Charter Oak High School Explained

Charter Oak High School
Type:	Public Secondary
Gender:	Co-ed
Principal:	Matt Dultz
Enrollment:	1,315 (2021–2022)^[1]
Grades:	9-12
Streetaddress:	1430 East Covina Blvd.
Zipcode:	91724
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	34.0986°N -117.8606°W
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Conference:	Valle Vista
Rival:	Glendora High School^[2]
Nickname:	Chargers

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, Azusa and Glendora. 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.^[3]

Charter Oak High School was named a California Distinguished School in 1996 and 2007 ^[4] and a 2015 Gold Ribbon School.^[5]

The school also was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009.^[6]

Academic programs

• International Baccalaureate (IB) program:^[7] Charter Oak was the first Los Angeles County high school to adopt the rigorous IB program.^[8]
• BETA (Business Educational Technology Academy)
• Health and Wellness Academy: Project Lead the Way biomedical pathway program
• Project Lead the Way Engineering Design and Development Academy
• Advanced Placement
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
• Sports Medicine

Notable alumni

• Shane Bowers, Major League Baseball player^[9]
• Jason David, Retired NFL cornerback, Class of 2000
• John Molina Jr., Retired professional championship boxer, Class of 2001
• Mike Dyer, Major League Baseball player^[10]
• Chuck Henry, Television Journalist - Class of 1963
• Roger Nelson, Major League Baseball Player (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds) - Class of 1962
• Jim Pash, musician - Class of 1966
• Jeron Roberts (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player
• Keith Smith, NFL fullback - Class of 2010
• Ron Wilson, The Surfaris drummer/singer Wipe Out Surfer Joe - Class of 1963

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^[11] ! !! 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%

External links

• • School district website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charter Oak High. National Center for Education Statistics. January 22, 2024.
2. Web site: Glendora’s Decker shows out in rivalry win over Charter Oak.
3. Web site: Directory of Schools . Western Association of Schools and Colleges . June 19, 2017 .
4. Web site: 1986-2009 Distinguished Schools Data File . XLS . California Department of Education . June 13, 2017.
5. Web site: State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award . May 5, 2015 . California Department of Education . June 19, 2017.
6. Web site: Ten Local High Schools Listed as Top 1,500 in the Nation . June 19, 2009 . San Gabriel Valley Tribune . June 19, 2017 .
7. Web site: Charter Oak High School . International Baccalaureate . June 19, 2017.
8. Web site: Charter Oak High Students Learn with an International Flavor . June 12, 2011 . Glendora Patch. June 19, 2017.
9. Web site: [//www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Shane-Bowers Shane Bowers ]. The Baseball Cube . June 19, 2017.
10. Web site: [//www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Mike-Dyer Mike Dyer ]. The Baseball Cube . June 19, 2017 .
11. Web site: Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2016-17 . California Department of Education . June 19, 2017.