Is Loma Vista Elementary a good school?

Loma Vista Elementary ranks 3344 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Loma Vista Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 402 students attended Loma Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Loma Vista Elementary?

Students at Loma Vista Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Loma Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard L. Graves Middle High : California High

Loma Vista Elementary

Summary:

Loma Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Whittier, California, serving 402 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the South Whittier Elementary School District, which is ranked 1156 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loma Vista Elementary has shown improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from the bottom 10% of California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to the bottom 40% in 2023-2024. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school outperformed the South Whittier Elementary District average in several key academic areas, including English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. Loma Vista Elementary has particularly strong performance among its male and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools in these categories. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2018-2019 to 17.5% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

When compared to nearby schools, Loma Vista Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the South Whittier Elementary District, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the neighboring Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and East Whittier City Elementary districts. For example, Gardenhill Elementary and Mulberry Elementary, which are within a 1.5-mile radius, have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Loma Vista Elementary's English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown strong performance, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for this subgroup, while the school's disabled student population has struggled, ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

13463 East Meyer Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605-3943

(562) 941-4712

District: South Whittier Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3344^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,060

Students who attend Loma Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard L. Graves Middle
High:	California High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 402

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

3.0%

Asian:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Loma Vista Elementary ranks worse than 57% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.22. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (95%), White (3%), Asian (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the South Whittier Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loma Vista Elementary is 23.9, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Loma Vista Elementary employs 16.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loma Vista Elementary is $6,060, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loma Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Loma Vista Elementary 3344^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Loma Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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South Whittier Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Whittier Elementary 1156^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Loma Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.30	3227^th	4809	32.9%
2005	25.76	3571^st	4822	25.9%
2006	26.74	3533^rd	4818	26.7%
2007	21.54	4170^th	5113	18.4%
2008	18.40	4442^nd	5113	13.1%
2009	16.90	4625^th	5193	10.9%
2010	22.39	4432^nd	5314	16.6%
2011	28.13	4124^th	5377	23.3%
2012	24.32	4360^th	5390	19.1%
2013	31.71	3917^th	5530	29.2%
2015	20.35	4586^th	5611	18.3%
2016	16.42	4917^th	5614	12.4%
2017	15.11	5103^rd	5692	10.3%
2018	14.73	5122^nd	5662	9.5%
2019	17.69	5011^th	5789	13.4%
2022	25.76	4270^th	5883	27.4%
2023	33.16	3631^st	5874	38.2%
2024	37.22	3344^th	5862	43.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.50	2287^th	3246	29.5%
2019	30.86	2421^st	3275	26.1%
2022	30.74	2551^st	3311	23.0%
2023	36.45	2049^th	3250	37.0%
2024	58.50	783^rd	3160	75.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.55	4512^th	5084	11.3%
2019	23.98	4295^th	5173	17.0%
2022	33.52	3545^th	5264	32.7%
2023	43.12	2834^th	5374	47.3%
2024	47.44	2571^st	5511	53.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.75	5148^th	5413	4.9%
2019	18.48	4752^nd	5492	13.5%
2022	26.14	4114^th	5635	27.0%
2023	28.34	3927^th	5617	30.1%
2024	29.80	3808^th	5605	32.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.41	2118^th	2128	0.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.80	4590^th	5431	15.5%
2019	19.00	4747^th	5510	13.8%
2022	26.35	4099^th	5663	27.6%
2023	37.57	3227^th	5650	42.9%
2024	44.08	2810^th	5636	50.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Loma Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.74	4200^th	4830	13.0%
2019	24.63	4058^th	4963	18.2%
2022	34.80	3304^th	5084	35.0%
2023	43.25	2662^nd	5098	47.8%
2024	47.54	2431^st	5102	52.4%

