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Whittier Elementary

Regular School · Long Beach, CA

Whittier Elementary is a regular school school in Long Beach, California, serving grades KG–05 with 526 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
526
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 366 70%
Asian 79 15%
Black or African American 57 11%
Two or more races 16 3%
White 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 526 292M / 234F

English Language Learners: 225 (43% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -19.9pp 33.9% 376
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
30 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
112
21.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 526 100%

Contact & Location

1761 Walnut Ave.

Long Beach, CA 90813

Phone: (562)599-6263

District

Long Beach Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,602

District enrollment: 65,129

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

062250002767

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD