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If you could change one rule at Whittier Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLEDO CITY·NCES 390449001843
Whittier Elementary School
4221 Walker Ave, Toledo, OH 43612 · (419) 671-3600 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
16.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.7% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.6% | 13.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whittier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #1,470 of 1,569 ▲ 4 | #64 of 80 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,467 of 1,569 ▼ 46 | #61 of 80 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #801 of 1,514 | #40 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #527 of 1,808 | #12 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #1,506 of 1,582 | #70 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #116 of 1,590 | #14 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #986 of 992 | #46 of 46 |
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
485
-114 (-19%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 485 | 21 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 96% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 76% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 49 | 18.4:1 | 40% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 934 | 34 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (487 to 485); teachers down 28% (29 to 21).
About Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School is an elementary school in Toledo, Ohio, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 485 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 20% higher.
Toledo City, which runs Whittier Elementary School, has 57 schools and 21,181 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Whittier Elementary School, at 44%. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 16% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Among people living in Lucas County, the Black share is about 19%. Whittier Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 23.1:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.2 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Among Lucas County residents, the median household income is $62,224, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Whittier Elementary School, Lucas County has 142 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
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.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2020-21, when Whittier Elementary School had 599 students, to 2024-25, when it had 485. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 23.1:1 over the same years.
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Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Toledo City
- Start High SchoolHigh · 1,105 students
- Waite High SchoolHigh · 937 students
- Bowsher High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Jesup W. Scott High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 700 students
- Woodward High SchoolHigh · 570 students
Other schools in Toledo
- Whitmer High SchoolHigh · 2,113 students
- Start High SchoolHigh · 1,105 students
- Waite High SchoolHigh · 937 students
- Bowsher High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Jesup W. Scott High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Toledo School For The ArtsHigh · 750 students
Other Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 35.
- Whittier Elementary SchoolWesterville, OH · 367 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolMassillon, OH · 366 students
- Whittier ElementaryHemet, CA · 816 students
- Whittier ElementaryFrederick, MD · 779 students
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence0.4 mi · 129
- Larchmont Elementary School0.9 mi · 394
- Bennett Venture Academy1.1 mi · 460
- Rosa Parks Elementary School1.1 mi · 284
- Mayfair1.3 mi · 170
- Old West End Academy Elementary School1.3 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Whittier Elementary School serve?
Whittier Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School is approximately 23.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whittier Elementary School?
At Whittier Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 44% Black, 15% Two or more.
Is Whittier Elementary School public or private?
Whittier Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Toledo City.
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