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Total enrollment (9–12)
1,008
(2018)
→
1,009
(2026)
+0.1%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
164
(2018)
→
170
(2026)
+3.7%
If this trend holds (+0.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,009 | +0 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,009 | +0 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~1,010 | +1 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
★ Elite — Top 1%
🏆 #2 in California
UC Reach
ⓘ
126%
222 admits / 176 seniors
+109.9 pp above peer median (16.2%) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
+109.9 pp above peer median (16.2%) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 141.1%
2025 · 126.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
18.5%
Top 10%
53.3%
53.3%
This school
126.1%
126.1%
0%50%100% →
CA median 18.5%
Top 10% ≥ 53.3%
This school 126.1%
Higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
📊 What this number means
126.1% is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Gretchen Whitney High School, the school is generating roughly 126 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.
This places Gretchen Whitney High School in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 102.7%.
Overall, Gretchen Whitney High School's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
UC Application Reach
ⓘ
421.6%
742 applications
Exceptionally ambitious student body. The typical senior is applying to about 4 of the 6 most selective UCs — a culture of pursuing every major UC option.
In context:
CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 99% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
ⓘ
29.9%
222 / 742 applications
In context:
CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 68% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
ⓘ
25.7%
57 enrolled of 222 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
ⓘ
32.4%
57 enrollees / 176 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
ⓘ
93%
87% finished in 4 yrs ·
N=61 entered 2019
In context:
CA median 88.6% · +4.8 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
ⓘ
104.5
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
ⓘ
21.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
ⓘ
176
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
ⓘ
1,024
All grades · CDE Census Day
Gretchen Whitney High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Cerritos · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Gretchen Whitney High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 10): 126% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 40 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Gretchen Whitney High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.159) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 25% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 4% (164→170 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -20%.
Enrollment projection
1009
students (2026)
→
~1009
projected (2029)
at +0.0%/yr
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitney High School | Public | 1009 | 126.1% | +4% |
| Peer-group median | 16.2% | -20% | ||
| John Glenn High School | Public | 819 | 16.2% | -34% |
| Pioneer High | Public | 945 | 22.3% | -27% |
| Artesia High School | Public | 1317 | 12.4% | -1% |
| Oxford Academy | Public | 1353 | 84.1% | -4% |
| Western High School | Public | 1399 | 12.7% | -24% |
| Gahr (richard) High | Public | 1648 | — | -26% |
| Savanna High School | Public | 1408 | 10.8% | -23% |
| Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl | Public | 649 | 51.4% | -1% |
| Rancho Alamitos High School | Public | 1380 | 20.4% | -17% |
| Buena Park High School | Public | 1570 | 16.0% | -12% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.16
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.28
Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ
How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?
| Campus | Applicant GPA (avg) | Actual admit rate | CA peer avg | Δ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.18 | 19.3% | 17.0% | +2.4pp | On target |
| UCLA | 4.15 | 9.4% | 10.2% | -0.8pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 4.16 | 23.6% | 17.2% | +6.4pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.16 | 48.0% | 44.3% | +3.7pp | On target |
| UC Irvine | 4.15 | 43.3% | 33.1% | +10.2pp | Over |
| UC Davis | 4.17 | 46.3% | 34.7% | +11.7pp | Over |
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.
Where Gretchen Whitney High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.3 points above what their GPAs predict (29.9% actual vs. 24.6% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 119 | 23 | 13 | 19.3% | 13.1% | 56.5% | 4.18 | 4.28 |
| UCLA → Elite | 149 | 14 | 10 | 9.4% | 8.0% | 71.4% | 4.15 | 4.31 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 140 | 33 | 3 | 23.6% | 18.8% | 9.1% | 4.16 | 4.31 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 102 | 49 | 6 | 48.0% | 27.8% | 12.2% | 4.16 | 4.28 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 150 | 65 | 19 | 43.3% | 36.9% | 29.2% | 4.15 | 4.26 |
| UC Davis → | 82 | 38 | 6 | 46.3% | 21.6% | 15.8% | 4.17 | 4.26 |
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once.
Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts.
See methodology →
What This Means
A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is very strong — more than 126% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.