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Whittier Elementary School

Summary:

Whittier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Westerville, Ohio, serving 374 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 26 and 301 over the past 10 years and a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating excellent academic performance.

Whittier Elementary students consistently outperform the state and Westerville City School District averages in Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student groups, such as African American students, White students, and students with disabilities, consistently ranking among the top schools in Ohio for these subgroups. Additionally, Whittier Elementary has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 14.9% in 2021-2022 to 8.0% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Westerville City School District, Whittier Elementary consistently outperforms the other elementary schools in state assessment proficiency rates, often by a significant margin. Schools like McVay Elementary School, Annehurst Elementary School, and Huber Ridge Elementary School have lower rankings and proficiency rates compared to Whittier.


Detail:

Public K-5

 130 E Walnut St
       Westerville, OH  43081-2310

(614) 797-7300

District: Westerville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
301st of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Blendon Middle School
High:    Westerville-South High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  374

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.8%
African American:
20.1%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.4% Help


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Compare Details Whittier Elementary School ranks better than 80.9% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whittier Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Whittier Elementary School 301st of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Whittier Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Westerville City:

SchoolDigger ranks Westerville City 255th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Whittier Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.90 663rd 1471 54.9%
2005 62.67 636th 1501 57.6%
2006 63.67 637th 1504 57.6%
2007 66.32 630th 1609 60.8%
2008 64.37 663rd 1582 58.1%
2009 74.58 370th 1610 77.0%
2010 69.38 585th 1662 64.8%
2011 75.23 392nd 1686 76.7%
2012 79.08 242nd 1709 85.8%
2013 75.91 380th 1701 77.7%
2014 74.00 477th 1687 71.7%
2015 82.06 217th 1684 87.1%
2016 81.56 256th 1678 84.7%
2017 87.69 68th 1651 95.9%
2018 89.36 44th 1636 97.3%
2019 90.89 26th 1676 98.4%
2021 88.28 147th 1610 90.9%
2022 88.68 97th 1588 93.9%
2023 86.13 172nd 1596 89.2%
2024 80.78 301st 1577 80.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.07 36th 856 95.8%
2024 75.91 124th 900 86.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.28 82nd 1465 94.4%
2023 84.69 130th 1447 91.0%
2024 78.81 224th 1484 84.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.65 18th 1518 98.8%
2019 89.12 31st 1502 97.9%
2021 81.74 252nd 1467 82.8%
2022 86.75 123rd 1488 91.7%
2023 84.44 181st 1483 87.8%
2024 85.26 143rd 1466 90.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.88 21st 1021 97.9%
2019 95.76 18th 956 98.1%
2022 79.70 89th 824 89.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.50 93rd 759 87.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.07 93rd 1536 93.9%
2019 84.80 156th 1535 89.8%
2021 85.25 193rd 1499 87.1%
2022 84.35 198th 1518 87.0%
2023 83.15 228th 1498 84.8%
2024 72.67 446th 1485 70.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 97.70 5th 610 99.2%
2024 90.63 30th 603 95.0%
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Rank History for White students at Whittier Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.94 43rd 1309 96.7%
2019 88.96 27th 1271 97.9%
2021 85.33 135th 1249 89.2%
2022 88.10 52nd 1242 95.8%
2023 87.02 60th 1215 95.1%
2024 82.64 142nd 1190 88.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Whittier Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 437 15 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1989 429 23 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1990 308 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1991 304 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1992 457 22 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1993 458 20 6 5 5 n/a n/a 0 494
1994 450 15 6 5 12 n/a n/a 0 488
1995 474 12 5 2 13 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 474 12 5 2 13 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 468 9 4 5 9 n/a n/a 0 495
1998 462 11 10 6 11 n/a n/a 0 500
1999 435 7 10 6 7 n/a n/a 0 465
2000 463 9 12 4 2 n/a n/a 0 490
2001 465 17 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 299 21 5 14 1 n/a n/a 8 348
2003 299 21 5 14 1 n/a n/a 8 348
2004 304 28 6 19 1 n/a n/a 11 369
2005 269 52 12 25 1 n/a n/a 13 372
2006 236 39 13 23 3 n/a n/a 13 327
2007 226 45 13 16 0 n/a n/a 16 316
2008 198 39 16 17 0 n/a n/a 9 279
2009 207 41 18 19 0 n/a n/a 24 309
2010 230 49 21 22 1 n/a n/a 24 347
2011 239 41 14 23 0 0 24 0 341
2012 255 35 16 34 1 0 26 0 367
2013 278 28 18 15 1 0 26 0 366
2014 239 25 16 15 1 0 26 0 322
2015 231 23 10 9 1 0 29 0 303
2016 255 28 10 8 1 0 28 0 330
2017 245 23 9 15 1 0 34 0 327
2018 240 34 8 14 1 0 32 0 329
2019 253 36 9 8 1 0 36 0 343
2020 279 28 6 12 0 0 49 0 374
2021 253 23 5 7 0 0 39 0 327
2022 265 26 8 13 0 0 41 0 353
2023 246 75 6 15 0 0 32 0 374

