📍 2000 N 16th St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85006
Whittier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phoenix Elementary District (4256) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Whittier Elementary School enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Black or African American and 3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 322 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 5.5% |
| White | 11 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 364 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whittier Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
Whittier Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Phoenix Elementary District (4256), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 3,963 students district-wide and employs 307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Whittier Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 264 students per school.
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