📍 2400 Whittier Dr, Frederick, Frederick County, 21702
Whittier Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Frederick, Frederick County. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elementary enrolls 735 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 25% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 13% |
| Asian | 22 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 735 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Whittier Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 3.
Whittier Elementary is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 735 students, Whittier Elementary is close to the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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