Whitney (Gretchen) High

High school·Grades 7-12 Cerritos, California·90703
Score
99.9/100
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#1
Among 1,729 California high schools
#1
In ABC Unified
#1
In Cerritos
Top 1%
In California

Score 99.9/100: better than 99% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
99%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 99% of them
497 students tested
Math
98%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 99% of them
497 students tested
Science
95%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 99% of them
334 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA98.2163
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA99.4164
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA100170
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA99.2497
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math95.7163
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math99.4164
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math98.8170
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math98.0497
ScienceGrade 8CAST93.3164
ScienceGrade 11CAST97.1170
ScienceGrade 14CAST97.1170
ScienceAll gradesCAST95.2334
ScienceGrade 99CAST98.3176

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
1,018
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,018
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
31%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
16800 Shoemaker Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Whitney (Gretchen) High at a glance

Whitney (Gretchen) High is a public high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the ABC Unified school district. It has about 1,018 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 99% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 98% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 99.9 out of 100: better than 99% of them, ranking #1 of 1,729. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.