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La Serna High

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La Serna High ranks 271 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

La Serna High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 in Whittier, California, with approximately 2,400 students, and it consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating for nearly a decade.

The school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 97.1% and its particularly strong performance in science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the Whittier Union High district and state averages. This "La Serna Advantage" in science is a key differentiator when compared to nearby comprehensive schools like California High and Whittier High. The school also maintains a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than most of its peers, contributing to its stable success.

While mathematics is an area where the school performs closer to the state average, La Serna High is notably effective in supporting its student population, achieving these strong academic outcomes while serving a community with significant economic need. Its closest competitor in overall quality is La Mirada High, which excels in math, but La Serna maintains its edge in science and graduation rates, demonstrating a consistent and resilient educational program.

2,372

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,981

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15301 Youngwood Dr.
Whittier, CA 90605-1345

(562) 698-8121

District: Whittier Union High

Feeder schools for La Serna High:

Elementary:	Leffingwell Elementary
	Murphy Ranch Elementary
	Orchard Dale Elementary
	Scott Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Granada Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

White:

9.9%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg47%

California avg41%

271^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Whittier Union High

540^th of 1,543Whittier Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	271 of 2162	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	256 of 2159	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	368 of 2170	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	263 of 2123	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	250 of 1290	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	408 of 2133	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	435 of 2017	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	368 of 2021	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	317 of 2039	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	296 of 1994	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	256 of 2426	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	284 of 2354	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	182 of 2367	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	72.4	246 of 2281	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.9	238 of 2238	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	291 of 2117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	210 of 2063	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	60.6	464 of 1968	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	59.7	417 of 1901	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	58.3	367 of 1653	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	89 of 585	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	11 of 573	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	59.2	285 of 591	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	272 of 581	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	318 of 582	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	265 of 581	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.1	222 of 1161	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	231 of 555	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	485 of 1117	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	479 of 1052	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	74 of 1085	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	54.5	282 of 1064	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	418 of 1044	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	238 of 467	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.8	58 of 941	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	171 of 938	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	214 of 1906	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	272 of 1915	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	405 of 1915	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	263 of 1858	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	224 of 1054	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	377 of 1833	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	393 of 1760	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	114 of 1900	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	96 of 1902	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	149 of 1917	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	84 of 1861	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	199 of 1814	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	238 of 1742	86.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	73 of 410	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	41.0	200 of 328	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	160 of 299	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.5	26 of 290	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	233 of 2013	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	179 of 2026	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	274 of 2030	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	177 of 1943	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	182 of 1126	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	351 of 1937	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	350 of 1862	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	303 of 1942	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	217 of 1948	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	302 of 1963	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	236 of 1916	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	237 of 1122	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	465 of 1880	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	460 of 1834	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	373 of 1252	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	171 of 1216	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	341 of 1197	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	77 of 1155	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	71 of 1173	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	249 of 1193	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	229 of 1204	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	287 of 1222	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	299 of 1173	74.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+23 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Serna High	Public	9-12	15301 Youngwood Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,372	92	25.9	58.4%	236 (9.9%)	25 (1.1%)	1,970 (83.1%)	99 (4.2%)	14 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	24 (1.0%)	86.6	271^st of 2162 public high schools	87.5%		88.4	256^th of 2159 public high schools	88.1%	15	57.7	0.0	56.6	71.3	71.3	42.9	42.9	$19,981	$529	$19,452
California High	Public	9-12	9800 South Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,261	102	22.0	80.3%	97 (4.3%)	13 (0.6%)	2,090 (92.4%)	42 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	78.2	444^th of 2162 public high schools	79.5%		80.2	411^th of 2159 public high schools	81.0%	33	43.6		43.0	70.9	70.9	35.2	35.2	$21,501	$615	$20,886
La Habra High	Public	9-12	801 West Highlander Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-5200	1,881	80	23.5	65.1%	236 (12.5%)	24 (1.3%)	1,552 (82.5%)	33 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	20 (1.1%)	52.8	972^nd of 2162 public high schools	55.0%		62.8	700^th of 2159 public high schools	67.6%	272	26.7		26.5	53.0	53.0	24.9	24.9	$16,901	$1,078	$15,823
Sierra Vista High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	284	13	21.9	80.3%	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	264 (93.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	29.9	1488^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%		28.3	1534^th of 2159 public high schools	28.9%	46	14.8	14.3	14.6	41.8	41.8	7.1	7.1	$20,534	$398	$20,136
Frontier High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	364	28	13.2	72.3%	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	334 (91.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1986^th of 2162 public high schools	8.1%		12.4	1918^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	68	1.2	7.3	3.2	11.2	11.2	0.0	0.0	$22,569	$1,574	$20,995
Whittier High	Public	9-12	12417 East Philadelphia St.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,652	77	21.4	85.5%	84 (5.1%)	14 (0.8%)	1,525 (92.3%)	17 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	68.3	630^th of 2162 public high schools	70.9%		71.6	543^rd of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	87	28.8	7.1	27.2	63.7	63.7	41.6	41.6	$22,438	$956	$21,482
La Mirada High	Public	9-12	13520 Adelfa Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3315	1,726	73	23.6	57.0%	204 (11.8%)	45 (2.6%)	1,244 (72.1%)	178 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	41 (2.4%)	87	265^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		74.7	483^rd of 2159 public high schools	77.6%	218	47.4		46.6	70.6	70.6	54.1	54.1	$18,975	$1,427	$17,548
Los Altos High	Public	9-12	15325 East Los Robles Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-5400	1,592	70	22.6	70.2%	40 (2.5%)	7 (0.4%)	1,427 (89.6%)	92 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	61.8	767^th of 2162 public high schools	64.5%		59.5	781^st of 2159 public high schools	63.8%	14	25.9		25.9	63.1	63.1	31.7	31.7	$19,216	$1,494	$17,722
El Camino High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	14640 Mercado Ave.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3595	256	18	13.9	74.2%	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	224 (87.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	11.4	1945^th of 2162 public high schools	10.0%		10.6	2032^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.9%	87	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	4.1	7.7	7.7	$25,373	$2,091	$23,282
Valley Alternative High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	15430 Shadybend Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3401	80	11	7.1	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2109^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		13	1890^th of 2159 public high schools	12.5%	219	2.7	0.0	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	$28,508	$1,931	$26,577

Frequently Asked Questions about La Serna High

What district is La Serna High in?

Whittier Union High

What schools feed into La Serna High?

La Serna High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leffingwell Elementary
Elementary : Murphy Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Dale Elementary
Elementary : Scott Avenue Elementary
Middle : Granada Middle

Is La Serna High a good school?

La Serna High ranks 271^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of La Serna High?

Students at La Serna High are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend La Serna High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,372 students attended La Serna High.

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