Mountain View High

Set in El Monte, California, Mountain View High is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school, operated by El Monte Union High. It educates 1,123 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Mountain View High sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in El Monte Union High (7,278 students total), Mountain View High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Mountain View High records that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Mountain View High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at Mountain View High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mountain View High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.2%; this one delivers 29.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Mountain View High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maxson Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain View High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain View High at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain View High has decreased 16%, going from 1,341 students in 2018 to 1,123 in 2025.

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