Public school · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California

Whitman Elementary — Rating & test scores

San Diego · TK–5 · 102 students (2024–25)

4050 Appleton Street, 92117whitman.sandiegounified.org ↗(858) 935-2900

San Diego Unified’s school choice window closes .

Applying for 2027–28. From San Diego Unified’s site ↗.

How to apply ↓

56thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
39

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six elementary school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Near California in English and math: 50% and 53% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, against 47% and 40%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 34
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English and 819,757 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

How to enroll
Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four elementary schools.

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Sign in to save this school

Campus map · © OpenStreetMap

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

A picture of the campus, not an attendance boundary or a rating.

Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

26 in 100 students (28 of 107) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average San Diego Unified elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 107. District and California figures are averages of school rates (137 San Diego Unified schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Whitman a good elementary school?

Whitman Elementary scores higher than 56 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 56th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 26 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified elementary school. 1.7% of students (2 of 115) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries, Whitman Elementary is zoned to Innovation Middle. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Innovation Middle: 46th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 Scope Score

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 53% in math, against 47% and 40% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 34
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English, 819,757 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California47%
San Diego Unified51%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

Math

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
21%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
47%
This school53%
California40%
San Diego Unified46%

53% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–5 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed35%65%
Advancedsuppressed6%29%
Proficientsuppressed29%36%
Developing levelsuppressed30%17%
Minimalsuppressed35%18%
Tested101717
California44%46%49%
Difference—−11+16

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed47%59%
Advancedsuppressed12%29%
Proficientsuppressed35%30%
Developing levelsuppressed53%41%
Minimalsuppressed0%0%
Tested101717
California47%42%37%
Difference—+5+22

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 53% to 50% and math from 43% to 53%.

English · top two levels · grades 4 and 5

202553%30 tested
→
202650%34 tested

This school

California, same grades47% → 47%2025 → 2026 · 826,162 → 817,970 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 4 and 5

202543%30 tested
→
202653%34 tested

This school

California, same grades39% → 40%2025 → 2026 · 832,484 → 819,757 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 4 and 5 · This school18%32%24%26%34
English, grades 4 and 5 · California24%23%20%33%817,970
English, grades 4 and 5 · San Diego Unified27%24%20%29%16,033
Math, grades 4 and 5 · This school21%32%47%0%34
Math, grades 4 and 5 · California21%19%26%34%819,757
Math, grades 4 and 5 · San Diego Unified26%20%25%29%16,083

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 4 and 5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202650%47%
Math top two levels, grades 4 and 5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202653%40%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 4 and 5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 38% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. In math, it went from 30% in 2017 to 53% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201738%
68 tested		46%
932,457 tested
201821%
62 tested		49%
912,700 tested
201937%
35 tested		51%
889,887 tested
202225%
32 tested		46%
847,522 tested
202337%
27 tested		45%
837,511 tested
202432%
25 tested		46%
831,920 tested
202553%
30 tested		47%
826,162 tested
202650%
34 tested		47%
817,970 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201730%
67 tested		37%
937,195 tested
201818%
62 tested		39%
916,106 tested
201911%
37 tested		41%
893,759 tested
202231%
32 tested		35%
850,624 tested
202330%
27 tested		37%
843,024 tested
202428%
25 tested		38%
840,680 tested
202543%
30 tested		39%
832,484 tested
202653%
34 tested		40%
819,757 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Whitman’s results?

San Diego Unified’s board decides Whitman’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Whitman in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving San Diego Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Diego Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

San Diego Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read San Diego Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

26 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average San Diego Unified elementary school, 18 in 100 were. 1.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 28 of 107 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 115 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average San Diego Unified elementary school 1.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

26 in 100This school
18 in 100At the average San Diego Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

28 of 107 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.7%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 115). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Whitman

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 64%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 64%2. White: 18%3. Two or more races: 10%Unallocated share: 8%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino64%
  2. White18%
  3. Two or more races10%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share8%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

73%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 74 of 102. California: 63%.

