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What advice would you give to incoming students at California High?
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Enrollment
2,261
High
DISTRICT 1,400 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITTIER UNION HIGH·NCES 064248006950
California High
9800 South Mills Ave., Whittier, CA 90604 · (562) 698-8121 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,261 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,815 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 568 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 581 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 592 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 23% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
35.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.9% | 40.0% | 18.2% | 10.9% |
| Math | 11.3% | 23.9% | 32.6% | 32.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.9% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 34.8% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 68.4% | 29.6% |
| 2020-21 | 64.6% | 41.6% |
| 2018-19 | 57.9% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 62.5% | 25.2% |
| 2016-17 | 66.6% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like California High
California High's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| California High this school | 2,261 | 80.3% | 53.4% |
| Pacifica High Oxnard | 2,675 | 81.2% | 24.1% |
| Segerstrom High Santa Ana | 2,376 | 80.6% | 46.9% |
| Santa Fe High Santa Fe Springs | 1,865 | 77.6% | 56.0% |
| Dinuba High Dinuba | 2,115 | 76.5% | 43.6% |
| San Ysidro High San Diego | 1,941 | 78.3% | 29.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where California High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #272 of 1,052 | #57 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #335 of 1,056 ▼ 28 | #73 of 229 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #228 of 1,056 ▼ 42 | #47 of 229 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #401 of 1,044 | #117 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,261 | #172 of 2,093 | #36 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #870 of 1,352 | #258 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,185 of 1,351 | #271 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #606 of 1,575 | #238 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #176 of 802 | #72 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,261
-510 (-18%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,829
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 27.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,261 | 102.5 | 22.1:1 | 80% (1,815) |
| 2023-24 | 2,376 | 108.3 | 21.9:1 | 81% (1,924) |
| 2022-23 | 2,504 | 109 | 23.0:1 | 81% (2,023) |
| 2020-21 | 2,771 | 102 | 27.2:1 | 72% (1,983) |
| 2017-18 | 2,830 | 104.6 | 27.1:1 | 74% (2,098) |
| 2015-16 | 2,819 | 99 | 28.5:1 | 72% (2,031) |
| 2010-11 | 3,042 | N/A | N/A | 59% (1,787) |
| 2000-01 | 2,376 | 100 | 23.8:1 | 30% (723) |
| 1990-91 | 1,829 | 77 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for California High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (2,830 to 2,261); teachers down 2% (104.6 to 102.5).
About California High
California High is a large high school. Its address is in Whittier, California. It had 2,261 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. The school is 170% above the average for high schools in California.
Whittier Union High has a total of 7 schools and 9,798 students, California High among them.
California High is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, California High scores 14%.
There are 102.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.1:1. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 3.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, California High lands at A, ahead of 91% of California public high schools.
Test results at California High are 20.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.4%, compared with a predicted 32.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. California High shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
California High's closest public school neighbor is Mulberry Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.4% is above the 47.0% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put California High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment fell 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.1:1) than in 2020-21 (27.2:1).
The discussion board for California High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whittier Union High
- La Serna HighHigh · 2,372 students
- Santa Fe HighHigh · 1,865 students
- Whittier HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,000 students
- Frontier High (Continuation)High · 364 students
- Sierra Vista High (Alternative)High · 284 students
Other schools in Whittier
- La Serna HighHigh · 2,372 students
- Whittier HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,000 students
- Granada MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
- Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion AcadMiddle · 894 students
Other California High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named California High. California High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- California HighSan Ramon, CA · 2,894 students
- CALIFORNIA HIGHCALIFORNIA, MO · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Mulberry Elementary0.4 mi · 447
- Ceres Elementary0.6 mi · 492
- East Whittier Middle0.9 mi · 985
- Howard J. McKibben Elementary1.0 mi · 430
- La Colima Elementary1.0 mi · 378
- Orchard Dale Elementary1.1 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About California HighWhat is the total enrollment at California High?
California High enrolls approximately 2,261 students in grades 09-12.
Is California High an elementary, middle, or high school?
California High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at California High?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at California High.
How diverse is California High?
California High reports a student body of 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is California High public or private?
California High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whittier Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.