Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Gretchen Whitney High School
Public · Cerritos · Los Angeles County · 1,009 students · Class of 2025
★ Elite — Top 1%
🏆 #2 in California
UC Reach · Class of 2025
126%
Higher than 99% of California high schools
+109.9 pp above peer median (16.2%)
· Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 141.1%
2025 · 126.1%
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+11.9 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1009
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.0%/yr)
- ▸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%.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Glenn High School | Public | 16.2% | -34% |
| Pioneer High | Public | 22.3% | -27% |
| Artesia High School | Public | 12.4% | -1% |
| Oxford Academy | Public | 84.1% | -4% |
| Western High School | Public | 12.7% | -24% |
| Gahr (richard) High | Public | — | -26% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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