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Whitney (Gretchen) High

Public Grades 7-12

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 100% of California high schools

Summary

Whitney (Gretchen) High is a standout 7-12 grade public school in Cerritos, CA, serving about 1,024 students within the ABC Unified district and is consistently ranked as the #1 high school in California.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with over 95% of students proficient in English, math, and science, far exceeding the results of other local schools like Cerritos High and La Mirada High. It achieves a near-perfect graduation rate and virtually no student dropouts, while also maintaining remarkably low chronic absenteeism. Notably, this excellence is consistent across all student groups, and the school accomplishes this with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than other comprehensive high schools in its own district, such as Artesia High and Gahr (Richard) High.

Whitney High's success highlights the extreme performance variation within the ABC Unified district, where it operates as a selective enrollment school. This model creates a unique culture of high achievement that serves all students effectively, though it differs from the comprehensive neighborhood model of schools like Norwalk High in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district. The contrast is even starker when compared to alternative schools in the area that serve high-needs populations, underscoring the district's broad challenge in meeting diverse educational needs.

1,024

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,454

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16800 Shoemaker Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703-1244

(562) 229-7745

District: ABC Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.1%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (98% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school98%

District avg57%

California avg41%

Middle school

1^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 2761	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 2783	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 2781	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 2740	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 2715	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	2 of 2480	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	1 of 2508	100.0%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	3 of 2497	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	8 of 2477	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	22 of 2379	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	22 of 2259	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	94.0	22 of 2236	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.5	35 of 2179	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	93.7	32 of 2063	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	41 of 2005	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	93.9	54 of 1999	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	96.1	21 of 1804	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	96.5	23 of 1777	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	99.6	1 of 1769	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	2 of 739	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	1 of 743	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	2 of 715	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	1 of 733	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	1 of 745	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	2 of 700	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	1 of 2533	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	2 of 2551	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 2531	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 2509	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	1 of 2380	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 2262	99.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 2395	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 2388	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 2359	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 2213	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 2072	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 2542	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 2579	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 2531	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 2458	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 2369	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 2230	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	2 of 2534	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 2552	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 2538	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 2527	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 2407	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 2273	99.9%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	1 of 2162	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	1 of 2159	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	8 of 2170	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 2123	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	2 of 2133	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	2 of 2017	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	2 of 2021	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	3 of 2039	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	99.0	1 of 1994	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	96.2	4 of 2426	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	4 of 2354	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	96.5	3 of 2367	99.9%	★★★★★
2010	96.2	4 of 2281	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	4 of 2238	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	97.1	3 of 2117	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	3 of 2063	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	97.8	2 of 1968	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	97.3	3 of 1901	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	98.8	2 of 1653	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	1 of 585	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	2 of 573	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	3 of 591	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	2 of 581	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	3 of 582	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	4 of 581	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	1 of 1906	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	1 of 1915	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	9 of 1915	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	3 of 1858	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 1833	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	3 of 1760	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 1900	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 1902	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	9 of 1917	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 1861	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 1814	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 1742	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 2013	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	3 of 2026	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	10 of 2030	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 1943	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	2 of 1937	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	5 of 1862	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 1942	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 1948	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	2 of 1963	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	2 of 1916	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 1880	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 1834	99.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	1 of 574	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy99%+50 vs state

Mathematics98%+61 vs state

Science95%+63 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 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 (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,024	39	25.9	31.0%	31 (3.0%)	22 (2.1%)	133 (13.0%)	790 (77.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	99.5	1^st of 2162 public high schools	100.0%		99.6	1^st of 2159 public high schools	100.0%		93.3	97.1		95.2	98.2	99.4	100.0	99.2	95.7	99.4	98.8	98.0	$16,454	$1,529	$14,925
ABC Secondary (Alternative)	Public	7-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7770	17	4	4.2	64.7%	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$15,988	$1,988	$14,000
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7760	164	15	10.7	76.8%	14 (8.5%)	13 (7.9%)	114 (69.5%)	18 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	21.9	1654^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		11.4	1981^st of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	327		16.0		16.0			30.0	30.0			4.0	4.0	$27,262	$2,015	$25,247
Cerritos High	Public	9-12	12500 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7715	1,996	83	23.9	43.1%	138 (6.9%)	112 (5.6%)	596 (29.9%)	1,036 (51.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	102 (5.1%)	95.2	92^nd of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		94.1	130^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	38		59.6		59.5			86.7	86.7			57.9	57.9	$18,498	$1,988	$16,510
John H. Glenn High	Public	9-12	13520 Shoemaker Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3000	882	48	18.4	74.9%	22 (2.5%)	24 (2.7%)	783 (88.8%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	42.9	1191^st of 2162 public high schools	44.9%		43	1168^th of 2159 public high schools	45.9%	23		23.4		22.9			43.7	43.7			21.0	21.0	$28,065	$3,204	$24,861
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,631	73	22.4	61.2%	86 (5.3%)	187 (11.5%)	890 (54.6%)	374 (22.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	63.9	720^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		86.6	288^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	432		32.0	15.8	31.2			61.5	61.5			30.3	30.3	$19,784	$2,041	$17,743
Artesia High	Public	9-12	12108 East Del Amo Blvd.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7700	1,384	75	18.4	86.3%	26 (1.9%)	73 (5.3%)	1,069 (77.2%)	149 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	53 (3.8%)	48.5	1068^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%		44.5	1137^th of 2159 public high schools	47.3%	69		24.9		24.3			47.2	47.2			24.9	24.9	$19,786	$2,131	$17,655
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	8281 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4101	1,983	83	23.7	69.5%	274 (13.8%)	74 (3.7%)	893 (45.0%)	622 (31.4%)	11 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	99 (5.0%)	80.3	401^st of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		88.7	254^th of 2159 public high schools	88.2%	147		41.3		40.9			73.5	73.5			39.8	39.8	$17,222	$804	$16,418
Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,075	87	23.8	77.9%	50 (2.4%)	40 (1.9%)	1,835 (88.4%)	99 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (1.8%)	62.2	759^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		64.2	671^st of 2159 public high schools	68.9%	88		33.2		32.7			61.6	61.6			25.6	25.6	$18,431	$2,193	$16,238
Hope	Public	7-12	7901 Knott Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4198	231	30	7.7	68.8%	39 (16.9%)	6 (2.6%)	135 (58.4%)	43 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)													$73,698	$1,369	$72,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney (Gretchen) High

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Yes! Whitney (Gretchen) High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 2162 California high schools.

What district is Whitney (Gretchen) High in?

ABC Unified

How many students attend Whitney (Gretchen) High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended Whitney (Gretchen) High.

What is the racial makeup of Whitney (Gretchen) High?

Students at Whitney (Gretchen) High are 77% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American.

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