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Applied Technology Center

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Applied Technology Center ranks 990 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

Applied Technology Center is a small public high school in Montebello, serving 295 students in grades 9–12 in the Los Angeles area. Its academic results are uneven: science and English language arts (ELA) stand out, but math is a significant concern.

Science is the school’s strongest result compared with nearby schools: 38% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, the highest score among nearby schools with reported results, and above both the state at 36% and Montebello Unified at 22%. ELA is also a strength, with 59% proficient—10 percentage points above the state and 22 above the district—and the third-highest score among eight nearby schools with results. Math is far weaker: 13% were proficient, 25 points below the state and 12 below the district. That ranked fifth among eight nearby schools with scores, ahead of Montebello High, Vail High, and Ruben Salazar Continuation, but behind four others.

Science has improved overall, rising 11 percentage points from 27% in 2022–2023, though it dipped before its latest-year jump of 15 points. ELA gained 4 points over that period but fell 5 points from the previous year; math gained just 2 points, and its gap with the state widened. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 54th percentile and gives it 3 stars in 2025–2026, fourth among eight nearby schools with rankings. The student-teacher ratio was 12:1 in 2024–2025, while 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with an 86% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking: 77th percentile versus 58th in 2022–2023 and 67th versus 50th in 2024–2025.

295

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,272

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

California avg42%

990^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	52.1	990 of 2137	53.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.1	870 of 1865	53.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.6	720 of 1880	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.5	820 of 1999	59.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.4	963 of 1932	50.2%	★★★☆☆
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

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

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Mathematics13%-25 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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	53.4	964^th of 2137 public high schools	54.9%		59.8	827^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%	137		24.2		24.1			57.4	57.4			30.4	30.4	$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%)								(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
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%)	35.4	1366^th of 2137 public high schools	36.1%		31.5	1457^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%	91		24.1		23.7			44.2	44.2			13.5	13.5	$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 990^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Applied Technology Center in?

Montebello Unified

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