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Los Nietos Schools
Los Nietos is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Whittier). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Los Nietos on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Los Nietos
4 of 4 schools in Los Nietos carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Los Nietos
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- B Los Nietos Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Ada S Nelson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Aeolian Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Los Nietos
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B Los Nietos Middle, Los Nietos
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Ada S Nelson Elementary, Whittier
- D+ Aeolian Elementary, Whittier
- C+ Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary, Santa Fe Springs
Where Los Nietos schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Whittier (2)
- Santa Fe Springs (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,251 students with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers and 154 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0622890
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Whittier Union High (7 schools, 2 mi)
- Little Lake City Elementary (9 schools, 2 mi)
- El Rancho Unified (13 schools, 2 mi)
- South Whittier Elementary (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Whittier City Elementary (11 schools, 3 mi)
- East Whittier City Elementary (13 schools, 3 mi)
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified (25 schools, 4 mi)
- Downey Unified (22 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about Los Nietos
How many schools are in Los Nietos?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Los Nietos, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Los Nietos serve?
The largest by graded schools: Whittier, Santa Fe Springs.
How good are the schools in Los Nietos?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 36% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 17.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Los Nietos?
1,251 students were enrolled in Los Nietos in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Los Nietos?
Los Nietos is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Whittier. Its boundary covers about 3.5 sq mi.