Whitney (Gretchen) High School in Cerritos, CA
(07-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 16800 Shoemaker Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703
- Telephone
- (562) 229-7745
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- City-data.com school rating
- 99
- Students
- 1,011
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 39.9
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 135
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 80
- School district
- ABC Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Not a Title I school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary (0.7 miles): | 99 |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 99 |
Carmenita Middle (0.5 miles): | 95 |
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary (0.2 miles): | 94 |
Cerritos High (1.1 miles): | 92 |
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary (0.4 miles): | 88 |
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary (1.0 miles): | 65 |
ABC Secondary (Alternative) (0.5 miles): | 43 |
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) (1.0 miles): | 12 |
California: | 46 |
Los Angeles County: | 44 |
Cerritos: | 77 |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 99 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 1,019
Enrollment in 2014: 1,022
Enrollment in 2013: 1,026
Enrollment in 2012: 1,021
Enrollment in 2011: 1,023
Enrollment in 2010: 1,022
Enrollment in 2009: 1,022
Enrollment in 2008: 984
Enrollment in 2007: 1,023
Enrollment in 2006: 1,025
Enrollment in 2005: 1,025
Enrollment in 2004: 1,022
Enrollment in 2003: 1,025
Enrollment in 2002: 1,025
Enrollment in 2001: 1,026
Enrollment in 2000: 1,025
Enrollment in 1999: 1,023
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G07 | G08 | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 165 | 167 | 181 | 178 | 164 | 156 | 1,011 |
Female students | 96 | 93 | 105 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 550 |
Male students | 69 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 77 | 84 | 461 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
Asian students | 122 | 127 | 139 | 142 | 142 | 133 | 805 |
Hispanic students | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 123 |
Black students | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
White students | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 37 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Two or More Races students | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 18 |
Enrollment by grade:
8th grade enrollment: 167
9th grade enrollment: 181
10th grade enrollment: 178
11th grade enrollment: 164
12th grade enrollment: 156
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Here: | 54.4% |
California: | 49.4% |
School: | 45.6% |
California: | 49.6% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
School: | 0.4% |
State: | 1.0% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 79.6% |
State: | 9.4% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 12.2% |
State: | 46.0% |
School: | 1.9% |
California: | 6.1% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 3.7% |
California: | 28.3% |
School: | 0.5% |
State: | 0.6% |
Here: | 1.8% |
California: | 4.5% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Here: | 21.3% |
California: | 61.2% |
School: | 13.4% |
California: | 52.8% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 7.9% |
State: | 8.6% |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 2
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 9
Number of FTE security guards: 2
Number of FTE nurses: 0.3
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.1
Student/Teacher Ratio
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 25.4 |
California: | 22.8 |
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 42 (Salary Expenditures: $3,512,032)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.4 (Salary Expenditures: $14,124)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 8.5 (Salary Expenditures: $319,704)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 10.1 (Salary Expenditures: $510,043)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $3,512,032
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.4 (Salary Expenditures: $14,124)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 8.5 (Salary Expenditures: $319,704)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 10.1 (Salary Expenditures: $510,043)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Asian: 4
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- White: 2 (all female)
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic97
- American Indian2
- Asian595
- Black10
- White31
- Multirace16
- IDEA7
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 97 (male: 44, female: 53)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 595 (male: 242, female: 353)
- Black: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- White: 31 (male: 8, female: 23)
- Two or More Races: 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 742.8 |
California: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All100%
- Males100%
- Females100%
- Asian100%
- Filipino100%
- Hispanic100%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 496
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 100% |
California: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 0.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 0.2%
Standard Met: 18.6%
Standard Exceeded: 81.3%
All Grades:
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All96%
- Males96%
- Females95%
- Asian95%
- Filipino94%
- Hispanic75%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 496
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 96% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 0.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 4.0%
Standard Met: 14.5%
Standard Exceeded: 81.0%
All Grades:
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 163
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 99% |
California: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 1.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 4.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 95.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 517.7, Students tested: 163, Far Below Basic: 0.0%, Below Basic: 0.0%, Basic: 1.0%, Proficient: 4.0%, Advanced: 95.0%)
CST Science students tested: 177
CST Science students with scores: 177
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 98% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 2.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 20.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 79.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 445.8, Students tested: 177, Far Below Basic: 0.0%, Below Basic: 0.0%, Basic: 2.0%, Proficient: 20.0%, Advanced: 79.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - California High School Exit Exam results
- All444
- Asian446
- Filipino444
- Hispanic437
Math Mean Scale Score
Math Mean Scale Score: | 444 |
California: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 100% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 167
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 95% State: 69% Number Sense: 95% State: 65% Algebra & Functions: 97% State: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 97% State: 64% Algebra 1: 95% State: 58%
- All439
- Asian441
- Filipino434
- Hispanic432
ELA Mean Scale Score
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 439 |
