Monta Vista High School

Not to be confused with Monte Vista High School.

Monta Vista High School
Location
21840 McClellan Road Cupertino , California 95014 United States
Coordinates	37°18′52″N122°03′24″W / 37.3145°N 122.0567°W / 37.3145; -122.0567
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1969
School district	Fremont Union High School District
Principal	Ben Clausnitzer
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	1,636 [1] (2023-2024)
Colors	Purple and gold
Athletics conference	Santa Clara Valley Athletic League
Mascot	Matador
Newspaper	El Estoque [2]
Yearbook	El Valedor
Website	mvhs.fuhsd.org
Monta Vista High School main entrance

Monta Vista High School is a four-year public high school in Cupertino, California. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves most of the area of western Cupertino. In 2025, Monta Vista was ranked by U.S. News as the 129th best high school in the United States. ^[3]

As of 2024, Asian Americans represent 79.5% of the student body. ^[4]

History

Monta Vista High opened in 1969. ^[5]

In 2014, a new field, track, and stadium were built along with a new student union and newly renovated cafeteria and six classrooms. ^[6]

On November 8, 2024, Monta Vista High School went into lockdown owing to false reports of an active shooter. All students and staff were released after sheriffs completed their search of the campus and gave the all-clear. ^[7]

Notable alumni

• Cathy Ang  –Actress
• Matthew Axelson  –Navy Seal
• Suchir Balaji  –Artificial intelligence researcher ^[8]
• Amir Bashti  –professional soccer player ^[9]
• Dylan Fergus  –Actor
• Ryan Hancock  –Professional baseball player
• Andrew He  –Competitive Programmer
• Zach Hsieh  –Social media personality
• Sheryl Johnson  –Field hockey coach, member of the US Olympic field hockey team ^[10]
• Paul Kim  –Korean American musician, Singer and Rapper
• Kyle Kingsbury  – UFC fighter ^[11]
• Andrew Martinez  –"The Naked Guy" at the University of California, Berkeley
• DJ Patil  –Chief Data Scientist of the United States ^[12]
• Adam Peters  –General manager of the Washington Commanders (NFL)
• Daniel Puder  – MMA fighter
• Ron Reis  – WCW wrestler ^[13]
• Robert Rothbart  –Professional Basketball Player
• Stephanie Sheh  –Voice Actress
• Patrick Shyu  –Social media personality
• Beth A. Simmons  –Professor and Academic
• Leah Thomas  –Professional Cyclist, US Olympic road cyclist ^[14]
• Griffin Taylor  –Model, Actor
• Vance Walberg  –Basketball Coach
• Angela Zhang  –Scientist

References

1. "Monte Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
2. "El Estoque – The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School". www.elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
3. "2025-2026 Best U.S. High School Rankings". U.S. News . December 25, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
4. "Overview of Monta Vista High School". usnews.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
5. "School Profile". Monta Vista High School. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
6. Mak, Rhonda. "Meet the new building". elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
7. Baker, Alex. "Cupertino high school locked down following false active shooter report". kron4.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
8. Dodge, Blake. "Suchir Balaji's mom talks about his life, death, and disillusionment with OpenAI: 'He felt AI is a harm to humanity'". Business Insider. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
9. "Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer 2018". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
10. "Johnson to retire at end of season". www.paloaltoonline.com. August 23, 2002. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
11. "Player Bio: Kyle Kingsbury". Sun Devil Athletics | ASU. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
12. O'Brien, Matt. "White House taps Silicon Valley's DJ Patil as data chief". Silicon Beat. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
13. Singh, Ananda. "MVHS alum '87 Doug Hendrickson reflects on his journey to become an NFL agent". El Estoque. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
14. "2004 CCS Gymnastics Championships" (PDF).

External links

• Monta Vista High School website
• School Newspaper