Whitney High School Admissions
Update (1/30/2026)
Invitations have been mailed to students offered admission to enroll at Whitney High School on Friday, January 30, 2026. Students have five days to accept the offer of admission and enroll at Whitney High School, February 2-6, 2026. The District has established a waiting list based on ranking composite scores by middle school geographic area for incoming 7th graders. Rankings are confidential. A waitlist for incoming 8th - 12th grades has also been established.
After the window for initial offers of admission and enrollment has closed, individuals who did not receive an offer of admission will have ten days to request an appeal to the District’s administrator/designee. This year, the appeal window will open from February 13-26, 2026. All requests must be made in writing via the Whitney High School Admissions Appeal Form. This form will be available on the ABC District website on February 13. The District administrator/designee will review the request in a reasonable time and the decision will be final. Assessment scores will be available upon parent/guardian request beginning March 9, 2026.
Please refer to Board Policy 5118.3 and Frequently Asked Questions for more information. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
The application window for 2027-2028 Whitney High School admissions will open in Fall 2026.
The ABC Unified School District consists of three comprehensive high schools and one academic choice high school. All four high schools provide excellent university preparation programs for students. Graduates from each of the district’s high schools are admitted to prestigious colleges and universities of their choice.
Whitney High School is the academic choice school in ABC Unified School District. Students interested in attending Whitney High School are required to adhere to the application and admissions process.
The District will utilize a non-discriminatory admissions process, occurring during the Fall semester, to govern admission to Whitney High School for the following school year. Consistent with Education Code section 48356, the District establishes the minimum standards and rules regarding admission. See the current board policy attached below.
Current Grade 6 students who are ABCUSD residents and attend ABCUSD are all given the district writing assessment and an academic assessment of Reading and Math. Parents can choose to opt out of the reading and math assessment by providing a written request or completing an opt-out form that is available at each elementary school. Students may NOT opt out of the district writing assessment. Admission is determined by student scores on the district writing assessment and the academic assessment of Reading and Math.
Current 7th through 11th grade students who live within the ABCUSD attendance boundaries may indicate an interest in attending Whitney by submitting an application. Admission is determined by student scores on the designated writing test and an academic assessment of Reading and Math.
After test results have been compiled and eligible students are ranked per Board Policy 5118.3, invitations are mailed only to students who are offered admissions to enroll at Whitney High School. Invitees have five days to indicate their intent to register. Notifications will occur no later than the end of February 2026. Families must make every effort to ensure they can respond within the 5 days of receiving this notice. Students not selected for next year’s admission are encouraged to submit another Whitney High School application during the open enrollment period the following year.