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Applied Technology Center

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Applied Technology Center ranks 1088 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Applied Technology Center is a public high school located in Montebello, California, serving 376 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Montebello Unified School District, which is ranked 1028 out of 1543 districts in the state.

Applied Technology Center consistently outperforms the Montebello Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with around 55-64% of students proficient or better in recent years, compared to the district's 33-47% and the state's 46-57%. However, the school lags behind in mathematics, with only 11-18% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 20-26% and the state's 27-37%. The school's performance in science is mixed, with 22-30% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 13-23% and the state's 26-34%.

Compared to nearby schools, Applied Technology Center generally performs better in ELA and has a lower student-teacher ratio than other Montebello Unified schools, but lags behind in mathematics. Compared to Los Angeles Unified schools, the school performs similarly or slightly better in both ELA and mathematics. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 26.9% in recent years, are a concern and an area that the school should focus on improving.

295

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,272

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 West Mines Ave.
Montebello, CA 90640-5538

(323) 248-2500

District: Montebello Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

Asian:

1.7%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,088^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	47.4	1088 of 2162	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	858 of 2159	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	902 of 2170	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	891 of 2123	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	629 of 1290	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	865 of 2133	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	1095 of 2017	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	1263 of 2021	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	1146 of 2039	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.8	1074 of 1994	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.7	1557 of 2426	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	314 of 1161	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	16.9	528 of 555	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	90.1	73 of 1117	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.7	198 of 1052	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	307 of 1085	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	267 of 1064	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	215 of 1044	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	124 of 467	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	152 of 941	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1289 of 1906	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	691 of 1915	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1020 of 1915	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	950 of 1858	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	550 of 1054	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1085 of 1833	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1103 of 1760	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	835 of 1900	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	547 of 1902	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	591 of 1917	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	554 of 1861	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	555 of 1814	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	842 of 1742	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	878 of 2013	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	729 of 2026	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	629 of 2030	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	575 of 1943	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	369 of 1126	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	624 of 1937	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	848 of 1862	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	633 of 1942	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	908 of 1948	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	694 of 1963	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	745 of 1916	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	632 of 1122	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	608 of 1880	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	980 of 1834	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	409 of 1252	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	280 of 1197	76.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)73rd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Applied Technology Center

What is the racial makeup of Applied Technology Center?

Students at Applied Technology Center are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Applied Technology Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Applied Technology Center.

Is Applied Technology Center a good school?

Applied Technology Center ranks 1088^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Applied Technology Center in?

Montebello Unified

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