Whitney High

Summary:

Whitney High is a public high school located in Rocklin, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,984 students. The school is part of the Rocklin Unified School District, which is ranked 234 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitney High consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, ranking 250th out of 2,323 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Rocklin Unified School District and the state of California in various standardized test scores, with 77.31% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, 44.16% proficient or better in Mathematics, and 42.12% of 12th-grade students proficient or better in Science. Whitney High also maintains a high graduation rate of 97.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%.

While Rocklin High and Twelve Bridges High are nearby high schools, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, a nearby charter school, has consistently outperformed Whitney High in various academic measures. However, Whitney High maintains a diverse student population and generally strong performance across different student subgroups, with African American students ranking 33rd out of 721 California high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 701 Wildcat Blvd.
       Rocklin, CA  95765-5469


(916) 632-6500

District: Rocklin Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
250th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,740 Help


Feeder schools for Whitney High:

Elementary:    Antelope Creek Elementary
    Rock Creek Elementary
    Ruhkala Elementary
    Sierra Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.7 Help
Number of students:  1,984

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.1%
Hispanic:
16.7%
Asian:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Whitney High ranks better than 89.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Rocklin Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.99. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Whitney High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Whitney High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.1%), Hispanic (16.7%), Asian (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rocklin Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitney High is 21.7. 1 high schools in the Rocklin Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitney High is $6,740, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Rocklin Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitney High:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitney High 250th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Whitney High in the ranking list.)

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Rocklin Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Rocklin Unified 234th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Whitney High

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Rank History for all students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.23 57th 1968 97.1%
2007 68.37 290th 2063 85.9%
2008 74.87 190th 2117 91.0%
2009 78.39 137th 2238 93.9%
2010 79.34 146th 2281 93.6%
2011 76.47 179th 2367 92.4%
2012 78.37 165th 2354 93.0%
2013 83.11 100th 2426 95.9%
2015 95.09 69th 1994 96.5%
2016 92.44 130th 2039 93.6%
2017 91.29 169th 2021 91.6%
2018 92.41 150th 2017 92.6%
2019 91.88 149th 2133 93.0%
2021 76.99 276th 1290 78.6%
2022 82.21 326th 2123 84.6%
2023 86.44 222nd 2348 90.5%
2024 84.99 250th 2323 89.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.68 123rd 366 66.4%
2019 66.90 135th 422 68.0%
2022 41.47 313th 515 39.2%
2023 57.44 276th 786 64.9%
2024 45.90 372nd 804 53.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.42 279th 1547 82.0%
2024 54.44 420th 1534 72.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.46 173rd 1862 90.7%
2019 89.83 136th 1937 93.0%
2021 75.41 228th 1126 79.8%
2022 81.45 251st 1943 87.1%
2023 79.37 289th 2247 87.1%
2024 80.63 266th 2235 88.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.11 97th 1760 94.5%
2019 90.66 150th 1833 91.8%
2021 73.70 252nd 1054 76.1%
2022 80.00 323rd 1858 82.6%
2023 86.35 204th 2118 90.4%
2024 83.57 243rd 2098 88.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.34 420th 1052 60.1%
2019 71.99 191st 1117 82.9%
2021 57.33 151st 555 72.8%
2022 68.03 215th 1161 81.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.20 82nd 168 51.2%
2023 69.32 60th 233 74.2%
2024 53.52 100th 234 57.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.68 210th 1834 88.5%
2019 90.02 157th 1880 91.6%
2021 75.63 253rd 1122 77.5%
2022 81.43 306th 1916 84.0%
2023 83.88 248th 2207 88.8%
2024 83.34 256th 2172 88.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.32 173rd 581 70.2%
2019 67.06 217th 582 62.7%
2022 47.72 331st 581 43.0%
2023 73.23 194th 731 73.5%
2024 72.29 198th 712 72.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.55 257th 592 56.6%
2022 92.28 25th 522 95.2%
2023 98.77 7th 720 99.0%
2024 94.05 33rd 721 95.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.73 74th 1742 95.8%
2019 90.83 115th 1814 93.7%
2022 80.89 253rd 1861 86.4%
2023 81.60 229th 2142 89.3%
2024 79.05 258th 2125 87.9%
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Rank History for White students at Whitney High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.91 209th 1173 82.2%
2019 79.20 208th 1222 83.0%
2022 60.34 458th 1204 62.0%
2023 66.62 353rd 1434 75.4%
2024 64.05 388th 1406 72.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Whitney High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 557 16 41 50 6 n/a n/a 82 752
2007 820 22 79 82 7 n/a n/a 104 1114
2008 1014 30 115 132 9 n/a n/a 0 1300
2009 1055 29 126 125 11 5 155 0 1506
2010 406 14 57 56 6 1 1039 0 1579
2011 1137 39 160 225 12 7 65 0 1645
2012 1201 35 186 240 11 11 93 0 1777
2013 1257 28 210 257 10 11 112 0 1885
2014 1251 38 210 257 10 10 129 0 1905
2015 1270 35 232 242 12 9 126 0 1926
2016 1238 34 249 243 8 7 134 0 1913
2017 1167 37 252 263 9 5 128 0 1861
2018 1118 39 259 307 8 6 129 0 1866
2019 1139 41 276 335 7 7 154 0 1959
2020 1202 52 285 327 8 8 180 0 2062
2021 1176 44 282 343 7 10 203 0 2065
2022 1138 49 293 342 7 10 200 1 2040
2023 1093 47 301 332 12 9 189 1 1984

