Orchard Dale Elementary

Set in Whittier, California, Orchard Dale Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school, operated by East Whittier City Elementary. It teaches 472 students across grades K through 5.

East Whittier City Elementary comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,442 students; Orchard Dale Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Orchard Dale Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder looks like 4% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Orchard Dale Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orchard Dale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Orchard Dale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hillview Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orchard Dale Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orchard Dale Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard Dale Elementary has declined 22%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 10% to 4%.

On this page, members of the Orchard Dale Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.