Montgomery High School (Santa Rosa, California)

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Montgomery High School
Address
Montgomery High School (Santa Rosa, California)
1250 Hahman Drive

Santa Rosa, California
95405

United States
Coordinates 38°26′24″N122°41′03″W / 38.44000°N 122.68417°W / 38.44000; -122.68417
Information
Type Public high school
Established1958
School district Santa Rosa City Schools
PrincipalApril Santos
Teaching staff77.18 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,433 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.37 [1]
Color(s)   
Team nameViking
Website www.montgomeryhighschool.com

Montgomery High School is a public high school located in Santa Rosa, California. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools. [2]

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History

Montgomery High School was named after Bill Montgomery. Montgomery is considered the first person from the city of Santa Rosa to have died in World War II. William "Billy" Montgomery was killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, while serving aboard the battleship USS California. [3]

On March 1, 2023, a 16-year-old student was stabbed to death by another student on the school’s campus. [4]

In February 2025, the Santa Rosa City School District Board decided to make Montgomery High School into a K7-12 school taking in middle schoolers who were expected to go to Herbert Slater Middle School by June 2026. [5]

Curriculum

Montgomery participates in the International Baccalaureate Organization as an IB World School, providing the IB Diploma Programme as well as the full complement of classes available to juniors and seniors. Montgomery High School has been an IB World School since July 1995. [6]

Montgomery High School houses an elective called Advancement Via Individual Determination or AVID. This 4-year elective course is geared towards preparing students to become first-generation college students within their families through academic support programs and access to aid. [7]

Montgomery High School is involved in a dual-enrollment program with Santa Rosa Junior College allowing students to take junior college courses for college and high school credits. [8]

Awards and recognition

During the 1990–1991 school year, Montgomery High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [9] the highest award an American school can receive. [10]

Montgomery was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education in 1990. [11]

Demographics

2023–2024

HispanicAfrican AmericanAsianPacific IslanderWhite, non-HispanicMultiracialAmerican Indian
54.7%2.9%3.1%2.0%30.4%5.0%0.5%

[12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Montgomery High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ https://mhs.srcschools.org/
  3. ↑ https://mhs.srcschools.org/our-school
  4. ↑ "Update: Family identifies 16-year-old fatally stabbed at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-school-closures-17/
  6. ↑ Montgomery High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 4, 2007.
  7. ↑ https://mhs.srcschools.org/instruction/avid
  8. ↑ https://mhs.srcschools.org/counseling/college-career-center
  9. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  10. ↑ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department Archived August 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Journal Inquirer , November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  11. ↑ https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/details?cdscode=49709204934154
  12. ↑ https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/EnrEthLevels.aspx?cds=49709204934154&agglevel=School&year=2023-24
  13. ↑ Interview with Melba Patillo Beals Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Scholastic Press , January 31, 1998. Accessed September 4, 2007. "I went to Santa Rosa, CA, taken in by Dr. and Mrs. George McCabe, who I still call mom and dad today.... I finished high school in California. Montgomery High School — an integrated school."
  14. ↑ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/benefield-olympian-kim-conley-turns-attention-to-marathon-coaching/
  15. ↑ Mason, Clark. "Donald Ellis", The Press Democrat , March 30, 2006. Accessed January 29, 2008.
  16. ↑ Mel Gray [usurped] , database Football. Accessed January 29, 2008.
  17. ↑ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/montgomery-alum-sara-hall-aims-to-break-through-in-8th-olympic-trials/
  18. ↑ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/dan-hicks-influential-bay-area-singer-and-band-leader-dies-at-age-74/
  19. ↑ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/barber-brandon-hyde-from-santa-rosa-to-baltimore-orioles-manager/
  20. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407842/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_2_nm_5_in_0_q_Mark%2520Ill
  21. ↑ https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13287/koa-misi
  22. ↑ "ARRESTS REVIVE GRIM AND SURREAL MEMORIES OF TIME WORTH FORGETTING", The Press Democrat , January 18, 2002.
  23. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/23/archives/symbionese-liberation-army-terrorism-from-left.html
  24. ↑ https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/roster/scott-ware/1829
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