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 Whittier Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 21.0 21.7 0
1989 457 23.0 19.8 n/a
1990 315 17.6 17.8 n/a
1991 311 15.0 20.7 n/a
1992 487 20.0 24.3 14.2
1993 494 17.4 28.4 14
1994 488 17.0 28.7 13.3
1995 506 20.7 24.4 9.9
1996 506 20.7 24.4 9.9
1997 495 20.0 24.8 8.3
1998 500 20.7 24.2 7.8
1999 465 22.9 20.3 11
2000 490 21.0 23.3 6.1
2001 493 19.8 24.9 4.5
2002 348 18.4 18.9 13.8
2003 348 18.4 18.9 13.8
2004 369 17.3 21.3 13.1
2005 372 21.1 17.6 21.4
2006 327 20.7 15.8 23.9
2007 316 17.1 18.5 24.7
2008 279 18.6 15.0 n/a
2009 309 18.1 17.1 24.6
2010 347 15.0 23.1 32.8
2011 341 16.0 21.3 22.3
2012 367 19.5 18.8 23.4
2013 366 20.1 18.1 21.9
2014 322 17.1 18.8 23
2015 303 n/a n/a 19.1
2016 330 17.0 19.4 21.2
2017 327 16.1 20.3 19
2018 329 17.1 19.2 17.6
2019 343 16.8 20.4 16.9
2020 374 17.9 20.8 18.2
2021 327 16.8 19.3 n/a
2022 353 17.4 20.2 n/a
2023 374 19.2 19.4 25.4

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 Whittier Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 21.0 21.7 0
1989 457 23.0 19.8 n/a
1990 315 17.6 17.8 n/a
1991 311 15.0 20.7 n/a
1992 487 20.0 24.3 14.2
1993 494 17.4 28.4 14
1994 488 17.0 28.7 13.3
1995 506 20.7 24.4 9.9
1996 506 20.7 24.4 9.9
1997 495 20.0 24.8 8.3
1998 500 20.7 24.2 7.8
1999 465 22.9 20.3 11
2000 490 21.0 23.3 6.1
2001 493 19.8 24.9 4.5
2002 348 18.4 18.9 13.8
2003 348 18.4 18.9 13.8
2004 369 17.3 21.3 13.1
2005 372 21.1 17.6 21.4
2006 327 20.7 15.8 23.9
2007 316 17.1 18.5 24.7
2008 279 18.6 15.0 n/a
2009 309 18.1 17.1 24.6
2010 347 15.0 23.1 32.8
2011 341 16.0 21.3 22.3
2012 367 19.5 18.8 23.4
2013 366 20.1 18.1 21.9
2014 322 17.1 18.8 23
2015 303 n/a n/a 19.1
2016 330 17.0 19.4 21.2
2017 327 16.1 20.3 19
2018 329 17.1 19.2 17.6
2019 343 16.8 20.4 16.9
2020 374 17.9 20.8 18.2
2021 327 16.8 19.3 n/a
2022 353 17.4 20.2 n/a
2023 374 19.2 19.4 25.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Whittier Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,021
2022 $10,530
2023 $11,839

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Whittier Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 26th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 172nd of 1596 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School)95.787.1
 8.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)74.372.9
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School)95.882.9
 12.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)78.474.9
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School)97.978.6
 19.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)7973.8
 5.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School)97.982.9
 15%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)71.166.9
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Whittier Elementary School)86.587.8
 1.3%
   5th Grade Science (Westerville City)70.671
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School)92.286.5
 5.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)71.270.4
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School)92.394.6
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)77.380.2
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students343374
 9%
African American3675
 108.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian96
 33.3%
Hispanic815
 87.5%
Pacific Islander00
White253246
 2.8%
Two or More Races3632
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.9%25.4%
 8.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 374 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

Whittier Elementary School ranks 301st of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 66% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blendon Middle School
High : Westerville-South High School


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