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Whittier Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a public school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 364. The school is part of the Phoenix Elementary District, which is ranked 388 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Whittier Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 88.46% Hispanic students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Whittier Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking of 1000 out of 1245 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, only 14% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in science, compared to 34% statewide and 20% in the district. Whittier Elementary's subgroup performance is also concerning, as the school ranks in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby Augustus H. Shaw Montessori school, which is also part of the Phoenix Elementary District, significantly outperforms Whittier Elementary and other nearby schools, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary, Thomas A. Edison School, and Garfield School. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the school's relatively high dropout rates may be contributing factors to Whittier Elementary's poor academic performance, which is also lower than the state average spending per student.

453

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,008

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 N 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 85006-1910

(602) 257-3925

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

High:

North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

African American:

5.3%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

Arizona avg42%

Not ranked this year

Whittier Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

135^th of 289Phoenix Elementary District among Arizona districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	1000 of 1245	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	871 of 1000	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1106 of 1226	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	659 of 1039	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	644 of 1109	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	728 of 1106	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.6	840 of 1079	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	819 of 955	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	952 of 1079	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	951 of 1158	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	936 of 1141	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	767 of 1075	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	556 of 1090	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.3	782 of 1062	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	760 of 895	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	327 of 451	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	1055 of 1219	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1030 of 1219	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	376 of 862	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	608 of 1023	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.8	972 of 1170	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	666 of 716	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1122 of 1198	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	411 of 709	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	381 of 911	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	884 of 1116	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.4	315 of 820	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	871 of 1216	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1149 of 1220	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	611 of 850	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	595 of 1032	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.7	661 of 1027	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	336 of 654	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	555 of 820	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	682 of 1201	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.8	486 of 1161	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	726 of 854	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	671 of 832	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	353 of 605	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	409 of 711	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	253 of 695	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.9	381 of 677	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.5	455 of 521	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	578 of 690	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	627 of 787	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	538 of 772	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	395 of 685	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	478 of 692	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.2	468 of 663	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	551 of 573	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	650 of 806	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	709 of 820	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	403 of 624	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	630 of 760	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	574 of 802	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	167 of 387	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	243 of 543	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	558 of 717	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	210 of 503	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	745 of 810	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	555 of 818	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	294 of 617	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	493 of 650	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	207 of 390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	483 of 789	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	761 of 780	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2021)58th percentile+48 vs school

Native American (2021)49th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)36th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2023)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)28th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+31 vs school

Native American (2021)47th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2021)39th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)24th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile~ school

Male (2023)8th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2021)4th percentile-16 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-17 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 N 16th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3925	453	27	16.8		12 (2.6%)	24 (5.3%)	394 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)				16.0	18.0										$9,008	$971	$314	$2,256	$7,094	$629	$7,723
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	476	22	21.5		145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.2	115^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.1	172^nd of 912 public elementary schools	81.1%	57	67.0	79.0	65.0	80.0	91.0	96.0	50.0	63.0	55.0	57.0	80.0	83.0	65.0	92.0	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	915 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3853	189	22	8.5		22 (11.6%)	14 (7.4%)	125 (66.1%)	6 (3.2%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)		47.0						37.0							$14,053	$1,448	$455	$3,352	$11,294	$856	$12,150
Excelencia School	Public	K-8	2181 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4670	501	32	15.9		9 (1.8%)	53 (10.6%)	420 (83.8%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$12,427	$1,856	$368	$4,079	$7,968	$2,235	$10,203
Thomas A Edison School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 N 18th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3848	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							22.0								$11,273	$1,233	$328	$2,794	$9,406	$306	$9,712
William T Machan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2140 E Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6120	540	39	13.8		26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	495 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		21.0		25.0	22.0										$11,949	$1,693	$416	$3,802	$7,530	$2,309	$9,840
Garfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	811 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3863	403	28	14.3		12 (3.0%)	45 (11.2%)	332 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)		27.0													$11,818	$1,585	$389	$3,559	$9,124	$720	$9,844
Phoenix #1 iAcademy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1817 N 7th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 257-3755	0	2	11.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	2536 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Khalsa Montessori Elementary Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 252-3759	118	14	8.2		59 (50.0%)	4 (3.4%)	28 (23.7%)	4 (3.4%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.9%)								(n/a)		87.0													$12,694	$1,829	$305	$3,962	$5,228	$5,332	$10,560
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	443	31	14.2		25 (5.6%)	56 (12.6%)	332 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)		30.0					18.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary School?

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Whittier Elementary School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary School attend?

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

High : North High School

How many students attend Whittier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

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