Miramonte High School

About Miramonte High School

Miramonte High School is a high school which is part of Acalanes Union High School District. It has a strong college preparatory program, with 14 Advanced Placement courses currently offered. Miramonte High School has performed well in national high school academic tests and over 98 percent of its graduates go on to college. 320 students graduated in 2005, with 75% attending a four year college. 35% are attending out-of-state colleges. Miramonte High School ranks 273rd of all high schools in the nation, according to Newsweek's Challenge Index.

Miramonte High School once participated in the Virtual High School Consortium, a response to the problems of distance education which allowed courses to be taught over the Internet. The high school students could participate in these virtual classes from on-site Internet access, or from a home connection. No classes are currently being provided as virtual classes. More recently, Miramonte has incorporated the Blackboard Learning System into its curricula; many teachers now post assignments and course documents on this system.

Miramonte High School offers its seniors the choice of a WISE project their senior year. WISE replaces the senior's second semester of English with a project of the student's choice. The choices of subject matter are varied; although film and fiction writing are consistently popular, project subjects have included astrophysics, choral conducting, and democracy in Iran.