Public school · Whittier Union High

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9800 South Mills Avenue, Whittier · 2,261 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 79

SolidScope Score · 69th percentile. Higher than 69 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (480 of 495); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 495
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is California a good high school?

Solid. California is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced7571%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6735%
English, Advanced6431%
Math, Advanced5711%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5919 in 100
California’s place among California high schools, out of 100Whittier Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is California’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than California. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 4.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. La SernaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8277th
  2. La MiradaNorwalk-La Mirada Unified · by addressScope Score 8174th
  3. Santa FeNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8073rd
  4. CaliforniaScope Score 7969th
  5. WhittierNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7760th
  6. PioneerNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7758th
  7. La HabraFullerton Joint Union High · by addressScope Score 7549th
  8. John H. GlennNorwalk-La Mirada Unified · by addressScope Score 7024th
Whittier Union HighA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

7 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does California compare with schools like it?

California’s Scope Score is 79. 310 California high schools, counting California, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. California’s result is higher than 266 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 310

  1. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 76%

    La Quinta High

    Westminster

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

310 California public high schools where 74% to 86% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 74% to 86% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of California’s share. The count includes California. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 71% and math went from 35% to 38%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202665%67%71%CaliforniaCalifornia70%Whittier Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202630%25%45%Whittier Union HighDistrict38%CaliforniaCalifornia32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Whittier Union High’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Whittier Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCaliforniaWhittier Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201767%65%60%652
201863%62%56%659
201958%63%57%682
202268%66%55%614
202368%66%55%607
202473%68%56%508
202571%68%57%577
202671%70%57%534
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCaliforniaWhittier Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201725%30%32%649
201825%32%31%658
201927%35%32%667
202230%35%27%595
202333%34%27%601
202435%39%28%506
202535%40%30%577
202638%45%32%532

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

English

71%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

10193932
Whittier Union High67%California57%

Math

38%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

35272513
Whittier Union High42%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 33 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school32%39%19%10%534
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Whittier Union High32%35%20%13%2,183
Math, grade 11 · This school13%25%27%35%532
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Whittier Union High18%24%24%34%2,182

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 534 tested in English, 532 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 92% of students. 400 of 2,329 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

17in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (400 of 2,329 students).

At the average high school in the Whittier Union High district: 19 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.5% of students were suspended at least once (60 of 2,359). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,261

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 92%White 4%Filipino 1%Black or African American <1%Asian <1%

Family income

80%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,815 of 2,261. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

103

teachers, with 19 years of experience on average.

1% were in their first year.

84% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

33%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (53 of 160 students).

Whittier Union High: 33%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino92%
White4%
Filipino1%
Black or African American<1%
Asian<1%
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 93.9 of 111.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 422 tested67%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 420 tested33%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 491 tested71%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 489 tested36%California 21%
  • Students with disabilitiesEnglish · 66 tested20%California 19%
  • Students with disabilitiesMath · 66 tested6%California 8%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 71% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 67% in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 23% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Whittier Union Highvs California
Low-income · 422 tested in English, 420 in math
English67%+463%+1849%
Math33%−538%+1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 491 tested in English, 489 in math
English71%+566%+2249%
Math36%−440%+1521%
Students with disabilities · 66 tested
English20%−121%+119%
Math6%−17%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Whittier Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White and homeless students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 68% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 73% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

68%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

66%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 480 of 495 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

68%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 338 of 495 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

66%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 317 of 480 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

73% enrolled in college within 12 months · 588 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓31 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓114 · 19%
  • California community college245 · 42%
  • In-state private26 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year12 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled158 · 27%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
73%enrolled in college within a year

588 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California31 (5%)
  • California State University114 (19%)
  • California community college245 (42%)
  • In-state private26 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year12 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (0%)
  • Not enrolled158 (27%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 480 of 495 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 338 of 495 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 317 of 480 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
125
Admitted
83
Enrolled
26

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 95 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 90 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 68 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 55 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 49 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 49 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 6
  • UC DavisApplied 35 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 125 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2024Applied 152 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2023Applied 154 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2022Applied 167 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2021Applied 141 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2020Applied 138 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2019Applied 136 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2018Applied 137 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2017Applied 148 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2016Applied 142 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 41

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
201
Admitted
192
Enrolled
95

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 888 · Admitted 400 · Enrolled 115
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 836 · Admitted 688 · Enrolled 213
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 515 · Admitted 356 · Enrolled 66
  • Cal State LAApplied 419 · Admitted 386 · Enrolled 36
  • San Diego StateApplied 310 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 179 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 170 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 11
  • San Francisco StateApplied 94 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 83 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 64 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 50 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 6
  • San José StateApplied 44 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 43 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 43 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 41 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 33 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 21 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 201 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled 95
  • Fall 2024Applied 260 · Admitted 255 · Enrolled 129
  • Fall 2023Applied 244 · Admitted 235 · Enrolled 111
  • Fall 2022Applied 225 · Admitted 215 · Enrolled 81
  • Fall 2021Applied 204 · Admitted 191 · Enrolled 81
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 25 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences6
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures5
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course25 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 6
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 5
  • French Language and Culture
  • German Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
82 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about California. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

Where does the money go?

$22,874 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Whittier Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $148 million.

$22,874

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,995
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,879
Of the total, from federal funds
$623
  • California$22,874
  • Whittier Union High high schools$22,943
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Whittier Union High’s yearly plan

$148million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$38million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $148 million of $234 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Whittier Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around California like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90604. They are not figures for the families at California.

