Monta Vista High School

Monta Vista High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino, California, US. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves most of the suburban residential and industrial technology enriched area of western Cupertino. Monta Vista is ranked by Newsweek as one of the top public high schools in California, and ranked 92 by US News & World Report.HistoryMonta Vista High opened in 1969, initially offering only freshman and sophomore classes; the first class graduated in 1972. The first year also included the freshman class from Fremont High in Sunnyvale, which were displaced by a fire in the main building after the 1969 graduation. Since then, its student body size has averaged about 2400 students. The campus can be seen featured in the 1973 comedy film The Cheerleaders, about a cheer squad that sleeps with the opposing football team to weaken the offense. Many of the common MVHS sites, such as the rally court and closet under the B-building stairs, can be seen featured in the film.DemographicsFor the 2014 - 15 school year, Monta Vista reported enrollment of 2373 students, with demographics as 79.8% Asian, 16.4% White, and 3.8% Other (African American, Latino, Native American). 3.1% of students were classified as Limited English.A controversial 2005 Wall Street Journal article described the influx of Asians at Monta Vista and suggested that the school was experiencing a "white flight" caused by White American families feeling overwhelmed by the academic focus of the school's majority Asian American students.