State: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 100% |
State: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 168
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 95% State: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 95% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 96% State: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 93% California: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 95% California: 69%
The Physical Fitness Test:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 91.5%, Needs Improvement: 3.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 4.9%)
Body Composition:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 83.6%, Needs Improvement: 10.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 6.1%)
Abdominal Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 97.0%, Needs Improvement: 3.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.3%, Needs Improvement: 12.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 89.7%, Needs Improvement: 10.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
7th grade: (Students tested: 165, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 98.2%, Needs Improvement: 1.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,835 schools)
Student Count: 4
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 100.0% |
California: | 34.0% |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
School: | 100.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 64 out of 64 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 306 out of 306 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 80 out of 80 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 18 out of 18 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 107 out of 107 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 26 out of 26 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 100.0% |
State: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 64 out of 64 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 306 out of 306 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 80 out of 80 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 18 out of 18 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 107 out of 107 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 26 out of 26 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - ACT/SAT scores
Percent of graduates taking the ACT: | 66.7% |
State: | 30.9% |
ACT Composite scores greater or equal to 21: | 97.1% |
California: | 48.7% |
Number of graduates taking the ACT: 104
Average ACT composite score: | 29.0 |
California: | 19.8 |
Average ACT English score: | 30.0 |
State: | 19.6 |
Average ACT mathematics score: | 30.0 |
State: | 20.5 |
Average ACT reading score: | 30.0 |
State: | 20.5 |
Average ACT science score: | 29.0 |
California: | 19.9 |
Percent of graduates taking the SAT: | 87.2% |
California: | 54.4% |
SAT scores greater or equal to 1500: | 98.5% |
California: | 36.3% |
Number of graduates taking the SAT: 136
Average Total SAT Score: | 1,969 |
State: | 1,374 |
Average SAT mathematics score: | 683 |
State: | 464 |
Average SAT critical reading score: | 639 |
California: | 459 |
Average SAT writing score: | 647 |
California: | 451 |
- Hispanic28
- Asian259
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black7
- White16
- Multirace4
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 28 (male: 11, female: 17)
- Asian: 259 (male: 125, female: 134)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 1,204 schools)
Whitney (Gretchen) High School - AP exams with scores at or above criteria
Number of students taking at least one AP exam: 418
Percent of students taking at least one AP exam: | 258.0% |
State: | 94.1% |
Percent of AP exams with scores at or above 3: | 93.3% |
California: | 46.6% |
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 11
Total incidents per 1,000 students
School: | 10.9 |
California: | 60.8 |
Harassment & Bullying:
(State average from 2,337 schools)
Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment or bullying and gender-based harassment or bullying. Sexual harassment or bullying is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment or bullying is nonsexual intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on the student's actual or perceived sex, including harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Both male and female students can be victims of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, and the harasser or bully and the victim can be of the same sex. Bullying on the basis of sex constitutes sexual harassment.
School: | 1.0 |
California: | 6.8 |
- Asian: 2
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of sex: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 2
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 13 (male: 2, female: 11)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 18.8 |
California: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- Asian: 2
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,382 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic13
- American Indian2
- Asian19
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black2
- Multirace2
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Hispanic: 14 (male: 7, female: 7)
- Asian: 17 (male: 7, female: 10)
Whitney (Gretchen) High School: | 77.5% |
State: | 72.5% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 5
Student Enrollment in Algebra II: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all female)
Calculus:
Number of Calculus classes taught by certified teachers: 7
Student Enrollment in Calculus: 88 (male: 51, female: 37)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 82 (male: 47, female: 35)
- Black: 2 (all male)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic19
- American Indian2
- Asian124
- Black4
- White10
- Multirace2
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 124 (male: 56, female: 68)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 16
- Hispanic67
- American Indian2
- Asian631
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black10
- White25
- Multirace10
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 67 (male: 32, female: 35)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 631 (male: 296, female: 335)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- White: 25 (male: 11, female: 14)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 10
- Hispanic61
- American Indian4
- Asian340
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black10
- White16
- Multirace7
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 61 (male: 29, female: 32)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 340 (male: 140, female: 200)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 7
- Hispanic22
- Asian229
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black4
- White7
- Multirace2
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
- Asian: 229 (male: 110, female: 119)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Physics:
Number of Physics classes taught by certified teachers: 7
- Hispanic31
- American Indian2
- Asian292
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black7
- White10
- Multirace7
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 31 (male: 14, female: 17)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 292 (male: 149, female: 143)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
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