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Student & Community Profile WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOLABC Unified School District Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School California Distinguished School Recipient of Lighthouse Schools of Distinction Award Partner of Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence 16800 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, California 90703 (562) 926-5566 ext. 22300 Website: whitneyhs.org 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 and successful performances at “best match” universities. Whitney High School is comprised of 1025 students with a 2005- 2006 senior class consisting of 174 students. Selection is based on performance on the California Achievement Test and a district administered writing assessment. The district includes 19 elementary schools, 5 junior high schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, a university preparatory 7-12 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. The Whitney High School 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 student accepted is in the top ranked 10% of ABC Unified and is in the 90th percentile as compared to comprehensive high schools. CAHSEE All Whitney High School 10th grade students take the CAHSEE test and have a 100% passing rate. NATIONAL MERIT
PSAT TEST RESULTS – October 2004
2005 SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST (SAT 1)
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS – MAY 2005 Total Number of Tests Taken: 840 Total Number of Candidates: 371 ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM RESULTS
*No AP class is offered for this exam ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES (2006) Not including enrollment in college courses
CAT-6 TEST RESULTS (Nationally Normed Test) Spring 2005-175 Students – 175 Students (100%)
District Graduation Requirements* A minimum of 220 semester hours must be earned in a high school program.
* Whitney High School graduates are expected to exceed the University of California entrance requirements. Whitney students are encouraged to take advantage of college courses. Curriculum Whitney offers a comprehensive honors curriculum in English, Social Science, Mathematics, Science and Foreign Language (Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean). Advanced Placement Courses are offered in European History, United States History, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Human Geography, Physics, Spanish and French Language, and Spanish and French Literature. Programs are offered in Visual and Performing Arts, and Physical Education. Academic Year The academic year is divided into two semesters of 18 weeks each. Most classes meet 55 minutes per day, 5 days a week. Students grades 7-11 are required to take a minimum of five classes; seniors are required to take five. Co-Curricular Activities Whitney High School sponsors a broad program of interscholastic sports and co-curricular activities. This program includes Student Government, over 30 different school-sponsored special-interest clubs, service organizations, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, marching band, drill team, pep units, community involvement, and CIF sports. Accreditation 2004: Outstanding six-year accreditation from Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Principal – Ms. Patricia Hager Assistant Principal – Mr. Gary McHatton College/Career Center – Ms. Mary Pinedo Mary.Pinedo@abcusd.k12.ca.us Grading
Grade Point Average is unweighted and computed using the above listed grade points; all high school subjects whether passed or failed are included in the computation. +’s and –‘s are printed on grade reports and are not to be used to calculate GPA. College Summary Data for the Class of 2005 (158 students) Private In State and Out of State - 35% (56/158) Amherst, Art Center College of Design, Babson, Boston University, Brown, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Columbia University, Cornell, Harvard, Harvey Mudd, New York University, Pomona, Princeton, Reed, Spelman, Stanford, Tulane, Union, University of Oklahoma, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Wellesley, Yale. Military Academies - 3% (4/158) United States Military Academy (West Point), United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy. University of California - 49% (78/158) UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara. California State Universities - 7% (11/158) California Polytechnic State University Pomona, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge Community Colleges - 6% (9/158) Cypress College, Fullerton College, Santa Monica College CEEB CODE: 050526 TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO: 1/31.5 |
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