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Charter Oak High School

Public secondary school in Covina, California, United States

Blue and GoldAthletics conferenceValle VistaNicknameChargersRivalGlendora High School^[3]Websitewww.cousd.net/cohs

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.^[1] Charter Oak High School, which opened in 1959, is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.^[4]

Charter Oak High School was named a California Distinguished School in 1996 and 2007 ^[5] and a 2015 Gold Ribbon School.^[6]

The school also was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2009.^[7]

Academic programs

International Baccalaureate (IB) program:^[8] Charter Oak was the first Los Angeles County high school to adopt the rigorous IB program.^[9]
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^[10]
Jason David, Retired NFL cornerback, Class of 2000
Mike Dyer, Major League Baseball player^[11]
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 ^{[citation needed]}
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^[12]
	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%

References

^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - Charter Oak High (060819000801)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ "Charter Oak High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ "Glendora's Decker shows out in rivalry win over Charter Oak".
^ "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "1986-2009 Distinguished Schools Data File" (XLS). California Department of Education. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award". California Department of Education. May 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Ten Local High Schools Listed as Top 1,500 in the Nation". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Charter Oak High School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Charter Oak High Students Learn with an International Flavor". Glendora Patch. June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Shane Bowers". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Mike Dyer". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2016-17". California Department of Education. Retrieved June 19, 2017.