📍 1001 Durfee Ave., South El Monte, Los Angeles County, 91733
South El Monte High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South El Monte, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,300 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Morales. It is part of the El Monte Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
South El Monte High enrolls 1,300 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,232 | 95% |
| Asian | 57 | 4.4% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,122 of the school's 1,300 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South El Monte High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
South El Monte High is one of 7 schools in El Monte Union High, based in El Monte, California. The district serves 7,295 students district-wide and employs 386 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,300 students, South El Monte High is larger than the district average of about 1,042 students per school.
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