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Aeolian Elementary

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Aeolian Elementary ranks 4293 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aeolian Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 283 students in Whittier, California, as part of the Los Nietos School District, and it presents a school with distinct strengths and significant academic challenges.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has been volatile, recently dropping to the 27th percentile, and test scores are below district and state averages, with particular difficulty in mathematics. However, Aeolian demonstrates exceptional success with its English Language Learners, consistently ranking in the top 10% of schools statewide for serving this group. The school also serves a community with very high economic need and has shown impressive recent improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism.

Compared to nearby schools like Ada S. Nelson Elementary and Daniel Phelan Language Academy in the Whittier City district, which have more stable, higher rankings, Aeolian's overall performance lags despite having a favorable student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending within its own district. This suggests the school faces specific instructional challenges, especially in early-grade math, even as it excels in supporting vulnerable student populations.

283

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,048

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11600 Aeolian St.
Whittier, CA 90606-3306

(562) 699-0913

District: Los Nietos

Students who attend Aeolian Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Nietos Middle
High:	Pioneer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

White:

2.5%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,293^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Los Nietos

676^th of 1,543Los Nietos 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	26.3	4293 of 5857	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	3012 of 5869	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	3131 of 5859	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3140 of 5883	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1011 of 1417	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	3088 of 5789	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3551 of 5662	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	4412 of 5692	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	3928 of 5614	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3227 of 5611	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	3579 of 5530	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	2506 of 5390	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.5	3346 of 5377	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	2553 of 5314	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	2871 of 5193	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.7	4481 of 5113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	4977 of 5113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	4422 of 4818	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	4220 of 4822	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.1	3621 of 4809	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	1761 of 2227	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1204 of 2585	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	1234 of 2128	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	217 of 3162	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	296 of 3245	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	796 of 3311	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	373 of 602	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	448 of 3275	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	795 of 3246	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3795 of 5597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2768 of 5612	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	2810 of 5609	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2554 of 5635	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	863 of 1267	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	2492 of 5492	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	2949 of 5413	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3311 of 5107	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	1749 of 5107	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1967 of 5087	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2043 of 5084	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	1826 of 4963	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2387 of 4830	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.3	66 of 335	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	65 of 356	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3692 of 5460	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	2198 of 5517	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2217 of 5363	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1708 of 5264	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	621 of 1110	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1657 of 5173	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2481 of 5084	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4320 of 5628	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3036 of 5643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3287 of 5638	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3636 of 5663	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	946 of 1272	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3354 of 5510	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3761 of 5431	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	1590 of 2635	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1826 of 2420	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2023)80th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2024)40th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-6	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	283	13	21.7	91.2%	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	266 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.3	4293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		42.8	3012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	1281									20.4	20.4	24.4	23.1	44.9	37.5	33.3	15.6	10.3	34.7	19.6	20.6	89.1	93.5	93.5	93.5	$22,048	$3,348	$18,700
Ada S. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 South Vicki Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0615	358	14	25.5	84.1%	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60	2069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.6	1952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	117									26.9	26.9	45.2	54.9	59.6	52.5	53.5	56.8	47.1	37.7	37.5	44.7					$19,646	$2,616	$17,030
Christian Sorensen Science Academy	Public	K-5	11493 East Rosehedge Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3220	446	18	24.1	79.6%	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	409 (91.7%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	44	2952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		50.5	2533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	419									35.5	35.5	37.2	34.9	48.0		39.8	34.2	38.6	38.7		37.1	96.8			96.8	$18,925	$2,086	$16,839
Daniel Phelan Language Academy	Public	K-5	7150 South Cully Ave.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3210	507	21	24.6	64.5%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	488 (96.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	75.1	1364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		73.6	1430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	66	14.0	14.0	12.0	12.0	42.0	42.0	14.0	14.0	31.6	31.6	58.7	53.7	72.4		61.4	68.0	48.2	75.0		63.3					$19,451	$2,074	$17,377
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-6	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.9	1735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	1058									24.4	24.4	14.3	37.2	53.7	60.0	43.4	28.6	37.2	29.3	52.5	37.5	88.9			92.6	$24,639	$4,337	$20,302
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.1	2233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	838									43.8	43.8	62.8	64.9	64.6		64.1	62.8	56.8	35.4		50.8	95.4			95.4	$23,915	$1,059	$22,856
West Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3240	346	17	19.8	76.0%	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (88.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	47.9	2705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		47.2	2724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	19	5.3	5.3	10.5	10.5	26.3	26.3	5.3	5.3	25.4	25.4	42.6	47.1	43.1		44.2	47.8	45.1	32.8		41.3					$19,953	$2,070	$17,883
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 East Helmer Dr.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2300	392	16	25.1	88.5%	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	368 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52.5	2463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		61.9	1986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	477									33.3	33.3	44.4	41.1	54.6		46.5	47.2	41.1	36.4		42.1					$18,896	$1,701	$17,195
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240									25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1		39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2		31.8					$20,397	$1,083	$19,314
Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	344	15	22.9	80.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	2852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		47.7	2688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	164									32.7	32.7	38.5	42.9	51.9		44.4	30.8	42.0	32.7		35.1	96.6				$21,568	$1,128	$20,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Aeolian Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Aeolian Elementary?

Students at Aeolian Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Aeolian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aeolian Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Nietos Middle
High : Pioneer High

What district is Aeolian Elementary in?

Los Nietos

Is Aeolian Elementary a good school?

Aeolian Elementary ranks 4293^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Aeolian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Aeolian Elementary.

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