Gretchen Whitney High School
- Public
- Cerritos
- 176 seniors
- 1,009 students
UC admit rate
89%
140 of 158 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
80%
140 of 176 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
90%
158 of 176 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.4%
14 of 149 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
23 of 119 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Gretchen Whitney High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
14 of 149 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.15)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
23 of 119 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.18)
- Irvine21 pts higher
43%
65 of 150 admitted
This school43%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.15)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
33 of 140 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.16)
- Santa Barbara16 pts higher
48%
49 of 102 admitted
This school48%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.16)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
38 of 82 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.17)
- Santa Cruz22 pts higher
94%
46 of 49 admitted
This school94%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.16)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
111 of 119 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.14)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
51 of 52 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.17)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Gretchen Whitney High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 5 of 5 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts higher
34%
22 of 64 admitted
This school34%Overall30%
- Long Beach51 pts higher
98%
115 of 117 admitted
This school98%Overall47%
- Pomona15 pts higher
88%
69 of 78 admitted
This school88%Overall74%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
83 of 83 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%Overall92%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (167 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
145 of 167 graduates
UC or CSU
60%
100 graduates
Community college
5%
8 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 66 | 40% |
| CSU | 34 | 20% |
| CA private college | 15 | 9% |
| Out of state | 22 | 13% |
| Community college | 8 | 5% |
| Not enrolled | 22 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 145 | 87% |
| Total | 167 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Filipino, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 100%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 99%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 94%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 92%County median 8%
- Low-income students 33%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 99%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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