California High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Whittier Union High

9800 South Mills Ave., Whittier, CA 90604 Map

Math (met standard)
38%
+6 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
71%
+14 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
45%
+7 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
80%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,261
2024-25
Students per teacher
22.1
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 38% state 32% · 2025-26 71% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 38% state 32% · 2025-26 71% state 57% · 2025-26 45% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 38% state 32% 71% state 57% 45% state 39%
2024-25 35% state 31% 71% state 57% 43% state 34%
2023-24 35% state 28% 73% state 56% 40% state 32%
2022-23 33% state 27% 68% state 55% 32% state 32%
2021-22 30% state 27% 68% state 55% 34% state 29%
2020-21 42% state 34% 65% state 59% 23% state 28%
2018-19 27% state 32% 58% state 57% 21% state 26%
2017-18 25% state 31% 63% state 56% —
2016-17 25% state 32% 67% state 60% —
2015-16 28% state 32% 61% state 59% —
2014-15 26% state 30% 63% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
99%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
67%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
73%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Sierra Vista High (Alternative)
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Whittier Union High
1.4 mi
3%
−28 vs state
35%
−22 vs state
8%
−30 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 80% 284 Hispanic 93%
Frontier High (Continuation)
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Whittier Union High
1.4 mi
7%
−24 vs state
20%
−37 vs state
4%
−35 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 7% in 2022-23 → 10% in 2025-26 72% 364 Hispanic 92%
La Serna High
Grades 9–12 · Whittier Union High
1.7 mi
44%
+13 vs state
70%
+12 vs state
53%
+15 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 56% in 2025-26 58% 2,372 Hispanic 83%
La Mirada High
Grades 9–12 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
2.7 mi
38%
+6 vs state
60%
+3 vs state
46%
+7 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 48% in 2025-26 57% 1,726 Hispanic 72%
Whittier High
Grades 9–12 · Whittier Union High
2.8 mi
52%
+20 vs state
68%
+11 vs state
45%
+7 vs state
15% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 85% 1,652 Hispanic 92%
John H. Glenn High
Grades 9–12 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
3.0 mi
21%
−11 vs state
47%
−10 vs state
21%
−17 vs state
17% Average of math, English and science: 13% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2025-26 75% 882 Hispanic 89%
El Camino High (Continuation)
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
3.7 mi
23%
−9 vs state
7%
−51 vs state
6%
−31 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2025-26 74% 256 Hispanic 88%
Pioneer High
Grades 9–12 · Whittier Union High
3.7 mi
38%
+6 vs state
66%
+8 vs state
42%
+4 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 35% in 2022-23 → 49% in 2025-26 88% 1,000 Hispanic 95%
Santa Fe High
Grades 9–12 · Whittier Union High
3.8 mi
51%
+19 vs state
73%
+15 vs state
50%
+11 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 47% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 78% 1,865 Hispanic 91%
La Habra High
Grades 9–12 · Fullerton Joint Union High
3.8 mi
29%
−3 vs state
54%
−3 vs state
35%
−4 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 65% 1,881 Hispanic 83%