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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061185007696
Leffingwell Elementary
10625 South Santa Gertrudes, Whittier, CA 90603 · (562) 907-6300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
294 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
40%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
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
69.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 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 | 50.2% | 22.6% | 14.2% | 13.1% |
| Math | 44.9% | 24.8% | 17.9% | 12.4% |
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 | 72.7% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.5% | 70.3% |
| 2021-22 | 74.6% | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 76.6% | 68.2% |
| 2017-18 | 80.5% | 71.3% |
| 2016-17 | 71.3% | 63.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in California's top 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 Leffingwell Elementary
Leffingwell Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leffingwell Elementary this school | 551 | 53.4% | 72.3% |
| Cerra Vista Elementary Hollister | 602 | 52.8% | 30.7% |
| Valley Vista Elementary Bonita | 513 | 53.6% | 39.6% |
| El Roble Elementary Gilroy | 551 | 57.5% | 28.4% |
| Rio Vista Elementary Fillmore | 553 | 57.3% | 33.3% |
| Rancho Santana Hollister | 678 | 53.5% | 26.9% |
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 Leffingwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #552 of 5,151 | #125 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #614 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #133 of 1,129 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #612 of 5,172 ▼ 155 | #134 of 1,129 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,008 of 5,116 | #742 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #1,848 of 5,915 | #363 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,095 of 5,352 | #930 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,457 of 5,354 | #611 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #3,778 of 5,625 | #978 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,011 of 3,837 | #804 of 947 |
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
551
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 551 | 22.5 | 24.5:1 | 53% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 23.8 | 22.7:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 31% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 26 | 25.2:1 | 34% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | N/A | N/A | 28% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 14% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leffingwell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (595 to 551); teachers down 14% (26 to 22.5).
About Leffingwell Elementary
Leffingwell Elementary is an elementary school located in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 551 students.
East Whittier City Elementary enrolls 7,442 students, and its 13 schools include Leffingwell Elementary.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Leffingwell Elementary, at 76%. Smaller groups are 11% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Leffingwell Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.5:1, with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Leffingwell Elementary is 53%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Leffingwell Elementary is a top-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3% with an actual 72.3%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The closest public school to Leffingwell Elementary is Murphy Ranch Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Leffingwell Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 564 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 551. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 22.6:1 to 24.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Leffingwell Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 643 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
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
Nearby schools
- Murphy Ranch Elementary0.7 mi · 466
- Orchard Dale Elementary0.7 mi · 472
- Jordan Elementary0.8 mi · 516
- Hillview Middle0.9 mi · 643
- Scott Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 494
- Granada Middle1.1 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Leffingwell ElementaryHow many students attend Leffingwell Elementary?
Leffingwell Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Leffingwell Elementary serve?
Leffingwell Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leffingwell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leffingwell Elementary is approximately 24.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leffingwell Elementary?
Leffingwell Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Leffingwell Elementary?
Leffingwell Elementary is overseen by East Whittier City Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.