Arroyo High School

Established in 1955 and located in the beautiful San Gabriel Valley, Arroyo High School is located in the city of El Monte, California, approximately 12 miles northeast of the Los Angeles Civic center. The high school is one of five comprehensive high schools in the El Monte Union High School District. The attendance area served by Arroyo High Scho... ol consists of four different communities: El Monte, Temple City, Arcadia, and an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. The attendance area of the 40-acre high school is approximately four square miles and is bounded on the north by Live Oak Avenue, on the west by El Monte Avenue and Arden Drive, and on the south by the railroad tracks at Ramona Boulevard. The eastern boundary is formed by going north on Peck Road from Ramona to Lambert Street and east on Lambert to the San Gabriel River. Arroyo High School opened its doors in 1955 and its first graduating class was the class of 1958. The school is now in its 53rd year of operation. Since then, more than 20,000 students have received their high school diplomas from Arroyo. Gradutates of Arroyo can be found in various professions, ranging from being teachers (here at Arroyo) to college presidents to academy award winners, as well as a recent Pulitzer Prize winner. The school is truly a comprehensive high school with a curriculum that meets the wide range of needs found within our attendance area. Arroyo High School provides college preparatory, vocational, and general education programs for all its students. Arroyo High School has a reputation for having a very safe campus. Five campus supervisors (all part time employees) and one School Resource Officer (SRO) assist administrators, counselors, and staff in maintaining a school environment that is safe and secure for all students. Arroyo High School has made great strides in updating existing instructional equipment and providing new technological equipment over the last several years. Full implementation of our Digital High School Grant (in which every ...Read More