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Orange Grove Elementary

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Orange Grove Elementary ranks 3536 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orange Grove Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 324 students in the Whittier City School District, where it faces significant academic challenges and serves a student population with high economic need.

The school's overall academic performance has been declining and currently lags behind most other schools in the area, with test scores in English, math, and science below the district average. For example, nearby schools like Daniel Phelan Language Academy and Mill School and Technology Academy achieve significantly higher proficiency rates. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing too much school—a rate higher than the district and state averages and notably higher than several higher-performing neighboring schools.

Despite these broader challenges, Orange Grove shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with Hispanic students and those in special education performing at higher percentiles compared to the school's overall ranking. The school's performance has also been historically volatile, and it spends a similar amount per student as its higher-achieving peers, suggesting that factors like attendance, instructional consistency, and school culture are important areas for potential improvement.

324

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,827

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10626 East Orange Grove Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601-2145

(562) 789-3200

District: Whittier City

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy
High:	Whittier High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,536^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3536 of 5857	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	3008 of 5869	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2485 of 5859	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	3352 of 5883	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3798 of 5789	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3342 of 5662	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	3164 of 5692	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3345 of 5614	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.0	4033 of 5611	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.3	2550 of 5530	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.9	2814 of 5390	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.8	3559 of 5377	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.0	3427 of 5314	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	3239 of 5193	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.6	3854 of 5113	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	3555 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.9	2887 of 4818	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.8	3425 of 4822	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.3	3344 of 4809	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1240 of 2227	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2102 of 2585	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1868 of 2128	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	2034 of 3311	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2275 of 3275	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3175 of 5597	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2735 of 5612	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	1913 of 5609	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	3162 of 5635	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3712 of 5492	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2840 of 5413	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2239 of 5107	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1705 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	1097 of 5087	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	2129 of 5084	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2773 of 4963	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2199 of 4830	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3518 of 5460	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2478 of 5517	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1595 of 5363	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	2611 of 5264	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2868 of 5173	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	2109 of 5084	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3566 of 5628	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2998 of 5643	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3030 of 5638	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3315 of 5663	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3576 of 5510	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3508 of 5431	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1249 of 2847	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	628 of 2635	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	679 of 2420	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)56th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)39th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science24%-9 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)	% 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	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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				$15,827	$12,070	$3,757
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							$23,419	$7,652	$15,767
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							$17,743	$14,002	$3,741
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							$16,113	$12,346	$3,767
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%)	20.8	4756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.1	4667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	89	10.5	11.4	0.0	6.7	36.8	22.7	30.2	29.6	10.5	29.6	3.8	14.1	2.6	6.8	1.9	3.7	18.9		18.9	10.5	32.6	33.3			26.5	13.2	34.1	13.2			20.0	95.4	96.9		95.4	96.9	96.9	$17,424	$16,616	$808
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		$18,466	$14,710	$3,756
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							$20,436	$16,696	$3,740
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-5	4220 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7610	322	13	24.7	78.3%	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	312 (96.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29	4052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		31.2	3841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	211																	20.8		20.8	32.6	36.7	25.0			31.6	32.6	38.3	17.3			29.7	96.4			96.4			$18,548	$17,512	$1,036
North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.8	3543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	465																	17.7		17.7	39.2	56.6	33.3			43.2	51.0	41.5	15.7			36.1	95.9				95.9	97.3	$17,831	$16,964	$867
Valencia Academy of the Arts	Public	K-5	9241 East Cosgrove St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7670	398	16	24.8	82.4%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (96.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	57.7	2187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		60.1	2063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	124																	40.4		40.4	38.2	56.5	57.9			50.5	39.7	54.3	31.6			42.6	96.6						$16,776	$15,938	$838

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Grove Elementary

How many students attend Orange Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Orange Grove Elementary.

Is Orange Grove Elementary a good school?

Orange Grove Elementary ranks 3536^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orange Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy
High : Whittier High

What district is Orange Grove Elementary in?

Whittier City

What is the racial makeup of Orange Grove Elementary?

Students at Orange Grove Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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