Whittier Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 71.5% |
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:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.0 points below the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.3% exceeded — 29.3 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 26.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 7.0% | 26.3% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 75 | 9.3% | 24.0% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 1.6% | 19.7% | 21.3% |
| 6th | 67 | 4.5% | 34.3% | 38.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 16.9% | 32.2% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 75 | 9.3% | 18.7% | 28.0% |
| 5th | 61 | 0.0% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| 6th | 70 | 7.1% | 8.6% | 15.7% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.5