Montgomery High School (Santa Rosa, California)

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Montgomery High School
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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
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Type Public high school
Established1958
School district Santa Rosa City Schools
PrincipalApril Santos
Teaching staff77.18 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,572 (2022-2023) [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.

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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.

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. [2]

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

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, [3] the highest award an American school can receive. [4]

Montgomery was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education in 1990. [5]

Demographics

2011–2012

HispanicAfrican AmericanAsianPacific IslanderWhite, non-HispanicMultiracialAmerican Indian
31.1%2.8%5.2%0.6%53.9%4.3%1.4%

[6]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Montgomery High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Montgomery High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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."
  5. ↑ Award Winners for Sonoma County [ permanent dead link ], California Distinguished Schools, California Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2007. [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Sai Yu (August 10, 2010). "School Enrollment by Ethnicity – Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2011–12". ca.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ 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."
  8. ↑ "ARRESTS REVIVE GRIM AND SURREAL MEMORIES OF TIME WORTH FORGETTING", The Press Democrat , January 18, 2002.
  9. ↑ Mason, Clark. "Donald Ellis", The Press Democrat , March 30, 2006. Accessed January 29, 2008.
  10. ↑ Mel Gray Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed January 29, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Player Bio: Koa Misi - UTAH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010., Utah Official Athletic Site , Accessed December 26, 2009.
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