Is Scott Avenue Elementary a good school?

Scott Avenue Elementary ranks 1783 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Scott Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 510 students attended Scott Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Scott Avenue Elementary?

Students at Scott Avenue Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Scott Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scott Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Granada Middle High : La Serna High

Scott Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Scott Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Whittier, California, serving 492 students in grades K-5 and part of the East Whittier City Elementary School District. The school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with particularly strong results for Hispanic and low-income students, but faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism.

Scott Avenue Elementary's test scores are impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science exceeding the state averages. The school's Hispanic and low-socioeconomic student populations perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and top 30% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's White student population lags behind, suggesting potential achievement gaps that need to be addressed. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.4% in 2017-2018 to 25.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Scott Avenue Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other schools in the East Whittier City Elementary District, such as Murphy Ranch Elementary and Ceres Elementary. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the neighboring Lowell Joint and Norwalk-La Mirada Unified districts, such as Meadow Green Elementary and Gardenhill Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

11701 Scott Ave.
Whittier, CA 90604-3245

(562) 907-6440

District: East Whittier City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1783^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Scott Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granada Middle
High:	La Serna High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 510

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

White:

12.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Scott Avenue Elementary ranks better than 69.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th 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 65.68. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.5%), White (12.4%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scott Avenue Elementary is 22.7, which is the 4^th best among 10 elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Scott Avenue Elementary employs 22.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scott Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Scott Avenue Elementary 1783^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Scott Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Scott Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.47	1688^th	4809	64.9%
2005	64.43	1564^th	4822	67.6%
2006	68.71	1401^st	4818	70.9%
2007	75.33	1158^th	5113	77.4%
2008	67.92	1499^th	5113	70.7%
2009	72.40	1330^th	5193	74.4%
2010	82.15	886^th	5314	83.3%
2011	86.00	682^nd	5377	87.3%
2012	84.46	761^st	5390	85.9%
2013	69.91	1572^nd	5530	71.6%
2015	65.45	1692^nd	5611	69.8%
2016	67.27	1653^rd	5614	70.6%
2017	72.88	1431^st	5692	74.9%
2018	73.12	1437^th	5662	74.6%
2019	65.70	1804^th	5789	68.8%
2022	59.94	2030^th	5883	65.5%
2023	65.91	1761^st	5874	70.0%
2024	65.68	1783^rd	5862	69.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.75	1142^nd	5084	77.5%
2019	68.58	1258^th	5173	75.7%
2022	51.22	2206^th	5264	58.1%
2023	70.79	1187^th	5374	77.9%
2024	64.44	1531^st	5511	72.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.74	1303^rd	5413	75.9%
2019	71.08	1447^th	5492	73.7%
2022	54.73	2181^st	5635	61.3%
2023	68.99	1550^th	5617	72.4%
2024	67.67	1579^th	5605	71.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	50.66	964^th	2585	62.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.16	1522^nd	5431	72.0%
2019	57.66	2049^th	5510	62.8%
2022	62.93	1827^th	5663	67.7%
2023	61.09	1894^th	5650	66.5%
2024	59.79	1990^th	5636	64.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.57	666^th	4830	86.2%
2019	76.42	860^th	4963	82.7%
2022	73.26	1002^nd	5084	80.3%
2023	80.86	696^th	5098	86.3%
2024	78.01	802^nd	5102	84.3%

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Rank History for White students at Scott Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.63	264^th	2737	90.4%
2019	65.67	982^nd	2834	65.3%
2022	39.36	1753^rd	2726	35.7%
2023	36.39	1816^th	2662	31.8%
2024	67.84	878^th	2647	66.8%

