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Scott Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Scott Avenue Elementary a good school?

Scott Avenue Elementary ranks 2303 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Scott Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 494 students in the East Whittier City Elementary district, currently holding a 3-star rating and performing above the state average but below its own district's average in core subjects.

The school shows notable strengths, including a significant recent improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism and historically strong performance with its Hispanic student population. However, it faces distinct challenges, particularly in science proficiency where its scores are the lowest among nearby schools, and in providing effective services for special education students, where its effectiveness rating is extremely low. Academic performance also shows a pattern of declining as students move through the upper grades, with 5th-grade math and science scores dropping notably.

When compared to higher-performing schools in the same district like Murphy Ranch Elementary and Leffingwell Elementary, Scott Avenue's proficiency rates in English and math are considerably lower, despite similar per-student spending. The school's statewide ranking has been volatile and has recently declined, indicating it is at a pivotal point where targeted support in specific academic areas and for certain student groups could help leverage its strengths and address its weaknesses.

494

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,656

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11701 Scott Ave.
Whittier, CA 90604-3245

(562) 907-6440

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Students who attend Scott Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granada Middle
High:	La Serna High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

15.0%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of East Whittier City Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,303^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	55.1	2303 of 5857	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	1786 of 5869	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	1758 of 5859	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	2030 of 5883	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	1804 of 5789	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	1437 of 5662	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	1431 of 5692	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	1653 of 5614	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.5	1692 of 5611	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	1572 of 5530	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.5	761 of 5390	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	682 of 5377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	886 of 5314	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	1330 of 5193	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	1499 of 5113	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.3	1158 of 5113	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.7	1401 of 4818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	64.4	1564 of 4822	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	1688 of 4809	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	964 of 2585	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	2343 of 5597	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	1582 of 5612	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1549 of 5609	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	2181 of 5635	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	1447 of 5492	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	1303 of 5413	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	1407 of 5107	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	804 of 5107	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	695 of 5087	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	1002 of 5084	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	860 of 4963	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	666 of 4830	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2128 of 5460	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1534 of 5517	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1186 of 5363	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	2206 of 5264	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	1258 of 5173	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	1142 of 5084	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	2170 of 5628	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1993 of 5643	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	1892 of 5638	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1827 of 5663	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2049 of 5510	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1522 of 5431	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2686 of 2847	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1561 of 2598	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	878 of 2651	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	1817 of 2661	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1753 of 2726	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	982 of 2834	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.6	264 of 2737	90.4%	★★★★★

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)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.1	2303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		65.7	1786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	517	28.0	28.0	54.8	52.3	50.5		52.4	52.7	39.5	33.3		41.1	87.3	91.6		88.7	91.6	88.7	$2,656	$1,142	$1,514
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							$2,810	$1,330	$1,480
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%)	86.1	874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		79.7	1166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	292	53.0	53.0	80.6	68.4	69.7	66.7	71.6	77.6	51.7	57.6	54.1	60.7							$23,007	$22,516	$491
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%)	88.8	722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.8	763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	41	45.8	45.8	70.1	73.3	74.2		72.7	80.5	69.0	61.9		69.7	93.9			96.3			$2,339	$1,000	$1,339
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%)	52.4	2470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		53.7	2364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	106	43.2	43.2	34.1	42.2	61.4		45.9	45.5	35.6	36.4		39.1							$29,335	$28,552	$783
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	$3,329	$1,704	$1,625
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%)	65.9	1797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		65.1	1811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	14	37.3	37.3	40.7	59.7	57.6	62.5	55.4	42.6	51.6	45.8	49.1	47.4	97.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2		$17,989	$17,698	$291
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%)	91	604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.5	723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	119	58.8	58.8	65.2	74.4	80.4		74.2	68.1	76.7	61.9		68.7							$2,594	$1,246	$1,348
Olita Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Briercliff Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4251	425	19	22.7	59.3%	64 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	299 (70.4%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	51.9	2505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		52.4	2430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	75	37.1	37.1	42.3	36.1	50.8	41.3	42.6	46.2	36.1	46.8	41.3	42.4							$24,070	$23,330	$740
Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	633	26	24.6	49.9%	70 (11.1%)	23 (3.6%)	406 (64.1%)	72 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.6%)	82.8	1034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		76.1	1333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	299	44.2	44.2	68.2	59.8	63.5		63.8	78.5	67.0	49.4		66.1							$21,370	$21,282	$88

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Scott Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Scott Avenue Elementary.

Is Scott Avenue Elementary a good school?

Scott Avenue Elementary ranks 2303^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Scott Avenue Elementary?

Students at Scott Avenue Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Scott Avenue Elementary in?

East Whittier City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Scott Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scott Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granada Middle
High : La Serna High

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