Rose Hills’s public schools outscore 61% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rose Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rose Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 459 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rose Hills’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Whittier City Elementary spends $20,026 per student and Whittier Union High $23,421, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Rose Hills’s grade
B: better than 61% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rose Hills, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Rose Hills · depends on your address
Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad
Grades 6–8 · 894 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Walter F. Dexter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Wallen L. Andrews
Grades K–8 · 542 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
7th grade in Rose Hills · depends on your address
Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad
Grades 6–8 · 894 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Walter F. Dexter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Wallen L. Andrews
Grades K–8 · 542 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
8th grade in Rose Hills · depends on your address
Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad
Grades 6–8 · 894 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Walter F. Dexter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Wallen L. Andrews
Grades K–8 · 542 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Whittier
Rose Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Whittier City Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Whittier Union High School District, shared with Downey, Industry, La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier. Its elementary school is in Whittier. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rose Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Rose Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Rose Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hills | B | Whittier City Elementary K–8 · Whittier Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Rose Hills
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Rose Hills’s schools
Are Rose Hills’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Rose Hills children attend outscore 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rose Hills in?
Two districts: Whittier City Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Whittier Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Downey, Industry, La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier.
Where do Rose Hills kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: La Serna High, California High, Santa Fe High, Whittier High and Pioneer High.
What is Rose Hills’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Whittier Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Rose Hills spend per student?
$20,026 in Whittier City Elementary School District and $23,421 in Whittier Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rose Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.