El Monte High School
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El Monte High School, located in El Monte, California
, is a 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.
El Monte, California
El Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475,...
, is a high school of the El Monte Union High School District
El Monte Union High School District
El Monte Union High School District is a high school district with its headquarters in El Monte, California. It serves the city of El Monte and a portion of Rosemead...
. It is one of the oldest high schools in the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
. 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.
Notable alumni
- Fred LynnFred LynnFredric Michael "Fred" Lynn is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres .Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame...
, Major League baseball player - Albie PearsonAlbie PearsonAlbert Gregory Pearson is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Washington Senators , Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles/California Angels . One of the smallest MLB players of his era, he stood tall, weighed , and batted and threw left-handed...
, Major League baseball player - Leonard NathanLeonard NathanDr. Leonard E. Nathan, was an American poet, critic, and professor emeritus of rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley where he retired in 1991....
, Poet - Sandra NeilsonSandra NeilsonSandra Neilson-Bell is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a 16-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
, Olympic Swimming Medalist - Bill Shoemaker, horse jockey, did not graduate