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Montebello High

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Montebello High ranks 1297 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Montebello High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 1,907 students in the Montebello Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school shows notable strengths, including a graduation rate (89.5%) that exceeds both district and state averages and a relatively low rate of chronic student absenteeism (15.5%) compared to its peers. It has shown consistent overall improvement in recent years and performs particularly well in supporting its Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, a significant challenge is mathematics proficiency, where scores lag behind both the district and state, representing a key area for growth. Performance for English Language Learners has been inconsistent, though support for students in special education has improved markedly.

When compared to nearby schools, Montebello High performs much better academically than local continuation schools like Vail High (Continuation). It is similar in performance to another comprehensive high school in its district, Schurr High, though Schurr has a slightly higher graduation rate. An interesting comparison within its own district is the Applied Technology Center, which, while serving a similar student population, achieves higher test scores and graduation rates with more funding and smaller class sizes, suggesting structural factors can influence outcomes.

1,907

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,002

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 West Cleveland Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-4032

(323) 728-0121

District: Montebello Unified

Feeder schools for Montebello High:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary
	Greenwood Elementary
	La Merced Academy
	Montebello Gardens Elementary
	More...
	Washington Elementary
	Winter Gardens Elementary
Middle:	La Merced Intermediate
	Montebello Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.4%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,297^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1297 of 2162	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1364 of 2159	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1629 of 2170	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1565 of 2123	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	908 of 1290	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1320 of 2133	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1200 of 2017	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	1226 of 2021	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	1237 of 2039	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	1133 of 1994	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	1149 of 2426	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.5	1139 of 2354	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.3	1119 of 2367	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.0	1084 of 2281	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	33.9	1229 of 2238	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.9	1171 of 2117	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	1118 of 2063	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.4	994 of 1968	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	883 of 1901	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	26.5	1026 of 1653	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	836 of 1161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	395 of 555	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	467 of 1117	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	274 of 1052	74.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	851 of 1085	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	653 of 1064	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	428 of 1044	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	368 of 467	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	525 of 941	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	421 of 938	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1186 of 1906	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1310 of 1915	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1483 of 1915	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1429 of 1858	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	788 of 1054	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1178 of 1833	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1116 of 1760	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1021 of 1900	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1078 of 1902	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1398 of 1917	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1367 of 1861	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1065 of 1814	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	978 of 1742	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	258 of 290	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1095 of 2013	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1257 of 2026	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1522 of 2030	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1422 of 1943	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	764 of 1126	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1157 of 1937	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	1059 of 1862	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1200 of 1942	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1218 of 1948	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1513 of 1963	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1485 of 1916	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	870 of 1122	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1248 of 1880	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1167 of 1834	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	426 of 541	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	454 of 515	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	750 of 1252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	952 of 1216	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1069 of 1197	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2023)21st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montebello High	Public	9-12	2100 West Cleveland Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-0121	1,907	99	19.3	89.0%	26 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,859 (97.5%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38.7	1297^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%		35.2	1364^th of 2159 public high schools	36.8%	67		20.0	5.9	19.5	43.7	43.7	18.5	18.5	$13,002	$1,092	$11,910
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Mines Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 248-2500	295	25	12.0	88.5%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (96.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.4	1088^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%		55.8	858^th of 2159 public high schools	60.3%	230		23.0		23.0	64.0	64.0	12.0	12.0	$15,880	$1,147	$14,733
Schurr High	Public	9-12	820 North Wilcox Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-3090	2,121	106	19.9	84.1%	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1,964 (92.6%)	114 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	64	712^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%		48.9	1028^th of 2159 public high schools	52.4%	316		34.2	0.0	32.7	58.4	58.4	31.0	31.0	$12,702	$1,015	$11,687
Montebello Community Day	Public	7-12	123 South Montebello Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7900	22	4	5.0	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$65,947	$1,252	$64,695
Vail High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1230 South Vail Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1940	219	12	18.1	95.0%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	216 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1904^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%		10.1	2065^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	161		9.1	7.7	8.9	10.6	10.6	1.2	1.2	$13,898	$1,065	$12,833
Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	414 South Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 459-0325	517	21	24.7	80.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74.2	502^nd of 2162 public high schools	76.8%		67.4	604^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	102	23.7		34.4	28.9	80.9	80.9	38.9	38.9	$19,995	$1,977	$18,018
James A. Garfield Senior High	Public	9-12	5101 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5500	2,237	127	17.5	92.8%	29 (1.3%)	11 (0.5%)	2,182 (97.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	56.9	892^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	734^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	158		22.2		21.9	62.3	62.3	28.5	28.5	$21,084	$4,171	$16,913
Monterey Continuation	Public	9-12	466 South Fraser St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0786	32	3	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2082^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.7%					(n/a)					9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$44,295	$9,037	$35,258
SIATech Academy South	Public, Virtual, Charter	10-12	255 S. Mednik Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	SIATech Academy South District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	194	7	27.7	75.3%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.2%)	173 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.4	1543^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.6%		26.2	1568^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	25					27.7	27.7	15.9	15.9	$14,316	$842	$13,474
Ruben Salazar Continuation	Public	9-12	9115 Balfour St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7680	178	11	16.1	77.5%	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8.7	2086^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%		11.2	1989^th of 2159 public high schools	7.9%	97		3.1		2.9	7.3	7.3	0.0	0.0	$22,789	$964	$21,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Montebello High

What district is Montebello High in?

Montebello Unified

Is Montebello High a good school?

Montebello High ranks 1297^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Montebello High?

Montebello High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Greenwood Elementary
Elementary : La Merced Academy
Elementary : Montebello Gardens Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Elementary : Winter Gardens Elementary
Middle : La Merced Intermediate
Middle : Montebello Intermediate

How many students attend Montebello High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,907 students attended Montebello High.

What is the racial makeup of Montebello High?

Students at Montebello High are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

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