Gretchen Whitney High School

Cerritos · Los Angeles County · Public

Public Los Angeles County ~176 seniors

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🏆#3 UC Reach in California 🎓Top 1% UC Reach in CA 🎓Top 2 UC Reach in Los Angeles

📋 At a glance

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

126.1% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

23 admitted

13 enrolled

UCLA

14 admitted

10 enrolled

UCSD

33 admitted

3 enrolled

UCSB

49 admitted

6 enrolled

UCI

65 admitted

19 enrolled

UCD

38 admitted

6 enrolled

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Gretchen Whitney High School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ Statewide126.1% UC Reach — 108.0 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 100% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 1% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (126.1% UC Reach vs 16.2% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Enrollment trend & projection

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 (+0.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~1,010	+1	$0
3 yr (2029)	~1,011	+2	$0
5 yr (2031)	~1,013	+4	$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.

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%.
▸Gretchen Whitney High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 141% in 2021 to 126% in 2025 — a 15-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
▸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)

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~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 →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Gretchen Whitney High School sent 742 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 29.9% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 126.1% — 108.0 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 100% of California high schools. The school produces 21.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Elite — Top 1% 🏆 #3 in California

UC Reach ⓘ

126%

222 admits / 176 seniors
+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
18.1%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
126.1%

0%50%100% →

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 126.1%

Higher than 99% of California high schools (978 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 97.3%.

Overall, Gretchen Whitney High School's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (978 ranked).

Why is this over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at this school, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to California's six most selective UCs. The typical strong senior here is being admitted at multiple top-6 campuses — UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + UC Irvine, for example. It's a rare achievement; fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.

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 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

29.9%

222 / 742 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 67% 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 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

21.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

176

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,024

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.16

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.28

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Gretchen Whitney High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.18	4.28	+0.10	19.3%	Peers +0.15 · wider
UCLA	4.15	4.31	+0.17	9.4%	Peers +0.18 · matches
UC San Diego	4.16	4.31	+0.15	23.6%	Peers +0.17 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.16	4.28	+0.11	48.0%	Peers +0.17 · wider
UC Irvine	4.15	4.26	+0.11	43.3%	Peers +0.14 · matches
UC Davis	4.17	4.26	+0.09	46.3%	Peers +0.13 · wider

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.0%	15.1%	45.2%	62.3%	46.3%	65.9%
3.70–3.99	3.1%	1.6%	9.3%	17.6%	17.0%	31.1%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%
3.00–3.29	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.9%
< 3.00	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

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

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). 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.

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