📍 10400 S. Orr and Day Rd., Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, 90670
Santa Fe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,935 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Craig Campbell. It is part of the Whittier Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
Santa Fe High enrolls 1,935 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% White and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,759 | 91% |
| White | 106 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,533 of the school's 1,935 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Santa Fe High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Santa Fe High is one of 7 schools in Whittier Union High, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 9,846 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,935 students, Santa Fe High is larger than the district average of about 1,407 students per school.