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Orchard Dale Elementary

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Orchard Dale Elementary ranks 2121 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Dale Elementary serves 472 students in grades K–5 in Whittier, California, among a group of nearby elementary schools with varied academic results. Its 2025–2026 scores show science as a relative bright spot, but a sharp fourth-grade dip and weak math performance stand out: fourth graders scored 40% in ELA and 27% in math, the lowest math result among the school and 10 nearby schools. Math is the clearest concern.

Compared with the state, Orchard Dale is above average in all three subjects: 55% in ELA versus 49%, 40% in math versus 38%, and 44% in science versus 36%. But it trails the East Whittier City Elementary district in ELA by 4 percentage points and math by 11, while leading it in science by 2. Against the average for nine nearby K–5 schools, Orchard Dale is 2 points lower in ELA and 15 lower in math, but 5 higher in science. The pattern makes science its strongest subject locally and math its weakest. ELA is mixed: third graders scored 68%, while fourth graders scored 40%.

Results over time reinforce the need for attention to math: proficiency fell 7 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, and the school’s lead over the state narrowed from 12 points to 1. Science improved by 11 points over that period, while ELA rose only 1 point. SchoolDigger places Orchard Dale at the 64th statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 70th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. Its student-teacher ratio was 22.4:1 in 2024–2025, the third-lowest among 11 comparison schools; 64% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s percentile for Male Students fell from 71 to 51 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, and for Special Education Students from 65 to 50 between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, indicating lower measured effectiveness for those groups than the latest overall percentile of 64. Chronic absenteeism also improved, dropping 17 percentage points to 16% in 2025–2026, though it remained above the district’s 11%.

472

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,087

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

10625 South Cole Rd.
Whittier, CA 90604-1539

(562) 789-7000

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Students who attend Orchard Dale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	La Serna High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

White:

4.4%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

California avg42%

2,121^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the East Whittier City Elementary

378^th of 1,530East 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
2026	58.9	2121 of 5817	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	2079 of 5857	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1752 of 5869	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1805 of 5859	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	2154 of 5883	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	2163 of 5789	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	2044 of 5662	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	2284 of 5692	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	1833 of 5614	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	2239 of 5611	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.7	1496 of 5530	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	1100 of 5390	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	973 of 5377	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	1321 of 5314	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	51.9	2369 of 5193	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.5	2342 of 5113	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	1986 of 5113	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.7	2110 of 4818	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.3	2424 of 4822	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	2599 of 4809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	825 of 2227	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	892 of 2585	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1215 of 2128	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	2512 of 3275	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	1552 of 5581	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	1751 of 5597	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1806 of 5612	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1846 of 5609	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2396 of 5635	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	1969 of 5492	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1872 of 5413	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	1216 of 5094	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	1009 of 5107	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	646 of 5107	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	850 of 5087	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1079 of 5084	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	984 of 4963	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	780 of 4830	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1709 of 5423	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	1932 of 5460	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	1608 of 5517	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	1505 of 5363	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1895 of 5264	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	1590 of 5173	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	2046 of 5084	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2767 of 5603	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	2360 of 5628	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	1643 of 5643	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	1684 of 5638	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	1825 of 5663	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	2225 of 5510	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2161 of 5431	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1469 of 2927	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	1000 of 2847	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1077 of 2635	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	786 of 2420	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	1664 of 2726	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)76th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-14 vs school

White (2022)39th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)23rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science44%+8 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	58.9	2121^st of 5817 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.8	2079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%	42	43.7	43.7	67.6	39.7	60.6		55.5	57.8	26.9	35.2		39.6	95%	0%	$20,087	$1,480	$18,607
Scott Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 Scott Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6440	494	20	24.4	58.5%	74 (15.0%)	11 (2.2%)	370 (74.9%)	27 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	54.9	2330^th of 5817 public elementary schools	59.9%		55.1	2303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%	27	34.5	34.5	45.2	46.2	51.8		48.1	53.2	43.1	37.2		43.7	≥ 98%		$20,044	$1,514	$18,530
Leffingwell Elementary	Public	K-5	10625 South Santa Gertrudes	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6300	551	22	24.4	53.4%	62 (11.3%)	9 (1.6%)	421 (76.4%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	83.5	984^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.1%		88.8	722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%	262	44.7	44.7	73.9	63.8	66.0		67.5	85.5	64.2	54.4		66.0	96%	0%	$19,892	$1,339	$18,553
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%)	49.2	2658^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.3%		62.1	1955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%	703	23.5	23.5	55.0	46.7	37.3		45.7	57.5	46.7	27.5		43.1	92%	0%	$20,613	$1,625	$18,988
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%)	73	1450^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.1%		68.7	1654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%	204	37.5	37.5	59.0	58.1	63.8		60.2	65.1	53.8	45.0		54.7	≥ 98%		$20,159	$1,494	$18,665
Murphy Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	16021 Janine Dr.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2150	466	17	28.2	40.6%	64 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	328 (70.4%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	89.9	653^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.8%		91	604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%	49	51.7	51.7	77.8	78.9	71.9		75.9	77.8	71.8	58.4		68.5	≥ 98%		$20,144	$1,348	$18,796
Meadow Green Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 South Grovedale Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4241	470	19	24.7	58.3%	75 (16.0%)	11 (2.3%)	328 (69.8%)	43 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	87.6	760^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.9%		86.1	874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%	114	52.4	52.4	71.8	72.7	73.0	61.5	69.9	70.5	73.1	54.0	61.5	65.2	95%	0%	$18,863	$491	$18,372
Jordan Elementary	Public	K-6	10654 Jordan Rd.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4221	516	21	24.5	62.6%	38 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (85.9%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	71.6	1502^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.9	1797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%	295	44.3	44.3	50.8	57.4	54.1	65.0	56.6	61.2	59.3	37.7	53.3	52.9	≥ 99%		$16,254	$291	$15,963
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%)	56.8	2220^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.8%		64.5	1864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%	356	35.8	35.8	45.1	47.1	46.3		46.1	59.2	42.7	41.8		48.1	95%	0%	$20,664	$1,547	$19,117
John Foster Dulles Elementary	Public	K-5	12726 Meadowgreen Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2610	250	11	22.6	56.4%	37 (14.8%)	3 (1.2%)	183 (73.2%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	40.2	3217^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.7%		52.4	2470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%	747	35.7	35.7	33.3	38.1	41.5		38.2	37.0	40.5	26.8		34.6	≥ 98%		$22,168	$783	$21,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Dale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Dale Elementary?

Students at Orchard Dale Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Orchard Dale Elementary a good school?

Orchard Dale Elementary ranks 2121^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Dale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Orchard Dale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Dale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Dale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Middle
High : La Serna High

What district is Orchard Dale Elementary in?

East Whittier City Elementary

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