Summary
Bonita High is a public high school in La Verne serving 1,911 students in grades 9–12, in the foothill communities east of Los Angeles and part of Bonita Unified. Its clearest distinction is that it leads four nearby conventional high schools in all three tested subjects, with especially strong English language arts results.
Bonita is strongest in English language arts (ELA): in 2025–2026, 89% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 73% in the district. Its closest nearby competitor, San Dimas High, had 81% proficiency. Bonita also led in math, at 69% versus 38% statewide and 64% in the district; Claremont High, the next-highest nearby school, had 52%. Science is strong against the state, at 62% versus 36%, but Bonita’s lead is narrower against the district (60%) and San Dimas (60%). One important exception is 12th-grade science: Bonita’s 31% was below the state’s 33%, though above the district’s 27%.
Results have improved over four reported years: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 9 points in math and 20 points in science, while ELA increased 3 points. SchoolDigger ranks Bonita 66th of 2,137 California schools (97th percentile, five stars), up from 266th of 2,123 (87th percentile) in 2021–2022. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.2, higher than the nearby comparison schools’ average of 20.5. Bonita’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 26% in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools with the same measure and year. These figures offer context, not an explanation for its results.
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