Los Nietos

Summary:

The Los Nietos district in California consists of four schools serving grades K-8, with three elementary schools and one middle school, educating about 1,210 students in a predominantly high-need community.

Among the elementary schools, Ada S. Nelson Elementary stands out with the strongest test scores in English and math and the best state ranking, while also maintaining the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate. Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary shows more variability in its performance from year to year. Aeolian Elementary faces significant challenges, ranking and testing substantially lower than the other schools in the district, highlighting an important area for targeted support.

The Los Nietos Middle school is a notable success story, showing impressive improvement to earn a 4-star rating and achieving the highest English proficiency rate in the district. Overall, the district's schools keep student absenteeism below the state average, and while they perform close to state averages in English and math, science is a consistent area for growth across all grade levels.

District Detail

8324 South Westman Ave.
Whittier, CA 90606-3314

(562) 692-0271

SchoolDigger Rank:
676^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 1,210

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-6	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	283	13	21.7	91.2%	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	266 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.3	4293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		42.8	3012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	1281	20.4		20.4	24.4	23.1	44.9	37.5			33.3	15.6	10.3	34.7	19.6			20.6	89.1	93.5	93.5	93.5	$22,048	$3,348	$18,700
Los Nietos Middle	Public	7-8	11425 East Rivera Rd.	Los Nietos	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 695-0637	262	15	18.0	89.3%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	251 (95.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.1	804^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		54.1	1038^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	234		24.0	24.0					61.7	63.1	61.9					37.6	40.8	38.9					$26,524	$2,918	$23,606
Ada S. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 South Vicki Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0615	358	14	25.5	84.1%	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60	2069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.6	1952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	117	26.9		26.9	45.2	54.9	59.6	52.5			53.5	56.8	47.1	37.7	37.5			44.7					$19,646	$2,616	$17,030
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-6	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.9	1735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	1058	24.4		24.4	14.3	37.2	53.7	60.0			43.4	28.6	37.2	29.3	52.5			37.5	88.9			92.6	$24,639	$4,337	$20,302

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier Union High	0.73 mi	7	540^th
Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	0.78 mi	1
Whittier City	1 mi	13	590^th
Little Lake City Elementary	1.15 mi	9	336^th
El Rancho Unified	1.52 mi	14	922^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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