Total enrollment
2,253
+14 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in South Whittier Elementary
California · 2,253 students · 1 city
Public K-12 enrollment in South Whittier Elementary totals about 2,253 students across 6 schools (an average of 376 students per school).
4-year change in South Whittier Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How South Whittier Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #410 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,253 | #411 of 587 | #4,061 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #396 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #332 of 587 | #8,690 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 90.7% | #32 of 587 | #693 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #499 of 530 | #6,496 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 South Whittier Elementary
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Howard J. McKibben Elementary at 35.9% proficient to Carmela Elementary at 21.1%, a gap of 14.9 points. That is the 375th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,504 to 2,253 students (down 10%) and from 107 to 103 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard L. Graves Middle | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 484 |
| Los Altos Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 457 |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 430 |
| Loma Vista Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 379 |
| Carmela Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 317 |
| Lake Marie Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 186 |
About South Whittier Elementary
South Whittier Elementary is a thinly populated California school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 2,253.
For a sense of the school types, South Whittier Elementary comprises 5 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, South Whittier Elementary runs about 376 students per school, 35% below the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,253 students, remained close to its prior level from the 2,239 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for South Whittier Elementary discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.