Weigand Avenue Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Weigand Avenue Elementary ranks #553 of 9,533 schools in California with an overall rating of 8.6/10, while Charles H. Kim Elementary sits at #9 of 9,533 with a 9.6/10 — a 1.0-point overall gap that places Kim among the very top elementary schools in the state. For parents prioritizing elite standing within California's public school landscape, that distance between rank 553 and rank 9 is substantial, even if both schools clear a high bar in absolute terms.

The academic score delta drives most of that gap. Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5/10 on academics versus Weigand Avenue Elementary's 7.0/10 — a 2.5-point difference that reflects meaningfully stronger proficiency outcomes at Kim. Growth, however, tells a different story: both schools score an identical 9.8/10, indicating that Weigand Avenue Elementary produces exceptional student progress from its starting point, matching Kim's growth performance despite the academic score gap.

The two schools serve demographically similar but not identical populations across Los Angeles. Weigand Avenue Elementary enrolls 309 students with 99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; Charles H. Kim Elementary enrolls 472 students with 88% on free or reduced-price lunch. The student-teacher ratio at Weigand Avenue Elementary is 22.1:1 compared to 18.2:1 at Charles H. Kim Elementary — nearly four fewer students per teacher at Kim, which translates to more individualized attention in the classroom day-to-day. Both schools serve grades KG–05.

Both are traditional KG–05 elementary programs located about 10 miles apart in Los Angeles. The key structural difference is classroom load: Kim's lower student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 versus Weigand's 22.1:1 gives it a structural staffing advantage that likely supports its stronger academic proficiency scores, even as Weigand's near-perfect growth score of 9.8/10 signals that its teachers are extracting exceptional academic progress from every student enrolled.