California High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Whittier, California
California High in Whittier, California enrolled 2,261 students in 2024-25 with 102.5 full-time teachers, 22.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
2,504 students in 2022-23, 2,376 students in 2023-24, 2,261 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 109.0 to 102.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,504 | 109.0 | 23.0 |
| 2023-24 | 2,376 | 108.3 | 21.9 |
| 2024-25 | 2,261 | 102.5 | 22.1 |
22.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
19 AP courses and one counselor per 326 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection California High enrolled 2,604 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 135 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses19
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 326 of the 2,604 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions135
- Chronically absent24.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.6% of students were Hispanic, 4.3% White, 1.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic92.6%
- White4.3%
- Asian1.9%
- Black0.6%
- Two or more races0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at California High scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 32% | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
97% of the 604 students in California High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 97% | 91% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 604 | 2,679 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Whittier
6 public high schools in Whittier report 2024-25 enrollment; California High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Serna High | 2,372 | 25.9 | 39.5% |
| California High | 2,261 | 22.1 | 62.2% |
| Whittier High | 1,652 | 21.4 | 70.0% |
| Pioneer High | 1,000 | 18.8 | 71.0% |
| Frontier High (Continuation) | 364 | 13.2 | 63.5% |
| Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | 284 | 22.0 | 73.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about California High
- Sierra Vista High (Alternative)The nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 284 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Frontier High (Continuation)The next nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 364 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare California High with Sierra Vista High (Alternative)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Whittier Union High spends per student$21,281 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,281
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia High is the number 172 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#172 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher22.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.22.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about California High
How many students attend California High?
2,261 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,504 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Whittier, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at California High?
22.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is California High a Title I school?
California High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at California High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at California High scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at California High?
97% of the 604 students in California High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is California High in?
Whittier Union High, NCES district ID 0642480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 064248006950 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.