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Whitney (Gretchen) High — Rating & test scores

16800 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos · 1,024 students · Grades 7–12

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Scope Score 100

StrongScope Score · 99th percentile. Higher than 99 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, 99% of the class graduated in four years (176 of 177); 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: 177
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).

This rating covers grade 11. Whitney (Gretchen) High teaches 7–12.

Overview

Is Whitney (Gretchen) a good high school?

Strong. Whitney (Gretchen) is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced99100%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9999%
English, Advanced9994%
Math, Advanced9992%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance985 in 100
Whitney (Gretchen)’s place among California high schools, out of 100ABC Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 91% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Whitney (Gretchen)’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; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Whitney (Gretchen) say about itself?

We haven’t read Whitney (Gretchen)’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Whitney (Gretchen). Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 3.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Whitney (Gretchen)Scope Score 10099th
  2. CerritosNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8891st
  3. John F. KennedyAnaheim Union High · by addressScope Score 8381st
  4. Gahr (Richard)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7863rd
  5. NorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified · by addressScope Score 7654th
  6. BellflowerBellflower Unified · by addressScope Score 7444th
  7. ArtesiaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7337th
  8. John H. GlennNorwalk-La Mirada Unified · by addressScope Score 7024th
ABC UnifiedA 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%

6 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 Whitney (Gretchen) compare with schools like it?

Whitney (Gretchen)’s Scope Score is 100. 131 California high schools, counting Whitney (Gretchen), have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 82. Whitney (Gretchen)’s result is higher than 130 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 131

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Whitney (Gretchen) High

    Cerritos · This school

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

131 California public high schools where 25% to 37% 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 25% to 37% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Whitney (Gretchen)’s share. The count includes Whitney (Gretchen). 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 went from 100% to 99% and math from 99% to 100%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202679%100%99%Whitney (Gretchen)This school73%ABC UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%94%100%Whitney (Gretchen)This school46%ABC UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. ABC Unified’s line combines its 4 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. ABC Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringWhitney (Gretchen)ABC UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
2017100%79%60%165
201899%77%56%166
201999%76%57%164
2022100%75%55%169
202399%76%55%160
2024100%72%56%176
2025100%73%57%170
202699%73%57%166
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringWhitney (Gretchen)ABC UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201794%53%32%165
201895%52%31%166
201997%55%32%164
202299%50%27%169
202396%51%27%160
202499%50%28%176
202599%48%30%170
2026100%46%32%166

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

99%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

95
ABC Unified71%California57%

Math

100%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

991
ABC Unified44%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 99% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and all 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. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 99% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 98% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

99%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1980
ABC Unified67%California50%

Math

98%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

989
ABC Unified55%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced98%99%
Advanced81%80%
Proficient17%19%
Developing level1%1%
Minimal1%0%
Tested165163
California51%49%
Difference+47+50
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced99%
Advanced95%
Proficient4%
Developing level1%
Minimal0%
Tested166
California57%
Difference+42

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

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced98%99%
Advanced87%90%
Proficient11%9%
Developing level1%1%
Minimal1%0%
Tested165163
California38%36%
Difference+60+63
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced100%
Advanced91%
Proficient9%
Developing level0%
Minimal0%
Tested166
California32%
Difference+68

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.

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 school95%4%1%0%166
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · ABC Unified42%29%17%12%1,301
Math, grade 11 · This school91%9%0%0%166
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · ABC Unified24%20%24%32%1,301
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school80%19%1%0%328
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · ABC Unified32%35%16%17%2,689
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school89%9%2%0%328
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · ABC Unified36%19%21%24%2,690

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 166 tested in English, 166 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?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 63% of students. 53 of 1,011 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

5in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (53 of 1,011 students).

At the average ABC Unified high school: 15 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

1,024

students in grades 7–12.

Asian 63%Filipino 14%Hispanic or Latino 13%Two or more races 3%White 3%Black or African American 2%Not reported 2%

Family income

31%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 317 of 1,024. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

41

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

97% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.4%

of students were suspended at least once (4 of 1,011). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 7–8
2 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (8 of 329).
Grades 9–12
7 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (45 of 682).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian63%
Filipino14%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Two or more races3%
White3%
Black or African American2%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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. 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: 37.6 of 38.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 49 tested100%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 49 tested100%California 23%
  • AsianEnglish · 111 tested100%California 79%
  • AsianMath · 111 tested100%California 67%

100% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 100% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), 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 ABC Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 49 tested
English100%+3763%+5149%
Math100%+6634%+7723%
Asian · 111 tested
English100%+1387%+2179%
Math100%+2872%+3367%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in ABC Unified, 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.

