El Monte High School
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| name = El Monte High School
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| address = 3048 Tyler Ave.
| city = El Monte
| state = California
| zipcode = 91731
| schooltype = Public
| motto = One school, One team
| established = 1901
| district = El Monte Union High School District
| principal = Eddie Cuevas
| grades = 9 – 12
| teaching_staff = 80.28 (FTE)
| enrollment = 1,738 (2018–19){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0612120&ID=061212001364|title=El Monte High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}
| campus_size = 28 acres
| campus_type = Suburban
| school_colors = Blue and White {{color box|blue}}{{color box|white}}
| fight_song = Our Director
| athletics_conference = CIF Southern Section
Mission Valley League
| nickname = Home of the Lions
| rivals = South El Monte High School
Arroyo High School
Mountain View High School
| communities = Central and parts of Western El Monte
| feeder_schools = Columbia School
Kranz Intermediate School
| website = [https://www.emuhsd.org/emhs]
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El Monte High School in El Monte, California, is a public high school of the El Monte Union High School District. It is one of the oldest high schools in the San Gabriel Valley. Founded in 1901, it began operation in a single, upstairs classroom in the old Lexington Avenue Grammar School, with an enrollment of 12-15 students. By 1908, the high school had its own campus and 65 students. Today, enrollment is approximately 2000. Over 80% of students are of Hispanic origin and over 17% are characterized as Asian/Pacific Islander.{{Cite web |url=http://www.emhs.emuhsd.k12.ca.us:16080/ourschool.php |title=El Monte High School website |access-date=2008-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404230511/http://www.emhs.emuhsd.k12.ca.us:16080/ourschool.php |archive-date=2008-04-04 |url-status=dead }}
Notable alumni
- Don Cheto, Mexican American radio and television personality, comedian
- Doug Griffin, Major League Baseball player
- Don Johnson, basketball player and coach{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Kresal|title=Cypress' Johnson Is Stepping Down|date=February 9, 1994|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=C9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-don-johnson-announ/78588284/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 23, 2024}}
- Lance Larson, Olympic swimming gold and silver medalist
- Fred Lynn, Major League Baseball player
- Tom Morgan, Major League Baseball player
- Leonard Nathan, poet
- Sandra Neilson, Olympic swimming 3-time gold medalist
- William W. Norton, screenwriter
- Albie Pearson, Major League Baseball player
- Felipe Rodriguez, retired soccer player
- Bill Shoemaker, horse racing Hall of Fame jockey, did not graduate{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1444043/Bill-Shoemaker.html|title = Bill Shoemaker| date=14 October 2003 }}
References
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Category:Public high schools in Los Angeles County, California
Category:1901 establishments in California
Category:Educational institutions established in 1901
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