Wilbur Elementary
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Wilbur Avenue Elementary School is a public primary school located in Crebs Avenue, Tarzana, California. Established in 1959, Wilbur Ave Elementary is part of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels, following a traditional single track school calendar.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 10 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 897 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1959 - Wilbur Avenue Elementary School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.165937" lon="-118.544197" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.165379, -118.544195, 5213 Crebs Ave
Tarzana, CA </googlemap>
1] Head northeast on Wells Dr toward Corbin Ave.
2] Turn left to stay on Wells Dr.
3] Turn left at Crebs Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- David Hirsch - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 100%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 0%
- Average teaching experience: 10 years
- Average teaching in district: 10 years
- First year teachers: 8%
Ethnic Diversity
- 80% White
- 10% Hispanic
- 5% African American
- 4% Asian
- <1% Filipino
- <1% Pacific Islander
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Tarzana is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is surrounded by Reseda to the north, Woodland Hills to the west, Encino to the east, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. Major thoroughfares include Reseda Boulevard, Tampa Avenue, Wilbur Avenue, Burbank Boulevard and the commercial backbone of the south San Fernando Valley, Ventura Boulevard.
There are approximately 28,484 residents [1]. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the racial composition was predominantly White (78.9%), followed by Asian (5.6%), and Black or African American (3.8%). Native American or Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander each constituted less than one percent (0.3% and 0.1% respectively) of the population. 13.1% identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino. About 35.2% of the population in 2000 was foreign-born, including 21.9% that were born in Iran and 10.6% in Mexico.
