Santa Fe High

Santa Fe High is a high-enrollment four-year high school in Santa Fe Springs, California, run under Whittier Union High. The school instructs 1,865 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Santa Fe High sits 123% larger than that benchmark.

Whittier Union High runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 9,798 students. Santa Fe High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Santa Fe High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). The remainder is composed of 5% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Santa Fe High higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Santa Fe High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 52.9%, a residual of +19.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Santa Fe High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lakeview Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Santa Fe High at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

Santa Fe High operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Santa Fe High's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 2,282 (now 1,865). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.

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