Is Ocean View Elementary a good school?

Ocean View Elementary ranks 921 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ocean View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 651 students attended Ocean View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean View Elementary?

Students at Ocean View Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ocean View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ocean View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : East Whittier Middle High : California High

Ocean View Elementary

Summary:

Ocean View Elementary is a public K-5 school in Whittier, California, serving 639 students and part of the East Whittier City Elementary District. This high-performing school consistently outpaces its district and state counterparts in academic achievement, particularly in core subject areas.

Ocean View Elementary has demonstrated sustained excellence, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade. The school's exceptional performance extends across multiple subject areas, with 71.05% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 67.64% in Mathematics, compared to 57.75% and 49.48% for the district, respectively. Ocean View also outperforms the district and state in Science assessments. The school's strong performance is especially notable among traditionally underserved student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and low socioeconomic status students, suggesting a focus on equity and inclusion.

While Ocean View Elementary's overall performance is excellent, there may be opportunities to further improve student outcomes in certain areas, such as Science, where the school's proficiency rates, while above the state average, are not as high as in other subject areas. Additionally, the school could explore ways to maintain or further reduce its already low chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 1.8% to 11.6%, lower than the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Murphy Ranch Elementary and Leffingwell Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality educational environment in the broader Whittier area.

Detail:

Public K-5

14359 East Second St.
Whittier, CA 90605-1115

(562) 907-6400

District: East Whittier City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
921^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Ocean View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Whittier Middle
High:	California High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 651

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

White:

12.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ocean View Elementary ranks better than 84.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Ocean View Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.3%), White (12.3%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ocean View Elementary is 26. 8 elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ocean View Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean View Elementary 921^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ocean View Elementary in the ranking list.)

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East Whittier City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks East Whittier City Elementary 370^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ocean View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.92	1038^th	4809	78.4%
2005	69.62	1359^th	4822	71.8%
2006	88.50	564^th	4818	88.3%
2007	84.12	789^th	5113	84.6%
2008	84.71	769^th	5113	85.0%
2009	84.20	793^rd	5193	84.7%
2010	81.79	906^th	5314	83.0%
2011	80.21	990^th	5377	81.6%
2012	76.08	1219^th	5390	77.4%
2013	71.76	1488^th	5530	73.1%
2015	74.24	1343^rd	5611	76.1%
2016	82.12	1043^rd	5614	81.4%
2017	84.40	937^th	5692	83.5%
2018	90.12	632^nd	5662	88.8%
2019	90.43	615^th	5789	89.4%
2022	90.01	686^th	5883	88.3%
2023	89.59	734^th	5874	87.5%
2024	85.74	921^st	5862	84.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.45	362^nd	2420	85.0%
2024	72.96	456^th	2634	82.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.94	217^th	5084	95.7%
2019	93.56	183^rd	5173	96.5%
2022	90.99	309^th	5264	94.1%
2023	89.83	395^th	5374	92.6%
2024	93.09	321^st	5511	94.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.77	725^th	5413	86.6%
2019	92.07	429^th	5492	92.2%
2022	88.53	715^th	5635	87.3%
2023	91.66	525^th	5617	90.7%
2024	83.34	946^th	5605	83.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	91.30	134^th	2128	93.7%
2019	95.10	86^th	2585	96.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.01	572^nd	5431	89.5%
2019	86.56	754^th	5510	86.3%
2022	88.78	696^th	5663	87.7%
2023	85.38	852^nd	5650	84.9%
2024	85.37	855^th	5636	84.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.70	62^nd	4830	98.7%
2019	97.74	67^th	4963	98.7%
2022	97.66	84^th	5084	98.3%
2023	97.56	85^th	5098	98.3%
2024	94.91	177^th	5102	96.5%

