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Whittier Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Whittier Middle is a public middle school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 709 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District, which is ranked 790 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Whittier Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas middle schools over the past decade, currently ranking 2207 out of 2344 middle schools in the state.

Whittier Middle's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.33% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 54.21% statewide. The school's subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students, all perform significantly below their peers across the state. Whittier Middle also has consistently higher dropout rates compared to the state and district averages, with a 2.8% dropout rate in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the challenges, Whittier Middle's performance on the STAAR Algebra I End-of-Course exam is a bright spot, with the school consistently outperforming the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 76.6% to 96% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Neff Middle, Tafolla Middle, and Gus Garcia Middle, Whittier Middle's academic performance is consistently lower, despite comparable funding and student-teacher ratios.

656

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,201

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Edison Dr
San Antonio, TX 78201-3499

(210) 738-9755

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Whittier Middle usually attend:

High:

Edison High School

Feeder schools for Whittier Middle:

Elementary:	Arnold Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Neal Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

1.1%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Texas avg45%

2,207^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 961San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2207 of 2344	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1995 of 2372	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1928 of 2330	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1985 of 2254	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	2132 of 2252	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1565 of 2193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1731 of 2080	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1832 of 2027	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1552 of 1987	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	1474 of 2043	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.2	1449 of 1987	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	1531 of 1973	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1497 of 1951	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.5	1239 of 1895	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	1192 of 1803	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	1287 of 1763	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	1147 of 1718	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	1198 of 1684	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	1171 of 1585	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	1434 of 1582	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	1408 of 1573	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1790 of 2182	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1992 of 2118	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	976 of 2058	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	1504 of 2008	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1343 of 1428	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1302 of 1770	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1122 of 1720	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1219 of 1643	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1270 of 1592	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	613 of 1445	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	960 of 1376	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1721 of 1825	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1835 of 2242	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1880 of 2241	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2049 of 2221	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	2044 of 2151	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1575 of 2047	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1737 of 2008	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1093 of 1230	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1304 of 1481	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1309 of 1488	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1395 of 1501	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1103 of 1446	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1224 of 1430	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1622 of 1731	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1643 of 2119	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1668 of 2116	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1800 of 2077	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1939 of 2043	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1200 of 1935	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1490 of 1895	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1707 of 1820	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1777 of 2235	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1771 of 2251	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1886 of 2220	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	2065 of 2172	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1166 of 2073	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1574 of 2039	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1738 of 1818	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1922 of 2246	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1860 of 2245	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1907 of 2228	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	2071 of 2168	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1445 of 2069	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1633 of 2030	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	675 of 1568	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1229 of 1891	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1133 of 1815	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1387 of 1757	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1464 of 1712	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	508 of 1626	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	818 of 1597	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.6	1642 of 1733	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1561 of 1684	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1669 of 1673	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+51 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2024)5th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I77%+30 vs state

Reading31%-23 vs state

Science22%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

Social Studies7%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Edison Dr	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9755	656	46	14.3	89.2%	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	636 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	11.8	2207^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.8%		21.5	1995^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.9%	212							76.6						28.3	30.9	32.5				8.9	9.2	10.6		22.0	7.1	$11,201
Agnes Cotton Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	1616 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9780	455	34	13.4	89.7%	22 (4.8%)	7 (1.5%)	424 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	1912^th of 4651 public middle schools	58.9%		61.4	749^th of 2372 public middle schools	68.4%	1163	47.6	35.7	0.0	71.4			75.0			59.6	48.6	48.5	50.0	52.4	61.7	55.6	50.6	45.2	58.4	15.4	66.1	18.9	43.3	15.0	$9,915
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1130 E Sunshine Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6520	597	42	14.1	91.3%	14 (2.3%)	21 (3.5%)	551 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	9.9	2231^st of 2344 public middle schools	4.8%		11.5	2243^rd of 2372 public middle schools	5.4%	12							64.9		41.3				26.4	23.3	29.2				9.9	3.7	17.1		22.1	2.5	$14,605
Nimitz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5426 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-5300	995	60	16.5	66.6%	129 (13.0%)	30 (3.0%)	802 (80.6%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)	33.8	1595^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.0%		37.9	1478^th of 2372 public middle schools	37.7%	117							55.6						44.9	37.2	44.6				22.4	8.4	33.9		46.0	22.6	$10,414
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	4538 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-4400	640	45	14.1	74.8%	69 (10.8%)	36 (5.6%)	496 (77.5%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	26.1	1861^st of 2344 public middle schools	20.6%		31.7	1686^th of 2372 public middle schools	28.9%	175							50.0						41.9	37.6	39.6				12.0	13.9	44.1		30.0	13.7	$13,634
Gus Garcia Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Ruiz St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4160	684	37	18.5	96.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	652 (95.3%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.9	2075^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.5%		16.7	2108^th of 2372 public middle schools	11.1%	33							63.0	64.9					34.8	33.9	21.3				37.6	16.0	13.4		4.1	4.5	$11,476
KIPP Camino Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4343 W Commerce St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 829-4200	408	21	19.4	94.4%	18 (4.4%)	13 (3.2%)	364 (89.2%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18.6	2059^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.2%		19.8	2042^nd of 2372 public middle schools	13.9%	17			40.0		20.0	40.0	29.7					38.8	26.9	30.1	44.0			25.9	15.7	15.5		9.4	30.8	11.0	$8,139
Alter Middle	Public	6-8	103 W Rampart	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-7400	67	82	.8	83.6%	7 (10.4%)	12 (17.9%)	47 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$34,470
Neff Middle	Public	6-8	5227 Evers Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4100	810	65	12.4	75.3%	53 (6.5%)	82 (10.1%)	626 (77.3%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	17.6	2083^rd of 2344 public middle schools	11.1%		19.2	2059^th of 2372 public middle schools	13.2%	24							48.3						36.4	23.7	37.5				10.0	4.7	15.6		30.2	19.5	$11,686
Tafolla College Prep Middle	Public	6	1303 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 978-7930	180	11	16.0	97.2%	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	171 (95.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Middle

Is Whittier Middle a good school?

Whittier Middle ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Middle?

Students at Whittier Middle are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Whittier Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Whittier Middle.

What high school do graduates of Whittier Middle attend?

Students who attend Whittier Middle usually go on to attend Edison High School

What district is Whittier Middle in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

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