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Wilshire Private School, previously called the Wilshire School, the Hankook School, and the Los Angeles Hankook Academy, is a primary and secondary school located in Koreatown, Los Angeles. It is in the Mid-City/Mid-Wilshire area. It is sponsored by the Korean Institute of Southern California (KISC, 남가주한국학원). Its primary target students are Korean Americans. In 1994, the principal, John Regan, stated that Hankook School was the only educational facility that targeted Korean students in the United States.
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History
The Korean Institute of Southern California opened the school in 1985.
According to Regan, First Lady of South Korea Son Myeong-sun visited the school on one occasion. In 1994 Regan stated that the Hankook School planned for a larger student body in the future. The school's name changed to Wilshire Elementary School in 1998.
Campuses
As of 1994 the school has two campuses, with students in grades K-5 at the Wilshire Boulevard campus and grades 6-12 students at the Melrose Avenue campus, which has a capacity for 240 students. The Melrose Campus is in the Greater Wilshire/Hancock Park area.
Curriculum
Its classes are conducted in the English language. The school offers Korean music classes. The school's programming incorporates Korean culture and traditional Korean music.
In 1994 K. Connie Kang of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the school had "high academic standards".
Operations
As of 1994 the school collects tuition in monthly installments. As of 1994 the annual total tuition is $3,750 {$6059.44 when adjusted for inflation).
Student body
In 1994 the school had 171 students in grades K-5 and 24 students in grades 6-12, giving the school a total of 195 students. There were two Kindergarten classes that year. As of 1994 there was about 20-1 student-teacher ratio.
As of 1994 Koreans make up about 95% of the school's students. Students born in Korea who immigrated to the United States make up the majority of the students. This group is called the "1.5 generation." Regan stated that 90% of the Kindergarten students spoke only the Korean language.
Teacher demographics
As of 1994 the school had 20 full-time teachers. To serve students with little English proficiency, some classrooms have aides who speak Korean. As of 1994 few of the full-time teachers are bilingual.