Is Leffingwell Elementary a good school?

Leffingwell Elementary ranks 762 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leffingwell Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended Leffingwell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leffingwell Elementary?

Students at Leffingwell Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Leffingwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leffingwell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Granada Middle High : La Serna High

Leffingwell Elementary

Summary:

Leffingwell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Whittier, California, serving 541 students in grades K-5 and part of the East Whittier City Elementary School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with particularly strong results for its Hispanic, White, and low-income student populations.

Leffingwell Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its standardized test scores, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 75.27% in ELA and 71.02% in Math, compared to 57.75% and 49.48% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is especially strong for its Hispanic and White student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% and top 25% of California elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's results for its special education and disabled student subgroups are more mixed, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

While Leffingwell Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.1% in 2017-2018 to 16.3% in 2022-2023, this rate is still lower than the district average of 29.3% at La Colima Elementary. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 27.73% in 2022-2023, compared to the higher rates at nearby schools like Jordan Elementary (60.83%) and La Colima Elementary (77.43%), suggesting that the school may serve a more affluent student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

10625 South Santa Gertrudes
Whittier, CA 90603-2441

(562) 907-6300

District: East Whittier City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
762^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Leffingwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granada Middle
High:	La Serna High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

15.3%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leffingwell Elementary ranks better than 87% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.76. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.5%), White (15.3%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leffingwell Elementary is 22.7, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Leffingwell Elementary employs 23.8 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leffingwell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leffingwell Elementary 762^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leffingwell Elementary in the ranking list.)

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East Whittier City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks East Whittier City Elementary 370^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leffingwell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.71	2116^th	4809	56.0%
2005	48.29	2280^th	4822	52.7%
2006	54.10	2003^rd	4818	58.4%
2007	60.37	1806^th	5113	64.7%
2008	61.28	1799^th	5113	64.8%
2009	71.25	1385^th	5193	73.3%
2010	76.02	1187^th	5314	77.7%
2011	80.67	964^th	5377	82.1%
2012	79.61	1048^th	5390	80.6%
2013	80.29	1032^nd	5530	81.3%
2015	82.03	1032^nd	5611	81.6%
2016	89.11	667^th	5614	88.1%
2017	88.69	720^th	5692	87.4%
2018	92.10	509^th	5662	91.0%
2019	86.62	816^th	5789	85.9%
2022	88.40	779^th	5883	86.8%
2023	90.78	652^nd	5874	88.9%
2024	88.76	762^nd	5862	87.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.39	569^th	2420	76.5%
2024	76.35	404^th	2634	84.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.78	81^st	5084	98.4%
2019	85.17	486^th	5173	90.6%
2022	91.06	306^th	5264	94.2%
2023	93.98	231^st	5374	95.7%
2024	90.33	434^th	5511	92.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.14	346^th	5413	93.6%
2019	78.79	1136^th	5492	79.3%
2022	85.23	860^th	5635	84.7%
2023	91.42	543^rd	5617	90.3%
2024	92.19	490^th	5605	91.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.46	1330^th	2585	48.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.94	740^th	5431	86.4%
2019	91.06	513^th	5510	90.7%
2022	89.30	667^th	5663	88.2%
2023	88.16	719^th	5650	87.3%
2024	82.61	979^th	5636	82.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.69	91^st	4830	98.1%
2019	93.78	167^th	4963	96.6%
2022	93.82	234^th	5084	95.4%
2023	96.56	114^th	5098	97.8%
2024	96.55	110^th	5102	97.8%

