Charter Oak High School

Charter Oak High School
Address
1430 East Covina Blvd. Covina , California 91724 United States
Coordinates	34°5′55″N117°51′38″W / 34.09861°N 117.86056°W / 34.09861; -117.86056
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1959;66 years ago (1959)
School district	Charter Oak Unified School District
NCES School ID	060819000801 [1]
Principal	Matt Dultz
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	1,299 (2023–2024) [2]
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	Valle Vista
Nickname	Chargers
Rival	Glendora High School [3]
Website	www.cousd.net/cohs

Charter Oak High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in the Charter Oak Unified School District. It is located in the City of Covina, California, in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. The school serves 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders from the communities of Covina, Azusa and Glendora. Enrollment in 2016-17 was 1,566. ^[1] Charter Oak High School, which opened in 1959, is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. ^[4]

Charter Oak High School was named a California Distinguished School in 1996 and 2007 ^[5] and a 2015 Gold Ribbon School. ^[6]

The school also was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009. ^[7]

Academic programs

• International Baccalaureate (IB) program: ^[8] Charter Oak was the first Los Angeles County high school to adopt the rigorous IB program. ^[9]
• BETA (Business Educational Technology Academy)
• Health and Wellness Academy: Project Lead the Way biomedical pathway program
• Project Lead the Way Engineering Design and Development Academy
• Advanced Placement
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
• Sports Medicine

Notable alumni

• LaVar Arrington II, college football player ^[10]
• Shane Bowers, Major League Baseball player ^[11]
• Jason David, Retired NFL cornerback, Class of 2000 ^[12]
• Mike Dyer, Major League Baseball player ^[13]
• Eddie Fisher, drummer for OneRepublic, Class of 1992
• Chuck Henry, Television Journalist - Class of 1963 ^[14]
• John Molina Jr., Retired professional championship boxer, Class of 2001 ^[15]
• Vince Neil (Lead Singer)Motley Crue - Class of 1979 ^[16]
• Roger Nelson, Major League Baseball Player (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds) - Class of 1962 ^[17]
• Jeron Roberts (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player ^[18]
• Keith Smith, NFL fullback - Class of 2010 ^[19]
• Ron Wilson, The Surfaris drummer/singer Wipe Out Surfer Joe - Class of 1963 ^[20]

Enrollment

Enrollment in the 2016–2017 school year is 1,566. The majority of students are Hispanic, with a large white minority and smaller minorities of African Americans and Asian Americans.

Ethnic composition of student body: 2016-17 ^[21]

	Percent
Hispanic or Latino	62.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%
Asian	4.7%
Pacific Islander	0.3%
Filipino	3.0%
African American	3.8%
White	22.8%
Two or more Races	2.6%

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Charter Oak High (060819000801)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
2. "Charter Oak High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
3. "Glendora's Decker shows out in rivalry win over Charter Oak".
4. "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
5. "1986-2009 Distinguished Schools Data File" (XLS). California Department of Education. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
6. "State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award". California Department of Education. May 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
7. "Ten Local High Schools Listed as Top 1,500 in the Nation". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
8. "Charter Oak High School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
9. "Charter Oak High Students Learn with an International Flavor". Glendora Patch. June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
10. "LaVar Arrington II, Penn State Nittany Lions, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
11. "Shane Bowers". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
12. "Jason David, Indianapolis Colts, Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
13. "Mike Dyer". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
14. "A Fond Farewell to TV News Icon Chuck Henry". NBC Los Angeles. December 22, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
15. Satterfield, Lem (February 13, 2019). "12 Rounds With ... John Molina Jr". PBC Boxing. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
16. "Meet N Greet". www.mcrueloyalty.dk. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
17. "Roger Nelson Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
18. Eurobasket. "Jeron Roberts, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
19. "Keith Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
20. Macamba0 (September 16, 2016). "Ron Wilson 5/1989". Rock and Roll Paradise. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
21. "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2016-17". California Department of Education. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• School district website