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Best Elementary Schools in Whittier, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Whittier, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Whittier, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
Whittier, CA elementary schools ranked
How Whittier, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 4B: 14C: 7D: 3
64% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Whittier, CA earn an A or B (4 A grades, 14 B, 7 C, 3 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (100% here, 70% nationally), and 24 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 24% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Daniel Phelan Elementary (52% against 25%, B+), Leffingwell Elementary (63% against 37%, A), Meadow Green Elementary (62% against 37%, A-), Mulberry Elementary (46% against 23%, B), Longfellow Elementary (43% against 20%, B).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): East Whittier City Elementary (5), Whittier City Elementary (3), Lowell Joint (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Ocean View Elementary (639 students, A-, #4), Wallen L Andrews Elementary (578 students, B+, #6), Leffingwell Elementary (541 students, A, #2).
Elementary schools in Whittier, CA that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- C Whittier Independent Study, Whittier
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Whittier, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Whittier, CA
What is the best elementary school in Whittier, CA?
Murphy Ranch Elementary in Whittier ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Whittier, CA with a SchoolGrade of A, 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%.
How are elementary schools in Whittier, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Whittier, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 29 public elementary schools in Whittier, CA; 28 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.