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Leffingwell Elementary

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Leffingwell Elementary ranks 722 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leffingwell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Whittier, California, serving 542 students in grades K-5 and part of the East Whittier City Elementary School District. This high-performing school consistently outpaces its district and state counterparts in academic achievement, particularly among its Hispanic and low-income student populations.

Leffingwell Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (72.73% vs. 59.89% district, 48.81% state) and Mathematics (69.71% vs. 50.82% district, 37.3% state) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic students. Leffingwell's Hispanic and low-income student subgroups outperform their counterparts at the district and state levels, indicating effective strategies for supporting these populations.

While Leffingwell Elementary's academic success is commendable, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 6.4% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. This trend may impact student learning and academic outcomes if not addressed. Interestingly, some nearby schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and Lowell Joint districts, such as Meadow Green Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or exceeding Leffingwell's in certain grade levels and subject areas.

551

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,584

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10625 South Santa Gertrudes
Whittier, CA 90603-2441

(562) 907-6300

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Students who attend Leffingwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granada Middle
High:	La Serna High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

11.3%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg53%

California avg41%

722^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.8	722 of 5857	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	763 of 5869	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	651 of 5859	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	779 of 5883	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	816 of 5789	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	509 of 5662	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	720 of 5692	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	667 of 5614	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	1032 of 5611	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	1032 of 5530	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	1048 of 5390	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	964 of 5377	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	1187 of 5314	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	1385 of 5193	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.3	1799 of 5113	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	1806 of 5113	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.1	2003 of 4818	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.3	2280 of 4822	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.7	2116 of 4809	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.5	1330 of 2585	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	721 of 5597	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	490 of 5612	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	542 of 5609	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	860 of 5635	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1136 of 5492	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	346 of 5413	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	93 of 5107	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	110 of 5107	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	113 of 5087	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	234 of 5084	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	167 of 4963	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	91 of 4830	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	344 of 5460	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	435 of 5517	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	230 of 5363	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	306 of 5264	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	486 of 5173	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	81 of 5084	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	725 of 5628	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	982 of 5643	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	717 of 5638	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	667 of 5663	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	513 of 5510	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	740 of 5431	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	405 of 2847	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	405 of 2635	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	569 of 2420	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	915 of 2598	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	725 of 2651	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	127 of 2661	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	243 of 2726	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	318 of 2834	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	121 of 2737	95.6%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

Science46%+13 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			$18,584	$1,452	$17,132
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							$18,638	$1,445	$17,193
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
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		$14,494	$1,690	$12,804
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	$18,505	$1,563	$16,942
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							$17,041	$2,021	$15,020
Macy Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 West Russell St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4231	413	18	22.9	48.9%	102 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	252 (61.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	66.1	1782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.3	1620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	162	33.3	33.3	53.7	59.7	66.7	60.3	59.7	44.4	40.4	45.2	45.2	43.7	96.1						$16,286	$1,217	$15,069
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							$24,366	$1,766	$22,600
El Portal Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Nada St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4211	469	20	23.4	62.7%	84 (17.9%)	12 (2.6%)	313 (66.7%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	73.3	1461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		72.5	1474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	13	38.9	38.9	63.9	47.7	64.8	60.5	59.0	67.7	55.2	48.2	43.4	53.3							$15,239	$1,176	$14,063
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							$20,042	$4,414	$15,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Leffingwell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Leffingwell Elementary?

Students at Leffingwell Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Leffingwell Elementary in?

East Whittier City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Leffingwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leffingwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granada Middle
High : La Serna High

Is Leffingwell Elementary a good school?

Leffingwell Elementary ranks 722^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leffingwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Leffingwell Elementary.

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