A. B. Miller High School

Public school in Fontana, California , United States

A. B. Miller High School

Address

6821 Oleander Ave

Fontana

California 92336

United States

Coordinates| 34°07′46″N 117°26′53″W﻿ / ﻿34.12944°N 117.44806°W﻿ / 34.12944; -117.44806
Information
Type| Public school
Established| October 1991
School district| Fontana Unified School District
Principal| Dustin Saxton
Faculty| 109.14 (FTE)[1]
Number of students| 2,125 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 19.47[1]
Color(s)| Red and Black
Mascot| TBD[2]
Website| www.fusd.net/abmiller

A. B. Miller High School is one of five high schools in the Fontana Unified School District that services students in the Fontana area of California.[3]

## History

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A.B. Miller High School is named after Azariel Blanchard Miller, who is credited as the founder of the city of Fontana. In 1905, he brought 200 head of horse, mules, plows, scrapers and tents into the area and began transforming 17,000 acres of sand, sage brush and rock into a great citrus fruit, poultry and livestock farm.[4]

As of June 2020, Principal Dustin Saxton announced that the school would be removing all instances of the Rebel mascot and mentions of Rebel Nation.[2]

## Academic performance

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In March 2010, A. B. Miller High School was placed on a list of the lowest performing high schools in the state.[5] A transformation model was put in place in the school, which called for the replacement of the principal and rewarding teachers based on student performance. The principal was not replaced at that time, however, due to being on the job less than two years.[6][7][8]

## Notable alumni

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* Abe Alvarez, former professional baseball pitcher with Palfinger Reggio Emilia of Italy's Serie A1[9]
* Jesse Chavez, Major League Baseball player for Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics[10]
* Alan Harper, pro football player, Arena Bowl champion[11]
* Alexis Serna, Canadian Football League player[12]
* Nick Barnett, NFL player for Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins[13]
* Bobby Green, 2-time All-American wrestler;[14] professional Mixed Martial Artist for UFC[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Fontana A. B. Miller High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
2. ^ a b Saxton, Dustin. "An Important Message from Principal Saxton". A.B. Miller High School. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. ^ "Our High Schools". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
4. ^ "School Names". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
5. ^ Koren, James. "State releases list of low-performing public schools". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
6. ^ "Seven San Bernardino schools named among state's worst". dailynews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
7. ^ "Seven San Bernardino City Schools Among State's Lowest Performing". blackvoicenews.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
8. ^ Trunnell, Debbie. "$57.6 million set to go to San Bernardino schools". Redlands Daily Facts. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
9. ^ "Abe Alvarez Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
10. ^ "Jesse Chavez Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
11. ^ "ALAN HARPER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
12. ^ "Alexis Serna Stats". National Football League. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
13. ^ "Nick Barnett walks away from pack". oberjuege.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
14. ^ Segal, Shel (7 February 2013). "Miller graduate Bobby Green wins first fight in UFC competition in Las Vegas". The Fontana Herald News. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
15. ^ "Bobby Green UFC Bio". Retrieved 9 September 2016.

## External links

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* Official website
* 2008-2009 School Accountability Report Card

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Geographic|

* NCES