Typical household income in a year

$105,074

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 90604.

Typical home value
$785,200
People who live in this ZIP code
39,276
Typical age
37.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
24%

What you can do

Who can act on California’s results?

Whittier Union High’s board decides California’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed California in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to California. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?33% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (53 of 160 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students with disabilities get, and how do you know it’s working?6% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (66 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Whittier Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is California?

Address
9800 South Mills Avenue, Whittier 90604Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Shana JonesAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Whittier Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is California a good high school?

California High has a Scope Score of 79. It scored higher than 69 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 69th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 19 in 100 at the average high school in the Whittier Union High district. 2.5% of students (60 of 2,359) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 33 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 67% of low-income students in grade 11 at California High in Whittier scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 25 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 82 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

73% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
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Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #452 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 5 in Whittier Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math21%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)68%6520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math53%6318%
Chronically absent18 in 100605%
Suspension rate3.0% (70 of 2,355)535%
English learners: top level19%555%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257969#452California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1002.9% (84 of 2,937)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1003.5% (85 of 2,462)
2024–2518 in 1003.0% (70 of 2,355)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1153432%39%19%10%71%57%+14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1153213%25%27%35%38%32%+6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English53432%71%
2026 · Math53213%38%
2025 · English57731%71%
2025 · Math57711%35%
2024 · English50836%73%
2024 · Math50611%35%
2023 · English60733%68%
2023 · Math60110%33%
2022 · English61430%68%
2022 · Math59510%30%
2019 · English68222%58%
2019 · Math6676%27%
2018 · English65922%63%
2018 · Math6586%25%
2017 · English65226%67%
2017 · Math6496%25%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English57771%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math57735%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50873%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math50635%
2023 · Grade 11 · English60768%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math60133%
2022 · Grade 11 · English61468%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math59530%
2019 · Grade 11 · English68258%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math66727%
2018 · Grade 11 · English65963%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math65825%
2017 · Grade 11 · English65267%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math64925%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide53810%35%51%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income42267%+4+18
Hispanic or Latino49171%+5+22
Students with disabilities6620%−1+1
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.0% (70 of 2,355) → 2025–26 · 2.5% (60 of 2,359) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10017 in 100+8 in 100
Male8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100
Asian1 of 342 of 16—
Black or African American0 of 104 of 18—
Filipino1 of 480 of 28—
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
White11 in 10014 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities12 in 10024 in 100+12 in 100
English learners12 in 10026 in 100+14 in 100
Foster youth3 of 227 of 12—
Homeless14 in 10028 in 100+14 in 100
Low-income9 in 10019 in 100+10 in 100
All students8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 68% · numerator 338 students classified Prepared · denominator 495 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 43% · AP-pathway numerator 144 · denominator 338 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 338 of 495 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
43%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
66%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
73%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202512583263.683.834.04
202415297293.753.934.15
202315496343.894.044.16
202216794423.884.064.08
202114186403.813.984.10
202013891403.873.974.07
201913680343.824.034.13
201813771413.714.024.08
201714875363.673.954.13
201614279413.663.903.94

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202555114
Berkeley20244511under 3
Berkeley202375217
Berkeley202285209
Berkeley202158144
Davis20253515under 3
Davis20245821under 3
Davis202341165
Davis20224315under 3
Davis202141195
Irvine2025957under 3
Irvine20241052911
Irvine2023118299
Irvine2022132317
Irvine2021105246
Los Angeles20259075
Los Angeles2024107116
Los Angeles2023105115
Los Angeles2022133106
Los Angeles202193128
Merced20252927under 3
Merced20242522under 3
Merced202326253
Merced202216165
Merced202123223
Riverside202568535
Riverside20245841under 3
Riverside20233929under 3
Riverside202248325
Riverside202149324
San Diego2025497under 3
San Diego202490334
San Diego20237717under 3
San Diego202274234
San Diego202170284
Santa Barbara202549186
Santa Barbara20246321under 3
Santa Barbara20235519under 3
Santa Barbara202266253
Santa Barbara202165204
Santa Cruz20252820under 3
Santa Cruz202443283
Santa Cruz20233522under 3
Santa Cruz202236173
Santa Cruz20213321under 3
Universitywide20251258326
Universitywide20241529729
Universitywide20231549634
Universitywide20221679442
Universitywide20211418640

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Comparative Government and Politicsthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
German Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Latinthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count22
AP enrollment (male/female)546
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 82 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections8
Chemistry sections16
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,369

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California315%
California State University11419%
California community college24542%
In-state private265%
Out-of-state, 4-year122%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled15827%

588 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 73% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,902 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,253 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$331 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,261

Central federal expenditures attributed here$292 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,261

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,145 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 56%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$124,891,28556.28%56%
Instruction support$24,843,09911.20%11%
Student services$29,155,11413.14%13%
Administration$14,314,3816.45%7%
Buildings & maintenance$23,436,97210.56%11%
Other$5,268,4732.37%2%
Total$221,909,324100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $221,909,324 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,902 per pupil
2020$15,369 per pupil
2019$15,862 per pupil
2018$14,025 per pupil
2017$12,926 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.5%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90604 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90604 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$105,074
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24%
ZIP-area population39,276
Median age37.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90604 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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