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Montebello High

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Montebello High ranks 1504 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 30% of California high schools

Summary

Montebello High is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Montebello, within Montebello Unified, with 1,907 students. Its clearest academic concern is mathematics: in 2025–2026, 11% of students were proficient, 27 percentage points below the state.

ELA is a relative strength, but math and science results lag. Montebello’s ELA proficiency was 45%, above the district’s 37% and just 4 points below the state’s 49%; among nearby schools with results, it ranked fourth of seven. For example, it was below James A. Garfield Senior High (66%) and Schurr High (64%), but ahead of Vail High (8%). Math was also fourth of seven nearby schools, but Montebello’s 11% was below the nearby average of 14%, the district’s 25% and the state’s 38%. Science proficiency was 13%, below the district’s 22% and state’s 36%, and below the nearby average of 19%. A specific grade-level concern is 12th-grade science: 7% were proficient, compared with 13% in 11th grade.

ELA has improved steadily, rising from 33% in 2022–2023 to 45% in 2025–2026; its gap with the state narrowed from 14 points to 4. Math rose only 1 point over those years and fell from 18% in 2024–2025 to 11% in 2025–2026. Meanwhile, the latest graduation rate was 97%, up from 79% in 2023–2024, and chronic absenteeism fell to 15% from 22% in 2021–2022. SchoolDigger rated Montebello at the 30th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 40th percentile and 2 stars the previous year. Its 19.3 student–teacher ratio was above the nearby average of 16.0; 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, near the nearby average of 87%. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is for English Language Learner Students: the group’s statewide percentile fell from 59 in 2021–2022 to 22 in 2023–2024, a 37-point decline in the measure of how well the school serves that group.

1,907

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,973

Per pupil spending ?

89.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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
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	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: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

California avg42%

1,504^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Montebello Unified

692^nd of 968Montebello 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
2026	29.0	1504 of 2137	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	1401 of 1865	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.3	1280 of 1880	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.8	1370 of 1999	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	1394 of 1932	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.6	845 of 1235	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-5 vs 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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%)	29	1504^th of 2137 public high schools	29.6%		38.7	1297^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%	207		13.4	7.1	13.2			45.3	45.3			11.2	11.2	$16,973	$14,990	$1,983
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%)	52.1	990^th of 2137 public high schools	53.7%		47.4	1088^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%	98		38.3		38.3			59.0	59.0			13.1	13.1	$26,272	$24,424	$1,848
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%)	65.3	706^th of 2137 public high schools	67.0%		64	712^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%	6		36.0		35.7			64.5	64.5			31.9	31.9	$17,186	$15,246	$1,940
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)
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%)	10	1953^rd of 2137 public high schools	8.6%		12.2	1904^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%	49		2.3		4.2			8.1	8.1			6.8	6.8	$28,531	$25,402	$3,129
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	65.4	704^th of 2137 public high schools	67.1%		56.9	892^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%	188		37.6	0.0	36.8			66.2	66.2			29.8	29.8	$33,416	$31,014	$2,402
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%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0									$83,387	$78,506	$4,881
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	10.1	1949^th of 2137 public high schools	8.8%		8.7	2086^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%	137		0.0		0.0			22.2	22.2			0.0	0.0	$28,604	$27,590	$1,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Montebello High

What district is Montebello High in?

Montebello Unified

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.

Is Montebello High a good school?

Montebello High ranks 1504^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Montebello High?

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

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