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Best High Schools in Zip Code 90605

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At a glance

Schools

3,020

Students

Top rankedLa Serna High271^st of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Sierra Vista High (Alternative) up 46 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 90605 in Whittier, California, is served by three high schools within the Whittier Union High district, offering traditional, continuation, and alternative education models for grades 9-12.

The standout school is La Serna High, a high-performing comprehensive school ranked in the 87th percentile statewide with a 97% graduation rate and strong academic results, particularly in science. In contrast, Frontier High (Continuation) and Sierra Vista High (Alternative) serve students needing different educational pathways and face significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism and much lower graduation and proficiency rates.

Overall, the district's average performance is strong, especially in graduation rates and English proficiency, but this is heavily influenced by La Serna High's success. The data shows a wide performance gap within the same zip code, with the alternative schools receiving more resources per student but struggling with outcomes, though they have shown slight improvement in their rankings over recent years.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 (2025)	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
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	$28,359	$27,894	$465
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	$22,225	$21,702	$523
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	$30,757	$29,550	$1,207

Cities Near Zip Code 90605

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whittier	0.53 mi	44	332^nd
Los Nietos	2.86 mi	1	211^th
La Mirada	3.1 mi	10	302^nd
Santa Fe Springs	3.13 mi	5	229^th
La Habra	3.24 mi	14	385^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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