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.
Charter Oak High School was named a California Distinguished School in 1996 and 2007 and a 2015 Gold Ribbon School.
The school also was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009.
Academic programs
- International Baccalaureate program : Charter Oak was the first Los Angeles County high school to adopt the rigorous IB program.
- BETA
- 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
Notable alumni
- Shane Bowers, Major League Baseball player
- Mike Dyer, Major League Baseball player
- Tommy Lee, drummer
- Vince Neil, singer
- Keith Smith NFL fullback
- Ron Wilson The Surfaris drummer/singer Wipe Out Surfer Joe - Class of 1963
- Roger Nelson Major League Baseball Player - Class of 1962
- Chuck Henry Television Journalist - Class of 1963
Enrollment
| 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% |