Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITTIER CITY·NCES 064245006949
West Whittier Elementary
6411 South Norwalk Blvd., Whittier, CA 90606 · (562) 789-3240 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
263 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
44.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.2pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +26.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.8% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 31.4% |
| Math | 17.4% | 23.9% | 27.1% | 31.6% |
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 | 44.2% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 35.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 34.3% |
| 2018-19 | 44.4% | 53.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 39.2% | 35.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 West Whittier Elementary
West Whittier Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Whittier Elementary this school | 346 | 76.0% | 42.0% |
| Harding Street Elementary Sylmar | 357 | 77.9% | 44.3% |
| William W. Orr Elementary Norwalk | 353 | 77.3% | 60.6% |
| La Colima Elementary Whittier | 378 | 77.2% | 47.1% |
| Silver Wing Elementary San Diego | 335 | 75.5% | 36.1% |
| Alta Elementary Reedley | 364 | 78.0% | 47.2% |
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 West Whittier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,304 of 5,151 | #548 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,201 of 5,172 ▲ 111 | #546 of 1,129 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,524 of 5,172 ▼ 55 | #607 of 1,129 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,576 of 5,116 | #455 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #4,322 of 5,915 | #937 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #880 of 5,352 | #275 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #4,385 of 5,354 | #858 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #2,548 of 5,625 | #787 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #3,795 of 3,837 | #945 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
346
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
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 | 346 | 17.4 | 19.9:1 | 76% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 17.4 | 20.8:1 | 80% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 17.4 | 20.3:1 | 61% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 80% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 15.1 | 23.1:1 | 86% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 17 | 22.0:1 | 89% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 84% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 79% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 18 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Whittier Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (348 to 346); teachers up 15% (15.1 to 17.4).
About West Whittier Elementary
West Whittier Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Whittier, California. The school enrolls 346 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
West Whittier Elementary is among 12 schools run by Whittier City, which serves 5,288 students.
The student body at West Whittier Elementary is 89% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial and 2% White. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.9:1, with 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 76% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for West Whittier Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Whittier Elementary, the prediction is 35.0% and the result is 42.0%.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The closest public school to West Whittier Elementary is Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad, about 0.2 miles away. West Whittier Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 42.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
West Whittier Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when West Whittier Elementary had 361 students, to 2024-25, when it had 346. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Whittier City
- Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion AcadMiddle · 894 students
- Walter F. Dexter MiddleMiddle · 610 students
- Wallen L. AndrewsElementary · 542 students
- Daniel Phelan Language AcademyElementary · 507 students
- Longfellow ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Christian Sorensen Science AcademyElementary · 446 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
- Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad0.2 mi · 894
- Daniel Phelan Language Academy0.5 mi · 507
- Christian Sorensen Science Academy0.7 mi · 446
- Orange Grove Elementary0.8 mi · 324
- Walter F. Dexter Middle0.9 mi · 610
- Whittier Independent Study0.9 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About West Whittier ElementaryHow many students attend West Whittier Elementary?
West Whittier Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Whittier Elementary serve?
West Whittier Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Whittier Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Whittier Elementary is approximately 19.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Whittier Elementary?
At West Whittier Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is West Whittier Elementary in?
West Whittier Elementary is part of Whittier City.
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