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Whitney High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 752 34.2 22.0 17.6
2007 1114 54.4 20.5 16
2008 1300 74.8 17.4 16.7
2009 1506 66.1 19.7 17.3
2010 1579 67.9 23.2 19
2011 1645 n/a n/a 21
2012 1777 69.7 25.4 n/a
2013 1885 72.9 25.8 22.7
2014 1905 77.8 24.4 19.2
2015 1926 79.0 24.3 20.5
2016 1913 80.0 23.9 18.2
2017 1861 79.4 23.4 16.6
2018 1866 81.9 22.7 18.9
2019 1959 86.3 22.6 15.7
2020 2062 n/a n/a 15.1
2021 2065 88.9 23.2 14.8
2022 2040 89.1 22.8 13.2
2023 1984 91.3 21.7 15.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Whitney High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 752 34.2 22.0 17.6
2007 1114 54.4 20.5 16
2008 1300 74.8 17.4 16.7
2009 1506 66.1 19.7 17.3
2010 1579 67.9 23.2 19
2011 1645 n/a n/a 21
2012 1777 69.7 25.4 n/a
2013 1885 72.9 25.8 22.7
2014 1905 77.8 24.4 19.2
2015 1926 79.0 24.3 20.5
2016 1913 80.0 23.9 18.2
2017 1861 79.4 23.4 16.6
2018 1866 81.9 22.7 18.9
2019 1959 86.3 22.6 15.7
2020 2062 n/a n/a 15.1
2021 2065 88.9 23.2 14.8
2022 2040 89.1 22.8 13.2
2023 1984 91.3 21.7 15.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Whitney High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,740

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Whitney High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 149th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 222nd of 2348 High schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Whitney High)77.480.1
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rocklin Unified)73.472.6
 0.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Whitney High)51.244.3
 6.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Rocklin Unified)54.946.3
 8.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Whitney High)48.243.6
 4.7%
   12th Grade Science (Rocklin Unified)44.442.8
 1.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19591984
 1.3%
African American4147
 14.6%
American Indian712
 71.4%
Asian276301
 9.1%
Hispanic335332
 0.9%
Pacific Islander79
 28.6%
White11391093
 4%
Two or More Races154189
 22.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.7%15.2%
 0.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,984 students attended Whitney High.

Whitney High ranks 250th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Whitney High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Antelope Creek Elementary
Elementary : Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary : Ruhkala Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Ranch Elementary

Students at Whitney High are 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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