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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 Scott Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	321	5	10	123	1	n/a	n/a	0	460
1989	339	0	10	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1990	314	2	12	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1991	326	2	13	138	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
1992	307	7	20	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1993	317	5	26	184	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1994	320	10	23	226	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
1995	305	14	28	258	2	n/a	n/a	0	607
1996	305	14	28	258	2	n/a	n/a	0	607
1997	283	15	33	273	6	n/a	n/a	0	610
1998	290	20	33	264	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1999	273	20	30	296	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
2000	268	16	23	279	5	n/a	n/a	0	591
2001	270	13	18	312	6	n/a	n/a	0	619
2002	252	14	19	315	5	n/a	n/a	1	606
2003	252	14	19	315	5	n/a	n/a	1	606
2004	189	63	24	282	3	n/a	n/a	47	608
2005	216	16	25	313	8	n/a	n/a	13	591
2006	189	18	23	325	5	n/a	n/a	13	573
2007	163	11	23	338	5	n/a	n/a	16	556
2008	154	15	22	324	7	n/a	n/a	0	522
2009	134	13	24	339	5	1	20	0	536
2010	116	12	23	378	5	1	0	0	535
2011	113	13	28	425	2	2	2	0	585
2012	116	11	33	427	2	2	3	0	594
2013	138	7	37	465	1	0	3	0	651
2014	145	5	40	491	0	0	3	0	684
2015	130	9	37	465	0	0	3	0	644
2016	137	11	32	455	1	0	6	0	642
2017	123	10	30	444	1	2	5	0	615
2018	107	10	28	451	0	2	8	0	606
2019	100	7	21	440	0	2	8	0	578
2020	86	7	16	429	0	2	16	0	556
2021	79	7	20	400	0	2	24	0	532
2022	71	7	19	378	0	0	26	0	501
2023	61	10	21	373	0	0	26	1	492
2024	63	14	24	380	0	1	27	1	510

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Scott Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	460	19.0	24.2	n/a
1989	480	18.8	25.5	n/a
1990	484	18.7	25.8	n/a
1991	479	17.6	27.2	n/a
1992	507	17.9	28.3	15
1993	532	18.5	28.8	17.5
1994	581	19.5	29.8	24.6
1995	607	22.0	27.6	28.5
1996	607	22.0	27.6	28.5
1997	610	25.0	24.4	20.8
1998	609	26.0	23.4	20
1999	622	29.0	21.4	20.6
2000	591	30.0	19.7	21
2001	619	30.0	20.6	18.7
2002	606	30.0	20.2	20.8
2003	606	30.0	20.2	20.8
2004	608	30.0	20.3	22.3
2005	591	30.0	19.7	22.3
2006	573	29.0	19.8	20.5
2007	556	28.0	19.9	23.5
2008	522	27.0	19.3	25.7
2009	536	28.3	18.3	32.6
2010	535	26.0	20.5	35.5
2011	585	n/a	n/a	37.3
2012	594	25.0	23.7	n/a
2013	651	27.0	24.1	38.6
2014	684	25.9	26.4	44.2
2015	644	25.0	25.7	45.2
2016	642	27.0	23.7	43.5
2017	615	25.7	23.8	44.6
2018	606	27.0	22.4	50.2
2019	578	23.9	24.1	53.3
2020	556	n/a	n/a	51.6
2021	532	22.7	23.4	47.9
2022	501	23.9	20.9	54.5
2023	492	21.8	22.5	60.4
2024	510	22.4	22.7	61

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 Scott Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	460	19.0	24.2	n/a
1989	480	18.8	25.5	n/a
1990	484	18.7	25.8	n/a
1991	479	17.6	27.2	n/a
1992	507	17.9	28.3	15
1993	532	18.5	28.8	17.5
1994	581	19.5	29.8	24.6
1995	607	22.0	27.6	28.5
1996	607	22.0	27.6	28.5
1997	610	25.0	24.4	20.8
1998	609	26.0	23.4	20
1999	622	29.0	21.4	20.6
2000	591	30.0	19.7	21
2001	619	30.0	20.6	18.7
2002	606	30.0	20.2	20.8
2003	606	30.0	20.2	20.8
2004	608	30.0	20.3	22.3
2005	591	30.0	19.7	22.3
2006	573	29.0	19.8	20.5
2007	556	28.0	19.9	23.5
2008	522	27.0	19.3	25.7
2009	536	28.3	18.3	32.6
2010	535	26.0	20.5	35.5
2011	585	n/a	n/a	37.3
2012	594	25.0	23.7	n/a
2013	651	27.0	24.1	38.6
2014	684	25.9	26.4	44.2
2015	644	25.0	25.7	45.2
2016	642	27.0	23.7	43.5
2017	615	25.7	23.8	44.6
2018	606	27.0	22.4	50.2
2019	578	23.9	24.1	53.3
2020	556	n/a	n/a	51.6
2021	532	22.7	23.4	47.9
2022	501	23.9	20.9	54.5
2023	492	21.8	22.5	60.4
2024	510	22.4	22.7	61

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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