6teachers, 2024–25

22 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino64%
White18%
Two or more races10%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 100% of teaching positions, 6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Whitman, and how do I get in?

Innovation Middle, then Madison High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Whitman Elementary
    Grades TK–5
  2. Middle · assigned
    Innovation Middle
    46th · Developing · 2026
  3. High · assigned
    Madison High
    42nd · Developing · 2025

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

High-school links

  • Madison High

    Assigned

    42nd percentile · Developing · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: Madison High
Madison High42nd · Developing · 2025 · Scope Score 53district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Madison High. UC records 12 enrollees from Madison High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 8 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Madison High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 76% of the students who finished high school at Madison High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

12 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 8 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Madison High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address.

School website: whitman.sandiegounified.org ↗Office: (858) 935-2900Administrator: Amy Smith

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
4050 Appleton Street, San Diego 92117

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with San Diego Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 26 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (28 of 107 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  3. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  4. Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (858) 935-29004050 Appleton Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,483 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #67 of 137 in San Diego Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math19%4842%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math52%5623%
Chronically absent26 in 100405%
Suspension rate1.7% (2 of 115)505%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–263956#2483California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1911 in 1000.8% (1 of 129)−26
2021–22not on filenot on file+12
2022–23not on filenot on file−1
2023–2427 in 1000.9% (1 of 111)−19
2024–2522 in 1000.8% (1 of 121)0
2025–2626 in 1001.7% (2 of 115)—

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English4416%43%
2026 · Math4423%59%
2025 · English4717%49%
2025 · Math4916%37%
2024 · English4321%37%
2024 · Math4319%44%
2023 · English4214%33%
2023 · Math4321%30%
2022 · English457%22%
2022 · Math4516%31%
2019 · English508%42%
2019 · Math526%19%
2018 · English855%26%
2018 · Math856%25%
2017 · English10210%35%
2017 · Math10112%37%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English1741%
2025 · Grade 4 · English1867%
2025 · Grade 5 · English1233%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1926%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math1850%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1233%
2024 · Grade 3 · English1844%
2024 · Grade 4 · English1421%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1145%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1867%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1429%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1127%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1527%
2023 · Grade 4 · English1145%
2023 · Grade 5 · English1631%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math1631%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1136%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math1625%
2022 · Grade 3 · English1315%
2022 · Grade 4 · English1520%
2022 · Grade 5 · English1729%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1331%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math1520%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1741%
2019 · Grade 3 · English1553%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1644%
2019 · Grade 5 · English1932%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1540%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1712%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math2010%
2018 · Grade 3 · English2339%
2018 · Grade 4 · English2722%
2018 · Grade 5 · English3520%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math2343%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math2719%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math3517%
2017 · Grade 3 · English3429%
2017 · Grade 4 · English3639%
2017 · Grade 5 · English3238%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math3450%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math3636%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math3123%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1718%29%47%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−529Average+129Average
Low-income−323Average+223Average
English-only students−1617not categorized017not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−517Average−1317Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4 and 5. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−5 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4 and 5

29 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4 and 5

29 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4 and 5, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 26 in 100 · +4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.8% (1 of 121) → 2025–26 · 1.7% (2 of 115) · +0.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 10024 in 100+12 in 100
Male10 in 10028 in 100+18 in 100
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10026 in 100+14 in 100
Two or more races7 in 1009 in 100+2 in 100
White14 in 10032 in 100+18 in 100
Students with disabilities7 in 10033 in 100+26 in 100
English learners8 in 100——
Low-income14 in 10029 in 100+15 in 100
All students11 in 10026 in 100+15 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,143 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 102

Central federal expenditures attributed here$530 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 102

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92117 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92117 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$103,661
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)52%
ZIP-area population52,275
Median age39.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92117 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/whitman-elementary-0307"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Whitman Elementary — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

How we analyze · Request a correction