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Loma Vista Elementary

Q: Is Loma Vista Elementary a good school?

Loma Vista Elementary ranks 3297 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Loma Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Loma Vista Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Loma Vista Elementary?

Students at Loma Vista Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Loma Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard L. Graves Middle High : California High

Public Grades K-6

3297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loma Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 379 students in Whittier, California, within the South Whittier Elementary district, and it stands out for showing steady academic improvement while maintaining exceptionally strong student attendance.

The school has earned a 2-star state rating and is on a positive trajectory, outperforming most other schools in its own district in core subjects like English and Math. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.3%, which is significantly better than the district and state averages and even better than nearby schools like Los Altos Elementary (25.4%). Loma Vista is particularly effective for specific student groups, such as English Learners, who have shown dramatic improvement. Furthermore, it achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than several district peers, including Carmela Elementary and Lake Marie Elementary, suggesting efficient use of resources.

When compared to schools in higher-performing neighboring districts, such as Gardenhill Elementary in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified or Ceres Elementary in East Whittier City Elementary, academic proficiency is more modest, highlighting the impact of the broader district context. Within its own setting, Loma Vista demonstrates effective practices, especially in engaging students and families to ensure they come to school regularly, which is a critical foundation for its continued academic growth.

379

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,814

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13463 East Meyer Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605-3943

(562) 941-4712

District: South Whittier Elementary

Students who attend Loma Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard L. Graves Middle
High:	California High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

2.4%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,297^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the South Whittier Elementary

1081^st of 1,543South Whittier 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	38.8	3297 of 5857	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3350 of 5869	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3625 of 5859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4270 of 5883	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	5011 of 5789	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	5122 of 5662	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	5103 of 5692	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	4917 of 5614	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	4586 of 5611	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	3917 of 5530	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	4360 of 5390	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	4124 of 5377	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	4432 of 5314	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	4625 of 5193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	4442 of 5113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	4170 of 5113	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	3533 of 4818	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	3571 of 4822	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.3	3227 of 4809	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	16.4	2118 of 2128	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	784 of 3162	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	36.4	2046 of 3245	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2551 of 3311	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2421 of 3275	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	2287 of 3246	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3295 of 5597	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3814 of 5612	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3922 of 5609	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4114 of 5635	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4752 of 5492	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5148 of 5413	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2291 of 5107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2435 of 5107	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	2659 of 5087	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3304 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4058 of 4963	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4200 of 4830	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2378 of 5460	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2575 of 5517	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	2831 of 5363	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3545 of 5264	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4295 of 5173	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4512 of 5084	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	3016 of 5628	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2814 of 5643	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3224 of 5638	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4099 of 5663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4747 of 5510	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4590 of 5431	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science15%-18 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)	% 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/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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	379	16	23.6	92.3%	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	362 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.8	3297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.2	3350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	53	15.0	15.0	42.9	30.4	45.0	36.2	39.1	51.0	41.3	28.3	25.5	36.1						$20,814	$19,732	$1,082
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	317	15	21.1	94.0%	13 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	5016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.9	5044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	15.9	15.9	18.0	36.0	34.9	18.2	27.3	24.0	21.6	9.3	8.8	16.9						$25,414	$24,170	$1,244
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	457	21	21.7	91.0%	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	431 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22.4	4639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.8	4489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	150	20.0	20.0	29.1	28.3	25.5	38.6	30.4	16.1	24.2	21.8	18.3	20.2						$18,890	$17,790	$1,100
Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	430	18	23.8	86.3%	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (93.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.1	3337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		41.2	3116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	221	26.7	26.7	31.7	38.8	44.4	31.3	36.1	48.3	46.9	26.7	14.3	35.0						$17,166	$16,156	$1,010
Ceres Elementary	Public	K-5	10601 South Ceres Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2200	492	22	22.3	67.1%	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (89.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	68.7	1654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.2	1675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	21	33.3	33.3	49.5	54.7	60.3		54.1	57.9	54.7	52.4		55.4						$2,760	$1,266	$1,494
Foster Road Elementary	Public	K-5	13930 East Foster Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2790	246	10	23.7	72.8%	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	214 (87.0%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	36.9	3413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		47.6	2694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	719	11.9	11.9	44.7	40.7	33.3		39.3	50.0	48.2	14.3		35.5						$40,102	$36,428	$3,674
Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	186	8	23.2	87.1%	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	52	2494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		24.7	4394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	1900	31.3	31.3	37.5	50.0	62.5	55.2	52.3	25.0	37.5	40.6	31.0	33.9						$31,112	$29,846	$1,266
La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	378	18	20.8	77.2%	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	334 (88.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	62.1	1955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		47.3	2718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	763	27.1	27.1	60.0	44.1	55.9		53.3	63.6	47.5	42.9		50.5	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$3,329	$1,704	$1,625
Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	633	26	24.6	49.9%	70 (11.1%)	23 (3.6%)	406 (64.1%)	72 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.6%)	82.8	1034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		76.1	1333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	299	44.2	44.2	68.2	59.8	63.5		63.8	78.5	67.0	49.4		66.1						$21,370	$21,282	$88
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	64.5	1864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.3	1805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	59	34.2	34.2	56.3	40.6	60.5		52.9	57.8	40.9	55.3		51.5	94.2	96.5	96.5	95.4		$3,695	$2,148	$1,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Loma Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Loma Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard L. Graves Middle
High : California High

What district is Loma Vista Elementary in?

South Whittier Elementary

Is Loma Vista Elementary a good school?

Loma Vista Elementary ranks 3297^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Loma Vista Elementary?

Students at Loma Vista Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Loma Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Loma Vista Elementary.

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