📍 400 W. Whittier Ave., Hemet, Riverside County, 92543
Whittier Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hemet, Riverside County. The school has 886 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adam Kramer. It is part of the Hemet Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Whittier Elementary enrolls 886 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 635 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 11% |
| White | 97 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
812 of the school's 886 students (92%) 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Whittier Elementary is one of 28 schools in Hemet Unified, based in Hemet, California. The district serves 22,891 students district-wide and employs 967 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 886 students, Whittier Elementary is close to the district average of about 818 students per school.
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