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Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy

Public Grades 6-8

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy is a public middle school serving about 900 students in grades 6-8 in Whittier, California, that stands out for its specialized focus on STEAM and bilingual education while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school is a notable success story within the Whittier City district, consistently outperforming other schools with similar student populations. For example, it achieves significantly higher test scores in English and Math than Walter F. Dexter Middle in the same district. It ranks exceptionally high for its effectiveness with Hispanic students and those from low-income families, and it has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate well below the state and district averages. This shows the school's programs are particularly effective in supporting its community.

While the school's science scores are an area for growth given its STEAM focus, its overall trajectory is impressive, with state rankings improving significantly over the past decade. Compared to some neighbors like East Whittier Middle or Lake Center Middle, Katherine Edwards delivers strong results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating efficient use of resources. It serves as a high-performing anchor in its district and a compelling option for families seeking a supportive, specialized middle school environment.

894

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,158

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6812 South Norwalk Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90606-1740

(562) 789-3115

District: Whittier City

Feeder schools for Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy:

Elementary:	Christian Sorensen Science Academy
	Daniel Phelan Language Academy
	Orange Grove Elementary
	West Whittier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

California avg41%

844^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Whittier City

590^th of 1,543Whittier City 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	62.4	844 of 2761	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1002 of 2783	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1151 of 2781	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1350 of 2740	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	1190 of 2715	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	1004 of 2480	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.5	1385 of 2508	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1542 of 2497	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1686 of 2477	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1610 of 2379	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	1325 of 2259	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.7	1710 of 2236	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	1295 of 2179	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1096 of 2063	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	862 of 2005	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.6	1069 of 1999	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.3	1080 of 1804	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.4	1166 of 1777	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.3	1050 of 1769	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	725 of 1531	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	539 of 1491	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	601 of 1369	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	465 of 1478	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	881 of 1521	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	374 of 1540	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.4	816 of 1442	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	867 of 1364	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	697 of 2533	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	804 of 2551	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1001 of 2531	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	1112 of 2509	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1197 of 2380	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	951 of 2262	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	353 of 2395	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	501 of 2388	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	589 of 2374	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	717 of 2359	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	590 of 2213	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	446 of 2072	78.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.9	26 of 336	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	496 of 2542	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	629 of 2579	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	728 of 2531	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	818 of 2458	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	624 of 2369	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	554 of 2230	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	958 of 2534	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	1129 of 2552	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1127 of 2538	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1347 of 2527	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1001 of 2407	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	973 of 2273	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	439 of 1566	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	799 of 1552	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	795 of 1531	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)92nd percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Writing23%+6 vs state

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading4%-3 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)				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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy	Public	6-8	6812 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3115	894	43	21.0	77.3%	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	832 (93.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	62.4	844^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		55.5	1002^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	158		8.5		8.5		25.5		25.5		23.4		23.4		4.3		4.3	29.1	29.1	56.9	50.9	53.9	54.0	39.9	42.0	40.4	40.7	$21,158	$2,100	$19,058
Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	610	29	21.3	86.7%	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (93.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	27.3	1917^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.6%		28	1904^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.6%	13																	20.2	20.2	30.2	42.4	33.0	35.2	16.1	25.1	14.8	18.7	$21,357	$2,063	$19,294
Los Nietos Middle	Public	7-8	11425 East Rivera Rd.	Los Nietos	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 695-0637	262	15	18.0	89.3%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	251 (95.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.1	804^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		54.1	1038^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	234																	24.0	24.0		61.7	63.1	61.9		37.6	40.8	38.9	$26,524	$2,918	$23,606
Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%		27.9	1907^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	39	0.0	5.9	0.0	1.9	20.0	29.4	8.3	20.4	8.0	5.9	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.9	18.1	18.1	30.1	31.4	28.8	30.1	18.5	22.5	28.3	23.0	$19,910	$1,177	$18,733
North Park Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	4450 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7570	512	23	22.2	87.5%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	492 (96.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.3	2256^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.3%		24.4	2063^rd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	193																	14.0	14.0	24.0	34.3	23.9	27.7	13.9	21.5	12.1	16.0	$19,718	$1,140	$18,578
STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		46.1	1274^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	119																	28.4	28.4	45.5	50.6	41.2	45.6	37.2	32.4	37.6	35.7	$19,142	$1,142	$18,000
Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	484	25	19.5	92.4%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (95.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	1954^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		30.1	1808^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	146																	15.5	15.5		32.0	34.1	32.8		23.6	19.2	21.3	$26,922	$3,701	$23,221
La Merced Intermediate	Public	6-8	215 East Avenida de la Merced	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-7262	682	32	21.5	92.4%	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	650 (95.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1972^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.6%		31.1	1765^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.6%	207																	15.0	15.0	30.5	30.1	29.3	30.0	19.4	24.2	27.2	23.4	$14,377	$1,105	$13,272
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%		66.1	763^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	58																	35.8	35.8	47.0	60.5	56.7	55.0	34.9	46.8	34.6	38.8	$21,928	$1,100	$20,828
Montebello Intermediate	Public	6-8	1600 Whittier Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5111	733	34	21.2	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	721 (98.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24	2052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	25.7%		29.3	1844^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.7%	208																	13.8	13.8	32.9	36.2	33.5	34.2	14.8	22.6	15.3	17.5	$12,079	$1,011	$11,068

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Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy ranks 844^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 894 students attended Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy.

What district is Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy in?

Whittier City

What is the racial makeup of Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy?

Students at Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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