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21st Century National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
1987 - 1991- 1998 -2008- 2011
Mission Statement
Whitney High School is a single-purpose public high school for grades 7-12 whose primary mission is to prepare academically proficient students for entrance to and success at their “best match” colleges or universities.
Whitney High School is comprised of 1025 students with a 2011-2012 senior class consisting of 171 students. Selection is based on performance on the California Achievement Test and a district administered writing assessment. The district includes 19 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, a university preparatory school, a continuation high school, and an adult school.
Enrollment in the district is 21,463 K-12 students and approximately 15,000 adult students. Whitney High School’s population is: 0.1% American Indian/Alaskan, 74.9% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 8.7% Filipino, 1.9% African-American, 6.8% Hispanic, and 7.3% Caucasian.
Whitney High School does not report class rank because each specially admitted student is in the top ranked 10% of ABC Unified and in the 90th percentile.
Curriculum
Whitney offers a comprehensive honors curriculum in English, Social Science, Mathematics, Science and Foreign Language (Spanish, French, and Japanese). Programs are offered in Visual and Performing Arts, and Physical Education.
12 Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in Biology, Chemistry, English Language & Composition, European History, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science, Human Geography, Physics, Spanish Language, Statistics, and United States History.
35 Honors (H) courses are offered in English levels I, II, III, IV, World History/Geography, World History Model United Nations, Political and Cultural World Geography, U.S. History*, Civics, Economics, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II/ Trigonometry, Math Analysis/ Calculus A*, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry*, Chemistry of Living Systems, Physics*, Spanish Level I, II, III*, French I, II, and III, and Japanese I, II, III, and IV*. (Courses with the asterisk * are those identified by the UC as honors.)
Co-Curricular Activities
Whitney High School sponsors a broad program of interscholastic sports and co-curricular activities including Student Government, over 30 different school-sponsored special-interest clubs, service organizations, newspaper, yearbook, marching band, drill team, pep units, community involvement, and CIF sports. Community service is a voluntary program.
Grading System and Scale
Grade point averages are computed on a four (4) point scale: A= 4, B= 3, C= 2, D= 1, and F = 0. All grades are unweighted on the transcript. The grading scale is as follows: A= 90-100, B= 80-89, C=70-79, D= 65- 69, and F= 0-64.
2011 Academic Performance Index Score (API): 993
National Merit
| |
2011 |
2012 |
| National Merit Semifinalists |
29 |
17 |
| National Merit Finalists |
29 |
NA |
| National Merit Commended Scholars |
43 |
51 |
| National Hispanic Recognition Program |
3 |
4 |
| National Achievement Scholarship |
1 |
3 |
2011 SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST (SAT 1)
| |
Whitney |
State |
| |
Mean Score |
Mean Score |
| Reading |
644 |
499 |
| Math |
684 |
515 |
| Writing |
661 |
499 |
2011 ACT TEST
| |
Whitney |
State |
| English |
30.4 |
21.6 |
| Math |
31.8 |
22.7 |
| Reading |
30.1 |
22.0 |
| Science |
28.8 |
21.4 |
| Composite |
30.4 |
22.1 |
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS – MAY 2011
Total Number of Tests Taken: 860
Total Number of Candidates: 435
| Subject |
# of Students |
% with grade of 3 or higher |
| Biology |
69 |
92.8 % |
| Calculus AB* |
9 |
100% |
| Calculus BC |
61 |
98.4 % |
| Chemistry |
56 |
96.4 % |
| Chinese Language * |
4 |
100 % |
| Computer Science A * |
1 |
100 % |
| Economics – Macro * |
4 |
0% |
| Economics – Micro * |
3 |
66.7 % |
| English Language |
131 |
98.5 % |
| English Literature * |
8 |
87.5 % |
| Environmental Science* |
8 |
75 % |
| European History |
48 |
97.9 % |
| French Language |
10 |
100 % |
| Govt /Politics - US* |
6 |
66.7 % |
| Human Geography |
91 |
98.9 % |
| Music Theory * |
3 |
100% |
| Physics C Mechanics |
33 |
97.0% |
| Psychology |
90 |
92.2 % |
| Spanish Language |
55 |
89.1 % |
| Statistics |
52 |
100% |
| United States History |
118 |
94.1% |
| *No AP class is offered for this exam |
ENROLLMENT IN AP COURSES (2012) Not including enrollment in college courses
Total Number of Tests Taken: 860
Total Number of Candidates: 435
| Number of Courses |
10th Grade |
11th Grade |
12th Grade |
| 1 |
137 |
23 |
37 |
| 2 |
1 |
62 |
65 |
| 3 |
|
54 |
50 |
| 4 |
|
19 |
4 |
| 5 |
|
2 |
|
| TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO: 1/31.5 |
College Summary Data Class of 2011 (165 students)
- Private College/ University/ Out of State- 30%
- Akron University
- Arizona State University
- Azusa Pacific University
- Baylor University
- Boston University
- Calvin College
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- John Hopkins University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- New York University
- Oklahoma State University
- Pomona College
- Purdue University
- Reed College
- Roosevelt University
- Scripps College
- Smith College
- Stanford University
- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- University of the Pacific
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- Washington & Lee University
- Wellesley College
- West Coast University
- Whittier College
- Yale University
- Military Academies- 1%
- University of California- 46%
- California State Universities-16%
- Community Colleges (transfer programs) – 7%
- CEEB Code: 050526
- Grade Distribution for Class of 2012
| Grade Average |
# of students |
| 4 |
19 |
| 3.75-3.99 |
52 |
| 3.50-3.74 |
43 |
| 3.25-3.49 |
24 |
| 3.00-3.24 |
15 |
| 2.75-2.99 |
8 |
| 2.50-2.74 |
1 |
| 0-2.49 |
0 |
|
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