Wallen L. Andrews

Wallen L. Andrews is a mid-sized K-5 school in Whittier, California, one of the schools within Whittier City. The school hosts 542 students in grades K through 8.

Wallen L. Andrews is one of 12 schools operated by Whittier City, a district that serves 5,288 students overall.

Demographically, Wallen L. Andrews lists that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% Asian, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wallen L. Andrews has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wallen L. Andrews tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wallen L. Andrews is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Don Julian Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wallen L. Andrews comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Wallen L. Andrews's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 644 (now 542). Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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