Whittier Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 71.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Whittier Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.6 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.5% exceeded — 10.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 15.5% | 16.7% | 32.1% |
| 4th | 70 | 11.4% | 18.6% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 107 | 10.3% | 23.4% | 33.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 8.3% | 20.2% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 8.6% | 15.7% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 107 | 7.5% | 13.1% | 20.6% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.6