| 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 |
|
- 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'Oréal, 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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