Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190771000384
Whittier Elementary School
1310 2nd Ave S, Clinton, IA 52732 · (563) 243-3230 · Clinton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
134 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
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 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.6% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 90.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Whittier Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Elementary School this school | 331 | 40.5% | 82.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Mason City | 292 | 39.4% | 81.8% |
| Wilkins Elementary School Marion | 348 | 41.1% | 69.1% |
| Dyersville Elementary School Dyersville | 322 | 38.2% | N/A |
| Ledges Elementary School Boone | 336 | 40.8% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary School Marion | 267 | 42.3% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa 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 Whittier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #77 of 564 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #74 of 564 ▼ 38 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #46 of 564 ▲ 22 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #317 of 705 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #223 of 561 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #303 of 561 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #356 of 666 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #117 of 359 | #1 of 7 |
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
331
-65 (-16%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 331 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 29.1 | 11.6:1 | 39% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 28.6 | 12.4:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 42% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 26.8 | 15.0:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 45% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 39% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (402 to 331); teachers down 5% (26.8 to 25.5).
About Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Clinton, Iowa, (ZIP code 52732). The school's 331 students are in kindergarten through 5.
The Clinton Comm School District system has 6 schools and 3,248 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Whittier Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. County-wide, 90% of Clinton County residents are White. By the diversity index, Whittier Elementary School comes in at 36%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. Whittier Elementary School reports 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Clinton County.
Whittier Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 11.2 points (82.9% versus 71.7%), a top-10% result in Iowa on BeatsExpectations.
Clinton County has about 46,268 residents, and median household income is about $66,981, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 18 public schools in Clinton County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,129.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Whittier Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 331, 16% below the 396 of 2020-21.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Comm School District
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 35.
- Whittier Elementary SchoolIndianola, IA · 369 students
- Whittier ElementaryHemet, CA · 816 students
- Whittier ElementaryFrederick, MD · 779 students
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 550 students
- Whittier ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 376
- Bluff Elementary School0.8 mi · 372
- Clinton High School0.8 mi · 981
- Clinton Middle School1.1 mi · 745
- Eagle Heights Elementary School2.4 mi · 443
- Fulton High School3.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier Elementary SchoolHow large is Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Whittier Elementary School serve?
Whittier Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Whittier Elementary School have?
Whittier Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Whittier Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whittier Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Whittier Elementary School in?
Whittier Elementary School is part of Clinton Comm School District.
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