Montgomery High School (MOH) is a four year (grade levels 9-12) public high school located in the city of San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

. It opened in 1970 and is situated today in Otay Mesa

Otay Mesa, San Diego, California

Otay Mesa is a community in the southern section of the city of San Diego, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border. It is bordered by the Otay River Valley and the city of Chula Vista on the north, Interstate 805 and the neighborhoods of Ocean View Hills and San Ysidro on the west, and unincorporated...

. Montgomery High School serves more than 2,500 students. Montgomery High School is named after pioneer aviator John J. Montgomery

John J. Montgomery

John Joseph Montgomery was an aviation pioneer, inventor, professor at Santa Clara College.On August 28, 1883 he made the first manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flights of the United States, in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, California...

 who made the first manned glider flight in U.S. history from a hill in the area where the school is located.

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Our Mission Statement

The mission of Montgomery Senior High School, a collaborative learning community, is to ensure relevant and challenging educational experiences so that all students realize their full potential for personal and academic achievement through a well-structured educational system distinguished by:

Character-building based on core values:

• Respect
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Excellence
• Responsibility
• A community that values student worth and cultural diversity.
• Dynamic process to prepare students for post-secondary education and the 21st century work place.
• Rigorous curriculum to develop essential skills to promote high achievement.
• A commitment to environment and social responsibility so students become empowered members of society.

Alma Mater

Up on the Hill of Glory

Our Alma Mater Rings

Which Tells of Aztec Stories

The memories that they will bring.

We Hail the Red, the White and Blue

Our Loyalty Won’t Die

We Honor You, We’ll all be true

We Hail Montgomery High.

Notable alumni

• Angel Eduardo Arias Actor
• Sergio Mitre
  Sergio Mitre
  Sergio Armando Mitre is a American professional baseball pitcher.-Background:Mitre is of Mexican American descent. He grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, where he trained in the arts of kenpo, boxing and wrestling due to frequent street fights.Mitre graduated from Montgomery High School in San Diego,...
  
  
• Oscar Gutierrez Wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr
• Sonny Sandoval
  Sonny Sandoval
  Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval is an American singer and rapper. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band P.O.D..-Biography:...
  
   Singer for P.O.D
• Wuv Bernardo Drummer for P.O.D