Alta Loma High School

Alta Loma High School
Location
Map
8880 Baseline Road

Rancho Cucamonga
,
California
91701

United States
Coordinates34°07′25″N 117°36′42″W / 34.12361°N 117.61167°W / 34.12361; -117.61167
Information
TypePublic
Established1963
School districtChaffey Joint Union High School District
SuperintendentMathew Holton
PrincipalJerome Rucker
Teaching staff99.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,400 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.18[1]
CampusSuburban
Colors  Royal blue
  white
  silver
Athletics conferencePalomares League
Team nameLions [2]
NewspaperThe Brave Times
YearbookSisunga
Websitealhs.cjuhsd.net

Alta Loma High School is a public high school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States, and is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.

History

Prior to 1955, all high school students in the Alta Loma, Cucamonga and Etiwanda Elementary School Districts received high school education at Chaffey High School in Ontario. With the opening of Upland High School in 1955, most of these students attended Upland High for high school studies. In the early 1960's rapid housing growth in the Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda areas created the need for a new high school.[3] The Chaffey Union High School District issued bonds for construction of the new school located on farmland along the north side of Baseline Road just east of Carnelian Street in Alta Loma. A contract for construction was issued to Berry Constuction of Ontario, with groundbreaking in March 1962. The primary construction was completed in July 1963 at a cost of $2.38 million.[4] The freshman, sophomore, and junior classes of 1967, 1966, and 1965 respectively entered in the fall of 1963, with a formal dedication on November 19, 1963 (the senior class was allowed to finish at Upland High School with the class of 1964).,[3][4]

With funding received from state bonds, expansion work was done between 1998 and 2001, adding on a new Math and Science building, a new dance studiho,t weight rooms, and a new library, along with renovation work on sites around the campus. On March 13, 2025, the mascot changed from the Braves to the Lions.

  • Alta Loma High School gym
    Alta Loma High School gym

Academics

Alta Loma was a recipient of a Golden Ribbon Award from the California Department of Education in 2017 [5] and a silver medalist for the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best High Schools.[6] Graduates from the Class of 2017 met the University of California A-G admission requirements at a rate of 66.2%.[7]

Athletics

Alta Loma is a member of the Palomares League of the CIF Southern Section. The school's football team plays its home games at Alta Loma's Uhalley Stadium.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alta Loma High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Alta Loma High Mascot". SB Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Alta Loma High School Alums Recall School, Community of Early 1960's", Ontario Daily Bulletin, www.dailybulletin.com, October 15, 2017)
  4. ^ a b Sisunga Yearbook 1974, Alta Loma High School Student Body, June 1974
  5. ^ "California Gold Ribbon Schools Program - Awards and Recognition (CA Dept of Education)".
  6. ^ "Alta Loma High School in Alta Loma, CA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05.
  7. ^ "School Graduation Numbers".
  8. ^ Modesti, Kevin (18 January 2021). "Rams might not look far for Brandon Staley's replacement". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Alta Loma High School Class of 2016". altalomahighschool.org. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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