City: Whittier, CA
Address: 15301 E. Youngwood Dr.
District: Whittier Union High
School Enrollment: 2009
White students: 40.2%
Black students: 0.6%
Hispanic students: 53.9%
Asian students: 3.6%
Native American students: 0.4%
Filipino students: 0.8%
Pacific Islander students: 0.2%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.2%
White students: 808
Black students: 12
Native American students: 8
Filipino students: 17
Hispanic students: 1083
Pacific Islander students: 4
Multi-racial/other students: 5
Dropout rate: 1.4%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 18.5%
AP percentage of students tested: 99%
AP base score: 650
AP statewide rank: 6
AP similar schools rank: 3
Total number of teachers: 82
Teachers with full credentials: 70
Teachers with emergency credentials: 13
Councelors: 5
API fine and performing arts courses: 1
API fine and performing arts enrollment: 15
API English courses: 2
API English enrollment: 116
API foreign language courses: 1
API foreign language enrollment: 27
API math courses: 2
API math enrollment: 70
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 38
API social science courses: 2
API social science enrollment: 102
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 552
10th grade enrollment : 516
11th grade enrollment : 510
12th grade enrollment : 391
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 40
Statistics about La Serna High in Whittier, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 391
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 43.48%
Average verbal SAT score: 487
Average math SAT score: 519
Beginning teacher salary: $34650
Mid-range teacher salary: $59235
Highest teacher salary: $72681
Average principal salary (secondary): $113819
Superintendent salary: $151130
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 31.29%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 3.65%
Dollars spent per student: $6409