Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005571
Whitman Elementary
4050 Appleton St., San Diego, CA 92117 · (858) 935-2900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
25.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
74 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 30 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 150% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
48.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.9pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 31.9% | 12.8% | 38.3% |
| Math | 16.3% | 20.4% | 36.7% | 26.5% |
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 | 48.9% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 31.1% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 19.2% |
| 2017-18 | 25.9% | 24.7% |
| 2016-17 | 35.3% | 36.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Whitman Elementary
Whitman Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Elementary this school | 102 | 72.5% | 40.7% |
| Farmington Elementary Farmington | 95 | 74.7% | 30.1% |
| Mission Education Center San Francisco | 105 | 64.8% | 0.0% |
| Cuyama Elementary New Cuyama | 107 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
| Warner Elementary Warner Springs | 106 | 71.7% | 17.3% |
| West Valley Learning Center Patterson | 147 | 68.7% | N/A |
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 Whitman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,418 of 5,151 | #225 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,571 of 5,172 ▼ 694 | #229 of 393 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #2,122 of 5,172 ▲ 873 | #202 of 393 ▲ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.2pp | #142 of 5,116 | #7 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #5,635 of 5,915 | #442 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #2,809 of 5,625 | #151 of 442 |
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
102
-4 (-4%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 102 | 4 | 25.5:1 | 73% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 5 | 21.4:1 | 74% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | 74% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 5 | 21.2:1 | 78% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 9 | 21.4:1 | 71% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | 75% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 80% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 47% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (193 to 102); teachers down 56% (9 to 4).
About Whitman Elementary
Whitman Elementary is one of the public schools in San Diego, California. It is a very small elementary school. It teaches 102 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Whitman Elementary is one of the 174 schools that make up San Diego Unified (94,828 students in total).
At Whitman Elementary, 64% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 17% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Census figures show San Diego County is about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whitman Elementary scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. The school has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 73% of students (74) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Whitman 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 61% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 37.0% for a school in California with Whitman Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Whitman Elementary posts 40.7%.
San Diego County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Whitman Elementary shares San Diego County with 765 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Field Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Whitman Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. The ratio was 21.2:1 in 2020-21 and 25.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Whitman Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Other Whitman Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Whitman Elementary. Whitman Elementary is the 10th largest of the 10.
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Frequently asked questions
About Whitman ElementaryHow large is Whitman Elementary?
Whitman Elementary enrolls approximately 102 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Whitman Elementary serve?
Whitman Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Whitman Elementary?
Approximately 25.5:1 students per teacher at Whitman Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitman Elementary?
At Whitman Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 64% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Whitman Elementary public or private?
Whitman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.