Miramonte High School
750 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA, 94563-4330 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Miramonte High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Contra Costa County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1452 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 68 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 374 students
Grade 10 - 347 students
Grade 11 - 375 students
Grade 12 - 356 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian n/a 3%
% Asian 15% 8%
% Hispanic 2% 39%
% Black n/a 9%
% White 75% 36%
% Unknown 8 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Acalanes Union High School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 7
Number of Students Managed 5,903 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $95,565,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $111,485,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $16,189 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $18,886 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Cougs cruise past Eagles - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 03:46:53 pm
    Thirteen turned out to be a lucky number for the Washington State Cougars volleyball team Tuesday in Pullman. Rachel Todorovich piled up 13 kills and Jackie Albright and Oceana Bush each totaled 13 digs to power the Cougars (17-10) to a 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 sweep over the Eastern Washington Eagles (17-10) in a non-conference match.
  • Military Honors -- Lamorinda Sun Nov. 13 (Lamorinda Sun)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:04:59 am
    Michael D. Britz has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. Britz is a student at Seattle University, and the son of Robert and Karen Britz of Walnut Creek. He is a 2007 graduate of Las Lomas High School.
  • School notes from Lamorinda -- Nov. 13 (Contra Costa Times)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:44:05 pm
    Campolindo Music presents fall concertThe Campolindo Music Department will present its fall concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Campolindo Performing Arts Center, 300 Moraga Road in Moraga.
  • Lamorinda Police log -- Nov. 13 (Contra Costa Times)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:36:49 pm
    Police notes from Lamorinda
  • School notes from Lamorinda -- Nov. 13 (Lamorinda Sun)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:36:02 pm
    The Campolindo Music Department will present its fall concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Campolindo Performing Arts Center, 300 Moraga Road in Moraga.
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School Notes:
  • Miramonte High School is a high school located in Orinda, California. It is part of the Acalanes Union High School District which has a college preparatory program, with 15 Advanced Placement courses offered. Over 98% of its graduates go on to college. 320 students graduated in 2005, with 75% attending a four year college. 35% are attending out-of-state colleges. Miramonte High School ranks 273rd of all high schools in the nation, according to Newsweek's Challenge Index[1]. On September 4, Miramonte High School was ranked first in the 2008 Academic Performance Index (API) released by the California Department of Education (CDE).
  • Miramonte High School once participated in the Virtual High School Consortium, a response to the problems of distance education which allowed courses to be taught over the internet. The high school students could participate in these virtual classes from on-site internet access, or from a home connection. No classes are currently being provided as virtual classes. Miramonte has incorporated the Blackboard Learning System into its curricula; many teachers now post assignments and course documents on this system.
  • Miramonte High School offers its seniors the choice of a WISE project their senior year. WISE replaces the senior's second semester of English with a project of the student's choice. The choices of subject matter are varied; although film and fiction writing are consistently popular, project subjects have included astrophysics, choral conducting, and democracy in Iran.
  • Miramonte continues a "high school rivalry" with nearby Lamorinda high schools Campolindo High School, although most of the students have no strong feelings for a rivalry. Miramonte's school mascot is a matador. Students often wear shirts that say "Beat Campo"
  • Demographics
  • Total students- 1352
  • Students by Gender:
  •     55% Female
        45% Male
    
  • Students by Ethnicity
  •     80% White/Caucasian
        15% Asian
        2% Hispanic
        Less than 1% Black/African American
    
  • Student to Teacher ratio- 21:1
  • History
  • Miramonte was founded in 1955.
  • Miramonte High School and the 1984 murder of cheerleader Kirsten Costas by less popular classmate Bernadette Protti were the basis for an article in Rolling Stone magazine entitled "Death of a Cheerleader" and the TV movie A Friend to Die For starring Tori Spelling.
  • In 1984 the Miramonte Matadors, known as the Mats, were voted State Champions in N.C.S. 2A American football after defeating Cardinal Newman H.S. on December 3, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the F.A.L. Championship game. The Mats were also North Coast Champions, South Area Champions and F.A.L. Champions.
  • In 1997 the Mats again won the N.C.S. 2A Championship after defeating Granada High School in the F.A.L. Championship game at the Oakland Coliseum.
  • On May 5, 2009, Sophomore Joseph Loudon died at a house party while attending Miramonte.
  • Notable alumni
  • Nicolle Devenish Wallace, former White House Communications Director and spokesperson for John McCain for President.
  • Mike MacDonald, member of four National Championship winning teams in rugby union at UC Berkeley, member of the United States national rugby union team, and currently a player for Leeds Carnegie of the Guinness Premiership[2]
  • Luke Sassano, midfielder for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
  • Dana Sparks, actress/spokesperson for Falcon Crest, Passions, L.A. Law, L'OrĂ©al, Mercedes Benz, etc.
  • Bryan Barker, NFL player
  • Drew Bennett, NFL player
  • Ken Dorsey, NFL player
  • Tara McKenna Polkabla,represented the United States during the 2007 North American Young Rider Championships in the Equestrian sport of Eventing.
  • Janelle Kitayama, Oakland Raiders cheerleader
  • Sanjay Lal, UC Berkeley Coach, NFL Oakland Raiders Coach
  • Heather Petri, 2000, 2004, 2008 US water polo Olympic medalist
  • Jennifer Howitt, Rhodes Scholar, gold-medal-winning Paralympic wheelchair basketball player [3][4]
  • Nikhil Jassawalla, Hollywood and Bollywood screenwriter, producer, and film financier.
  • Rawson Marshall Thurber, Writer and Director of A True Underdog Story, " Office Linebacker"
  • Chris Bauer, film, TV and stage actor. Graduated 1984.
  • Kirsten Costas, famous murder victim and subject of 1994 TV film A Friend to Die For
  • David Callaham, screenwriter of Doom.
  • Kirk Everist, U.S. water polo player in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, three-time All-American, member of back-to-back NCAA championships (1987-88) at University of California, Berkeley, named 1988 Collegiate Player of the Year and NCAA Tournament MVP, currently men's water polo coach at Cal.
  • Doug Robbins, played catcher on two-time champion Stanford Cardinal baseball team (1987-88), won gold medal as member of U.S. Baseball Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
  • Nicole Branagh, 2008 Beach Volleyball Olympian
  • Alex Feinberg, Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2008.
  • Christine Chen, an Emmy award winning journalist
  • Brett Jackson, Drafted in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
  • Alex Fagan Jr., one of the San Francisco police officers at the center of the Fajitagate scandal.
  • External links
  • School website
  • Miramonte and the VHS program
  • Miramonte and the WISE program
  • Parent reviews
  • AUHSD API Rankings
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School Zip Code:
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School Zip (94563)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,944 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 80% 32%
Population Average Age 45 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $119,832 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.1 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 39 years old
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School Map:
1. Campolindo High School - 1339 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
2. Skyline High School - 2140 students - 3.2 mi. away - view location
3. Merritt Middle College High (alternative) - 103 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
4. Oakland Community Day High School - 31 students - 4.1 mi. away - view location
5. Lighthouse Community Charter School - 314 students - 4.5 mi. away - view location
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