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El Monte Union High School District

  • El Monte Union High School District Recognized Among Top Districts in California

    El Monte Union High School District (EMUHSD) and two of its campuses—Arroyo High School and El Monte High School—have been recognized among California’s top-performing institutions, earning placement on the Educational Results Partnership’s (ERP) 2025 Honor Roll. The ERP Honor Roll recognizes schools and districts that consistently demonstrate high levels of student achievement, California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores, improvement over time, and reduced achievement gaps among historically underserved student populations. Approximately 21% of eligible districts statewide earned this distinction in 2025.

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  • El Monte Union Honors Teacher of the Year for Innovative Work with Students

    El Monte High School history teacher Sara Quezada, a 37-year educator known for her innovative teaching and steadfast dedication to students, has been named El Monte Union High School District’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year. Quezada, who has spent the last decade inspiring learners at El Monte High, was honored during a Board meeting on Oct. 15.

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  • El Monte Union Teacher Honored for Dedication and Transformative Practices

    Arroyo High School (AHS) teacher Tony Wong was honored by Assemblymember Mike Fong as one of 14 educators recognized during Fong’s third annual Outstanding Educators Awards ceremony on Sept. 13 at the Garvey Community Center in Rosemead. Selected from hundreds of nominees across the 49th Assembly District, Wong was praised for his dedication to student success and his leadership in transforming the school’s advanced mathematics programs. The awards highlight educators who go above and beyond to support their students at all grade levels.

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El Monte Union Celebrates Pi Day, Holds Inaugural Districtwide Math Bee

El Monte Union students celebrated the academic fun of Pi Day on March 14, going head-to-head in answering a series of math equations during the inaugural Districtwide Math Bee at Mountain View High School. Each El Monte Union campus nominated its top two math students from each grade level to compete. Winning students received gift cards, a customized District Math pin and a certificate of recognition. The school that accumulated the most points was named the overall champion. The event gave families, faculty, administration and the school community an opportunity to engage in math discourse, culture and competition.

El Monte Union School Recognized as 2023 Model Continuation High School

Fernando R. Ledesma High School is one of 37 schools in the state to be recognized as a 2023 Model Continuation High School, a designation awarded by the California Department of Education to schools that provide exemplary programs to at-risk youth through innovative instructional strategies, flexible scheduling, and guidance and counseling services. Fernando R. Ledesma High has successfully provided education to students through modern and innovative practices. The school will retain its Model Continuation High School designation for three years.

El Monte Union Senior Receives Posse Scholarship to Northwestern University

Rosemead High School senior Wendy Sar has a knack for numbers and the mindset of an explorer. As a member of the Riordan Scholars Program at UCLA, Sar served as team leader in a stock market analysis competition, guiding her team to first place. The rigorous weekend classes did more than provide Sar with a challenge; they helped propel her to an elite university. Sar will attend Northwestern University after being named a 2023 Posse Foundation scholar, one of just 10 Posse Los Angeles Chapter members to receive a full-ride scholarship to Northwestern. Sar plans to major in economics and pursue a managerial analytics certificate. This is the fourth year in a row a Rosemead High student has been named a Posse scholar.

El Monte Union Celebrates Groundbreaking of Arroyo High Athletic Field and Stadium

The El Monte Union High School District community celebrated the groundbreaking of Arroyo High School’s Athletic Field and Stadium Project during a ceremony on Jan. 31, signaling the start of construction on a project that includes a high-performance rubberized track and field, new scoreboard, renewed visitor bleachers and concession stands, and a grand stadium entrance. The Arroyo High Athletic Field and Stadium Project will provide students with a space that promotes healthy living and school spirit and will serve as a gathering place for physical fitness activities, athletic events, health and wellness instruction, student performances and school community functions.

El Monte Union to Celebrate Groundbreaking of Arroyo High School’s Athletic Field

The El Monte Union High School District will host a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction and upgrades to Arroyo High School’s athletic field at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The project will feature a new rubberized track and field, bleachers, concession stands and restrooms and a grand stadium entrance. The AHS athletic field project aims to promote healthy living, school spirit and will serve as a gathering place for physical fitness activities, athletic events, health and wellness instruction, student performances and school community functions. Arroyo High School is located at 4921 Cedar Ave., El Monte.

El Monte Union to Celebrate Groundbreaking of Athletic Field

The El Monte Union High School District will host a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction and upgrades to Arroyo High School’s athletic field at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The project will feature a new rubberized track and field, bleachers, concession stands and restrooms and a grand stadium entrance. The AHS athletic field project aims to promote healthy living, school spirit and will serve as a gathering place for physical fitness activities, athletic events, health and wellness instruction, student performances and school community functions. Arroyo High School is located at 4921 Cedar Ave., El Monte.

6 El Monte Union Seniors Celebrate Recognition as QuestBridge Scholars, Will Attend Elite Universities

Six El Monte Union students have been recognized as QuestBridge 2022-23 National College Match scholars, and will receive four-year full-ride scholarships worth more than $200,000 while also being granted early admission to a QuestBridge partner college. The students are South El Monte senior Ruben Carrazco; Mountain View High seniors Aiden Ngo and Ruby Saldivar; Arroyo High senior Karita Nguyen and Colin Nguyen; and Rosemead High senior Erick Diaz. QuestBridge partners with elite universities across the United States to offer financial assistance to underrepresented students so that they can fulfill their dream of pursuing higher education.

El Monte Union Celebrates Groundbreaking of Mountain View High’s Athletic Field

The El Monte Union High School District community came together in celebration of Mountain View High School’s Athletic Field Project during a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 10. The renovations will include a high-performance rubberized track and field, bleachers, concession stands and restrooms, enhanced landscaping and a grand stadium entrance. The MVHS Athletic Field Project will provide students with a space that promotes healthy living and school spirit, and will serve as a gathering place for physical fitness activities, athletic events, health and wellness instruction, student performances and school community functions. The project is expected to be completed in January 2024.

El Monte Union Swears in New and Re-Elected Board Members

El Monte Union hosted a swearing-in ceremony for its newly elected Board member Qui Nguyen and re-elected Board members Florencio Briones and Ricardo Padilla, as well as a farewell recognition for outgoing Board member David Diaz, during its Dec. 14 Board meeting. During the ceremony, Nguyen, Briones and Padilla recited the Oath of Office, giving their word to accomplish their duties as a Board member and to uphold the values of the District throughout the next four years.