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Whitney High

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Whitney High ranks 310 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Whitney High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 2,000 students in the Rocklin Unified school district, known for its exceptional 98% graduation rate and strong performance in English Language Arts.

When compared to its closest neighbor, Rocklin High, Whitney shows a notable performance gap in mathematics and science, and it has a higher rate of chronic student absences despite the schools having similar resources and demographics. The school's statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past decade, though it remains a high-performing institution, especially when compared to alternative schools in the area like Victory High or Phoenix High.

Parents should note that Whitney operates in a competitive local landscape with other strong options like the highly-ranked charter school Western Sierra Collegiate Academy and nearby West Park High. The school's data suggests it has been very effective in supporting some student groups, but there is a clear opportunity to strengthen its mathematics program and address attendance to match the performance of its direct peers.

2,041

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,279

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Wildcat Blvd.
Rocklin, CA 95765-5469

(916) 632-6500

District: Rocklin Unified

Feeder schools for Whitney High:

Elementary:	Antelope Creek Elementary
	Rock Creek Elementary
	Ruhkala Elementary
	Sierra Elementary
	More...
	Sunset Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg60%

California avg41%

310^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Rocklin Unified

236^th of 1,543Rocklin Unified 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	85.1	310 of 2162	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	213 of 2159	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	205 of 2170	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	326 of 2123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	276 of 1290	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	149 of 2133	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	150 of 2017	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	169 of 2021	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	130 of 2039	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	69 of 1994	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	100 of 2426	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.4	165 of 2354	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	76.5	179 of 2367	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.3	146 of 2281	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	78.4	137 of 2238	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.9	190 of 2117	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	68.4	290 of 2063	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	86.2	57 of 1968	97.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.1	22 of 517	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	25 of 522	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	50.5	257 of 592	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	332 of 585	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.3	177 of 573	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	166 of 591	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	331 of 581	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	217 of 582	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	173 of 581	70.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.0	215 of 1161	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	151 of 555	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	191 of 1117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	420 of 1052	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	295 of 1906	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	214 of 1915	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	173 of 1915	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	323 of 1858	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	252 of 1054	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	150 of 1833	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	97 of 1760	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	242 of 1900	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	218 of 1902	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	186 of 1917	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	253 of 1861	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	115 of 1814	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	74 of 1742	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	544 of 2013	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	246 of 2026	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	272 of 2030	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	251 of 1943	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	228 of 1126	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	136 of 1937	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	173 of 1862	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	350 of 1942	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	227 of 1948	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	231 of 1963	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	306 of 1916	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	253 of 1122	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	157 of 1880	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	210 of 1834	88.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	66 of 175	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	79 of 183	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	52 of 190	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	82 of 168	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	220 of 577	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	324 of 574	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	235 of 541	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	313 of 515	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	135 of 422	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	123 of 366	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	356 of 1252	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	334 of 1216	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	224 of 1197	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	503 of 1155	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	365 of 1173	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	327 of 1193	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	458 of 1204	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	208 of 1222	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	209 of 1173	82.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)96th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+23 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science40%+8 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 (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Whitney High	Public	9-12	701 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6500	2,041	92	22.1	20.9%	1,048 (51.3%)	42 (2.1%)	373 (18.3%)	338 (16.6%)	13 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	215 (10.5%)	85.1	310^th of 2162 public high schools	85.7%		90.5	213^th of 2159 public high schools	90.1%	97			40.3	40.3			71.4	71.4			42.3	42.3	$19,279	$18,666	$613
Twelve Bridges High	Public	9-12	2360 Fieldstone Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2631	1,317	59	22.2	20.3%	752 (57.1%)	24 (1.8%)	267 (20.3%)	132 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	133 (10.1%)	75.5	486^th of 2162 public high schools	77.5%		65.7	637^th of 2159 public high schools	70.5%	151			23.8	24.1			61.9	61.9			40.2	40.2	$18,848	$17,226	$1,622
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	660 Menlo Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4544	776	38	20.2	13.5%	282 (36.3%)	4 (0.5%)	111 (14.3%)	294 (37.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.4%)	97.8	38^th of 2162 public high schools	98.2%		94.9	113^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	75	60.0	68.0		65.2	85.7	82.8	93.0	87.4	77.7	68.7	65.4	70.3
Victory High	Public	9-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	85	6	13.7	49.4%	45 (52.9%)	3 (3.5%)	20 (23.5%)	4 (4.7%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	24.8	1600^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%		23	1628^th of 2159 public high schools	24.6%	28		6.3	16.7	11.8			29.4	29.4			5.9	5.9	$35,985	$35,370	$615
Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	1,936	89	21.6	19.9%	1,142 (59.0%)	28 (1.4%)	309 (16.0%)	272 (14.0%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	162 (8.4%)	91.9	168^th of 2162 public high schools	92.2%		85.8	311^th of 2159 public high schools	85.6%	143		56.8		56.3			72.8	72.8			62.6	62.6	$19,137	$18,574	$563
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	790 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6360	1,184	57	20.8	42.1%	527 (44.5%)	14 (1.2%)	508 (42.9%)	61 (5.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.2%)	59.5	835^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%		50.8	982^nd of 2159 public high schools	54.5%	147		32.3	21.4	31.8			54.1	54.1			28.3	28.3	$21,825	$19,936	$1,889
Phoenix High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6395	105	5	20.0	81.0%	35 (33.3%)	2 (1.9%)	56 (53.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	16.4	1759^th of 2162 public high schools	18.6%		26.5	1564^th of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	195		8.7		7.7			29.2	29.2			0.0	0.0	$29,944	$26,934	$3,010
Independence High (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	9-12	125 Berry St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 786-0793	258	14	18.8	48.8%	141 (54.7%)	9 (3.5%)	49 (19.0%)	27 (10.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.1%)	48.9	1063^rd of 2162 public high schools	50.8%		44.2	1146^th of 2159 public high schools	46.9%	83		31.9		31.3			48.4	48.4			17.4	17.4	$28,799	$27,706	$1,093
Roseville High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Way	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3753	1,443	61	23.7	50.6%	669 (46.4%)	48 (3.3%)	449 (31.1%)	161 (11.2%)	11 (0.8%)	14 (1.0%)	83 (5.8%)	64.2	705^th of 2162 public high schools	67.4%		62.3	712^th of 2159 public high schools	67.0%	7		30.2		30.2			61.9	61.9			31.6	31.6	$24,276	$22,642	$1,634
Woodcreek High	Public	9-12	2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-6565	1,940	83	23.4	38.4%	1,033 (53.2%)	53 (2.7%)	419 (21.6%)	254 (13.1%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	139 (7.2%)	80.2	404^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%		74.1	498^th of 2159 public high schools	76.9%	94		56.1		56.1			60.9	60.9			39.2	39.2	$22,545	$21,118	$1,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney High

How many students attend Whitney High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,041 students attended Whitney High.

What is the racial makeup of Whitney High?

Students at Whitney High are 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Whitney High a good school?

Whitney High ranks 310^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Whitney High?

Whitney High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Antelope Creek Elementary
Elementary : Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary : Ruhkala Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Ranch Elementary

What district is Whitney High in?

Rocklin Unified

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