Monte Vista High School is public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California, and serves 1,960 students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1961, Monte Vista is the seventh of twelve high schools built in the Grossmont Union High School District.
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Students
Monte Vista's student body is composed of pupils from the following ethnic backgrounds (2015–2016 school year):
American Indian or Alaska Native – 0.1%
Asian – 4.7%
Black – 12.3%
Hispanic – 59.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander – 0.8%
White (not Hispanic) – 15.5%
Two or More – 6.9%
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Monte Vista's athletic teams, the Monarchs, compete in the South League of the Grossmont Conference and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section. Monte Vista offers a total of 21 Sports over a span of 3 Athletic seasons.
Notable alumni
Jessica Aber, 1999, attorney
Nick Cannon, 1998, rapper and actor
Brooks Conrad, 1998, Major League Baseball player
Carly Craig, 1998, actress and producer
Erika Davies, 1999, American jazz vocalist and actress
Larry Moore (American football)
Royce Ring, 1999, Major League Baseball player
Alexandra Slade, 2012, actress
B.Slade, 1993, gospel singer
Fred Stanley, 1966, Major League Baseball player
Simon Tam, 1999, author, musician, activist, and entrepreneur.
Mike Whitmarsh, 1980, professional volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist (1996)
Michael Wiley, 1996, NFL football player