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Alumni: what's one memory from Whitney High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,041
High
DISTRICT 1,354 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001311010
Whitney High
701 Wildcat Blvd., Rocklin, CA 95765 · (916) 632-6500 · Placer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,041 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
426 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 552 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 525 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 515 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 449 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
71.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.6pp since 2014
Math
42.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -17.7pp 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 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.1% | 37.3% | 18.3% | 10.3% |
| Math | 20.0% | 22.3% | 31.5% | 26.3% |
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 | 71.4% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 80.1% | 44.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 42.6% |
| 2020-21 | 70.1% | 41.4% |
| 2018-19 | 77.3% | 51.1% |
| 2017-18 | 78.7% | 56.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.2% | 54.9% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Whitney High
Whitney High's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney High this school | 2,041 | 20.9% | 58.8% |
| Tesoro High Las Flores | 2,030 | 23.4% | 73.2% |
| Torrey Pines High San Diego | 2,536 | 17.7% | 69.3% |
| Northgate High Walnut Creek | 1,546 | 22.4% | 64.5% |
| Rocklin High Rocklin | 1,936 | 19.9% | 65.0% |
| Granite Bay High Granite Bay | 2,036 | 25.0% | 69.0% |
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 Whitney High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #189 of 1,052 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #241 of 1,056 ▼ 34 | #6 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #220 of 1,056 ▼ 97 | #5 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #621 of 1,044 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,041 | #269 of 2,093 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #877 of 1,352 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #222 of 1,351 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #1,483 of 1,575 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #136 of 327 | N/A |
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
2,041
-24 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 1,645
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 2,041 | 92.2 | 22.1:1 | 21% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 1,981 | 89 | 22.3:1 | 17% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 1,984 | 91.4 | 21.7:1 | 15% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 2,065 | 88 | 23.5:1 | 15% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 1,866 | 81.9 | 22.8:1 | 19% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 1,913 | 79 | 24.2:1 | 18% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 1,645 | N/A | N/A | 21% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitney High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,866 to 2,041); teachers up 13% (81.9 to 92.2).
About Whitney High
Whitney High is a high school in Rocklin, California, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 2,041 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 144% above average.
Rocklin Unified, which runs Whitney High, has 18 schools and 11,579 students.
More than half of the students at Whitney High are White (51%). The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Placer County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whitney High scores 66%.
The school lists 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 426 students, or 21%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Placer County report 33%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Whitney High is 67.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.8%.
In the surrounding county, Placer County, median household income comes to about $115,998, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 70,590 students.
Whitney High's closest public school neighbor is Twelve Bridges Middle, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Whitney High at 5th of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Whitney High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (2,065) and 2024-25 (2,041). Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.5:1 to 22.1:1.
This page is set up for the Whitney High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rocklin Unified
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Rocklin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Sunset Ranch ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Rocklin
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Rocklin Academy GatewayElementary · 1,093 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyHigh · 776 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
Other Whitney High schools
One other US public school is named Whitney High. Whitney High is the largest of the 2.
- Whitney High SchoolWHITNEY, TX · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Twelve Bridges Middle0.5 mi · 931
- Twelve Bridges High0.9 mi · 1,317
- Sunset Ranch Elementary1.0 mi · 554
- Maria Montessori Charter Academy1.0 mi · 283
- Twelve Bridges Elementary1.3 mi · 744
- John Adams Academy - Lincoln1.3 mi · 1,392
Frequently asked questions
About Whitney HighHow many students attend Whitney High?
Whitney High enrolls approximately 2,041 students in grades 09-12.
Is Whitney High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitney High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Whitney High have?
Whitney High employs 92 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is Whitney High?
Whitney High reports a student body of 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Whitney High in?
Whitney High is part of Rocklin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.