I am so impressed with the education he is receiving. He is in the seventh grade and has been a student here for about two years. He is such a well mannered young man and I am very proud of my nephew. I am planning on sending my child here when she is old enough!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on September 23, 2011
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This School is excellent. The academics are great, and my child has a great education. The teachers and staff are fair, and also strict when needed.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 19, 2007
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Wilder's Prep is a good school academically but the administrative staff is horrible. The principal turnover rate is very high. They seem to make up new rules as the year goes on without giving them much thought. Field trips are frequently planned and canceled at the last minute. They don't want to send tests home for parents to see what the child is doing and they seem to run the school like a jail or military camp. The kids are not allowed to be kids. They get recess taken away for little or nothing. They can't run on the play ground during recess, they can't talk during lunch. They get recess taken from them sometimes weeks at a time for one incident. Then they can't talk during class, lunch or hardly play during recess then they expect them to be like perfect little robots. The learning is fairly good. Not all teachers are good. The curriculum is accelerated and that's good. The work is challenging. The kids get used to the military style environment but it's tough on the parents. They make you feel like you have the worst behaved child in the world. Before putting your child in this school please observe the whole school day. Especially at lunch and recess.

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	96.0%	54.0%	53.0%
2009	72.0%	53.0%	53.0%
2008	43.0%	49.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	87.0%	68.0%	62.0%
2009	75.0%	67.0%	63.0%
2008	42.0%	61.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	73.0%	39.0%	43.0%
2009	67.0%	35.0%	44.0%
2008	56.0%	33.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	82.0%	70.0%	65.0%
2009	67.0%	68.0%	64.0%
2008	78.0%	65.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	94.0%	55.0%	63.0%
2009	84.0%	50.0%	61.0%
2008	71.0%	42.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	100.0%	70.0%	68.0%
2009	78.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	67.0%	54.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	87.0%	47.0%	58.0%
2009	58.0%	39.0%	54.0%
2008	47.0%	33.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	81.0%	55.0%	61.0%
2009	66.0%	48.0%	57.0%
2008	61.0%	42.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	90.0%	45.0%	56.0%
2009	49.0%	32.0%	49.0%
2008	56.0%	31.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2008	64.0%	26.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2008	53.0%	24.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2008	80.0%	32.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2008	61.0%	21.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2008	100.0%	8.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2008	47.0%	26.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	93.0%	-	31.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2008	26.0%	19.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2008	53.0%	36.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2008	100.0%	6.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	93.0%	8.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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