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Overall
B-
Matriculation C
Academics B-
Extracurriculars B-
Community A+
Reviews B-
The school is co-educational and has a current enrollment of approximately 720 students in grades 9-12.
Whittier Christian High School equips young people academically, spiritually, socially and athletically to reach their full potential in Christ.
Whittier Christian High School offers a lifelong advantage by integrating biblical truths into every aspect of student life.
An atmosphere of high expectation and support for the students maximizes their high school experience in a distinctively Christian school. Academically, students can tailor their individual course of study to meet their specific scholastic goals while simultaneously participating in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$30170
Enrollment
425
International Students
2%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
43%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:15
AP
12
Average SAT Score
1193
Average ACT Score
23
Class Size
22

Matriculation

(2021-2023)
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#1 Princeton University 1 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#3 Harvard College 1 +
#3 Stanford University 1 +
#3 Yale University 1 +
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#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#9 California Institute of Technology 1 +
#10 Duke University 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
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#12 Dartmouth College 1 +
#13 Brown University 1 +
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
LAC #3 Pomona College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#18 Columbia University 1 +
#18 University of Notre Dame 1 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#29 University of Florida 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#32 Tufts University 1 +
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#36 University of Rochester 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Brandeis University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
#44 Tulane University 1 +
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#48 Hillsdale College 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#51 Spelman College 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
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Auburn University 1 +
#97 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 +
#97 University of San Diego 1 +
#105 Drexel University 1 +
#105 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2020 2019 2016 2014 Total
All schools 103 56 147 117 29
#1 Princeton University 1 +admitted 1
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#3 Yale University 1 +admitted 1
#3 Stanford University 1 +admitted 1
#3 Harvard College 1 +admitted 1
#6 University of Chicago 1 +admitted 1
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +admitted 2 + 3
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +admitted 1
#9 California Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#10 Duke University 1 +admitted 1
#10 Northwestern University 1 +admitted 1 2
#12 Dartmouth College 1 +admitted 1
#13 Brown University 1 +admitted 1
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +admitted 1
#15 Rice University 1 +admitted 1
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#17 Cornell University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#18 University of Notre Dame 1 +admitted 1
#18 Columbia University 1 +admitted 1
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +admitted 3 admitted 2 admitted 7 + 13
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +admitted 4 admitted 1 admitted 2 + 8
#22 Emory University 1 +admitted 1
#22 Georgetown University 1 +admitted 1
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +admitted 1
#25 University of Virginia 1 +admitted 1
#25 New York University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#25 University of Southern California 1 +admitted 3 admitted 3 admitted 1 + 2 10
#25 University of Michigan 1 +admitted 1
#29 University of Florida 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +admitted 1
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +admitted 1
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +admitted 10 admitted 11 + 22
#32 Tufts University 1 +admitted 1
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +admitted 7 admitted 19 + 27
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +admitted 10 admitted 16 + 27
#36 University of Rochester 1 +admitted 1
#36 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +admitted 7 admitted 10 + 18
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1
#41 Boston University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 2 + 2 7
#44 Tulane University 1 +admitted 1
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 + 4
#44 Northeastern University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#44 Brandeis University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#51 Villanova University 1 +admitted 1
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +admitted 2 admitted 1 + 4
#51 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 5 + 7
#51 Lehigh University 1 +admitted 1 2
#55 Pepperdine University 1 +admitted 4 admitted 4 + 3 12
#55 University of Washington 1 +admitted 5 admitted 4 10
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +admitted 1
#57 University of Pittsburgh 3 admitted 3
#57 University of Miami 1 admitted 1
#61 Clemson University 1 1
#62 Syracuse University 1 +admitted 4 admitted 3 + 1 9
#62 George Washington University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 3
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +admitted 1
#64 University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 admitted 2
#67 University of Connecticut 1 +admitted 1 + 3 5
#67 Texas A&M University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#72 American University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 4
#72 Fordham University 1 +admitted 4 admitted 3 + 1 9
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 1 4
#72 North Carolina State University 1 +admitted 1
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 3 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 6
#75 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1 2
#77 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#77 SUNY University at Stony Brook 3 admitted 3 admitted 6
#77 Baylor University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 3 6
#77 Loyola Marymount University 1 +admitted 9 admitted 1 admitted 11
#79 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 admitted 1
#83 Gonzaga University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#83 University of Iowa 1 +admitted 1
#83 Marquette University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 Texas Christian University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 Howard University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#91 Clark University 2 admitted 2
#97 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1
#97 University of Denver 2 admitted 2
#97 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 +admitted 2 admitted 3
#97 University of San Diego 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#97 Auburn University 1 +admitted 1
#105 University of Utah 4 admitted 1 admitted 5
#105 Miami University: Oxford 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#105 University of San Francisco 1 +admitted 4 admitted 5
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#105 Drexel University 1 +admitted 1 + 2 4
#105 University of Arizona 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#105 University of Oregon 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#115 Creighton University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#115 Loyola University Chicago 1 +admitted 1
#115 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Newark Campus 1 +admitted 1
#121 University of Kansas 1 +admitted 1
#121 Arizona State University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 3
#121 Chapman University 1 +admitted 4 admitted 5
#125 DePaul University 1 admitted 1
#127 University of Dayton 1 +admitted 1
#130 Drake University 1 admitted 1
#137 University of Kentucky 1 +admitted 1
#137 Seattle University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#137 University of Alabama 1 +admitted 5 admitted 6
#151 University of the Pacific 1 +admitted 1
#151 University of La Verne 1 +admitted 6 admitted 5 admitted 12
#151 San Diego State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#151 Oregon State University 1 +admitted 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
University of California: Merced 1 +admitted 3 admitted 4
Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 4 admitted 2 admitted 7
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
University of California: Riverside 1 +admitted 15 admitted 16
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +admitted 7 admitted 6 + 14
University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1 + 2
University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +admitted 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +admitted 3 admitted 7 + 11
University of Maryland: College Park 1 +admitted 1
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 + 4
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2020 2019 2016 2014 Total
All schools 21 0 4 1 7
#1 Williams College 1 +admitted 1
#2 Amherst College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#3 Swarthmore College 1 1
#3 Pomona College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#5 Wellesley College 1 +admitted 1
#6 United States Naval Academy 1 +admitted 1
#6 Bowdoin College 1 +admitted 1
#9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +admitted 1
#11 Middlebury College 1 +admitted 1
#11 Washington and Lee University 1 +admitted 1
#13 Smith College 1 +admitted 1
#13 Vassar College 1 +admitted 1
#18 Colgate University 1 +admitted 1
#18 Barnard College 1 +admitted 1
#18 United States Air Force Academy 1 +admitted 1
#18 Wesleyan University 1 +admitted 1
#19 Colby College 1 1
#19 Grinnell College 1 1
#25 Kenyon College 1 1
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 admitted 1
#29 Harvey Mudd College 1 +admitted 1
#31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +admitted 1
#33 Pitzer College 1 +admitted 1
#35 Mount Holyoke College 1 1
#37 Occidental College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 4
United States Military Academy 1 +admitted 1
Oberlin College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2

