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California High School

9800 South Mills Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604View on map

  • Public
  • Whittier
  • 520 seniors
  • 2,263 students

California High School is a public high school in Whittier (Whittier Union High) with 520 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 125 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

66%

83 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

83 of 520 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

125 of 520 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.8%

7 of 90 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

11 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

California High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 90 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    11 of 55 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine15 pts lower

    7%

    7 of 95 admitted

    This school7%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.70)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    7 of 49 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    37%

    18 of 49 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    15 of 35 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    20 of 28 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    53 of 68 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.68)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

California High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach6 pts lower

    41%

    64 of 155 admitted

    This school41%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    71 of 93 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    125 of 144 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    87%

    62 of 71 admitted

    This school87%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (588 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

430 of 588 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

145 graduates

Community college

42%

245 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC315%
CSU11419%
CA private college264%
Out of state142%
Community college24542%
Not enrolled15827%
Enrolled in college43073%
Total588100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
See the full report

Advanced Placement

22

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

40

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

26%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

154 of 583 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

16%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

95 of 607 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 13 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 71%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%

Across California

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