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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?

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 99% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 87% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

99%

Across California: 52%.

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

96%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 176 of 177 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

99%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 175 of 177 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 169 of 176 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

87% enrolled in college within 12 months · 167 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓66 · 40%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓34 · 20%
  • California community college8 · 5%
  • In-state private15 · 9%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year22 · 13%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled22 · 13%

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
87%enrolled in college within a year

167 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California66 (40%)
  • California State University34 (20%)
  • California community college8 (5%)
  • In-state private15 (9%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year22 (13%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled22 (13%)

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 · 176 of 177 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 · 175 of 177 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 · 169 of 176 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
158
Admitted
140
Enrolled
76

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 150 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 19
  • UCLAApplied 149 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 10
  • UC San DiegoApplied 140 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 119 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 13
  • UC RiversideApplied 119 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 17
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 102 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 6
  • UC DavisApplied 82 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 6
  • UC MercedApplied 52 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 49 · Admitted 46 · 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 158 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 76
  • Fall 2024Applied 149 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2023Applied 144 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 67
  • Fall 2022Applied 144 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2021Applied 139 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2020Applied 136 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2019Applied 130 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2018Applied 124 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2017Applied 135 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2016Applied 128 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 47

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
131
Admitted
130
Enrolled
23

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 532 · Admitted 515 · Enrolled 84
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 384 · Admitted 355 · Enrolled 27
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 335 · Admitted 284 · Enrolled 18
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 271 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 206 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 82 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 49 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 48 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 34 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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 131 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2024Applied 120 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2023Applied 126 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2022Applied 119 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2021Applied 114 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 28
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 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 Science5
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts1
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course20 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
172 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 and staff can answer a short set of questions about Whitney (Gretchen). These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$20,932 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$20,932

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,280
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,652
Of the total, from federal funds
$833
  • Whitney (Gretchen)$20,932
  • ABC Unified high schools$23,347
  • 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 ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Whitney (Gretchen) like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90703. They are not figures for the families at Whitney (Gretchen).

Typical household income in a year

$134,987

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 90703.

Typical home value
$932,400
People who live in this ZIP code
48,108
Typical age
47.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
58%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Whitney (Gretchen). Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What is the school doing about chronic absence?5 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (53 of 1,011 students); 2 in 100 in 2024–25
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?95% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (166 students tested); California: 27%
  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

Which schools feed into Whitney (Gretchen), and how do I get in?

Ask ABC Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Cerritos Elementary
    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    Whitney (Gretchen) High
    Grades 7–12Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Cerritos Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 93 · Strong · 97th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 87 · Strong · 88th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 85th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Hawaiian Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Bragg Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 80th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Willow Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Kennedy (John F.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 81 · Solid · 74th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Niemes (John H.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 42nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Carver (Charles J.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 66th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Leal (Frank C.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 93 · Strong · 97th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 79th percentile · elementary · 2026

    96% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Palms Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

    83% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 89 · Strong · 93rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    81% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Burbank (Luther) Elementary

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Elliott (William F) Elementary

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 68th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Carmenita Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Ross (Faye) Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 59th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 56th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 39th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 88th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Whitney (Gretchen)?

Address
16800 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos 90703Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Tuesday StoffersAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 5, 2023.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask ABC Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Whitney (Gretchen) a good high school?

Whitney (Gretchen) High has a Scope Score of 100. It scored higher than 99 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 99th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 5 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average ABC Unified high school. 0.4% of students (4 of 1,011) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 98% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Whitney (Gretchen) High in Cerritos scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 172 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?

87% 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 18 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
18
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 #1 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in ABC Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math93%10022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)99%8420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math99%9718%
Chronically absent2 in 100715%
Suspension rate0 of 1,026655%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–2510099#1California 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
2018–191 in 1000.6% (6 of 1,012)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–243 in 1000 of 1,023
2024–252 in 1000 of 1,026

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
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 · English49485%99%
2026 · Math49489%99%
2025 · English49783%99%
2025 · Math49790%98%
2024 · English50281%99%
2024 · Math50289%99%
2023 · English48586%100%
2023 · Math48587%98%
2022 · English49489%100%
2022 · Math49488%99%
2019 · English49292%100%
2019 · Math49292%98%
2018 · English49290%100%
2018 · Math49287%97%
2017 · English49681%100%
2017 · Math49681%96%

