Whittier Elementary School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Whittier Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school, run under Phoenix Elementary District (4256). It caters to 453 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Phoenix Elementary District (4256) comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,963 students; Whittier Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Whittier Elementary School records that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Whittier Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whittier Elementary School has expanded 11%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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