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Monta Vista High School opened in 1969 and continues to be one
of the top comprehensive high schools in California and the
United States. Students have a full range of academic,
extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Approximately
97
percent of our 2500 students will attend college after
graduation. Monta Vista has been both a California Distinguished
School
and a National Blue Ribbon award winner, and has been recognized
by Newsweek and US News and World Report for its
outstanding student success. In 2009 we received the Siemens
Awards for Advanced Placement. A teaching staff of about 115
and a support staff of 40 provide an environment that is both
academically challenging and culturally enriching.
College Bound (Class of 2011)4 Year College/University: 76%
2-Year College: 21% Other: 3%
University of California: 30% Calif. Private
Colleges/Universities: 20% California State Universities 8% Out of
State Colleges/Universities: 16% Out of Country 2%
College Admissions Test ScoresSAT Scores Class of 2011: National
Merit Program: Class of 2012
% of Seniors who took SAT: 89% Semifinalists: 56 Commended:
128
Advanced Placement Testing Results (May 2011)# of Exams: 2548
tests taken by 1008 students
% scoring 3 or higher: 91%
% scoring 5: 46%
SCHOOL PROFILE 2011-2012
MONTAVISTAHIGHSCHOOL
Principal, April Scott
21840 McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 408-366-7600 Fax: 408-252-1519
www.mvhs.fuhsd.org
CEEB Code: 053466
Total Enrollment 2011-2012 2519
Class of 2012 664
Asian 75%White 21%
Other (Afr. Amer.,Latino, Native Am.) 4%
Percent Limited English 3%
MeanMVHS
State
Natl
Reading623
499
497
Writing648
499
489
Math689
515
514
Decile Ranking and
Academic GPA
664 Students class of 2012
1 4.00 3.932 3.92 3.833 3.82 3.704 3.69 3.565 3.55 3.406 3.39
3.217 3.20 3.068 3.05 2.829 2.81 2.37
10 2.36 below(Note: MV does not weight GPAs)
Graduation Requirements
Subject Credits
English (4 years) 40
Social Studies (3 years) 30Mathematics (2 years) 20
Physical Education (2 years) 20
Science (2 years)
Electives 70
Plus 10 credits in 2 of the following
3 areas:
Modern Language (1 year) 10
Applied Academics (1 year) 10
Fine Arts (1 year) 10
Total Credits 220
Applied Academics includes
Business, Engineering Tech,
Industrial Tech, Multi Media,
Work Experience.
Fine Arts includes all courses
in Art, Music and Drama.
Monta Vista High School
offers open access to Honors
and AP courses.
State API Score (out of 1000): 949 State API ranking: 10/10
GPA and Related ProceduresNote: Due to budgetary constraints,
FUHSD students are generally limited to one course per subject area
per year.
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Advanced Placement Testing May 2011 Where Are They
Now?.....Class of 2011 include
Test Taken # % pass
Biology 317 89
Calculus AB 157 89
Calculus BC 136 99
Chemistry 181 93
Chinese Lang/Cult 160 100
Comp Sci A 66 99
Econ Macro 256 71
Econ Micro 27 78
Eng Lang/Comp 123 98
Eng Lit/Comp 117 97
French Lang 30 93
Gov&Politics: US 205 86
Japanese Lang 28 93
Music Theory 28 86
Physics B 51 100
Physics C-Elec/Mag 39 97
Physics C-Mechanics 39 100
Psychology 15 87
Spanish Lang 75 93Statistics 188 94
US History 231 96
World History 5 100
Student Government and Clubs
An active Associated Student Body, 85+ school clubs, and special
interest organizations provide a myriad of opportunities for
Monta Vista students to become active in their school community.
Although volunteer hours are not a requirement of
graduation, the vast majority of our students contribute many
hours to our community, outside organizations and various
social
causes.
A partial list of organizations includes: ASB government,
Community Leadership, class government, Music (marching band
jazz band, orchestra, chamber orchestra, choir, elite mixed
ensemble), Speech and Debate, Journalism, Yearbook, Key Club
Interact and Octagon (service clubs), Future Business Leaders of
America, DECA, California Scholarship Federation, Nationa
Honor Society, Spanish and French Honor Societies, Dance team,
Cheerleading and Color Guard, Drama, Mock Trial, Robotics
and Amnesty International.
Monta Vista students also participate in a full range of
competitive athletics.
For More Information.
For more information about the educational opportunities at
Monta Vista High School, please visit the campus or our
website:
www.mvhs.fuhsd.org We welcome your visit!
California Private Colleges/Univ.
(besides our University of California,
California State University and
Community College students)
Art Center College Of Design
Art Institute San Diego
Azusa PacificCalifornia College of the Arts
Cal Tech
Chapman College
Fashion Inst of Design/Merchand
Harvey Mudd
Laguna College of Art & Design
Loyola Marymount
Menlo College
Mills College
Occidental
Otis
Pepperdine
Santa Clara UniversityScripps
St. Marys
Stanford University
University of San Francisco
Univ. of Southern California
Univ. of the Pacific
Out-of-State Colleges and
Univ. (not a complete listing)
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Boston College
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
DartmouthDrexel
Duke
Harvard
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins
MIT
NYU
Northwestern
Princeton
Purdue
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice
TuftsUniv. of Arizona
Univ. of Chicago
Univ. of Denver
Univ. of Michigan
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Univ. of Washington
Yale
