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What's the state of after-school transportation at Howard J. McKibben Elementary?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WHITTIER ELEMENTARY·NCES 063756006357
Howard J. McKibben Elementary
10550 Mills Ave., Whittier, CA 90604 · (562) 944-9878 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
371 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 96% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
36.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.9pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 39.1% |
| Math | 14.3% | 20.7% | 22.7% | 42.4% |
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 | 36.1% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 52.8% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 37.2% |
| 2016-17 | 47.8% | 34.8% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Howard J. McKibben Elementary
Howard J. McKibben Elementary's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary this school | 430 | 86.3% | 35.9% |
| Jack Franscioni Elementary Soledad | 439 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
| Mountain Vista Fillmore | 430 | 87.0% | 29.5% |
| McKinnon Salinas | 439 | 85.4% | 22.6% |
| Williams Primary Elementary Williams | 407 | 85.7% | 26.1% |
| Highland Elementary Visalia | 438 | 87.2% | 24.0% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Howard J. McKibben Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,874 of 5,151 | #717 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #2,752 of 5,172 ▲ 287 | #700 of 1,129 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #3,319 of 5,172 ▼ 903 | #802 of 1,129 ▼ 248 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #1,070 of 5,116 | #351 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,288 of 5,915 | #682 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,667 of 5,352 | #856 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #4,826 of 5,354 | #1,012 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #1,542 of 5,625 | #569 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #343 of 1,139 | #57 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
430
+81 (+23%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 430 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 86% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 19.4 | 20.9:1 | 87% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 85% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 14 | 24.9:1 | 80% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 88% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 15 | 27.2:1 | 84% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | N/A | N/A | 58% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 59% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard J. McKibben Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (372 to 430); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Howard J. McKibben Elementary
Howard J. McKibben Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Whittier, California, administered by South Whittier Elementary. Enrollment totals 430 students across kindergarten through 6.
Besides Howard J. McKibben Elementary, South Whittier Elementary runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 2,253 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Howard J. McKibben Elementary is Hispanic, at 93%. Other reported shares: 3% White. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Howard J. McKibben Elementary scores 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howard J. McKibben Elementary is 23.9:1, based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Howard J. McKibben Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Howard J. McKibben Elementary is 29.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.9%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Howard J. McKibben Elementary.
Ceres Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Howard J. McKibben Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Howard J. McKibben Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.9% against a local average of 39.6%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 23%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.9:1 in 2020-21, and 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Howard J. McKibben Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 South Whittier Elementary
- Richard L. Graves MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Los Altos ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Loma Vista ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Carmela ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Lake Marie ElementaryElementary · 186 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
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
Nearby schools
- Ceres Elementary0.6 mi · 492
- Lake Marie Elementary0.7 mi · 186
- Carmela Elementary0.7 mi · 317
- Mulberry Elementary0.8 mi · 447
- Richard L. Graves Middle0.8 mi · 484
- Loma Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Howard J. McKibben ElementaryHow many students attend Howard J. McKibben Elementary?
Howard J. McKibben Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-06.
Is Howard J. McKibben Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howard J. McKibben Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard J. McKibben Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howard J. McKibben Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howard J. McKibben Elementary?
At Howard J. McKibben Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard J. McKibben Elementary?
Howard J. McKibben Elementary is overseen by South Whittier Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.