Total enrollment
7,442
-679 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in East Whittier City Elementary
California · 7,442 students · 1 city
East Whittier City Elementary hosts 13 public K-12 schools inside California, collectively enrolling about 7,442 students (around 572 per school).
4-year change in East Whittier City Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How East Whittier City Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #118 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,442 | #199 of 587 | #1,270 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #175 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #461 of 587 | #8,844 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.7% | #294 of 587 | #2,343 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #438 of 530 | #5,014 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside East Whittier City Elementary
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Leffingwell Elementary at 72.3% proficient to Laurel Elementary at 40.0%, a gap of 32.2 points. That is the 200th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 8,594 to 7,442 students (down 13%) and from 344 to 323 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada Middle | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 989 |
| East Whittier Middle | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 985 |
| Ocean View Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 668 |
| Hillview Middle | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 643 |
| Leffingwell Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Scott Avenue Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 494 |
| Ceres Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 492 |
| Orchard Dale Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 472 |
| Murphy Ranch Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 466 |
| Laurel Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 465 |
| Mulberry Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 447 |
| Evergreen Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 392 |
| La Colima Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 378 |
About East Whittier City Elementary
East Whittier City Elementary is a sparse California school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 7,442.
On the school-mix side, East Whittier City Elementary is made up of 10 elementary and 3 middle.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 8,121 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,442 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for East Whittier City Elementary discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.