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.
UC admit rate
81%
22 of 27 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
22 of 83 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
33%
27 of 83 seniors
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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 12% |
| CSU | 20 | 20% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 3 | 3% |
| Community college | 25 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 36 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 62 | 63% |
| Total | 98 | 100% |
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
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%