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Enrollment
985
Middle
DISTRICT 872 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061185001312
East Whittier Middle
14421 East Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA 90605 · (562) 789-7220 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL985 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
681 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 302 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 326 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 36% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
46.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 36.1% | 22.0% | 19.7% |
| Math | 24.3% | 22.3% | 27.1% | 26.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 56.5% | 40.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 60.1% | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 61.6% | 42.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Whittier Middle
East Whittier Middle's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Whittier Middle this school | 985 | 69.1% | 51.8% |
| Fillmore Middle Fillmore | 813 | 74.8% | 18.8% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle Redwood City | 808 | 67.5% | 40.4% |
| John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Indio | 1,099 | 67.1% | 40.3% |
| Yolo Junior High Newman | 738 | 74.3% | 25.6% |
| Jurupa Middle Jurupa Valley | 1,105 | 77.1% | 26.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Whittier Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #327 of 1,224 | #71 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #317 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #68 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #351 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #76 of 248 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #402 of 1,214 | #125 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 985 | #209 of 1,377 | #58 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #855 of 1,279 | #179 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #1,031 of 1,278 | #198 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #730 of 1,329 | #226 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #454 of 930 | #124 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
985
-152 (-13%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 985 | 44.2 | 22.3:1 | 69% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 1,051 | 43.9 | 23.9:1 | 73% (772) |
| 2022-23 | 1,056 | 45.8 | 23.1:1 | 68% (718) |
| 2020-21 | 1,137 | 45 | 25.3:1 | 52% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 44.4 | 26.6:1 | 57% (672) |
| 2015-16 | 1,259 | 45 | 28.0:1 | 53% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | N/A | N/A | 49% (567) |
| 2000-01 | 1,017 | 37 | 27.5:1 | 34% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Whittier Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,181 to 985); teachers unchanged (44.4 to 44.2).
About East Whittier Middle
East Whittier Middle sits in Whittier, California, and is classified as a middle school. Enrolled students number 985 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 49% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
East Whittier City Elementary is responsible for 13 schools, East Whittier Middle included, with 7,442 students in all.
Most students at East Whittier Middle are Hispanic: 88% of enrollment. Other students are 8% White. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. East Whittier Middle has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 44.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is about the same, 70%.
Measured against California public middle schools, East Whittier Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, East Whittier Middle is 12.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.8% actual, 39.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Nearest public school: Ocean View Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, East Whittier Middle places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
East Whittier Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 985 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,137. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 22.3:1, from 25.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for East Whittier Middle covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Whittier City Elementary
- Granada MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 643 students
- Leffingwell ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Scott Avenue ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Ceres ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Whittier
- La Serna HighHigh · 2,372 students
- California HighHigh · 2,261 students
- Whittier HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,000 students
- Granada MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion AcadMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean View Elementary0.3 mi · 668
- California High0.9 mi · 2,261
- Mulberry Elementary1.0 mi · 447
- La Serna High1.1 mi · 2,372
- Laurel Elementary1.1 mi · 465
- Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy1.3 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About East Whittier MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at East Whittier Middle?
East Whittier Middle enrolls approximately 985 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Whittier Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Whittier Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Whittier Middle have?
East Whittier Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at East Whittier Middle?
Student demographics at East Whittier Middle are roughly 8% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is East Whittier Middle in?
East Whittier Middle is part of East Whittier City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.