Whittier High School

Whittier High School
Cardinals Mascot on School Wall
Address
Map
12417 East Philadelphia St.

,
90601

United States
Coordinates33°58′50″N 118°02′40″W / 33.98050°N 118.04431°W / 33.98050; -118.04431
Information
TypePublic
Motto"To Achieve and Maintain Excellence"
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)
School districtWhittier Union High School District[2]
NCES School ID064248006955[1]
PrincipalAndres Favela
Teaching staff81.80 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,802 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.03[1]
Color(s)Red and white   
Team nameCardinals
Websitewhs.wuhsd.org
The sign in front of Whittier High School

Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It was the original school of the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon (class of 1930) and John Lasseter (class of 1975), founder of Pixar.

As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had 1,802 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Whittier High (064248006955)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "District Information / Whittier High SARC Reports". www.wuhsd.org. Retrieved 2016-02-08.