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Osprey Learning Center → Leggett Valley High → Casterlin High → Lighthouse Community Day → Southern Trinity High → Orr Creek → Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court → West Hills Juvenile Hall Court →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Whale Gulch High compares for families
What families should know about Whale Gulch High.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Osprey Learning Center, Leggett Valley High, Casterlin High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey Learning Center Redway |
Public | 12.3 | 9 | — |
| Leggett Valley High Leggett |
Public | 16.0 | 17 | — |
| Casterlin High Blocksburg |
Public | 25.8 | 4 | — |
| Lighthouse Community Day Fort Bragg |
Public | 38.8 | 7 | — |
| Southern Trinity High Mad River |
Public | 40.3 | 7 | — |
| Orr Creek Ukiah |
Public | 69.5 | 6 | — |
| Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court Eureka |
Public | 56.3 | 9 | — |
| West Hills Juvenile Hall Court Ukiah |
Public | 69.8 | 9 | — |
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