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Mulberry Elementary

Q: Is Mulberry Elementary a good school?

Mulberry Elementary ranks 1864 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mulberry Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 447 students in Whittier, California, operating within the well-regarded East Whittier City Elementary district.

Academically, the school performs above the state average in all core subjects, with particular strength in mathematics, and has shown remarkable success in dramatically improving student attendance since the pandemic. While its overall test scores are in the middle range for its district, the data reveals that Mulberry is exceptionally effective at serving its student population, ranking significantly higher than many schools with similar demographics. For example, it outperforms nearby Howard J. McKibben Elementary in the South Whittier Elementary district, which serves a comparable community. Within its own district, it is outperformed by schools like Ocean View Elementary, which serves a community with fewer economic challenges.

The school's consistent effectiveness, even as the number of students needing economic assistance has grown, suggests strong institutional supports. Challenges include a higher student-to-teacher ratio than neighboring schools and some variation in performance between different grade levels. Overall, Mulberry Elementary demonstrates that a school can achieve solid and improving academic results while serving a community where many families face economic disadvantages.

447

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,291

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14029 East Mulberry Dr.
Whittier, CA 90605-3169

(562) 789-7100

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Students who attend Mulberry Elementary usually attend:

High:

California High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

White:

4.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,864^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary 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	64.5	1864 of 5857	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1805 of 5869	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1768 of 5859	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1829 of 5883	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1969 of 5789	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	1856 of 5662	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.4	2095 of 5692	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	2184 of 5614	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	2283 of 5611	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	1364 of 5530	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	1597 of 5390	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	1379 of 5377	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	1417 of 5314	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	38.9	3117 of 5193	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	2426 of 5113	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	2228 of 5113	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.4	2641 of 4818	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.8	3228 of 4822	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.0	2875 of 4809	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.6	795 of 2585	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	570 of 2128	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	1210 of 3162	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	727 of 3275	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	788 of 3246	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	2023 of 5597	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	2110 of 5612	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	1665 of 5609	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1706 of 5635	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	1509 of 5492	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	1947 of 5413	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	848 of 5107	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	907 of 5107	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	694 of 5087	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	619 of 5084	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	754 of 4963	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	639 of 4830	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1201 of 5460	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1160 of 5517	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	872 of 5363	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	724 of 5264	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	840 of 5173	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	1101 of 5084	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1639 of 5628	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1438 of 5643	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	1823 of 5638	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1891 of 5663	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	2371 of 5510	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1748 of 5431	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	854 of 2847	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	1249 of 2420	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)69th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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)	% MMR (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	64.5	1864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.3	1805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	59	34.2	34.2	56.3	40.6	60.5		52.9	57.8	40.9	55.3		51.5	94.2	96.5	96.5	95.4		$19,291	$1,691	$17,600
Ceres Elementary	Public	K-5	10601 South Ceres Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2200	492	22	22.3	67.1%	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (89.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	68.7	1654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.2	1675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	21	33.3	33.3	49.5	54.7	60.3		54.1	57.9	54.7	52.4		55.4						$18,895	$1,615	$17,280
Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	430	18	23.8	86.3%	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (93.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.1	3337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		41.2	3116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	221	26.7	26.7	31.7	38.8	44.4	31.3	36.1	48.3	46.9	26.7	14.3	35.0						$23,225	$3,343	$19,882
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Lambert Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2100	465	18	25.6	81.3%	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	42.6	3030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.5	2766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	264	28.6	28.6	40.0	39.1	38.1		39.0	40.3	40.6	35.7		38.6						$19,037	$1,667	$17,370
Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	186	8	23.2	87.1%	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	52	2494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		24.7	4394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	1900	31.3	31.3	37.5	50.0	62.5	55.2	52.3	25.0	37.5	40.6	31.0	33.9						$30,006	$4,131	$25,875
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	14359 East Second St.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6400	668	26	26.1	51.2%	75 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	553 (82.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	83.7	978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.7	922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	56	38.5	38.5	76.5	59.8	71.1		69.7	87.4	58.8	59.7		68.7						$18,439	$1,447	$16,992
La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	378	18	20.8	77.2%	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	334 (88.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	62.1	1955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		47.3	2718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	763	27.1	27.1	60.0	44.1	55.9		53.3	63.6	47.5	42.9		50.5	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$18,861	$1,623	$17,238
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 East Helmer Dr.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2300	392	16	25.1	88.5%	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	368 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52.5	2463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		61.9	1986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	477	33.3	33.3	44.4	41.1	54.6		46.5	47.2	41.1	36.4		42.1						$18,896	$1,701	$17,195
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	317	15	21.1	94.0%	13 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	5016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.9	5044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	15.9	15.9	18.0	36.0	34.9	18.2	27.3	24.0	21.6	9.3	8.8	16.9						$21,835	$3,592	$18,243
Orchard Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	10625 South Cole Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7000	472	21	22.4	63.8%	21 (4.4%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (89.2%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	59.8	2079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.5	1752^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	327	40.5	40.5	50.7	48.5	60.7		53.8	38.7	40.9	42.9		40.9						$18,627	$1,644	$16,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Mulberry Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mulberry Elementary?

Students at Mulberry Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mulberry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Mulberry Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mulberry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mulberry Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : California High

Is Mulberry Elementary a good school?

Mulberry Elementary ranks 1864^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mulberry Elementary in?

East Whittier City Elementary

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