📍 9401 S. Painter Ave., Whittier, Los Angeles County, 90605
Frontier High (Continuation) is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Whittier, Los Angeles County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Margie Moriarty. It is part of the Whittier Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Frontier High (Continuation) enrolls 476 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 437 | 92% |
| White | 23 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 476 students (78%) 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.
Frontier High (Continuation) 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.
Frontier High (Continuation) 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 476 students, Frontier High (Continuation) is smaller than the district average of about 1,407 students per school.
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