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El Monte High School

Public school in El Monte, California

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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.^[2]

Notable alumni

Don Cheto, Mexican American radio and television personality, comedian
Doug Griffin, Major League Baseball player
Don Johnson, basketball player and coach^[3]
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^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "El Monte High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ "El Monte High School website". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
^ Kresal, Steve (February 9, 1994). "Cypress' Johnson Is Stepping Down". Los Angeles Times. p. C9. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bill Shoemaker". 14 October 2003.