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Enrollment
2,515
High
DISTRICT 2,004 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAFFEY JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 060816000793
Montclair High
4725 Benito St., Montclair, CA 91763 · (909) 621-6781 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
2,095 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 636 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 655 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 672 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 552 | 22% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
69.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.4pp since 2014
Math
29.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.8% | 35.6% | 17.4% | 13.2% |
| Math | 10.0% | 19.9% | 23.8% | 46.2% |
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 | 69.4% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.2% | 25.8% |
| 2020-21 | 64.6% | 38.1% |
| 2018-19 | 64.6% | 35.1% |
| 2017-18 | 63.3% | 33.2% |
| 2016-17 | 66.8% | 35.7% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Montclair High
Montclair High's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair High this school | 2,515 | 83.3% | 46.9% |
| Pacifica High Oxnard | 2,675 | 81.2% | 24.1% |
| Chaffey High Ontario | 3,127 | 81.5% | 38.2% |
| Schurr High Montebello | 2,121 | 84.1% | 41.7% |
| California High Whittier | 2,261 | 80.3% | 53.4% |
| Segerstrom High Santa Ana | 2,376 | 80.6% | 46.9% |
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 Montclair High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #375 of 1,052 | #13 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #431 of 1,056 ▲ 45 | #17 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #258 of 1,056 ▲ 110 | #12 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #313 of 1,044 | #27 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,515 | #99 of 2,093 | #15 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,064 of 1,352 | #56 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,068 of 1,351 | #65 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #523 of 1,575 | #33 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #347 of 802 | #17 of 46 |
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
2,515
-385 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 2,091
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 2,515 | 106.7 | 23.6:1 | 83% (2,095) |
| 2023-24 | 2,605 | 110.4 | 23.6:1 | 90% (2,342) |
| 2022-23 | 2,769 | 112.2 | 24.7:1 | 91% (2,518) |
| 2020-21 | 2,900 | 114 | 25.4:1 | 90% (2,617) |
| 2017-18 | 2,899 | 118.2 | 24.5:1 | 87% (2,508) |
| 2015-16 | 2,989 | 114 | 26.2:1 | 88% (2,638) |
| 2010-11 | 3,256 | N/A | N/A | 71% (2,325) |
| 2000-01 | 3,001 | 122 | 24.6:1 | 38% (1,147) |
| 1990-91 | 2,091 | 87 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montclair High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,899 to 2,515); teachers down 10% (118.2 to 106.7).
About Montclair High
Montclair High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Montclair, California. There are 2,515 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 200% above the average for high schools in California.
Chaffey Joint Union High enrolls 22,040 students in 11 schools, including Montclair High.
Roughly 88% of students at Montclair High are Hispanic. Other students are 4% Asian and 4% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Montclair High scores 22%.
Based on 106.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Montclair High has a ratio of 23.6:1. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 5.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 83%. That is 9 points above the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Montclair High ranks in the top 10% of California schools. It scores 46.9%; the prediction is 30.7%.
The school's county is San Bernardino County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 393,648, Montclair High among them.
The closest school to Montclair High is Monte Vista Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Montclair High ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 46.9% versus a 44.4% 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.
A 13% decrease took enrollment from 2,900 in 2020-21 to 2,515 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.4:1 to 23.6:1.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chaffey Joint Union High
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- Chaffey HighHigh · 3,127 students
- Los Osos HighHigh · 2,759 students
- Alta Loma HighHigh · 2,386 students
- Colony HighHigh · 2,109 students
Other schools in Montclair
- Serrano MiddleMiddle · 657 students
- Vernon MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Montera ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Kingsley ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other Montclair High schools
One other US public school is named Montclair High. Montclair High is the largest of the 2.
- Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJ · 1,925 students
Nearby schools
- Monte Vista Elementary0.3 mi · 535
- Lehigh Elementary0.6 mi · 477
- Montera Elementary0.6 mi · 564
- Serrano Middle0.8 mi · 657
- Vernon Middle1.0 mi · 580
- Moreno Elementary1.0 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Montclair HighHow large is Montclair High?
Montclair High enrolls approximately 2,515 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Montclair High serve?
Montclair High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Montclair High have?
Montclair High employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montclair High?
At Montclair High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Montclair High public or private?
Montclair High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chaffey Joint Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.