Montebello Elementary School District

Montebello School District was a public school district based in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It was founded in 1892 and operated a single elementary school in the hills above Cupertino for 117 years until it was closed in 2009 due to low enrollment.

Montebello School District
Location
15101 Montebello Rd, Cupertino, California 95014 United States
District information
Grades	K-3
Established	1892
Closed	2009

The three-room school was established to serve ranching families on Montebello Ridge. Enrollment peaked at just under 50 in the 1990s and early 2000s, but most of the land in the area is owned either by a small number of landowners or by the Montebello Open Space Preserve, and the drive up to the school discouraged parents living farther away from enrolling their children. Enrollment was nine in the final year; the district board of trustees asked for a waiver to close the school and disband in June 2009, before reaching the state-mandated minimum of seven.^[1] On August 11, 2009, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors designated the school as a landmark.^[2]

References

1. Matthew Wilson (June 19, 2009). "Montebello School in Cupertino hills shuts down after 117 years". San Jose Mercury News.
2. "Resolution designating Montebello School, located at 15101 Montebello Road, Cupertino as a landmark". Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. August 11, 2009.