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Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts

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Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts ranks 2537 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts is a public K-5 elementary school serving 374 students in the Whittier City School District, and it stands out for its strong and improving academic performance, particularly in science and for its core student population.

The school's science program is a clear strength, outperforming both the district and state averages, and it shows notable effectiveness with Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. While math scores, especially in 4th grade, and a performance gap between female and male students are areas for growth, the school is on a strong upward trajectory, having significantly improved its statewide ranking and dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism in recent years. Compared to similar schools in its own district like Orange Grove Elementary and Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy, Lou Henry Hoover generally achieves higher proficiency in English Language Arts and science.

When looking at the broader area, schools in the neighboring East Whittier City Elementary district, such as Ocean View Elementary, achieve higher overall rankings, and within its own district, Mill School and Technology Academy also performs at a higher level. However, Lou Henry Hoover's consistent improvement, specialized fine arts focus, and success with key student groups make it a compelling option that is effectively serving its community.

374

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,388

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6302 South Alta Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601-4601

(562) 789-3150

District: Whittier City

Students who attend Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Walter F. Dexter Middle
High:	Whittier High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,537^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2537 of 5857	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2589 of 5869	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	3042 of 5859	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2944 of 5883	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	3037 of 5789	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2884 of 5662	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	3658 of 5692	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	3497 of 5614	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.5	4171 of 5611	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.6	2819 of 5530	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	2918 of 5390	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	3448 of 5377	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	3435 of 5314	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.9	3642 of 5193	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.2	3116 of 5113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.1	2844 of 5113	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.5	2289 of 4818	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.3	2644 of 4822	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.6	2276 of 4809	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.3	1412 of 2585	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	669 of 2128	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	2147 of 5597	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	2440 of 5612	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2680 of 5609	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	2609 of 5635	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	3169 of 5492	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3543 of 5413	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1577 of 5107	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	1374 of 5107	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	2031 of 5087	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1968 of 5084	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2032 of 4963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	1805 of 4830	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2093 of 5460	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	1674 of 5517	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2603 of 5363	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	2035 of 5264	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2554 of 5173	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	1816 of 5084	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2876 of 5628	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2513 of 5643	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	3276 of 5638	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3170 of 5663	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2686 of 5510	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2100 of 5431	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)45th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics34%-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)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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 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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts	Public	K-5	6302 South Alta Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3150	374	14	25.9	79.1%	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (90.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	51.3	2537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		49.3	2589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	52									39.7		39.7	52.7	49.1	46.6			49.2	40.0	23.6	37.0			33.9	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$19,388	$2,074	$17,314
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	8015 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90602	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3160	338	16	21.3	89.3%	10 (3.0%)	7 (2.1%)	301 (89.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	37.3	3396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.3	3043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	353									25.5		25.5	26.0	44.3	48.0			40.0	38.0	31.0	25.5			31.4	97.3			97.3	$19,161	$2,139	$17,022
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	6005 South Magnolia Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3180	499	22	23.1	78.4%	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	461 (92.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	61.3	2003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		55.4	2269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	266									29.2		29.2	43.5	54.7	57.5			51.6	54.1	48.8	43.8			49.2					$18,120	$2,102	$16,018
Whittier Independent Study	Public	K-8	11532 Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3038	67	2	33.5	76.1%	3 (4.5%)	3 (4.5%)	56 (83.6%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)										22.6	26.3				21.4	38.7	35.4				50.0	38.7	38.5					$27,667	$12,953	$14,714
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
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
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	14359 East Second St.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6400	668	26	26.1	51.2%	75 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	553 (82.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	83.7	978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.7	922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	56									38.5		38.5	76.5	59.8	71.1			69.7	87.4	58.8	59.7			68.7					$18,439	$1,447	$16,992
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	10626 East Orange Grove Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3200	324	15	21.1	83.6%	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	304 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	35.5	3536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.8	3008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	528									23.7		23.7	27.7	36.5	40.7			35.4	29.2	40.4	33.3			34.4	95.0	95.0	95.0		$18,989	$2,084	$16,905
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Lambert Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2100	465	18	25.6	81.3%	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	42.6	3030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.5	2766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	264									28.6		28.6	40.0	39.1	38.1			39.0	40.3	40.6	35.7			38.6					$19,037	$1,667	$17,370
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts

What district is Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts in?

Whittier City

Is Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts a good school?

Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts ranks 2537^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts attend?

Students who attend Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter F. Dexter Middle
High : Whittier High

What is the racial makeup of Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts?

Students at Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts.

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