Montclair High School (California)

Montclair High School
Location
4725 Benito Street, Montclair, California, 91763
Information
Type Public
Established 1960
School district Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Principal Charlene Saenz
Enrollment 3,034 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)      Columbia Blue
     Black
Athletics conference Mt. Baldy League
Team name Cavaliers
Rivals Ontario high school
Newspaper The Clarion (est. Sept. 1950)
Yearbook The Glaive
Website

Montclair High School is a high school in Montclair, California. It is one of the twelve schools of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.[2] The school was a recipient of the Golden Ribbon Award from the California Department of Education in 2017 [3] and a Silver Medalist for the US News and World Report 2018 Best High Schools [4]. Graduates from the Class of 2017 met the University of California A-G admission requirements at a rate of 51.4%, nearly 5% higher than the state average [5]. The school received the California School Board Association’s Golden Bell Award in 2017 for its Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) National Demonstration program [6].

History

Montclair High School is one of the oldest schools in the district.[7] The school opened in September 1959 as one of the most modern schools in the area. The campus had two swimming pools and each classroom had air conditioning. Montclair High School's first class graduated in June of the following year in 1960.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Montclair High". NCES. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Chaffey Joint Union High School District: "Our Schools"
  3. ↑ https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr17/yr17rel28.asp
  4. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/chaffey-joint-union-high/etiwanda-high-1941
  5. ↑ https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/SchGrad.asp?cSelect=Etiwanda%5EHigh--Chaffey%5EJoint%5EU--3667652-3630373&cChoice=SchGrad&cYear=2016-17&cLevel=School&cTopic=Graduates&myTimeFrame=S&submit1=Submit
  6. ↑ https://gb.csba.org/en/Winners/2017Winners
  7. ↑ Chaffey Joint Union High School District: "History of the District"

References

  • Chaffey Joint Union High School District. "History of the District". Retrieved 2007-02-07.
  • Chaffey Joint Union High School District. "Our Schools". Retrieved 2007-02-07.
  • Chaffey Joint Union High School District. "About Our School". Retrieved 2007-04-15.

Coordinates: 34°04′22″N 117°42′10″W / 34.07264°N 117.702867°W / 34.07264; -117.702867



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