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Longfellow Elementary

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Longfellow Elementary ranks 2076 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a K–5 school with 499 students in the Whittier City district in Whittier, California. Its strongest overall message for families is that its latest results are above state and district averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science.

Among nearby K–5 schools, science is its clearest strength: Longfellow ranks second of 10, with 42% proficiency compared with a nearby-school average of 29%; its result is 6 percentage points above the state and 9 above the district. It ranks third in ELA and math, with 53% and 43% proficiency, respectively. ELA is 4 points above the state and 3 above the district; math is 4 points above the state and 3 above the district, but its lead over nearby schools is narrower than in science. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was 59%, the highest among nearby K–5 schools, while third-grade ELA was 40%, below both state and district results.

Longfellow’s math result deserves attention: it fell 6 percentage points from the prior year, even though it remains above state and district averages. Science rebounded after two years of declines, rising 7 points over the four-year period, while chronic absenteeism fell from 43% in 2021–22 to 20% in 2025–26; the latest attendance figure is still slightly above the state and district rates. SchoolDigger ranks Longfellow at the 64th percentile statewide with 3 stars, up from the 49th percentile in 2021–22; only Daniel Phelan Language Academy ranks higher among nearby K–5 schools. In 2024–25, 78% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 23.1:1, close to the nearby-school median of 21.9:1. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness measures place Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status at the 83rd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 64th percentile; its English Language Learner measure was at the 19th percentile in 2023–24, down from the 74th percentile the year before, and no later ELL ranking was supplied.

499

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,255

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6005 South Magnolia Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601-3260

(562) 789-3180

District: Whittier City

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter F. Dexter Middle
High:	Whittier High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

California avg42%

2,076^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Whittier City

565^th of 1,530Whittier 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
2026	60.0	2076 of 5817	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	2003 of 5857	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	2269 of 5869	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	2031 of 5859	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	3001 of 5883	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2972 of 5789	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2995 of 5662	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	3641 of 5692	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.9	4355 of 5614	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	4253 of 5611	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	4275 of 5530	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	3810 of 5390	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	4194 of 5377	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	4492 of 5314	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	3528 of 5193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.0	3755 of 5113	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	3697 of 5113	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	4065 of 4818	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3969 of 4822	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	3915 of 4809	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	1773 of 2585	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1322 of 2128	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	2571 of 3162	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	831 of 3245	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	932 of 3311	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	2260 of 3275	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	1643 of 5581	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	1958 of 5597	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2411 of 5612	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	1625 of 5609	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.7	2894 of 5635	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2914 of 5492	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3240 of 5413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	872 of 5094	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	852 of 5107	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	1118 of 5107	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	820 of 5087	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	1948 of 5084	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1882 of 4963	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1831 of 4830	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	929 of 5423	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	913 of 5460	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1759 of 5517	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	1175 of 5363	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	2377 of 5264	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1797 of 5173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	2015 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	2396 of 5603	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	1967 of 5628	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	2035 of 5643	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2320 of 5638	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	2936 of 5663	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2762 of 5510	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2636 of 5431	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	1231 of 2927	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.5	1682 of 2847	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1579 of 2635	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1764 of 2420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)31st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	60	2076^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.3%		61.3	2003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%	73																	42.2		42.2	39.5	58.8	60.2				53.0	44.4	44.7	39.3				42.8	96%	0%	$21,255	$3,767	$17,488
Whittier Independent Study	Public	K-8	11532 Floral Dr.	Whittier	90602	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)																		42.9	44.4						60.0	50.0						66.7	52.6			$30,908	$15,767	$15,141
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%)	25	4385^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.6%		35.5	3536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%	849																	19.2		19.2	30.4	17.0	38.3				28.2	32.1	13.2	38.3				27.6	86%	0%	$21,107	$3,757	$17,350
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%)	39.5	3263^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		44	2952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%	311																	26.6		26.6	38.6	35.1	43.0				39.0	40.4	32.5	38.0				36.6	91%	0%	$22,426	$3,756	$18,670
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%)	50.8	2566^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.9	2705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%	139		6.7		6.7		6.7		6.7		6.7		6.7		0.0		0.0	34.0		34.0	38.9	39.6	50.0				42.8	50.0	37.5	46.0				44.7	≥ 98%		$22,057	$3,741	$18,316
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%)	43.5	3020^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.1%		51.3	2537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%	483																	23.0		23.0	44.9	46.3	45.9				45.7	42.9	42.6	24.6				36.0	94%	0%	$21,441	$3,741	$17,700
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%)	71	1528^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.7%		75.1	1364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%	164		13.3		13.3		15.6		15.6		31.1		31.1		11.1		11.1	29.8		29.8	52.0	52.6	65.1				56.7	70.1	62.8	48.8				60.3	≥ 98%		$23,403	$3,740	$19,663
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%)	47.2	2770^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.4%		37.3	3396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%	626																	46.9		46.9	36.7	40.8	51.6				43.8	40.8	18.4	35.9				32.1	≥ 98%		$19,962	$3,822	$16,140
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%)	55.8	2275^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.9%		52.5	2463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%	188																	35.7		35.7	53.9	48.0	71.4				56.7	36.9	31.5	42.9				36.6	≥ 98%		$20,669	$1,589	$19,080
South Ranchito Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	5241 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7660	351	16	21.9	84.6%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24	4464^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.8	4756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%	292	17.8	11.1	7.1	12.2	40.0	19.4	28.6	30.1	17.8	30.6	4.8	17.1	11.1	5.6	4.8	7.3	21.4		21.4	22.2	44.4	21.4				28.5	31.1	27.8	19.1				26.0	≥ 98%		$22,283	$808	$21,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter F. Dexter Middle
High : Whittier High

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks 2076^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Whittier City

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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