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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 Loma Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	105	0	17	418	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
1989	109	5	14	453	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1990	147	3	13	403	3	n/a	n/a	0	569
1991	113	0	11	460	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
1992	84	4	9	514	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
1993	67	10	12	534	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1994	54	17	11	564	2	n/a	n/a	0	648
1995	46	11	16	718	2	n/a	n/a	0	793
1996	46	11	16	718	2	n/a	n/a	0	793
1997	45	6	11	761	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
1998	27	2	15	536	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	19	6	9	533	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2000	22	8	12	529	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
2001	19	6	12	542	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
2002	21	10	12	525	2	n/a	n/a	0	570
2003	21	10	12	525	2	n/a	n/a	0	570
2004	22	6	6	526	2	n/a	n/a	0	562
2005	19	6	6	495	4	n/a	n/a	0	530
2006	14	3	6	484	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
2007	11	5	8	471	0	n/a	n/a	2	497
2008	10	5	9	480	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
2009	13	4	4	443	2	0	3	0	469
2010	15	2	4	424	1	0	0	0	446
2011	19	2	7	510	0	0	0	0	538
2012	19	1	5	526	0	0	0	0	551
2013	15	2	9	518	0	0	0	0	544
2014	11	2	8	499	0	0	0	0	520
2015	9	3	3	510	0	1	0	0	526
2016	5	2	5	519	3	2	0	0	536
2017	6	1	5	495	0	3	0	0	510
2018	8	3	2	495	1	2	0	0	511
2019	7	3	3	443	0	2	0	0	458
2020	8	4	4	439	0	2	0	0	457
2021	11	3	4	420	0	2	0	0	440
2022	14	3	4	383	0	0	0	0	404
2023	12	3	4	382	0	0	1	0	402

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 Loma Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	19.0	28.4	n/a
1989	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1990	569	20.0	28.4	n/a
1991	587	23.0	25.5	n/a
1992	611	23.4	26.1	80.2
1993	625	22.0	28.4	76
1994	648	23.0	28.2	80.9
1995	793	27.0	29.4	76.9
1996	793	27.0	29.4	76.9
1997	824	32.0	25.8	87
1998	580	29.0	20.0	95
1999	567	25.0	22.7	94.9
2000	572	28.0	20.4	99.5
2001	580	27.0	21.5	84.1
2002	570	25.0	22.8	69.8
2003	570	25.0	22.8	69.8
2004	562	24.0	23.4	94.3
2005	530	23.0	23.0	88.5
2006	507	22.0	23.0	75.7
2007	497	21.0	23.7	78.8
2008	506	20.4	24.8	70.8
2009	469	22.0	20.4	80
2010	446	21.0	21.2	90.6
2011	538	n/a	n/a	83.3
2012	551	18.0	30.6	99.5
2013	544	18.0	30.2	88.8
2014	520	19.0	27.3	88.5
2015	526	19.0	27.6	92.8
2016	536	22.0	24.3	94.2
2017	510	22.0	23.1	91.2
2018	511	21.5	23.7	91.2
2019	458	21.0	21.7	91.7
2020	457	n/a	n/a	91.5
2021	440	16.0	27.5	84.3
2022	404	16.5	24.4	87.1
2023	402	16.7	23.9	91.8

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 Loma Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	19.0	28.4	n/a
1989	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1990	569	20.0	28.4	n/a
1991	587	23.0	25.5	n/a
1992	611	23.4	26.1	80.2
1993	625	22.0	28.4	76
1994	648	23.0	28.2	80.9
1995	793	27.0	29.4	76.9
1996	793	27.0	29.4	76.9
1997	824	32.0	25.8	87
1998	580	29.0	20.0	95
1999	567	25.0	22.7	94.9
2000	572	28.0	20.4	99.5
2001	580	27.0	21.5	84.1
2002	570	25.0	22.8	69.8
2003	570	25.0	22.8	69.8
2004	562	24.0	23.4	94.3
2005	530	23.0	23.0	88.5
2006	507	22.0	23.0	75.7
2007	497	21.0	23.7	78.8
2008	506	20.4	24.8	70.8
2009	469	22.0	20.4	80
2010	446	21.0	21.2	90.6
2011	538	n/a	n/a	83.3
2012	551	18.0	30.6	99.5
2013	544	18.0	30.2	88.8
2014	520	19.0	27.3	88.5
2015	526	19.0	27.6	92.8
2016	536	22.0	24.3	94.2
2017	510	22.0	23.1	91.2
2018	511	21.5	23.7	91.2
2019	458	21.0	21.7	91.7
2020	457	n/a	n/a	91.5
2021	440	16.0	27.5	84.3
2022	404	16.5	24.4	87.1
2023	402	16.7	23.9	91.8

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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