Applied Technology Center

1200 West Mines Avenue, Montebello, CA 90640View on map

  • Public
  • Montebello
  • 83 seniors
  • 288 students

Applied Technology Center is a public high school in Montebello (Montebello Unified) with 83 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 27 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 53% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

22 of 27 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

27%

22 of 83 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

33%

27 of 83 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 15 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

too few applicants to report

Fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Applied Technology Center applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    4 of 16 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)

  • Davis17 pts higher

    55%

    6 of 11 admitted

    This school55%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside19 pts lower

    68%

    15 of 22 admitted

    This school68%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Merced12 pts lower

    85%

    11 of 13 admitted

    This school85%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.68)

  • too few applicants to report15 applied

  • too few applicants to report9 applied

  • ~65% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Applied Technology Center applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Long Beach21 pts lower

    26%

    9 of 34 admitted

    This school26%Overall47%

  • Pomona26 pts lower

    48%

    13 of 27 admitted

    This school48%Overall74%

  • Fullerton14 pts lower

    72%

    21 of 29 admitted

    This school72%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    98%

    45 of 46 admitted

    This school98%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (98 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

62 of 98 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

32 graduates

Community college

26%

25 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1212%
CSU2020%
CA private college22%
Out of state33%
Community college2526%
Not enrolled3637%
Enrolled in college6263%
Total98100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 69 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

4%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

5 of 113 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 59%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 53%County median 64%

Across California

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