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Whittier City Elementary Schools
Whittier City Elementary is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Whittier). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Whittier City Elementary 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 Whittier City Elementary
11 of 11 schools in Whittier City Elementary carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 6C: 5
Best schools in Whittier City Elementary
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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+ Daniel Phelan Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Wallen L Andrews Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Mill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Longfellow Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Katherine Edwards Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Lou Henry Hoover Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Christian Sorensen Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ West Whittier Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Lydia Jackson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Orange Grove Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Whittier City Elementary
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B Katherine Edwards Middle, Whittier
- C- Walter F Dexter Middle, Whittier
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- C+ Christian Sorensen Elementary, Whittier
- B+ Daniel Phelan Elementary, Whittier
- B Longfellow Elementary, Whittier
- B- Lou Henry Hoover Elementary, Whittier
- C Lydia Jackson Elementary, Whittier
- B+ Mill Elementary, Whittier
- C Orange Grove Elementary, Whittier
- B+ Wallen L Andrews Elementary, Whittier
- C+ West Whittier Elementary, Whittier
Where Whittier City Elementary schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Whittier (11)
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: 5,366 students with 242 full-time-equivalent teachers and 614 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0642450
- 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)
- El Rancho Unified (13 schools, 3 mi)
- Los Nietos (4 schools, 3 mi)
- East Whittier City Elementary (13 schools, 4 mi)
- Mountain View Elementary (8 schools, 4 mi)
- El Monte Union High (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Hacienda la Puente Unified (35 schools, 5 mi)
- South Whittier Elementary (6 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Whittier City Elementary
How many schools are in Whittier City Elementary?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Whittier City Elementary, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Whittier City Elementary serve?
The largest by graded schools: Whittier.
How good are the schools in Whittier City Elementary?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Whittier City Elementary?
5,366 students were enrolled in Whittier City Elementary in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Whittier City Elementary?
Whittier City Elementary is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Whittier. Its boundary covers about 14.7 sq mi.