How does Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts compare to other elementary schools in Whittier?

Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.3/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 732 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts?

19.6% of students at Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts improving or declining?

Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts's proficiency rate decreases by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts?

21.6% of students at Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts

Whittier City Whittier Los Angeles County 90601

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

732 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

374 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 88.0%

White 6.4%

Other 5.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.6%
Met Standard	21.9%
Below Standard	58.5%

Exceeded

19.6%

Met

21.9%

Below

58.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Whittier City district average of 20.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.