Charter Oak High School

Charter Oak High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in the Charter Oak Unified School District. It is located in the City of Covina, California, in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. The school serves 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders from the communities of Covina, Glendora and San Dimas. Enrollment in 2016-17 was 1,566. Charter Oak High School, which opened in 1959, is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[2]

Charter Oak High School
Address
1430 East Covina Blvd.

Covina
,
California
91724

United States
Coordinates34°5′55″N 117°51′38″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1959
School districtCharter Oak Unified School District
PrincipalJoseph Strycula
Teaching staff59.06 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,467 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.84[1]
Color(s)   Blue and Gold
Athletics conferenceHacienda
NicknameChargers
NewspaperThe Bolt Live
Websitewww.cousd.net/cohs

Charter Oak High School was named a California Distinguished School in 1996 and 2007 [3] and a 2015 Gold Ribbon School.[4]

The school also was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009.[5]

Academic programs

Notable alumni

Enrollment

Enrollment in the 2016–2017 school year is 1,566. The majority of students are Hispanic, with a large white minority and smaller minorities of African Americans and Asian Americans.

Ethnic composition of student body: 2016-17[10]
Percent
Hispanic or Latino 62.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian 4.7%
Pacific Islander 0.3%
Filipino 3.0%
African American 3.8%
White 22.8%
Two or more Races 2.6%

References
  1. "Charter Oak High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  3. "1986-2009 Distinguished Schools Data File" (XLS). California Department of Education. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. "State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award". California Department of Education. May 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. "Ten Local High Schools Listed as Top 1,500 in the Nation". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. "Charter Oak High School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  7. "Charter Oak High Students Learn with an International Flavor". Glendora Patch. June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  8. "Shane Bowers". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  9. "Mike Dyer". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  10. "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2016-17". California Department of Education. Retrieved June 19, 2017.


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