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Whittier Elementary School

Public Grades K-8
1469th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a K–8 neighborhood school at 4221 Walker Ave in Toledo, OH (43612), serving 485 students as part of the Toledo City school district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1,469 of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 6th percentile — with 0 stars, a decade low and below its own district, which itself ranks near the bottom of Ohio districts. The school has spent most of the past decade in the bottom fifth of Ohio schools, with only mild ups and downs rather than steady improvement.

Test results are weakest in the middle grades, especially math. In 2025–2026, Whittier averaged roughly 12% proficient in math and 26% in ELA. Grade 7 math was 2.0% and grade 8 math was 2.9%; 4th grade ELA was 38.6%, the one subject-grade result that beat the district average. Nearby Larchmont Elementary School, less than a mile away, outperformed the school in 13 of 14 subject-grade tests and had lower chronic absenteeism (33.7% vs. 45.0%) and a much lower student–teacher ratio (14.0 vs. 23.0).

Attendance and staffing moved in the wrong direction in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism rose to 45.0% after two years when Whittier was actually better than the district; the student–teacher ratio had just jumped from 17.0 to 23.0 in 2024–2025. A same-district, same-grade-span comparison is Old West End Academy Elementary School 1.3 miles away: it ranked at the 35th percentile with 2 stars, had 14.5% chronic absenteeism, spent more per student, and ran a lower ratio. The school still ranks ahead of the two lowest local district peers, Leverette Elementary School and Rosa Parks Elementary School, and has lower absenteeism than both, but the clearest signals for parents are the middle-grade math weakness, the attendance reversal, and the staffing increase.

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: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg29%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,469th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
983rd of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 26 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 39Elementary Schools in the Toledo City
662nd of 773Toledo 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.81469 of 15605.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.71376 of 155811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.01355 of 157714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202311.81374 of 159613.9%★☆☆☆☆
20227.61465 of 15887.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.01509 of 16106.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.01395 of 167616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.31361 of 163616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201723.41287 of 165122.0%★☆☆☆☆
201617.51380 of 167817.8%★☆☆☆☆
201514.71457 of 168413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201425.61346 of 168720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201336.41269 of 170125.4%★☆☆☆☆
201231.31348 of 170921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201137.11252 of 168625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201035.11266 of 166223.8%★☆☆☆☆
200923.71335 of 161017.1%★☆☆☆☆
200823.51320 of 158216.6%★☆☆☆☆
200718.71389 of 160913.7%★☆☆☆☆
200623.11276 of 150415.2%★☆☆☆☆
200541.01036 of 150131.0%★★☆☆☆
200442.3991 of 147132.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202621.9524 of 63117.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.1517 of 61515.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6440 of 60327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.4480 of 61021.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.2563 of 6016.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.4463 of 53313.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.2525 of 60513.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0513 of 59814.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201910.4930 of 9562.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.11317 of 14529.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.41290 of 145211.2%★☆☆☆☆
20249.81308 of 146610.8%★☆☆☆☆
20239.21315 of 148311.3%★☆☆☆☆
20224.91423 of 14884.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.91432 of 14672.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.11229 of 150218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.41317 of 151813.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202642.1173 of 31545.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.3176 of 22822.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.41384 of 14675.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.51298 of 147311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.31272 of 148414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.61240 of 144714.3%★☆☆☆☆
20229.41305 of 14198.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.31335 of 14044.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.81199 of 146518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.41218 of 146516.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20265.51394 of 14675.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.41321 of 14669.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.01275 of 148514.1%★☆☆☆☆
20239.81331 of 149811.1%★☆☆☆☆
20227.11398 of 15187.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.81416 of 14995.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.41353 of 153511.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.41279 of 153616.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20262.3220 of 2200.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.5214 of 2181.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.9893 of 9354.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.1876 of 9002.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20264.71142 of 11813.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.31134 of 11753.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.01153 of 11903.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.01167 of 12154.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.31170 of 12425.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.31214 of 12492.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.41131 of 127111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.71122 of 130914.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.4983 of 10466.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.5995 of 10364.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.4969 of 10467.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.61006 of 10484.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1865 of 101714.9%★☆☆☆☆
20217.6973 of 10376.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.8823 of 105021.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9758 of 101025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201736.2700 of 103832.6%★★☆☆☆
201634.5718 of 105031.6%★★☆☆☆
201522.7811 of 103521.6%★☆☆☆☆
201432.8758 of 100824.8%★☆☆☆☆
201326.1795 of 100120.6%★☆☆☆☆
201231.9765 of 98922.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.0407 of 45510.5%★☆☆☆☆
202513.5416 of 4425.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.3419 of 4292.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.3412 of 4365.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5345 of 41316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202113.1381 of 3851.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.4243 of 40540.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.3235 of 38438.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.8928 of 9472.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.5919 of 9382.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.9915 of 9422.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.2908 of 9433.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.6788 of 92514.8%★☆☆☆☆
20215.1879 of 9103.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.0748 of 91718.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4739 of 89717.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202221.4201 of 24718.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.9933 of 9966.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.3967 of 9831.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.9930 of 9896.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.0947 of 9742.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.4818 of 94713.6%★☆☆☆☆
20217.4892 of 9233.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.2746 of 94521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201831.3683 of 92426.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.7871 of 9558.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.7886 of 9547.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.4895 of 9586.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9948 of 9631.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.9879 of 9467.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2883 of 9244.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.8785 of 93315.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.2706 of 91622.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.6743 of 7905.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.9760 of 7772.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.1766 of 7953.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.8804 of 8050.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5736 of 8099.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.7776 of 7810.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.8706 of 79611.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.9576 of 78126.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)45th percentile+39 vs school
African American (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-14 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2022)19th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school
White (2026)6th percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts26%-36 vs state
Mathematics12%-45 vs state
Science12%-50 vs state

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

Whittier Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

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

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