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Christian Sorensen Science Academy

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Christian Sorensen Science Academy ranks 2952 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Christian Sorensen Science Academy is a public K-5 elementary school serving 446 students in the Whittier City School District, known for its particular strength in science education.

The school's standout feature is its science program, where 35.5% of students scored proficient, outperforming both the district and state averages and notably exceeding nearby schools like Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy and West Whittier Elementary. It also shows effective support for its student population, with historically strong performance for specific groups. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 23.5%, which is higher than the district average and much higher than the 11.6% rate at the higher-performing Daniel Phelan Language Academy within the same district.

Overall, the school's statewide ranking is in the middle, currently at the 50th percentile, which is a decline from previous years. It performs better than some neighboring schools in other districts, such as South Ranchito Dual Language Academy, but trails others like Longfellow Elementary. Key areas for attention include improving attendance, addressing a recent performance gap where female students are outperforming male students, and leveraging its science strength to support learning across all subjects.

446

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,466

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11493 East Rosehedge Dr.
Whittier, CA 90606-1996

(562) 789-3220

District: Whittier City

Students who attend Christian Sorensen Science Academy usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

Asian:

2.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

!Near the bottom of Whittier City's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,952^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	44.0	2952 of 5857	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2533 of 5869	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2466 of 5859	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2925 of 5883	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2470 of 5789	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	2398 of 5662	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	2460 of 5692	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.4	3112 of 5614	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	3004 of 5611	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	2294 of 5530	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	2043 of 5390	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.2	2822 of 5377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.6	4739 of 5314	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	3815 of 5193	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	3767 of 5113	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	3183 of 5113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	3464 of 4818	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	3147 of 4822	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.0	3366 of 4809	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2458 of 5597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	2570 of 5612	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	2654 of 5609	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	3133 of 5635	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2463 of 5492	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	2185 of 5413	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	1934 of 5107	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1453 of 5107	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	1353 of 5087	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	1594 of 5084	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	1089 of 4963	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	1138 of 4830	76.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.7	68 of 356	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	2256 of 5460	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1788 of 5517	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1517 of 5363	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1896 of 5264	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	833 of 5173	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	942 of 5084	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	3284 of 5628	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	2311 of 5643	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	2106 of 5638	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2517 of 5663	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2350 of 5510	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2595 of 5431	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	1066 of 2635	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)81st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science36%+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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-6	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	283	13	21.7	91.2%	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	266 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.3	4293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		42.8	3012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	1281									20.4		20.4	24.4	23.1	44.9	37.5			33.3	15.6	10.3	34.7	19.6			20.6	89.1	93.5		93.5	93.5	$30,232	$27,922	$2,310
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
Ada S. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 South Vicki Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0615	358	14	25.5	84.1%	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60	2069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.6	1952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	117									26.9		26.9	45.2	54.9	59.6	52.5			53.5	56.8	47.1	37.7	37.5			44.7						$24,551	$22,430	$2,121
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
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						$3,401	$1,812	$1,589
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	$13,472	$9,650	$3,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Christian Sorensen Science Academy

What schools do graduates of Christian Sorensen Science Academy attend?

Students who attend Christian Sorensen Science Academy usually go on to attend:

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

Is Christian Sorensen Science Academy a good school?

Christian Sorensen Science Academy ranks 2952^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Christian Sorensen Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Christian Sorensen Science Academy.

What district is Christian Sorensen Science Academy in?

Whittier City

What is the racial makeup of Christian Sorensen Science Academy?

Students at Christian Sorensen Science Academy are 92% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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