Whittier Elementary School

Set in Westerville, Ohio, Whittier Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Westerville City. It educates 367 students across grades K through 5.

Within Westerville City, which oversees 24 schools and 14,589 students, Whittier Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Whittier Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 25% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Whittier Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Whittier Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.0%, the actual is 81.0%, a residual of +8.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Whittier Elementary School is one.

Blendon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whittier Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 72.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Whittier Elementary School's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 367). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 73% to 58%.

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