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Vail High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1904^th

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of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Vail High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving 219 students in grades 9-12 within the Montebello Unified district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school serves a vulnerable population and faces considerable hurdles, reflected in academic proficiency rates that are much lower than both the district and state averages, as well as compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Schurr High and Montebello High. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 70% of students missing significant school, which far exceeds rates at other local schools. However, it's important to understand that as a continuation school, Vail's mission and student needs are different from a traditional high school; a more relevant comparison is with schools like Montebello Community Day or Ruben Salazar Continuation, where it performs in a similar range.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of progress and relative strengths. The school's graduation rate has improved from pandemic lows, and its current dropout rate is better than the California average. The school also has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some other district high schools, suggesting resources are being directed to support its specialized mission. Performance data can vary greatly from year to year, partly due to its small size, but recent trends indicate ongoing efforts to help students succeed.

219

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,531

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1230 South Vail Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-6312

(323) 728-1940

District: Montebello Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

0.9%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (72% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,904^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	12.2	1904 of 2162	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2065 of 2159	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1822 of 2170	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1672 of 2123	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1154 of 1290	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1817 of 2017	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1959 of 2021	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1834 of 2039	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1936 of 1994	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	2186 of 2426	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	2123 of 2354	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	1969 of 2367	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	2077 of 2281	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	1888 of 2238	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1933 of 2117	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1736 of 2063	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	1741 of 1968	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	1697 of 1901	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1512 of 1653	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	787 of 1052	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	1033 of 1085	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	828 of 1064	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	556 of 1044	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	374 of 467	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1847 of 1906	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1858 of 1915	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1724 of 1915	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1587 of 1858	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	994 of 1054	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1757 of 1760	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1645 of 1900	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1794 of 1902	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1569 of 1917	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1451 of 1861	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1538 of 1742	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1820 of 2013	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1959 of 2026	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1635 of 2030	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1491 of 1943	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1008 of 1126	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1635 of 1862	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1655 of 1942	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1802 of 1948	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1616 of 1963	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1497 of 1916	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1005 of 1122	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1547 of 1834	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)25th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science9%-24 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 (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/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 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
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	$28,531	$25,402	$3,129
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	$26,272	$24,424	$1,848
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	$16,973	$14,990	$1,983
Bell Gardens High	Public	9-12	6119 Agra St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-5151	2,046	106	19.2	87.0%	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2,038 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	1457^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%		32	1448^th of 2159 public high schools	32.9%	9	15.7		15.5	40.5	40.5	13.4	13.4	$17,109	$15,264	$1,845
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)
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	$28,604	$27,590	$1,014
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	$17,186	$15,246	$1,940
El Rancho High	Public	9-12	6501 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7500	1,995	90	22.2	73.9%	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,934 (96.9%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59.8	827^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		65.2	648^th of 2159 public high schools	70.0%	179	27.3	0.0	26.6	61.5	61.5	28.9	28.9	$19,394	$18,692	$702
Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	64	7	8.7	95.3%	3 (4.7%)	17 (26.6%)	40 (62.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	12.3	1900^th of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	251		8.3	6.3	9.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$58,937	$52,490	$6,447
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	$33,416	$31,014	$2,402

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Montebello Unified

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Vail High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 11.9% of California high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Vail High (Continuation).

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Students at Vail High (Continuation) are 99% Hispanic.

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