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Rank History for White students at Leffingwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.08	121^st	2737	95.6%
2019	83.51	318^th	2834	88.8%
2022	85.54	243^rd	2726	91.1%
2023	89.25	127^th	2662	95.2%
2024	72.42	725^th	2647	72.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Leffingwell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	11	1	1	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	39
1989	22	8	1	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	96
1990	26	4	1	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	88
1991	245	3	19	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	270	3	21	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1993	258	4	17	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	382
1994	235	2	12	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	374
1995	223	2	9	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1996	223	2	9	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1997	222	3	9	177	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
1998	216	1	10	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1999	224	1	4	216	3	n/a	n/a	0	448
2000	230	3	6	200	3	n/a	n/a	0	442
2001	246	5	5	237	3	n/a	n/a	0	496
2002	200	31	13	214	2	n/a	n/a	13	473
2003	200	31	13	214	2	n/a	n/a	13	473
2004	172	21	10	238	2	n/a	n/a	4	447
2005	161	8	17	234	2	n/a	n/a	7	429
2006	141	11	14	248	2	n/a	n/a	16	432
2007	148	10	14	245	0	n/a	n/a	17	434
2008	144	9	12	242	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	407
2009	149	9	10	234	0	1	22	0	425
2010	144	8	7	281	0	1	1	0	442
2011	147	5	10	315	0	1	9	0	487
2012	159	4	12	337	0	2	14	0	528
2013	166	4	15	363	0	2	15	0	565
2014	155	7	17	427	0	1	18	0	625
2015	165	3	21	443	0	1	19	0	652
2016	171	0	18	445	0	1	20	0	655
2017	150	0	19	435	0	1	17	0	622
2018	144	1	20	410	0	0	20	0	595
2019	142	1	20	393	0	0	23	0	579
2020	133	4	20	405	0	0	26	0	588
2021	104	4	25	395	1	0	35	0	564
2022	90	6	27	385	1	0	40	0	549
2023	83	6	29	376	1	0	46	0	541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leffingwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	39	12.0	3.2	n/a
1989	96	11.8	8.1	n/a
1990	88	10.0	8.8	n/a
1991	340	21.7	15.6	n/a
1992	385	22.1	17.4	9.9
1993	382	20.8	18.4	12.6
1994	374	20.8	18.0	13.9
1995	398	22.0	18.1	17.1
1996	398	22.0	18.1	17.1
1997	412	24.0	17.2	15.3
1998	430	26.0	16.5	16.7
1999	448	27.4	16.4	19.9
2000	442	30.0	14.7	15.4
2001	496	31.0	16.0	14.1
2002	473	32.5	14.6	16.7
2003	473	32.5	14.6	16.7
2004	447	32.5	13.8	18.1
2005	429	25.0	17.2	20.4
2006	432	24.0	18.0	20.7
2007	434	24.0	18.1	20.1
2008	407	26.5	15.4	18.4
2009	425	24.5	16.3	26.6
2010	442	25.0	17.6	26.2
2011	487	n/a	n/a	27.9
2012	528	26.7	19.7	n/a
2013	565	24.1	23.3	26.7
2014	625	23.2	26.9	33.1
2015	652	26.0	25.0	34.4
2016	655	26.0	25.1	34.4
2017	622	26.0	23.9	27.3
2018	595	26.0	22.8	31.4
2019	579	24.0	24.1	29.9
2020	588	n/a	n/a	31.1
2021	564	25.0	22.5	30.7
2022	549	25.2	21.7	43
2023	541	23.8	22.7	27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leffingwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	39	12.0	3.2	n/a
1989	96	11.8	8.1	n/a
1990	88	10.0	8.8	n/a
1991	340	21.7	15.6	n/a
1992	385	22.1	17.4	9.9
1993	382	20.8	18.4	12.6
1994	374	20.8	18.0	13.9
1995	398	22.0	18.1	17.1
1996	398	22.0	18.1	17.1
1997	412	24.0	17.2	15.3
1998	430	26.0	16.5	16.7
1999	448	27.4	16.4	19.9
2000	442	30.0	14.7	15.4
2001	496	31.0	16.0	14.1
2002	473	32.5	14.6	16.7
2003	473	32.5	14.6	16.7
2004	447	32.5	13.8	18.1
2005	429	25.0	17.2	20.4
2006	432	24.0	18.0	20.7
2007	434	24.0	18.1	20.1
2008	407	26.5	15.4	18.4
2009	425	24.5	16.3	26.6
2010	442	25.0	17.6	26.2
2011	487	n/a	n/a	27.9
2012	528	26.7	19.7	n/a
2013	565	24.1	23.3	26.7
2014	625	23.2	26.9	33.1
2015	652	26.0	25.0	34.4
2016	655	26.0	25.1	34.4
2017	622	26.0	23.9	27.3
2018	595	26.0	22.8	31.4
2019	579	24.0	24.1	29.9
2020	588	n/a	n/a	31.1
2021	564	25.0	22.5	30.7
2022	549	25.2	21.7	43
2023	541	23.8	22.7	27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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