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Newport-Mesa Unified

Whittier Elementary

1800 Whittier Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-4558

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Summary

Whittier Elementary is badly underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 26th percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 31.9% of students met California's reading standard, but it is holding steady.

Math is weaker: 24.9% of students met California's math standard, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency31.9%
Current Math Proficiency24.9%
Reading State Rank3412/4674 (27th percentile)
Math State Rank3466/4674 (26th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio16:1
Student Enrollment454
Low-Income Students406 (89.4%)
English Learners192 (42.3%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -0.3%Trend down•Math -2.4%Trend down
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -1.3%Trend down•
Non-Low-Income -5.5%Trend down
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -5.4%Trend down•
English Native +4.1%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -3.0%Trend down•
Non-Low-Income -9.9%Trend down
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -9.3%Trend down•
English Native 0.0%Trend down
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