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Rank History for White students at Ocean View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.13	511^th	2737	81.3%
2019	82.82	360^th	2834	87.3%
2022	81.44	396^th	2726	85.5%
2023	91.65	57^th	2662	97.9%
2024	74.08	666^th	2647	74.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ocean View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	389	5	18	161	1	n/a	n/a	0	574
1989	420	2	20	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1990	437	4	15	164	7	n/a	n/a	0	627
1991	403	2	23	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1992	395	3	17	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1993	383	5	15	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	557
1994	356	5	20	191	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1995	361	4	20	238	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1996	361	4	20	238	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1997	311	3	15	292	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
1998	304	5	18	306	4	n/a	n/a	0	637
1999	277	8	22	314	4	n/a	n/a	0	625
2000	298	7	21	325	4	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	273	10	22	364	4	n/a	n/a	0	673
2002	212	27	27	392	5	n/a	n/a	0	663
2003	212	27	27	392	5	n/a	n/a	0	663
2004	185	4	63	405	4	n/a	n/a	9	670
2005	191	7	28	435	2	n/a	n/a	16	679
2006	177	6	29	447	2	n/a	n/a	25	686
2007	164	5	29	435	8	n/a	n/a	41	682
2008	157	2	34	481	6	n/a	n/a	0	680
2009	157	5	30	522	6	2	51	0	773
2010	174	11	33	595	6	1	6	0	826
2011	161	8	29	590	4	0	13	0	805
2012	152	7	24	626	4	0	14	0	827
2013	131	6	27	685	3	1	13	0	866
2014	135	7	21	675	3	1	12	0	854
2015	110	9	21	639	2	1	13	0	795
2016	102	5	21	625	2	1	9	0	765
2017	104	5	17	634	2	1	7	0	770
2018	94	5	19	591	3	1	5	0	718
2019	98	5	13	581	2	0	11	0	710
2020	94	2	13	568	2	0	20	0	699
2021	82	4	11	538	1	0	26	1	663
2022	81	4	8	519	1	0	43	1	657
2023	80	4	9	498	0	0	47	1	639
2024	80	4	7	510	1	0	48	1	651

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ocean View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	21.0	27.3	n/a
1989	597	20.6	28.9	n/a
1990	627	23.6	26.5	n/a
1991	580	21.8	26.6	n/a
1992	569	22.2	25.6	5.4
1993	557	19.6	28.4	7.5
1994	572	21.0	27.2	11
1995	625	23.0	27.2	14.4
1996	625	23.0	27.2	14.4
1997	623	25.0	24.9	13.2
1998	637	27.0	23.6	12.9
1999	625	30.0	20.8	11.5
2000	655	32.0	20.5	9.8
2001	673	33.0	20.4	15.6
2002	663	32.0	20.7	11.9
2003	663	32.0	20.7	11.9
2004	670	33.0	20.3	13
2005	679	33.0	20.6	13.1
2006	686	33.0	20.8	11.6
2007	682	33.0	20.7	15.1
2008	680	37.0	18.4	14.7
2009	773	38.0	19.8	19.9
2010	826	38.2	21.6	18
2011	805	n/a	n/a	23.5
2012	827	38.0	21.7	n/a
2013	866	34.0	25.4	25.1
2014	854	29.0	29.3	29.4
2015	795	30.0	26.5	30.7
2016	765	28.0	27.3	31.6
2017	770	29.0	26.5	29.9
2018	718	26.0	27.6	32.6
2019	710	26.0	27.3	40.8
2020	699	n/a	n/a	41.1
2021	663	24.0	27.6	36.3
2022	657	27.1	24.1	45.2
2023	639	25.5	25.0	33.3
2024	651	25.0	26.0	38.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ocean View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	21.0	27.3	n/a
1989	597	20.6	28.9	n/a
1990	627	23.6	26.5	n/a
1991	580	21.8	26.6	n/a
1992	569	22.2	25.6	5.4
1993	557	19.6	28.4	7.5
1994	572	21.0	27.2	11
1995	625	23.0	27.2	14.4
1996	625	23.0	27.2	14.4
1997	623	25.0	24.9	13.2
1998	637	27.0	23.6	12.9
1999	625	30.0	20.8	11.5
2000	655	32.0	20.5	9.8
2001	673	33.0	20.4	15.6
2002	663	32.0	20.7	11.9
2003	663	32.0	20.7	11.9
2004	670	33.0	20.3	13
2005	679	33.0	20.6	13.1
2006	686	33.0	20.8	11.6
2007	682	33.0	20.7	15.1
2008	680	37.0	18.4	14.7
2009	773	38.0	19.8	19.9
2010	826	38.2	21.6	18
2011	805	n/a	n/a	23.5
2012	827	38.0	21.7	n/a
2013	866	34.0	25.4	25.1
2014	854	29.0	29.3	29.4
2015	795	30.0	26.5	30.7
2016	765	28.0	27.3	31.6
2017	770	29.0	26.5	29.9
2018	718	26.0	27.6	32.6
2019	710	26.0	27.3	40.8
2020	699	n/a	n/a	41.1
2021	663	24.0	27.6	36.3
2022	657	27.1	24.1	45.2
2023	639	25.5	25.0	33.3
2024	651	25.0	26.0	38.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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