Is Los Altos Elementary a good school?

Los Altos Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Los Altos Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 496 students attended Los Altos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Altos Elementary?

Students at Los Altos Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Los Altos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Altos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard L. Graves Middle High : California High

Los Altos Elementary

Summary:

Los Altos Elementary is a public elementary school in Whittier, California, serving 488 students in grades K-6 and part of the South Whittier Elementary School District. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to state and district averages, and equity concerns for specific student subgroups.

Los Altos Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.9% in 2017-2018 to 32.7% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state average of 13.7%. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Los Altos has the highest chronic absenteeism rates, with Loma Vista Elementary at 17.5% and Howard J. McKibben Elementary at 37.5%. Academically, Los Altos Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels, with the 6th-grade proficiency rates at 43.59% and 21.25%, respectively, compared to 45.82% and 34.31% statewide.

The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is generally lower than the state averages for those subgroups. Additionally, Los Altos Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with rates increasing from 81.29% in 2020-2021 to 91.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. While Los Altos is part of the South Whittier Elementary School District, nearby schools in the East Whittier City Elementary District and Norwalk-La Mirada Unified District generally outperform Los Altos Elementary in academic metrics.

Detail:

Public K-6

12001 Bona Vista Ln.
Whittier, CA 90604-2702

(562) 941-3711

District: South Whittier Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4483^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,802

Students who attend Los Altos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard L. Graves Middle
High:	California High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 496

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

2.4%

Asian:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Los Altos Elementary ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.76. (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 Los Altos Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the South Whittier Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.2%), White (2.4%), Asian (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Altos Elementary is 21.5. 3 elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Altos Elementary is $5,802, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the South Whittier Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Altos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Altos Elementary 4483^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Los Altos Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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South Whittier Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Whittier Elementary 1156^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Los Altos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	22.28	4626^th	5883	21.4%
2023	24.92	4373^rd	5874	25.6%
2024	23.76	4483^rd	5862	23.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	30.91	2535^th	3311	23.4%
2023	28.11	2665^th	3250	18.0%
2024	40.06	1817^th	3160	42.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	30.32	3813^th	5264	27.6%
2023	34.22	3550^th	5374	33.9%
2024	33.83	3630^th	5511	34.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	28.97	3832^nd	5635	32.0%
2023	29.24	3835^th	5617	31.7%
2024	30.44	3752^nd	5605	33.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	17.54	4974^th	5663	12.2%
2023	22.49	4497^th	5650	20.4%
2024	19.31	4790^th	5636	15.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Altos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	29.58	3738^th	5084	26.5%
2023	33.58	3427^th	5098	32.8%
2024	31.13	3649^th	5102	28.5%

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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 Los Altos Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	148	3	10	421	2	n/a	n/a	0	584
1989	124	6	12	424	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1990	119	4	9	485	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
1991	118	3	11	528	1	n/a	n/a	0	661
1992	103	4	17	538	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
1993	70	9	10	607	4	n/a	n/a	0	700
1994	71	8	7	541	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
1995	44	4	8	615	4	n/a	n/a	0	675
1996	44	4	8	615	4	n/a	n/a	0	675
1997	35	7	12	585	3	n/a	n/a	0	642
1998	29	3	10	386	3	n/a	n/a	0	431
1999	33	5	7	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2000	25	0	10	395	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
2001	18	0	12	366	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2002	28	2	12	412	1	n/a	n/a	0	455
2003	28	2	12	412	1	n/a	n/a	0	455
2004	28	1	11	499	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
2005	15	1	3	503	4	n/a	n/a	0	526
2006	15	1	9	449	5	n/a	n/a	0	479
2007	22	0	10	432	3	n/a	n/a	0	467
2008	24	1	9	459	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
2009	17	3	7	402	1	0	0	0	430
2010	19	4	6	424	1	0	1	0	455
2011	19	4	5	455	3	0	1	0	487
2012	13	4	4	440	3	0	0	0	464
2013	11	2	5	408	1	0	0	0	427
2014	12	1	6	387	2	0	0	0	408
2015	5	1	5	375	1	0	0	0	387
2016	4	2	5	337	1	0	1	0	350
2017	2	4	5	342	0	0	1	0	354
2018	2	2	4	325	0	0	1	0	334
2019	5	1	4	320	0	0	1	0	331
2020	6	2	4	326	0	0	3	0	341
2021	11	2	3	292	0	0	2	0	310
2022	12	3	7	469	0	0	2	0	493
2023	16	4	8	458	0	0	2	0	488
2024	12	3	8	467	0	0	5	1	496

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 Los Altos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	584	22.0	26.5	n/a
1989	567	24.0	23.6	n/a
1990	618	24.0	25.7	n/a
1991	661	23.0	28.7	n/a
1992	664	23.4	28.3	69.4
1993	700	23.0	30.4	70.9
1994	628	23.0	27.3	80.4
1995	675	23.0	29.3	76.4
1996	675	23.0	29.3	76.4
1997	642	31.5	20.4	87.1
1998	431	24.5	17.6	88.9
1999	410	23.0	17.8	94.9
2000	431	24.0	18.0	98.1
2001	396	26.0	15.2	73
2002	455	27.0	16.9	40.7
2003	455	27.0	16.9	40.7
2004	540	29.0	18.6	74.3
2005	526	28.0	18.8	78.5
2006	479	26.0	18.4	74.1
2007	467	25.0	18.7	81.4
2008	494	25.0	19.8	67
2009	430	22.0	17.9	74.4
2010	455	19.0	23.9	87.5
2011	487	n/a	n/a	76.8
2012	464	15.0	30.9	99.4
2013	427	14.6	29.2	85.9
2014	408	14.6	27.9	80.1
2015	387	16.0	24.1	92
2016	350	15.0	23.3	91.4
2017	354	14.5	24.4	90.4
2018	334	13.5	24.7	91.9
2019	331	15.0	21.9	87
2020	341	n/a	n/a	88
2021	310	13.0	23.8	81.3
2022	493	22.7	21.6	86.2
2023	488	21.2	23.0	91.6
2024	496	23.0	21.5	89.1

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 Los Altos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	584	22.0	26.5	n/a
1989	567	24.0	23.6	n/a
1990	618	24.0	25.7	n/a
1991	661	23.0	28.7	n/a
1992	664	23.4	28.3	69.4
1993	700	23.0	30.4	70.9
1994	628	23.0	27.3	80.4
1995	675	23.0	29.3	76.4
1996	675	23.0	29.3	76.4
1997	642	31.5	20.4	87.1
1998	431	24.5	17.6	88.9
1999	410	23.0	17.8	94.9
2000	431	24.0	18.0	98.1
2001	396	26.0	15.2	73
2002	455	27.0	16.9	40.7
2003	455	27.0	16.9	40.7
2004	540	29.0	18.6	74.3
2005	526	28.0	18.8	78.5
2006	479	26.0	18.4	74.1
2007	467	25.0	18.7	81.4
2008	494	25.0	19.8	67
2009	430	22.0	17.9	74.4
2010	455	19.0	23.9	87.5
2011	487	n/a	n/a	76.8
2012	464	15.0	30.9	99.4
2013	427	14.6	29.2	85.9
2014	408	14.6	27.9	80.1
2015	387	16.0	24.1	92
2016	350	15.0	23.3	91.4
2017	354	14.5	24.4	90.4
2018	334	13.5	24.7	91.9
2019	331	15.0	21.9	87
2020	341	n/a	n/a	88
2021	310	13.0	23.8	81.3
2022	493	22.7	21.6	86.2
2023	488	21.2	23.0	91.6
2024	496	23.0	21.5	89.1

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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