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Enrollment
2,121
High
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEBELLO UNIFIED·NCES 062547003808
Schurr High
820 North Wilcox Ave., Montebello, CA 90640 · (323) 887-3090 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,783 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 522 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 507 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 543 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 549 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
58.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
30.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 33.7% | 20.6% | 21.0% |
| Math | 13.3% | 17.6% | 22.1% | 47.0% |
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 | 58.4% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 15.3% |
| 2020-21 | 63.3% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 59.7% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.8% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 24.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Schurr High
Schurr High's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schurr High this school | 2,121 | 84.1% | 41.7% |
| Segerstrom High Santa Ana | 2,376 | 80.6% | 46.9% |
| Montclair High Montclair | 2,515 | 83.3% | 46.9% |
| Channel Islands High Oxnard | 2,380 | 88.3% | 28.7% |
| Pacifica High Oxnard | 2,675 | 81.2% | 24.1% |
| Nogales High La Puente | 1,535 | 82.8% | 33.0% |
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 Schurr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #481 of 1,052 | #106 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #418 of 1,056 ▲ 252 | #95 of 229 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #506 of 1,056 ▼ 57 | #113 of 229 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #124 of 1,044 | #46 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,121 | #222 of 2,093 | #44 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #545 of 1,352 | #190 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #1,190 of 1,351 | #275 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #495 of 1,575 | #215 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #152 of 802 | #63 of 227 |
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
2,121
-446 (-17%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 2,891
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
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 | 2,121 | 106.1 | 20.0:1 | 84% (1,783) |
| 2023-24 | 2,139 | 104.5 | 20.5:1 | 76% (1,631) |
| 2022-23 | 2,224 | 110.2 | 20.2:1 | 59% (1,315) |
| 2020-21 | 2,567 | 101 | 25.4:1 | 62% (1,604) |
| 2017-18 | 2,711 | 104.4 | 26.0:1 | 73% (1,992) |
| 2015-16 | 2,847 | 102 | 27.9:1 | 81% (2,305) |
| 2010-11 | 3,513 | N/A | N/A | 70% (2,447) |
| 2000-01 | 2,991 | 104 | 28.8:1 | 41% (1,229) |
| 1990-91 | 2,891 | 119 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schurr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (2,711 to 2,121); teachers up 2% (104.4 to 106.1).
About Schurr High
Families in Montebello, California, are served by Schurr High, a large high school. The school had 2,121 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Montebello Unified runs Schurr High along with 28 other schools, enrolling 19,149 students in total.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at Schurr High. Smaller groups are 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Schurr High's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Schurr High total 106.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.0:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 84%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 14 points.
Schurr High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.7% and a predicted 30.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Schurr High is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Wilcox Elementary, is about 0.1 miles from Schurr High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Schurr High is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Schurr High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 446 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.4 to 20.0 over 4 years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montebello Unified
- Bell Gardens HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Bell Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 790 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Montebello
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- La Merced IntermediateMiddle · 682 students
- La Merced AcademyElementary · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Wilcox Elementary0.1 mi · 479
- Montebello High0.8 mi · 1,907
- Macy Intermediate0.9 mi · 576
- Washington Elementary1.0 mi · 685
- Bella Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 530
- Montebello Intermediate1.1 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Schurr HighHow large is Schurr High?
Schurr High enrolls approximately 2,121 students in grades 09-12.
Is Schurr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schurr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schurr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schurr High is approximately 20.0:1 (106 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Schurr High?
Schurr High reports a student body of 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Schurr High?
Schurr High is overseen by Montebello Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.