Montebello High School - Montebello, California/CA

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Montebello High School

2100 West Cleveland Ave., Montebello, CA, 90640-4032 -

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Definition of Terms

Montebello High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3574 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

128 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 993 students

Grade 10 - 986 students

Grade 11 - 832 students

Grade 12 - 763 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:28

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	1%	8%
% Hispanic	95%	39%
% Black	n/a	9%
% White	4%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

46%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

14%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Montebello Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	7
Number of Students Managed	35,310 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$311,022,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$308,236,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,808	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$8,729	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

HIGH SCHOOLS: Oilers back in a familiar place (Whittier Daily News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:09:29 am
WALNUT - What would the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 boys water polo title game be without Montebello High School?
CIF WATER POLO: La Serna, Montebello square off against familiar foes (Whittier Daily News)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:09:08 am
The quest for CIF-Southern Section division championships in boys water polo goes through rather familiar foes.
Former Montebello police chief inducted into high school Hall of Fame (Whittier Daily News)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 01:11:56 am
MONTEBELLO - La Habra Councilman Steve Simonian was recently inducted into the Montebello High School Hall of Fame by the school's alumni association.
HIGH SCHOOLS: Second-seeded Oilers make it look easy (Whittier Daily News)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:40:48 am
COMMERCE - Nothing is guaranteed in life and boys water polo, but Montebello High School certainly is making a farce out of the first round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.
Fall graduates know it's better late than never (Whittier Daily News)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:26:56 am
MONTEBELLO - More than anything, the fall graduation ceremony Wednesday at Montebello High School was a story of perseverance. Whether it was a case of "senior-itis" or troubles at home, 135 of Montebello Unified School District students didn't

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Montebello High School is a four year high school (9th through 12th) located within the Montebello Unified School District, located at 2100 West Cleveland Ave., Montebello, California, 90640. Montebello High School has an enrollment of approximately 3400 students and a staff of 121 teachers.
Athletics
Montebello High School has numerous athletic facilities including a full sized swimming pool and large football and track & field stadiums. It features an athletic gymnasium and hosts sports including volleyball and basketball. Montebello High offers the following sports:
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Flag Controversy
During a March 27 2006 student protest over immigration reform, students from the neighboring El Rancho Unified and Whittier Union High school districts trespassed on school ground and, one flag post, put a Mexican flag in place of an American flag. On the primary flag post they placed an upside down American flag subordinate(underneath) to a Mexican flag.According to El Rancho Unified School District officials, the person, whom appeared to be a Mexican nationalist was punished in accordance with the California Education Code. Although no Montebello student was involved in the flag incident, the school itself received threats and hate letters from people around the country. Most of these letters were sent to the school's newspaper, The Derrick Diary
Student Demographics
The current ethnic make up of the students of Montebello High School is as follows: 94% Hispanic, 4.7% White, .03% American Indian, .73% Asian, .06% Pacific Islander, .22% Filipino, and .54% African American.
Notable alumni
Jack Kramer (Class of 1939)- Tennis Champion,
Darlene Hard (Class of 1953) - Tennis Champion,
Bruce Merrifield(Class of 1939) - Nobel Prize winner,
Edward James Olmos (Class of 1964) - actor,
Art Torres (Class of 1964) - California politician
Albert Perez (Class of ????) - Spanish Television Personality
Jack Larson (Class of 1945) - actor,
Tom Tellez (Class of 1951) - Track Head Coach, University of Houston (1977-98)
John Madrid (Class of 1966) - Jazz Musician,
Jerry Pimm (Class of 1956) - Basketball Head Coach, University of Utah (1974-83) UC Santa Barbara (1983-98)

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