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Whittier Elementary School

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Whittier Elementary School ranks 380 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Westerville, Ohio, serving 373 students in grades K-5 and part of the Westerville City School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on the Ohio State Tests, particularly in science, where its 5th-grade students achieved 89.4% proficiency compared to 69.1% for Westerville City and 63.4% for the state.

Whittier Elementary School excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools for African American students and the top 36% for students with disabilities. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, ranking among the top 26 elementary schools in Ohio in 2018-2019, and has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

While Whittier Elementary School outperforms the district and state, some nearby schools within the Westerville City School District, such as Emerson Elementary and Robert Frost Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and high rankings, suggesting a culture of excellence within the district. Whittier's ability to support the academic achievement of a diverse student population, with 40.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is also noteworthy.

367

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,998

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 E Walnut St
Westerville, OH 43081-2310

(614) 797-7300

District: Westerville City

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blendon Middle School
High:	Westerville-South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

African American:

24.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

Ohio avg64%

380^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 828Westerville City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	380 of 1558	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	301 of 1577	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	172 of 1596	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	97 of 1588	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	147 of 1610	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	26 of 1676	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	44 of 1636	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	68 of 1651	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	256 of 1678	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	217 of 1684	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.0	477 of 1687	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	380 of 1701	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	242 of 1709	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	392 of 1686	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	585 of 1662	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	370 of 1610	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	663 of 1582	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	630 of 1609	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	637 of 1504	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	636 of 1501	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.9	663 of 1471	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	31 of 615	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	30 of 603	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	5 of 610	99.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.7	89 of 824	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	18 of 956	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	21 of 1021	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	256 of 1452	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	143 of 1466	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	181 of 1483	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	123 of 1488	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	252 of 1467	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	31 of 1502	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	18 of 1518	98.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.5	93 of 759	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	365 of 1473	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	224 of 1484	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	130 of 1447	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	82 of 1465	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	539 of 1466	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	446 of 1485	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	228 of 1498	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	198 of 1518	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	193 of 1499	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	156 of 1535	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	93 of 1536	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	188 of 935	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	124 of 900	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	36 of 856	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	213 of 1175	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	142 of 1190	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	60 of 1215	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	52 of 1242	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	135 of 1249	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	27 of 1271	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	43 of 1309	96.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)95th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+26 vs state

Mathematics79%+15 vs state

English Language Arts77%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Whittier Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7300	367	19	19.2	42.0%	214 (58.3%)	91 (24.8%)	23 (6.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	77.2	380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	301^st of 1577 public elementary schools	80.9%	79	89.4	73.8	73.8	87.9	73.8	66.7	89.4	$11,998
Hanby Building Elementary School	Public	1-5	56 S State St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7100	363	19	19.4	20.7%	244 (67.2%)	55 (15.2%)	13 (3.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	71.8	493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	68.4%		71.9	501^st of 1577 public elementary schools	68.2%	8	64.7	76.9	89.4	58.8	67.3	78.7	80.4	$13,508
Emerson Elementary School	Public	1-5	44 N Vine St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7080	254	11	22.3	24.4%	158 (62.2%)	26 (10.2%)	18 (7.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.9%)	84.9	173^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	88.9%		85.7	154^th of 1577 public elementary schools	90.2%	19	86.0	86.0	91.7	71.4	76.5	83.3	98.0	$11,866
Cherrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Cherrington Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7050	338	18	18.7	55.6%	149 (44.1%)	112 (33.1%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	58.8	751^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.8%		61.1	735^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.4%	16	51.6	65.1	77.1	61.3	56.3	72.9	72.6	$12,603
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-5	799 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7200	398	20	19.7	29.9%	247 (62.1%)	81 (20.4%)	26 (6.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	78.4	356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%		79.4	332^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	78.9%	24	74.4	71.2	91.5	82.1	66.1	83.1	88.5	$13,042
Pointview Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Pointview Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7250	242	15	15.6	65.7%	82 (33.9%)	73 (30.2%)	44 (18.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	51	881^st of 1558 public elementary schools	43.5%		41.7	1015^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.6%	134	56.8	51.4	90.9	57.9	45.9	55.9	70.3	$11,427
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 North Spring Rd	Westerville	43081	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7280	420	25	17.1	26.7%	290 (69.0%)	72 (17.1%)	29 (6.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	80	308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.2%		78.4	356^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.4%	48	82.6	86.2	81.5	73.9	69.7	78.5	88.4	$13,376
McVay Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 S Hempstead Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7230	591	27	21.9	34.2%	317 (53.6%)	156 (26.4%)	38 (6.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.2%)	75.3	422^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.9%		77	385^th of 1577 public elementary schools	75.6%	37	74.5	81.3	82.4	72.0	73.4	72.0	76.8	$12,401
Annehurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 W Main St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7000	409	20	20.2	42.1%	199 (48.7%)	111 (27.1%)	51 (12.5%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	64.5	637^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.1%		68.7	564^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.2%	73	52.3	73.9	80.3	56.9	70.0	75.8	70.8	$12,875
Huber Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5757 Buenos Aires Blvd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7150	481	24	20.0	69.0%	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.9	959^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.2%	53	58.3	61.2	75.0	47.2	56.5	53.6	65.3	$14,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blendon Middle School
High : Westerville-South High School

What district is Whittier Elementary School in?

Westerville City

How many students attend Whittier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary School?

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 58% White, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Whittier Elementary School a good school?

Whittier Elementary School ranks 380^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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