Total enrollment
5,288
-545 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Whittier City
California · 5,288 students · 1 city
13 public K-12 schools sit under Whittier City in California, serving roughly 5,288 students (11 elementary and 2 middle).
4-year change in Whittier City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+1 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Whittier City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #219 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,288 | #249 of 587 | #1,819 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #203 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #387 of 587 | #8,757 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.1% | #193 of 587 | #1,464 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #483 of 530 | #6,092 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 Whittier City
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Daniel Phelan Language Academy at 61.3% proficient to Walter F. Dexter Middle at 25.6%, a gap of 35.7 points. That is the 172nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,082 to 5,221 students (down 14%) and from 233 to 235 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 894 |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle | Whittier | Middle | 06-08 | 610 |
| Wallen L. Andrews | Whittier | Elementary | KG-08 | 542 |
| Daniel Phelan Language Academy | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 507 |
| Longfellow Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 499 |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 446 |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 374 |
| West Whittier Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 346 |
| Mill School and Technology Academy | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 341 |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 338 |
| Orange Grove Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| Whittier Independent Study | Whittier | Elementary | KG-08 | 67 |
| Early Childhood Education Center | Whittier | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Whittier City
Across 13 schools, Whittier City instructs about 5,288 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the school-mix side, Whittier City spans 11 elementary and 2 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Whittier City is about 407, meaningfully below the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 5,833 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,288 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 11 to 12 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Whittier City discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.