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Public · Grades 6–8 · 894 students
Walter F. Dexter Middle
11532 East Floral Dr., Whittier, CA 90601
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
610
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Whittier City
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Walter F. Dexter Middle
Walter F. Dexter Middle is a public middle school in Whittier, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Whittier City. The school is located in a large suburb in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 610 students were enrolled, with about 21.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 610 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Whittier City
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 064245006936
Schools near Walter F. Dexter Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.