Whittier Elementary

Located at 1761 Walnut Ave., in Long Beach, California, Whittier Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that instructs 526 students (grades K through 5), run under Long Beach Unified.

Whittier Elementary is one of 82 schools operated by Long Beach Unified, a district that serves 62,255 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whittier Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Asian, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. 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, Whittier Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Whittier Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that 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. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Whittier Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jessie Nelson Academy, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whittier Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Whittier Elementary's enrollment has fell 48% since 2018, when it stood at 1,006 (now 526). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.0:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.