State/Public Elementary Open

Whittier Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1310 2nd Ave S, Clinton, Clinton County, 52732

354
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Whittier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clinton, Clinton County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Kenney. It is part of the Clinton Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brian Kenney
School district
Clinton Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Whittier Elementary School enrolls 354 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
169 (48%)
Female students
185 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.1% Black or African American and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White28480%
Black or African American257.1%
Hispanic or Latino236.5%
Two or more races226.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

144 of the school's 354 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Whittier Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 IA-10, state senate district 49, state house district 98.

School district: Clinton Comm School District

Whittier Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Clinton Comm School District, based in Clinton, Iowa. The district serves 3,390 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Whittier Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.

3,390
District students
6
Schools
259
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
82%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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