Whittier Independent Study

Located at 11532 Floral Dr., in Whittier, California, Whittier Independent Study is a very small elementary school that enrolls 67 students (grades K through 8), operated by Whittier City. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Whittier City comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,288 students; Whittier Independent Study is among them.

In terms of who attends, Whittier Independent Study records that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 4% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Whittier Independent Study has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 33.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Whittier Independent Study higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Whittier Independent Study is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Walter F. Dexter Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whittier Independent Study.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.