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Whittier Union High Schools
Whittier Union High is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Whittier). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Whittier Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Whittier Union High
6 of 7 schools in Whittier Union High carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Whittier Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ La Serna High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Santa Fe High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- California High (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Whittier High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Pioneer High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Sierra Vista High Alternative (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Whittier Union High
High schools (7)
- B- California High, Whittier
- Frontier High Continuation, Whittier
- B+ La Serna High, Whittier
- C+ Pioneer High, Whittier
- B Santa Fe High, Santa Fe Springs
- D- Sierra Vista High Alternative, Whittier
- C+ Whittier High, Whittier
Where Whittier Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Whittier (6)
- Santa Fe Springs (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,223 students with 457 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,155 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0642480
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Los Nietos (4 schools, 2 mi)
- East Whittier City Elementary (13 schools, 2 mi)
- South Whittier Elementary (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Whittier City Elementary (11 schools, 2 mi)
- El Rancho Unified (13 schools, 3 mi)
- Little Lake City Elementary (9 schools, 3 mi)
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified (25 schools, 4 mi)
- Lowell Joint (6 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Whittier Union High
How many schools are in Whittier Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Whittier Union High, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Whittier Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Whittier, Santa Fe Springs.
How good are the schools in Whittier Union High?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 39.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.7%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Whittier Union High?
10,223 students were enrolled in Whittier Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Whittier Union High?
Whittier Union High is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Whittier. Its boundary covers about 40.2 sq mi.