Mountain View High School (El Monte, California)

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Mountain View High School
Address
2900 Parkway Drive El Monte , California 91732 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Inspire Greatness
Established	1971; 53 years ago (1971)
School district	El Monte Union High School District
Principal	Jose Relson Banas
Teaching staff	68.05 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,347 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.79[1]
Schedule type	Blocked
Campus size	45 acres
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple, Gold, Black, and White
Fight song	Go U Northwestern Bravura
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Mission Valley League SCSBOA
Nickname	Vikings
Rivals	El Monte High School, South El Monte High School
Newspaper	Viking Scroll
Website	www.emuhsd.org/mvhs

Mountain View High School is a 4-year public high school in the El Monte Union High School District, in the city of El Monte, California, United States. It was established in 1971 along the city's eastern boundary.

The attendance boundaries of the school roughly consist of Lambert Ave. to the North, Peck Rd. and Mountain View Rd. to the West, Rush St. to the South, and the San Gabriel River to the East.

The school's campus is located on a slope adjacent to the San Gabriel River with a clear line of sight towards the San Gabriel Mountains, which the school derives its name from.

On 31 January 2013, a fire, reported at about 2:30 am, burned down the cafeteria building, which also housed the student store, commission room for the associated student body, activities office, and maintenance garage.^[2]

Hundreds of El Monte Union students, staff, alumni and community members gathered at Mountain View High School on Jan. 23 to celebrate the grand opening of the Bobby Salcedo Student Union – named in honor of former student, beloved teacher and successful administrator Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo. The festive celebration included a ribbon-cutting and name unveiling ceremony of the 30,000-square-foot facility, which will house the school's much-anticipated cafeteria and kitchen, as well as a multipurpose room, Associated Student Body (ASB) meeting spaces and a student store. Mountain View's former cafeteria was destroyed by fire in January 2013.

Mountain View High School's Band program has seen a resurgence in the past 4 years. Scoring in the top 3 at Californias most prestigious parade band reviews those of which include The Riverside King Band Review, The Arcadia Festival of bands, and The Maytime Play days parade. The Band was taken up by band director James Fraracci in 2013, he continues to teach and elevate the program to this day. In 2019 the program saw the come back of its drill team in over 15 years. They managed to score in the top 3 podiums at every Band Review.

• Official website