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Enrollment
1,253
High
DISTRICT 1,184 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA HIGH·NCES 063583006127
Montgomery High
1250 Hahman Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 · (707) 890-3830 · Sonoma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,253 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
18.0:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
622 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 282 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 324 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 318 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -21.9pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.6% | 25.5% | 29.9% | 28.0% |
| Math | 5.5% | 11.3% | 18.6% | 64.7% |
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 | 42.1% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 54.6% | 27.4% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 35.8% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Montgomery High
Montgomery High's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery High this school | 1,253 | 49.6% | 31.7% |
| Cabrillo High Lompoc | 1,060 | 48.3% | 35.5% |
| Novato High Novato | 1,287 | 48.3% | 42.8% |
| Terra Linda High San Rafael | 1,248 | 49.4% | 57.1% |
| Rancho Cotate High Rohnert Park | 1,755 | 47.1% | 29.9% |
| Windsor High Windsor | 1,700 | 48.4% | 42.8% |
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 Montgomery High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #748 of 1,052 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #780 of 1,056 ▼ 311 | #8 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #859 of 1,056 ▼ 45 | #11 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #633 of 1,044 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,253 | #665 of 2,093 | #8 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #284 of 1,352 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #407 of 1,351 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #1,173 of 1,575 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #113 of 802 | #1 of 10 |
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
1,253
-371 (-23%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,438
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 1,253 | 69.8 | 18.0:1 | 50% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 1,433 | 77.8 | 18.4:1 | 44% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 1,572 | 77.2 | 20.4:1 | 40% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 1,624 | 74 | 21.9:1 | 40% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 1,647 | 71.7 | 23.0:1 | 37% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 1,624 | 69 | 23.5:1 | 32% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 1,745 | N/A | N/A | 29% (504) |
| 2000-01 | 1,755 | 77 | 22.8:1 | 10% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 1,438 | 61 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,647 to 1,253); teachers down 3% (71.7 to 69.8).
About Montgomery High
Montgomery High is a public high school run by Santa Rosa High in Santa Rosa, California. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,253 students on the rolls. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 50% bigger than average.
Montgomery High is one school in an 11-school district, Santa Rosa High, which enrolls 9,410 students.
About 55% of the student body at Montgomery High is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Sonoma County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
There are 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Montgomery High, giving a ratio of 18.0:1. The average for high schools in California is about 18.2:1. By family income, 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sonoma County average a similar 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Montgomery High lands at D, ahead of 13% of California public high schools.
Montgomery High is 18.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in California.
Looking at the county, Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Montgomery High, Sonoma County has 184 public schools.
The closest school to Montgomery High is Brook Hill Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Montgomery High. Its average proficiency rate of 31.7% is below the 42.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Montgomery High in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decrease, from 1,624 to 1,253. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.9:1 to 18.0:1.
This page is set up for the Montgomery High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Rosa High
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Rincon Valley MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Herbert Slater MiddleMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Cesar Chavez Language AcademyElementary · 773 students
Other Montgomery High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Montgomery High. Montgomery High is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Montgomery High SchoolSkillman, NJ · 1,611 students
- Montgomery High SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 1,523 students
- Montgomery High SchoolMontgomery, LA · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Brook Hill Elementary0.5 mi · 279
- Rincon Valley Partnership0.6 mi · 122
- Village Elementary Charter0.6 mi · 384
- Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)0.7 mi · 525
- Manzanita Elementary Charter0.8 mi · 369
- Herbert Slater Middle0.8 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery HighWhat is the total enrollment at Montgomery High?
Montgomery High enrolls approximately 1,253 students in grades 09-12.
Is Montgomery High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montgomery High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Montgomery High have?
Montgomery High employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montgomery High?
At Montgomery High, the student body is approximately 29% White, 55% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Montgomery High public or private?
Montgomery High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Rosa High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.