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Whittier Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5024^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary serves 526 students in grades K–5 in Long Beach, within Long Beach Unified. Its most important challenge is that it has the lowest proficiency results among 11 nearby schools in both English language arts (20%) and math (19%) in 2025–2026.

Those ELA and math results are also well below state and district rates: Whittier trails the state by 29 percentage points in ELA and 19 in math, and the district by 31 and 21 points, respectively. Third grade is a particular concern: just 5% were proficient in ELA and 10% in math, the lowest results among the 11 schools in both subjects. Science is the relative bright spot: 23% were proficient, about 2 points above the nearby-school average, although still 13 points below the state and 8 below the district.

Results over time show a mixed picture: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell from 23% to 20%, while math stayed about 19%; the state improved in both, widening Whittier’s gaps. Science improved from 16% to 23%, narrowing its gap with the state. The SchoolDigger rating fell from 24th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to 13th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 22.3 in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools, and 87% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable group result: SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 42nd percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 24th-percentile ranking that year.

526

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,167

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1761 Walnut Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813-2430

(562) 599-6263

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Classical Middle
High:	Polytechnic High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

Asian:

15.0%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg43%

California avg42%

5,024^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 52Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

396^th of 968Long Beach 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	5024 of 5804	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	4474 of 5857	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4969 of 5869	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4987 of 5859	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5362 of 5883	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1200 of 1417	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4376 of 5789	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	5021 of 5662	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	4015 of 5692	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	5261 of 5614	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	4709 of 5611	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	3740 of 5530	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	3606 of 5390	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.3	3955 of 5377	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	4013 of 4818	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	3601 of 4822	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	3301 of 4809	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	329 of 569	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	439 of 663	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	357 of 747	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	489 of 700	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1124 of 1207	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	1101 of 1203	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1102 of 1205	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1103 of 1190	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1069 of 1154	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1024 of 1149	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1015 of 1071	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	1879 of 2227	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	250 of 293	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1083 of 2585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	1587 of 2128	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	2677 of 3162	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1653 of 3245	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	2265 of 3311	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	363 of 602	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2587 of 3275	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2051 of 3246	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	4402 of 5569	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	4224 of 5597	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4663 of 5612	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5138 of 5609	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5214 of 5635	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1076 of 1267	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4408 of 5492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4849 of 5413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	4182 of 5085	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	3465 of 5107	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4285 of 5107	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4122 of 5087	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4836 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3811 of 4963	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4257 of 4830	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	4497 of 5412	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	3896 of 5460	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4420 of 5517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4160 of 5363	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4798 of 5264	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	755 of 1110	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3331 of 5173	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4222 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	5118 of 5590	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	4327 of 5628	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4826 of 5643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4306 of 5638	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5013 of 5663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1074 of 1272	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3908 of 5510	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4825 of 5431	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	2749 of 2920	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	2539 of 2847	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2161 of 2635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1802 of 2420	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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)							% 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/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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	17.3	5024^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.4%		24.3	4474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	550	23.2		23.2	5.2	26.0	30.4				20.2	10.4	23.4	24.6				19.3							$26,167	$24,378	$1,789
Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	708	28	24.8	83.1%	5 (0.7%)	116 (16.4%)	521 (73.6%)	36 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	16 (2.3%)	18.3	4940^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.8	4757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%	183	10.9	14.6	13.1	27.6	14.5	26.2	33.0	49.5	41.7	33.9	24.1	15.9	14.1	25.8	23.2	16.7	20.3							$22,678	$20,950	$1,728
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 East 21st St.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 985-0019	390	15	26.0	78.5%	26 (6.7%)	49 (12.6%)	191 (49.0%)	100 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	62.3	1967^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.1%		70.9	1555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%	412	30.2		30.2	62.3	55.7	52.8				56.9	59.6	37.7	43.4				46.4	91.2	92.7	97.1	94.1	92.7	92.7	$28,660	$25,160	$3,500
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	62.4	1966^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.1%		58.1	2162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%	196	26.4		26.4	55.3	52.1	50.0				52.4	64.7	52.1	42.4				52.8	96.5			97.2		97.9	$25,350	$23,664	$1,686
Signal Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2285 Walnut Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-8170	599	23	26.6	86.1%	10 (1.7%)	84 (14.0%)	343 (57.3%)	130 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	53.3	2413^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.4%		58	2169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%	244	19.4		19.4	51.2	44.7	56.0				50.9	55.4	41.9	38.9				44.7	94.2				95.0	96.7	$24,817	$22,526	$2,291
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	615	26	24.1	87.2%	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.2%)	437 (71.1%)	77 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.2%)	31.8	3833^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	34.0%		33.2	3706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%	127	15.7		15.7	24.5	36.0	45.4				35.7	24.5	36.0	35.5				32.3	96.4		97.9		97.9		$25,375	$23,834	$1,541
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	785	31	25.7	89.3%	10 (1.3%)	103 (13.1%)	607 (77.3%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.7%)	19.9	4814^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.1%		29.2	4023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%	791	12.1		12.1	16.7	26.7	37.4				27.4	21.1	26.7	24.2				24.0							$25,614	$23,404	$2,210
Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	635	24	27.0	85.4%	9 (1.4%)	57 (9.0%)	477 (75.1%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	29.2	4047^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.3%		29.1	4027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%	20	24.3		24.3	34.8	24.8	35.3				31.5	37.0	26.7	30.0				31.1	95.1		98.4		98.4	98.4	$25,613	$23,378	$2,235
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	1055 Freeman Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9934	534	19	28.1	75.5%	12 (2.2%)	69 (12.9%)	386 (72.3%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	28.6	4100^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.4%		26.6	4260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%	160	14.8		14.8	37.5	25.8	30.7				31.2	40.9	33.0	26.1				33.3	91.7	97.3	97.3		94.5	95.4	$23,659	$22,044	$1,615
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	538	21	26.2	81.8%	29 (5.4%)	77 (14.3%)	386 (71.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	35.3	3554^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.8%		45.9	2838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%	716	22.5		22.5	32.6	35.1	48.3				38.8	40.5	29.9	28.1				32.9	97.2		97.2		98.2		$23,123	$21,222	$1,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary?

Students at Whittier Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Whittier Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Classical Middle
High : Polytechnic High

Is Whittier Elementary a good school?

Whittier Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Whittier Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Whittier Elementary.

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