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Whittier Elementary School

Regular School · Indianola, IA

Whittier Elementary School is a regular school school in Indianola, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 369 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
369
Teachers (FTE)
23.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
16:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 316 86%
Hispanic/Latino 28 8%
Two or more races 22 6%
Black or African American 2 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 369 187M / 182F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 80-84% 64.9% 147
Reading Proficiency 65-69% 68.7% 147
Science Proficiency 40-49% 57

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)
+0.30 grade levels
Math
-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
5 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
24
6.5% 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.) 369 100%

Contact & Location

1306 W Salem

Indianola, IA 50125

Phone: (515)961-9570

http://www.indianola.ia.us/k12/whittier/

District

Indianola Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,281

District enrollment: 3,665

NCES ID

191464000876

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