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R. D. White Elementary

Public Grades K-5
2158th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of California elementary schools
Summary

R. D. White Elementary is a 948-student K–5 school in Glendale, California, within Glendale Unified. Its clearest academic strength is math: in 2025–2026, 49% of students were proficient, 10 points above the state rate. But the school’s results were below the district in all three subjects, and science was its largest relative weakness. Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state, while science is its biggest academic concern.

Math proficiency was 6 points below the district rate and 1 point below the nearby-school average. In ELA, 48% of students were proficient—1 point below the state, 13 below the district, and 5 below the nearby-school average. Science proficiency was 32%, 4 points below the state, 16 below the district, and 9 below the nearby-school average. Fifth-grade math also stands out as a softer spot: 41% were proficient, and the school ranked eighth among the 11 schools in the local comparison. These all-grades comparisons offer broad context; the schools include both K–5 and K–6 campuses.

Results have shifted over time: the school’s advantage over the state in math narrowed from 16 points in 2022–2023 to 10 points in 2025–2026. ELA moved from 6 points above the state to 1 point below, while science rose from its 2023–2024 low but now sits 4 points below the state. SchoolDigger rates the school at 3 stars and the 63rd percentile for 2025–2026, down 10 percentile points from 2021–2022; it ranks eighth of the 11 local schools. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 28.7:1, the highest nearby, compared with a local average of 24.0:1. The school reported 63% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, tied with Horace Mann Elementary. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White Students was at the 25th percentile, compared with 63rd overall; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 81st percentile, 18 points above the overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism improved to 10% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%.

948
Students ?
28.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,727
Per pupil spending ?
62.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 744 East Doran St.
       Glendale, CA  91206-2422

(818) 241-2164

District: Glendale Unified


Students who attend R. D. White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Woodrow Wilson Middle
High:    Glendale High
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.3%
Hispanic:
6.5%
Asian:
2.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Glendale Unified's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg56%
California avg42%
2,158th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From top 25% (2016) to top 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified
215th of 968Glendale Unified 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.92158 of 580462.8%★★★☆☆
202561.91972 of 585766.3%★★★☆☆
202459.32102 of 586964.2%★★★☆☆
202366.91712 of 585970.8%★★★★☆
202271.11568 of 588373.3%★★★★☆
201967.91700 of 578970.6%★★★★☆
201870.61544 of 566272.7%★★★★☆
201774.01386 of 569275.7%★★★★☆
201672.31428 of 561474.6%★★★★☆
201566.31637 of 561170.8%★★★★☆
201369.71586 of 553071.3%★★★★☆
201272.11409 of 539073.9%★★★★☆
201176.81169 of 537778.3%★★★★☆
201073.51301 of 531475.5%★★★★☆
200966.51608 of 519369.0%★★★☆☆
200863.21725 of 511366.3%★★★☆☆
200765.11595 of 511368.8%★★★☆☆
200665.01541 of 481868.0%★★★☆☆
200564.01575 of 482267.3%★★★☆☆
200465.21482 of 480969.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202235.71247 of 222744.0%★★☆☆☆
201946.61075 of 258558.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202459.7739 of 316276.6%★★★★☆
202350.61166 of 324564.1%★★★☆☆
202280.2294 of 331191.1%★★★★★
201973.7444 of 327586.4%★★★★☆
201871.6505 of 324684.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202653.52310 of 556958.5%★★★☆☆
202560.81917 of 559765.7%★★★☆☆
202461.31900 of 561266.1%★★★☆☆
202368.61567 of 560972.1%★★★★☆
202272.81409 of 563575.0%★★★★☆
201972.71382 of 549274.8%★★★★☆
201874.81301 of 541376.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.62119 of 510758.5%★★★☆☆
202462.21556 of 510769.5%★★★☆☆
202355.31924 of 508762.2%★★★☆☆
202265.11380 of 508472.9%★★★★☆
201951.02223 of 496355.2%★★★☆☆
201874.7913 of 483081.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202488.221 of 36494.2%★★★★★
202386.428 of 33591.6%★★★★★
202274.547 of 35686.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.41035 of 541280.9%★★★★☆
202576.8920 of 546083.2%★★★★☆
202465.51472 of 551773.3%★★★★☆
202381.6711 of 536386.7%★★★★☆
202286.6483 of 526490.8%★★★★★
201977.5831 of 517383.9%★★★★☆
201880.0688 of 508486.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.31950 of 559065.1%★★★☆☆
202561.31919 of 562865.9%★★★☆☆
202455.02212 of 564360.8%★★★☆☆
202361.91859 of 563867.0%★★★☆☆
202266.51659 of 566370.7%★★★★☆
201960.31945 of 551064.7%★★★☆☆
201862.61824 of 543166.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.4758 of 284773.4%★★★★☆
202450.9938 of 263564.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.71909 of 253224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202533.01874 of 259827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.31986 of 265125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202337.41787 of 266132.8%★★☆☆☆
202242.81662 of 272639.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.31780 of 283437.2%★★☆☆☆
201840.51806 of 273734.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2024)94th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)65th percentile~ school
Female (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2022)44th percentile-29 vs school
White (2026)25th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics49%+10 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg
Science32%-4 vs state

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Students who attend R. D. White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle
High : Glendale High

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended R. D. White Elementary.

Students at R. D. White Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

R. D. White Elementary ranks 2158th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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