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Leffingwell Elementary

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Leffingwell Elementary ranks 984 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

984^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leffingwell Elementary serves 551 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Whittier, California, as part of the East Whittier City Elementary district. Its clearest strength is that proficiency is above state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, with the biggest advantage in math.

Math is also its strongest subject compared with nearby schools: Leffingwell ranks second among 10 nearby schools, with 66% proficiency versus a nearby average of 50%. It ranks third in ELA, at 67% versus 56% nearby, and fourth in science, at 45% versus 41%. Compared with the state, its rates are higher by 28 points in math, 18 points in ELA, and 9 points in science; compared with its district, the leads are 16, 8, and 3 points, respectively. Third-grade math stands out at 86%, the highest among nearby schools, while fifth-grade math is 54%—32 points lower.

Results have weakened in ELA and math: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 11 points, from 79% to 67%, and math fell 4 points, from 70% to 66%; science ended 1 point higher. SchoolDigger ranked the school 982nd of 5,804 California schools, at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, though its percentile has declined 6 points since 2022–2023. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 24.4:1, close to the nearby-school average of 23.7:1, and 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One subgroup result to watch: SchoolDigger’s ranking for Special Education Students fell from the 86th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 65th in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 83rd percentile.

551

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,339

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in East Whittier City Elementary

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

California avg42%

984^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.5	984 of 5817	83.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.3	858 of 5581	84.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.7	387 of 5094	92.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.3	753 of 5423	86.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.3	1086 of 5603	80.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.5	1012 of 2927	65.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.3	498 of 2536	80.4%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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
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%	$2,339	$1,000	$1,339
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%		$2,594	$1,246	$1,348
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%	$2,810	$1,330	$1,480
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%		$17,989	$17,698	$291
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%		$2,656	$1,142	$1,514
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%	$23,007	$22,516	$491
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%)	77.7	1233^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	78.8%		66.1	1782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%	549	44.8	44.8	48.9	61.1	69.0	69.8	62.4	51.1	55.6	59.3	62.8	57.1	97%	0%	$22,736	$22,062	$674
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%		$29,335	$28,552	$783
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%)	68.3	1670^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.3	1461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%	209	35.6	35.6	38.9	66.1	50.9	73.6	57.5	50.0	66.1	33.9	66.0	54.0	≥ 98%		$22,033	$21,156	$877
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%)	54.6	2351^st of 5817 public elementary schools	59.6%		51.9	2505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%	154	39.3	39.3	38.8	46.2	48.2	47.6	45.5	38.0	36.5	44.4	53.3	43.5	≥ 98%		$24,070	$23,330	$740

Frequently Asked Questions about Leffingwell Elementary

Is Leffingwell Elementary a good school?

Leffingwell Elementary ranks 984^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Leffingwell Elementary?

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

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