Whittier High School

Whittier High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
12417 Philadelphia St,  Whittier, CA
Whittier Union High School District
3.8
4.5
1,767 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Lori Eshilian
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Average SAT Score
1090
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
33%
Reading Proficiency
51%
Average GPA
3.51
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A
Teachers
B
College Prep
B+
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
B-
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.51
Reading Proficiency
51%
Math Proficiency
33%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Teachers
82
Full Time Teachers
82
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1090
Math
550
Verbal
540
Average ACT
20
Math
20
English
19
Reading
20
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
19
AP Pass Rate
33.3%
AP Math Enrollment
High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
16.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
4.4%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
341:1

Student Diversity

Male
54%
Female
45.8%
Hispanic
93.3%
White
4.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Black
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#68 Best Magnet HS in California
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles 380 Students
University of California - Irvine 318 Students
California State University - Long Beach 288 Students
California State University - Fullerton 280 Students
University of California - San Diego 261 Students
University of California - Berkeley 234 Students
University of Southern California 233 Students
San Diego State University 206 Students
San Francisco State University 181 Students
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 172 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 108 Students
Psychology 108 Students
Nursing 87 Students
Biology 86 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 58 Students
Computer Science 44 Students
Mathematics 39 Students
Criminology 36 Students
Chemistry 35 Students
Mechanical Engineering 34 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 385 Reviews
4.0 Junior
8/30/2024
Whittier High school, like any High schools has pros and cons. Although our football team hasn't won any games in the last couple years, we have good teachers and class that make the overall environment nice to be in
4.0 Senior
6/10/2024
I enjoyed my time at Whittier High School. The Avid program really helped me prepare for college and figure out what I wanted to do after high school. I made a lot of good friends at this school.
4.0 Senior
11/6/2023
After attending Whittier High School for nearly four school years I can consider myself credible in voicing my opinion. At Whittier High School you will feel welcome and the teachers provide a space where you can interact with them. There could be more clubs to join but that can always be fixed and can vary depending on the students that attend at the school. I believe our sports here are competitive specifically our water polo teams and tennis team here at Whittier. You will get a great education and the teachers are more than willing to use their own free time to attend to any issues you may have. I think Whittier High School is a school with a rich history of preparing creativity.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.5 6 Reviews
5.0 other
7/15/2019
I graduated in 2012.My time at WHS was great. I previously went to a much lower rated school in another city and I feel coming here really pushed my education to level I required. The classes offered are great, they had just about any class I would have wanted to take minus some advanced computer cl...
3.0 student
4/23/2014
I think my time at WHS was ok. I definitely was unhappy a lot of the time, but the student community makes up for the failures of the school itself. Teachers overall are not that great, though a *few* AP/honors ones were great. There was a whole lot of wasted time ("English day", "Math day"...) and...
5.0 parent
9/26/2013
Whittier H S is great!! my son has good agreats due to all trhe help he has gotten a long the way from his teachers.
5.0 parent
6/20/2011
I second this sentiment - I am a parent that loves this school and would recomend this school to any parent. I do admit I used to have my concerns with this school but I've noticed how much it has improved in the past few years. I do believe the principal, a WHS alumn and who has spent almost her en...

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