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 7 · English16398%
2025 · Grade 8 · English16499%
2025 · Grade 11 · English170100%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math16396%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math16499%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math17099%
2024 · Grade 7 · English16498%
2024 · Grade 8 · English162100%
2024 · Grade 11 · English176100%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math16498%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math16299%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math17699%
2023 · Grade 7 · English164100%
2023 · Grade 8 · English161100%
2023 · Grade 11 · English16099%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math16499%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math16198%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math16096%
2022 · Grade 7 · English163100%
2022 · Grade 8 · English16299%
2022 · Grade 11 · English169100%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math16399%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math16298%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math16999%
2019 · Grade 7 · English165100%
2019 · Grade 8 · English163100%
2019 · Grade 11 · English16499%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math16599%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math16399%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math16497%
2018 · Grade 7 · English164100%
2018 · Grade 8 · English16299%
2018 · Grade 11 · English16699%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math16498%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math16298%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math16695%
2017 · Grade 7 · English165100%
2017 · Grade 8 · English16699%
2017 · Grade 11 · English165100%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math16598%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math16695%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16594%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide32868%30%2%0%

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-income16498%+39+55
Asian307100%+13+23
Filipino7199%+16+24
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+10326Accelerated+28326Exceptional
English-only students+11193not categorized+25193not categorized
Asian+13189Accelerated+30189Exceptional
Low-income+6116Accelerated+28116Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+764Accelerated+2364Exceptional
Filipino+447Average+2747Exceptional
English learners−1016Moderate+2316Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1116not categorized+2216not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

326 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math+28 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

326 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 2 in 100 → 2025–26 · 5 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 1,026 → 2025–26 · 0.4% (4 of 1,011) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female1 in 1006 in 100+5 in 100
Male1 in 1004 in 100+3 in 100
Asian1 in 1004 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American0 of 152 of 23—
Filipino1 in 1005 in 100+4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino2 in 1009 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races2 of 241 of 30—
White1 of 404 of 26—
Low-income1 in 1007 in 100+6 in 100
All students1 in 1005 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities—2 of 18—
Military families—4 of 27—

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 99% · numerator 175 students classified Prepared · denominator 177 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 97% · AP-pathway numerator 170 · denominator 175 (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 175 of 177 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
99%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
97%
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)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
87%

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)
2025158140764.144.174.19
2024149124614.064.094.14
2023144118674.154.174.22
2022144121754.134.174.21
2021139106714.004.114.14
2020136109633.913.984.05
2019130102613.914.004.00
201812498473.853.974.07
2017135105613.883.963.99
2016128104473.853.923.93

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
Berkeley20251192313
Berkeley20241232312
Berkeley20231063010
Berkeley20221173723
Berkeley20211003017
Davis202582386
Davis202483394
Davis20236529under 3
Davis202281354
Davis202155386
Irvine20251506519
Irvine20241356519
Irvine20231346727
Irvine20221315314
Irvine2021123559
Los Angeles20251491410
Los Angeles2024130126
Los Angeles2023131178
Los Angeles202212915under 3
Los Angeles2021114204
Merced20255251under 3
Merced20241414under 3
Merced20231413under 3
Merced20222020under 3
Merced20211313under 3
Riverside202511911117
Riverside2024958311
Riverside2023837310
Riverside2022807313
Riverside2021665711
San Diego2025140333
San Diego2024135318
San Diego2023121354
San Diego20221263811
San Diego20211176017
Santa Barbara2025102496
Santa Barbara202410044under 3
Santa Barbara202398475
Santa Barbara202299487
Santa Barbara202178345
Santa Cruz20254946under 3
Santa Cruz20245240under 3
Santa Cruz20233830under 3
Santa Cruz20223523under 3
Santa Cruz20212919under 3
Universitywide202515814076
Universitywide202414912461
Universitywide202314411867
Universitywide202214412175
Universitywide202113910671

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
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis 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 count16
AP enrollment (male/female)560
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 172 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections5
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections8
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,018

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 California6640%
California State University3420%
California community college85%
In-state private159%
Out-of-state, 4-year2213%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2213%

167 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 87% · % 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$12,553 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,540 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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$833 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,024

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,766 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 58%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$194,651,72658.58%58%
Instruction support$43,299,99413.03%13%
Student services$35,156,34210.58%11%
Administration$28,549,5368.59%9%
Buildings & maintenance$30,632,9979.22%9%
Total$332,291,451100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $332,291,451 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$12,553 per pupil
2020$12,110 per pupil
2019$12,189 per pupil
2018$11,434 per pupil
2017$10,952 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 holders0.0%

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 90703 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90703 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$134,987
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58%
ZIP-area population48,108
Median age47.7 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 90703 →

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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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