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Whittier Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Toledo, Ohio, serving 494 students. Despite being part of the Toledo City School District, which is ranked 658 out of 828 districts in the state, Whittier Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whittier Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates (38-42%) and poor student performance on state assessments compared to Toledo City and Ohio averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.5% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to 32.9% for Toledo City and 63.4% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with large achievement gaps for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and special education students.

While Whittier Elementary spends more per student ($10,721) than nearby schools like Longfellow Elementary and Leverette Elementary, this additional funding has not translated to improved outcomes. The school's persistently low performance and lack of meaningful improvement over time suggest the need for a more comprehensive, evidence-based approach to school improvement.

485

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,951

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4221 Walker Ave
Toledo, OH 43612-1855

(419) 671-3600

District: Toledo City

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Jones Leadership Academy of Business
	Start High School
	Toledo Early College High School
	Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

White:

25.2%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (20% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 44 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,376^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

995^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 40Elementary Schools in the Toledo City

658^th of 828Toledo City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1376 of 1558	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1355 of 1577	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1374 of 1596	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1465 of 1588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1509 of 1610	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1395 of 1676	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1361 of 1636	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1287 of 1651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	1380 of 1678	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	1457 of 1684	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	1346 of 1687	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	1269 of 1701	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1348 of 1709	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	1252 of 1686	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	1266 of 1662	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1335 of 1610	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	1320 of 1582	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	1389 of 1609	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1276 of 1504	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.0	1036 of 1501	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.3	991 of 1471	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	517 of 615	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	440 of 603	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	480 of 610	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	563 of 601	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	463 of 533	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	525 of 605	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	513 of 598	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.4	930 of 956	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1290 of 1452	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1308 of 1466	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1315 of 1483	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1423 of 1488	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1432 of 1467	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1229 of 1502	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1317 of 1518	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	27.3	176 of 228	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1298 of 1473	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1272 of 1484	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1240 of 1447	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1305 of 1419	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1335 of 1404	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1199 of 1465	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1218 of 1465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1321 of 1466	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1275 of 1485	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1331 of 1498	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1398 of 1518	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1416 of 1499	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1353 of 1535	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1279 of 1536	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	214 of 218	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	893 of 935	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	876 of 900	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1134 of 1175	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1153 of 1190	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1167 of 1215	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1170 of 1242	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1214 of 1249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1131 of 1271	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1122 of 1309	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	995 of 1036	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	969 of 1046	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1006 of 1048	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	865 of 1017	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	973 of 1037	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	823 of 1050	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	758 of 1010	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	700 of 1038	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	718 of 1050	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.7	811 of 1035	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	758 of 1008	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	795 of 1001	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	765 of 989	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	416 of 442	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	419 of 429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	412 of 436	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	345 of 413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	381 of 385	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	243 of 405	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	235 of 384	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	919 of 938	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	915 of 942	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	908 of 943	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	788 of 925	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	879 of 910	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	748 of 917	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	739 of 897	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	201 of 247	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	967 of 983	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	930 of 989	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	947 of 974	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	818 of 947	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	892 of 923	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	746 of 945	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	683 of 924	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	886 of 954	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	895 of 958	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	948 of 963	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	879 of 946	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	883 of 924	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	785 of 933	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	706 of 916	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	760 of 777	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	766 of 795	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	804 of 805	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	736 of 809	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	776 of 781	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	706 of 796	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	576 of 781	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2019)23rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-36 vs state

Science19%-44 vs state

Mathematics17%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-8	4221 Walker Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3600	485	21	23.0		122 (25.2%)	211 (43.5%)	80 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.8%)	11.7	1376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.7%		13	1355^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.1%	21	25.5	12.0	42.6	14.3	17.6	16.4	5.1	3.9	39.6	25.0	49.0	9.1	17.9	7.8	$10,951
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	3891 Martha Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	129	9	13.9		4 (3.1%)	111 (86.0%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	5	1504^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.1	1528^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.1%	24		0.0	7.7	5.6		16.7	28.6	9.1	7.7	5.6		25.0	7.7	0.0	$11,031
Larchmont Elementary School	Public	K-8	1515 Slater St	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3650	394	28	14.0		122 (31.0%)	191 (48.5%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	16.4	1309^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.4	1272^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	19.3%	37	43.5	33.3	54.3	25.0	19.6	22.9	12.5	20.0	34.3	34.4	37.0	22.9	31.3	20.0	$13,046
Bennett Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5130 Bennett Rd	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Bennett Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 269-2247	460	51	9.1		83 (18.0%)	231 (50.2%)	72 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (15.4%)	20.3	1251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	19.7%		22.7	1231^st of 1577 public elementary schools	21.9%	20	44.4	53.1	20.0	48.6	19.1	22.0	21.6	40.6	34.0	48.6	48.9	36.6	37.8	37.5	$15,432
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3350 Cherry St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4350	284	12	23.6		25 (8.8%)	190 (66.9%)	34 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	6	1481^st of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.4	1414^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.3%	67	10.3	18.8	28.1	26.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	25.0	42.1	20.7	4.3	4.8	9.4	$13,149
Old West End Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3131 Cambridge St	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4700	272	19	14.3		7 (2.6%)	238 (87.5%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	47	941^st of 1558 public elementary schools	39.6%		46.2	966^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.7%	25	68.0	46.2	57.6	48.1	68.0	40.0	60.7	53.8	51.5	33.3	80.0	52.0	50.0	23.1	$18,088
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2860 Glenwood Ave	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4600	281	20	14.0		25 (8.9%)	212 (75.4%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	14.2	1335^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.3%		9.8	1404^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.0%	69	39.3	47.6	30.0	18.5	17.9	8.7	4.3	22.2	40.0	29.6	60.7	13.0	8.7	19.0	$14,437
Rise & Shine Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3248 Warsaw St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Rise & Shine Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 244-9900	94	5	18.8		1 (1.1%)	78 (83.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.8%)	34.8	1072^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.2%		8.5	1439^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.8%	367	9.1		33.3	57.1	16.7				100.0	64.3	50.0				$14,932
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-8	1955 W Laskey Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3800	471	22	21.4		115 (24.4%)	224 (47.6%)	47 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.4%)	16.9	1296^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.5	1251^st of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	45	31.0	12.5	54.2	23.3	5.2	31.5	7.9	2.5	40.7	37.2	44.8	22.2	36.8	15.0	$13,610
Leverette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 E Manhattan Blvd	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6200	472	20	23.6		59 (12.5%)	268 (56.8%)	59 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.2%)	2.3	1545^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.8%		2.7	1557^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.3%	12	8.7	11.9	2.2	7.7	10.6	0.0	3.9	2.4	13.0	0.0	21.3	4.3	13.7	7.1	$12,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary School?

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 44% African American, 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

What district is Whittier Elementary School in?

Toledo City

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jones Leadership Academy of Business
High : Start High School
High : Toledo Early College High School
High : Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

How many students attend Whittier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

Is Whittier Elementary School a good school?

Whittier Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

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