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Gretchen Whitney High School —— Public School | 7th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,022 students

16800 Shoemaker Ave, Cerritos CA 90703 (map) | 562-926-5566
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Students by Grade

  7th Grade: 164
  8th Grade: 166
  9th Grade: 178
  10th Grade: 175
  11th Grade: 171
  12th Grade: 168

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Gretchen Whitney High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 7

Algebra I

School
100%
  State
84%
  County
83%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 31 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

English Language Arts

School
99%
  State
57%
  County
53%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 165 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Mathematics

School
99%
  State
49%
  County
45%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 134 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Grade 8

Algebra I

School
100%
  State
47%
  County
42%
  District
74%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 118 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

English Language Arts

School
99%
  State
57%
  County
52%
  District
66%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 163 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

General Mathematics

School
100%
  State
32%
  County
31%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 11 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Geometry

School
100%
  State
88%
  County
86%
  District
95%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 33 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

History Social Science Grade 8

School
99%
  State
51%
  County
49%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 163 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
100%
  State
64%
  County
60%
  District
75%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 162 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Algebra II

School
100%
  State
69%
  County
61%
  District
96%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 45 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Biology

School
99%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

English Language Arts

School
100%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
69%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Geometry

School
98%
  State
48%
  County
40%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 129 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

World History

School
94%
  State
49%
  County
38%
  District
87%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Grade 10

Algebra II

School
97%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 114 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Chemistry

School
92%
  State
46%
  County
35%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 170 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

English Language Arts

School
100%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 171 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
100%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
63%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 171 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
100%
  State
76%
  County
73%
  District
86%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 47 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Chemistry

School
98%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 41 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

English Language Arts

School
99%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 171 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Physics

School
92%
  State
56%
  County
45%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 118 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
96%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 161 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

U.S. History

School
99%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 171 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
100%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 151 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Algebra II

School
97%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 166 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Biology

School
99%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Chemistry

School
93%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 211 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

General Mathematics

School
100%
  State
28%
  County
28%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 11 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Geometry

School
99%
  State
30%
  County
26%
  District
55%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Physics

School
92%
  State
52%
  County
43%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 118 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
97%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
79%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 208 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

World History

School
94%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 178 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 34
Black: 19
Hispanic: 86
Asian: 852
Hawaiian: 5
American Indian: 1
Multi-Ethnic: 25

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 7%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 4%

Other Schools Nearby

Helen Wittmann Elementary School (0.14 mi.)
16801 Yvette Ave, Cerritos CA 90703

ABC Secondary (Alternative) (0.54 mi.)
16534 South Carmenita Rd, Cerritos CA 90703

Carmenita Middle School (0.56 mi.)
13435 East 166Th St, Cerritos CA 90703

Cecil B. Stowers Elementary School (0.57 mi.)
13350 Beach St, Cerritos CA 90703

Joe A. Gonsalves Elementary School (0.82 mi.)
13650 Park St, Cerritos CA 90703

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $72,906 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $280,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 15,593 (Occupied: 98.6% - Stave Avg: 73,769.4%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1974 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 20% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 90703)
*NR - Not reported

23:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,022 students - 39 teachers)

Gretchen Whitney High School has 23 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 26:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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