South Whittier Elementary

Summary:

The South Whittier Elementary district in California consists of 6 schools, including 5 elementary schools and 1 middle school. The district as a whole is ranked 1156 out of 1568 in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Howard J. McKibben Elementary has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across most grade levels, with 46.15% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the district average of 27.62%. Loma Vista Elementary also has strong proficiency rates and has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1 star to 2 stars over the past three years. The district's only middle school, Richard L. Graves Middle, has also seen its statewide ranking improve from 1 star to 2 stars.

However, the district faces some challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.5% at Loma Vista Elementary to 40.1% at Carmela Elementary. Additionally, all schools in the district have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population. The district's overall performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates is generally below the state average, though there are some bright spots like Howard J. McKibben Elementary's strong ELA performance.

District Detail

11200 Telechron Ave.
Whittier, CA 90605-3729

(562) 944-6231

SchoolDigger Rank:
1156^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 2,269

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	406	19	20.8	87.4%	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	382 (94.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41.2	3111^th of 5862 public elementary schools	46.9%		33.9	3583^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	39.0%	472	14.6		14.6	46.2	32.6	39.6	54.6			43.2	54.7	21.7	12.5	29.6			30.4	$5,864
Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	181	9	20.9	91.2%	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	168 (92.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	24.7	4388^th of 5862 public elementary schools	25.1%		31	3798^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.3%	590	12.9		12.9	32.0	30.3	19.4	40.0			30.3	28.0	36.4	9.7	10.0			21.0	$7,161
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	394	16	24.0	92.9%	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	376 (95.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.2	3344^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.0%		33.2	3631^st of 5874 public elementary schools	38.2%	287	26.0		26.0	32.7	31.6	42.0	45.8			38.1	49.0	22.8	18.0	24.1			28.0	$6,060
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	496	23	21.5	89.1%	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	467 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	23.8	4483^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	23.5%		24.9	4373^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	25.6%	110	13.1		13.1	15.0	20.7	34.4	43.6			29.6	20.0	15.3	21.3	21.3			19.6	$5,802
Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	455	29	15.8	93.0%	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	439 (96.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.1	1804^th of 2777 public middle schools	35.0%		26	1996^th of 2802 public middle schools	28.8%	192		13.2	13.2					36.2	30.3	32.7					28.6	16.3	22.0	$6,529
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	337	16	20.5	95.3%	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	320 (95.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.9	5037^th of 5862 public elementary schools	14.1%		17.1	5148^th of 5874 public elementary schools	12.4%	111	8.1		8.1	17.0	30.0	17.1	26.1			22.4	28.3	32.5	2.8	10.9			19.4	$5,999

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Whittier City Elementary	0.58 mi	13	370^th
Whittier Union High	0.98 mi	7	500^th
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	1.95 mi	26	756^th
Whittier City Elementary	2.13 mi	13	655^th
Little Lake City Elementary	2.25 mi	9	427^th

South Whittier Elementary

District Detail

Howard J. McKibben Elementary

Loma Vista Elementary

Richard L. Graves Middle

Lake Marie Elementary

Los Altos Elementary

Carmela Elementary

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