Canyon Oaks High

Canyon Oaks High is one of the rural-scale high schools in Monrovia, California, one of the schools within Monrovia Unified, with 49 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Monrovia Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 4,920 students, Canyon Oaks High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Canyon Oaks High shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 12% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Canyon Oaks High lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Canyon Oaks High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Canyon Oaks High is one campus in the mix.

Mountain Park is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canyon Oaks High has edged down 42%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 49 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 11% to 4% over that span.

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