Whittier City Elementary

Summary:

The Whittier City Elementary district in California serves 12 schools, including 10 elementary schools and 2 middle schools. The district showcases a range of academic performance, with several standout high-performing schools as well as lower-performing institutions.

The top-performing schools in the district are Mill School and Technology Academy, Wallen L. Andrews, and Daniel Phelan Language Academy, all of which rank among the top 1,500 elementary schools in California and demonstrate impressive test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, some schools in the district, such as West Whittier Elementary, struggle with lower proficiency rates.

The district also exhibits a wide range in chronic absenteeism rates, from 21.9% at Daniel Phelan Language Academy to 58.6% at Whittier Independent Study, as well as significant disparities in free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios. These factors likely contribute to the observed differences in academic performance across the district.

District Detail

7211 South Whittier Ave.
Whittier, CA 90602-1123

(562) 789-3000

SchoolDigger Rank:
655^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 5,492

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)			CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	677	30	22.4	74.9%	27 (4.0%)	8 (1.2%)	614 (90.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (3.0%)	28	1899^th of 2777 public middle schools	31.6%		29	1853^rd of 2802 public middle schools	33.9%	46					21.8	21.8				37.3	22.4	33.5	31.0				22.7	18.4	11.2	17.3							$5,313
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy	Public	6-8	6812 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3115	916	39	23.5	73.0%	21 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	860 (93.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	55.5	999^th of 2777 public middle schools	64.0%		50.4	1154^th of 2802 public middle schools	58.8%	155		5.6	5.6		17.5	17.5				48.0	54.9	43.9	49.1				33.1	38.0	36.5	35.9							$5,197
Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts	Public	K-5	6302 South Alta Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3150	353	14	24.4	69.4%	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	49.3	2585^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.9%		41.4	3048^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.1%	463				30.0		30.0	44.6	52.1	56.7				51.3	33.9	33.8	24.6				30.9	96.8	96.8	96.8		96.8		$5,056
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	8015 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3160	370	18	20.0	73.8%	16 (4.3%)	8 (2.2%)	322 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	42.3	3038^th of 5862 public elementary schools	48.2%		37.2	3340^th of 5874 public elementary schools	43.1%	302				30.9		30.9	36.6	35.6	54.4				42.9	41.4	24.4	22.1				30.1	97.3				97.3		$5,630
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	6005 South Magnolia Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3180	485	20	23.6	68.9%	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	449 (92.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	55.4	2265^th of 5862 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.5	2035^th of 5874 public elementary schools	65.4%	230				29.7		29.7	44.8	51.4	42.5				46.1	49.4	52.8	31.1				44.6							$5,040
Mill School and Technology Academy	Public	K-5	4030 South Workman Mill Rd.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3190	310	13	23.1	61.0%	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	280 (90.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	83.9	996^th of 5862 public elementary schools	83.0%		76.5	1303^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	77.8%	307				44.4		44.4	71.1	66.0	64.8				67.1	76.1	54.0	59.3				62.7	93.0			94.7	94.7	93.0	$4,873
Wallen L. Andrews	Public	K-8	1010 South Caraway Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3140	578	26	22.1	47.8%	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	497 (86.0%)	31 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	70.2	1583^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	73.0%		64.2	1831^st of 5874 public elementary schools	68.8%	248				42.9	22.6	32.2	50.9	61.7	67.9	51.6	57.1	54.8	57.3	56.4	51.7	41.1	35.5	28.6	25.8	39.6							$4,886
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	10626 East Orange Grove Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3200	338	15	22.2	73.4%	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (91.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	42.8	3003^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	48.8%		50.8	2489^th of 5874 public elementary schools	57.6%	514				19.7		19.7	36.0	60.8	36.7				44.1	44.0	39.2	22.6				34.4	95.0	95.0	95.0				$4,953
Daniel Phelan Language Academy	Public	K-5	7150 South Cully Ave.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3210	534	22	24.7	49.8%	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	516 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	73.6	1427^th of 5862 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.5	1602^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	72.7%	175	6.4		6.4	24.7		24.7	56.6	62.2	74.0				64.3	53.3	56.8	57.1				55.7							$5,337
Christian Sorensen Science Academy	Public	K-5	11493 East Rosehedge Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3220	488	20	24.8	67.2%	17 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	432 (88.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	50.5	2529^th of 5862 public elementary schools	56.9%		51.3	2470^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.0%	59				37.8		37.8	34.2	41.1	54.9				43.5	33.7	37.0	42.7				37.8	96.8				96.8		$5,041
West Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3240	353	17	20.2	61.5%	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	305 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	47.2	2719^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.4	3325^th of 5874 public elementary schools	43.4%	606	7.7		7.7	25.9		25.9	48.0	32.3	49.1				42.5	51.0	26.6	40.7				38.5							$5,258
Whittier Independent Study	Public	K-8	11532 Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3038	90	3	25.9	47.8%	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	81 (90.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)					15.6	16.7					19.2	22.6	27.4					22.2	15.6	25.6
Early Childhood Education Center	Public		5777 Lockheed Ave.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 789-3230																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier Union High	0.93 mi	7	500^th
El Rancho Unified	1.59 mi	14	944^th
Los Nietos	1.95 mi	4	545^th
Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	2 mi	1
East Whittier City Elementary	2.01 mi	13	370^th

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