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Whittier Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

1800 Whittier Ave

Costa Mesa CA, 92627, Orange County

Phone: 949-515-6990

Ranking:

(6,041 out of 6,930, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	28		33		34		NA	NA	32		34		34
Total Students:	748		741		772		799		701		652		550
Kindergarten:	128	17.1%	120	16.2%	119	15.4%	111	13.9%	113	16.1%	113	17.3%	140	25.5%
Grade 1:	115	15.4%	114	15.4%	108	14.0%	112	14.0%	109	15.5%	144	22.1%	131	23.8%
Grade 2:	112	15.0%	105	14.2%	104	13.5%	111	13.9%	125	17.8%	120	18.4%	120	21.8%
Grade 3:	101	13.5%	86	11.6%	108	14.0%	117	14.6%	110	15.7%	119	18.3%	159	28.9%
Grade 4:	81	10.8%	101	13.6%	112	14.5%	113	14.1%	111	15.8%	153	23.5%	NA	NA
Grade 5:	101	13.5%	111	15.0%	107	13.9%	108	13.5%	133	19.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	110	14.7%	104	14.0%	114	14.8%	127	15.9%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0	0.0%	3	0.5%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	371	49.6%	375	50.6%	389	50.4%	401	50.2%	363	51.8%	339	52.0%	290	52.7%
Female:	377	50.4%	366	49.4%	383	49.6%	398	49.8%	338	48.2%	313	48.0%	256	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.5%	7	0.9%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%	5	0.7%	7	1.1%	10	1.8%
Hispanic:	739	98.8%	731	98.7%	757	98.1%	784	98.1%	687	98.0%	631	96.8%	529	96.2%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
White:	5	0.7%	3	0.4%	8	1.0%	9	1.1%	7	1.0%	14	2.1%	10	1.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	508	67.9%	738	99.6%	769	99.6%	716	89.6%	629	89.7%	591	90.6%	486	88.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	2.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	43	5.4%	38	5.4%	35	5.4%	29	5.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	27.20		22.80		22.71		NA	NA	21.70		17.90		16.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.9	335	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	344.8	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.4	352.4	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.2	360.1	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.2	359.3	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.1	366.7	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.4	367.2	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.8	369.9	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.2	374.3	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.8	370.0	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.2	360.2	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	370.2	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	381.3	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.7	384.7	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.7	385.7	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	393	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	395.1	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	398.1	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.9	401.3	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	398.1	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.4	330.1	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.3	335.8	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.1	345.8	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.1	344.2	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	352.2	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.3	355.3	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.7	360.6	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.2	357.8	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.7	364	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.9	360.8	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.4	357	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.7	364.2	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.4	380.6	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.8	386.2	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.9	402	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.9	406.6	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	421.2	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	415.2	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.3	419.2	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.0	414.6	399.0
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.5	384.8	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.6	381.2	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.9	385.5	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.8	388.5	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.7	389.4	374.2
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.8	394.1	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.4	392.5	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.5	398.9	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.3	411	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.2	414.7	394.9
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.7	373.6	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.3	370.4	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.5	376.8	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.4	375.5	365.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.4	398.5	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.3	394.5	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.1	400.1	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.2	403.4	393.2
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.6	387.1	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.6	385.1	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.6	388.3	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.4	393.0	366.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.6	373.1	358.4
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.7	374.4	364.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.9	378.9	363.0
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	381.5	364.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.1	377.3	366.8
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.0	387.5	366.5

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* Whittier Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.