Monrovia High

Located at 845 West Colorado Blvd., in Monrovia, California, Monrovia High is a roomy four-year high school that hosts 1,455 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Monrovia Unified. That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Monrovia Unified runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,920 students. Monrovia High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Monrovia High records that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 14% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Monrovia High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Monrovia High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 49.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monrovia High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monroe Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monrovia High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monrovia High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monrovia High has fell 14%, going from 1,689 students in 2018 to 1,455 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 21% to 14% over that span.

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