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Montebello High School

2100 West Cleveland Avenue, Montebello, CA 90640View on map

  • Public
  • Montebello
  • 493 seniors
  • 1,770 students

Montebello High School is a public high school in Montebello (Montebello Unified) with 493 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 87 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 13% of the class of 2022 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

71 of 87 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

71 of 493 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

87 of 493 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

7 of 53 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

6 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Montebello High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    13%

    7 of 53 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.75)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    6 of 41 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.77)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    15 of 63 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego18 pts higher

    43%

    23 of 53 admitted

    This school43%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    13 of 32 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    10 of 27 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    63%

    26 of 41 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.60)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    41 of 46 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.76)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Montebello High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach11 pts lower

    36%

    34 of 95 admitted

    This school36%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    51 of 67 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    71 of 77 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts lower

    85%

    28 of 33 admitted

    This school85%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles7 pts higher

    99%

    101 of 102 admitted

    This school99%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 (432 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

50%

218 of 432 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

101 graduates

Community college

24%

103 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC205%
CSU8119%
CA private college92%
Out of state51%
Community college10324%
Not enrolled21450%
Enrolled in college21850%
Total432100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

28

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

20%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

92 of 466 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)

8%

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

43 of 528 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 10 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2022. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 45%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 13%County median 64%

Across California

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