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Whitney (gretchen) High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
16800 Shoemaker Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703
Phone
(562) 229-7745
District
ABC Unified
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1018
Classroom Teachers
40

* Whitney (gretchen) High School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Whitney (gretchen) High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
98%
40%
98%
47%
98%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
38%
100%
45%
99%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
41%
100%
55%
99%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 164 16.1%
Grade 8 163 16.0%
Grade 9 178 17.5%
Grade 10 174 17.1%
Grade 11 176 17.3%
Grade 12 163 16.0%
Total 1018 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.8% 5.1% 23.2%
Black 2.2% 7.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 12.9% 48.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 80.6% 37.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.5% 60.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 20.6% 47.5% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 12.9% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 103,641 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,916.4 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,764 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.1% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.4% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.5% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.8% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.3% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.4% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,939 $179,701,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,077 $19,470,000 5.6%
Staff $704 $12,722,000 3.7%
General Administration $149 $2,699,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,059 $19,153,000 5.5%
Operation $1,339 $24,209,000 7.0%
Transportation $296 $5,347,000 1.5%
Other $702 $12,692,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,326 $96,292,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,875 $70,062,000 20.2%
Total Expenditures $19,139 $346,055,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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