Nixon (Patricia) Elementary vs Whitney (Gretchen) High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Whitney (Gretchen) High
Location Cerritos, CA Cerritos, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary other
Enrollment 681 1,024
Student:Teacher Ratio 25:1 25.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.8% 18.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Whitney (Gretchen) High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,320 $18,320
District ABC Unified ABC Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Whitney (Gretchen) High
White 8.5% 3.0%
African American 7.8% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 38.2% 13.0%
Asian 31.9% 77.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 1.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 11.9% 4.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Whitney (Gretchen) High
AP Courses Offered 16
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 23.3% 5.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 1 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.