AP Scores

(2023)
Number of tests taken
129
75%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(12)
Biology
Chemistry
United States Government and Politics
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Spanish Language and Culture
Biology
Chemistry
United States Government and Politics
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Spanish Language and Culture
Calculus AB
Statistics
Psychology
United States History
Studio Art: Drawing
English Literature and Composition
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Sports

(10)
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
American Football
Soccer
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
American Football
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(22)
Academic
Decathlon
Handlettering
Adventure
Key Club
CSF
Academic
Decathlon
Handlettering
Adventure
Key Club
CSF
NHS
Danger Zone
Peer Sport
Spikeball
Students
TED Ed
Dungeons t Dragons
Photoshop
E-Sports
Playwriting
Girls Group
Red Cross
Guys Group
Robotics
Green Thumb
Special Blend
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Arts

(4)
Choir
Dance
Jazz
Theater

Contact Info

http://www.wchs.com/
501 N. Beach Blvd., La Habra, CA 90609
562-694-3803
lchen@wchs.com
California

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: Grades 9-12
Urban
IB: No
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1959
Campus Size: 20 acres
Religious Affiliation: Christian

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling
Interview: Skype
Other Accepted Scores: iTEP SLATE, DUOLINGO English Test
School Code:
TOEFL: 8162
Recommended
Boarding
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy United States Flag
4.8
Recommended
Day school
Fairmont Private Schools United States Flag
5.0

Frequently Ask Questions about Whittier Christian High School

Tell me a bit about Whittier Christian High School.
Whittier Christian High School is Co-ed private day school located in California, US. It was founded 1959 , and currently has about 425 students, 2.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.wchs.com/.
Does Whittier Christian High School have rigorous academic requirements?
Whittier Christian High School is offering 12 AP courses.

Whittier Christian High School also have 43% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Whittier Christian High School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2021-2023, some students attended Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Stanford University and Yale University.
What is the application requirement for Whittier Christian High School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Whittier Christian High School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Whittier Christian High School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Whittier Christian High School in 2024 is $30,170 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at lchen@wchs.com .
Where is Whittier Christian High School located?
Whittier Christian High School is located in the State of California of USA. The closest major city is Los Angeles, which is about 16 miles away from school. Most families can choose Los Angeles International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Whittier Christian High School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Whittier Christian High School is among the most popular schools, within top 443 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Whittier Christian High School has been favorited by 23 users.
How to start with an application with Whittier Christian High School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Whittier Christian High School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Whittier Christian High School’s official site: http://www.wchs.com/ or call them at 562-694-3803.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Whittier Christian High School?
Yes, here are few: St. Bruno Parish School, Morning Star Christian School and Annunciation Catholic School.

The closest major city is Los Angeles. You can find out more schools near Los Angeles here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Whittier Christian High School?
The overall rating for Whittier Christian High School is B-.

The section ratings of Whittier Christian High School are:
C for Matriculation
B- for Academics
B- for Extracurriculum
A+ for Community
B- for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, commonly known as L.A., is the largest city in California and the second most populous in the U.S. It serves as the commercial, financial, and cultural hub of Southern California. With a population of around 3.9 million as of 2020, L.A. is famous for its Mediterranean climate, diverse population, and as the epicenter of the entertainment industry, particularly Hollywood. The city also offers a rich mix of cultural landmarks, including world-class museums, beaches, and a dynamic food scene, making it a global metropolis.
Population (2022) 3,833,995
Cost of Living Higher than average 54%
Nearby Airport Los Angeles International Airport

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