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Which teacher or staff member at Applied Technology Center deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
295
High
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEBELLO UNIFIED·NCES 062547012972
Applied Technology Center
1200 West Mines Ave., Montebello, CA 90640 · (323) 248-2500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
261 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 28% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
12.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Math | 1.3% | 10.7% | 22.7% | 65.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 11.4% |
| 2021-22 | 56.8% | 13.3% |
| 2020-21 | 57.5% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 67.2% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.2% | 9.1% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 12.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Applied Technology Center
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Technology Center this school | 295 | 88.5% | 38.8% |
| Nova Academy Early College High Santa Ana | 288 | 88.9% | N/A |
| ACE Charter High San Jose | 313 | 89.8% | N/A |
| B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy San Jose | 261 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Los Angeles Leadership Academy Los Angeles | 322 | 91.3% | N/A |
| NOVA Academy - Coachella Coachella | 235 | 88.5% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Applied Technology Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #560 of 1,052 | #120 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #918 of 1,056 ▼ 236 | #201 of 229 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #378 of 1,056 ▲ 35 | #84 of 229 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #465 of 1,044 | #135 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,209 of 2,093 | #321 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #27 of 1,352 | #9 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #1,291 of 1,351 | #325 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #355 of 1,575 | #176 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.0% | #15 of 802 | #8 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-213 (-42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 295 | 24.5 | 12.0:1 | 88% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 29.9 | 12.6:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 67% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 28.5 | 19.1:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 84% (472) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Applied Technology Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (546 to 295); teachers down 14% (28.5 to 24.5).
About Applied Technology Center
Federal records list Applied Technology Center as a high school in Montebello, California. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 295 students on the rolls. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 65% below average.
Montebello Unified is the local district for Applied Technology Center. It runs 29 schools with 19,149 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Applied Technology Center is 96%. The school's Hispanic share is 48 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Applied Technology Center is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. At Applied Technology Center, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Applied Technology Center lands at B, ahead of 64% of California public high schools.
Applied Technology Center scores 38.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 27.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Applied Technology Center.
Of the public schools around it, Applied Technology Center is closest to Montebello Intermediate, about 0.5 miles away. Applied Technology Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Applied Technology Center ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 38.8% versus a 28.0% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 508 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 295. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 12.0:1.
Applied Technology Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montebello Unified
- Schurr HighHigh · 2,121 students
- Bell Gardens HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Bell Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 790 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Montebello
- Schurr HighHigh · 2,121 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- La Merced IntermediateMiddle · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Montebello Intermediate0.5 mi · 733
- Greenwood Elementary0.6 mi · 746
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 685
- Montebello High0.8 mi · 1,907
- Vail High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 219
- Fremont Elementary1.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Applied Technology CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Applied Technology Center?
Applied Technology Center enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Applied Technology Center serve?
Applied Technology Center serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Applied Technology Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Applied Technology Center is approximately 12.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Applied Technology Center?
At Applied Technology Center, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Applied Technology Center in?
Applied Technology Center is part of Montebello Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.