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East Whittier Middle

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East Whittier Middle ranks 613 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 78% of California middle schools

Summary

East Whittier Middle is a well-regarded public middle school serving about 985 students in grades 6-8 in the East Whittier City Elementary district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above state averages in all core subjects.

The school stands out for its effective support of its student community, achieving strong academic results even as a significant portion of students face economic need. It performs exceptionally well for Hispanic students and those from low-income families, ranking in the state's top tiers for these groups. Notably, the school has made great strides in reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic and shows particular strength in mathematics compared to nearby schools like Reginald M. Benton Middle and Los Nietos Middle. It also operates very efficiently, delivering these results with lower per-student spending than several neighboring schools with similar or lower performance.

Within its own district, East Whittier Middle sits solidly in the middle among its peers, outperforming Hillview Middle while trailing the higher-ranked Granada Middle. Its consistency is a key strength, maintaining its 4-star rating for eight consecutive years. An area for attention is the recent volatility in its performance for students in special education, though the school demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting homeless students.

985

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,856

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14421 East Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90605-2188

(562) 789-7220

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Feeder schools for East Whittier Middle:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary
	Laurel Elementary
	Ocean View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

California avg41%

613^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the East Whittier City Elementary

355^th of 1,543East Whittier City Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	613 of 2761	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	594 of 2783	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	554 of 2781	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	713 of 2740	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	661 of 2715	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	645 of 2480	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	656 of 2508	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.1	726 of 2497	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	803 of 2477	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	721 of 2379	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	684 of 2259	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	576 of 2236	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	630 of 2179	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	62.9	689 of 2063	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	580 of 2005	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	59.6	689 of 1999	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	674 of 1804	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.6	751 of 1777	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.9	881 of 1769	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	362 of 1531	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	347 of 1491	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	344 of 1369	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	365 of 1478	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	465 of 1521	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	274 of 1540	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	690 of 1442	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	645 of 1364	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	551 of 2533	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	510 of 2551	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	460 of 2531	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	613 of 2509	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	672 of 2380	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	639 of 2262	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	204 of 2395	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	156 of 2388	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	138 of 2374	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	219 of 2359	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	221 of 2213	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	216 of 2072	89.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	21 of 477	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	66 of 394	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	143 of 336	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	407 of 2542	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	375 of 2579	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	304 of 2531	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	402 of 2458	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	407 of 2369	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	411 of 2230	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	617 of 2534	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	606 of 2552	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	580 of 2538	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	715 of 2527	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	566 of 2407	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	575 of 2273	74.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	68 of 194	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	39 of 192	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	86 of 197	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	68 of 193	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	559 of 701	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	390 of 677	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	853 of 1566	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	351 of 1552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	372 of 1531	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	477 of 1520	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	355 of 1537	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	423 of 1543	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	436 of 1555	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	356 of 1602	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	522 of 1496	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science42%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	985	44	22.3	69.1%	81 (8.2%)	5 (0.5%)	866 (87.9%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	73.7	613^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.8%		74.8	594^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	19									42.2	42.2	57.4	58.7	58.5	58.3	45.7	46.2	47.6	46.6	$2,856	$1,520	$1,336
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	10931 South Stamy Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2000	643	34	19.1	75.3%	45 (7.0%)	5 (0.8%)	563 (87.6%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	62.9	827^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.0%		66.7	750^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.1%	77									37.7	37.7	59.8	54.8	54.3	56.5	38.1	34.5	35.5	36.1	$3,309	$1,786	$1,523
Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	484	25	19.5	92.4%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (95.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	1954^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		30.1	1808^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	146									15.5	15.5		32.0	34.1	32.8		23.6	19.2	21.3	$24,297	$23,084	$1,213
Granada Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Lemon Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2330	989	48	20.4	55.2%	118 (11.9%)	12 (1.2%)	790 (79.9%)	36 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	86.7	341^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		78.6	516^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.5%	175									48.3	48.3	70.5	73.5	64.5	69.5	64.6	61.9	46.5	57.4	$2,697	$1,356	$1,341
Reginald M. Benton Middle	Public	6-8	15709 East Olive Branch Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2500	718	28	25.3	55.2%	97 (13.5%)	18 (2.5%)	492 (68.5%)	74 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.5%)	62.3	846^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		54.2	1036^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	190									40.3	40.3	51.9	61.2	61.5	58.1	32.5	27.9	38.4	33.0	$21,289	$20,760	$529
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Public	7-8	16430 Woodbrier Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4261	687	29	23.3	57.2%	122 (17.8%)	9 (1.3%)	486 (70.7%)	42 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	74.9	586^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.8%		76.2	566^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	20									39.1	39.1		59.2	73.9	66.4		41.7	45.8	43.7	$22,256	$21,838	$418
Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	610	29	21.3	86.7%	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (93.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	27.3	1917^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.6%		28	1904^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.6%	13									20.2	20.2	30.2	42.4	33.0	35.2	16.1	25.1	14.8	18.7	$15,474	$11,742	$3,732
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	$39,660	$37,354	$2,306
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		74.2	606^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	176									48.1	48.1	65.4	66.8	62.6	65.0	54.8	54.6	46.9	52.1	$24,037	$23,296	$741
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy	Public	6-8	6812 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3115	894	43	21.0	77.3%	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	832 (93.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	62.4	844^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		55.5	1002^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	158	8.5	8.5	25.5	25.5	23.4	23.4	4.3	4.3	29.1	29.1	56.9	50.9	53.9	54.0	39.9	42.0	40.4	40.7	$19,601	$15,834	$3,767

Frequently Asked Questions about East Whittier Middle

How many students attend East Whittier Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 985 students attended East Whittier Middle.

What district is East Whittier Middle in?

East Whittier City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of East Whittier Middle?

Students at East Whittier Middle are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is East Whittier Middle a good school?

East Whittier Middle ranks 613^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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