| (Fontana) A. B. Miller High School | |
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| Fontana, California, United States | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | October 1991 |
| School district | Fontana Unified School District |
| Principal | Heather Griggs |
| Number of students | 3006 (2008–2009 school year) |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Rebels |
| Website | fusdweb.com/sites/hs/abmiller[1] |
(Fontana) A. B. Miller High School is one of five high schools in the Fontana Unified School District that services students in the Fontana area of California.[2] The mission statement of the school is "To provide a challenging stantards-based curriculum, in an environment conducive to learning, that prepares students from all backgrounds to become productive and responsible members of society." Regular school hours are from 7:30 am to 2:55 pm with an optional earlier 0 period starting at 6:30 am and an after school 7th period which ends at 3:20 pm.
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A.B. Miller High School is named after Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941) who is credited as the founder of the city of Fontana. In 1905, he brought 200 head of horse, mules, plows, scrapers and tents into the area and began transforming 17,000 acres of sand, sage brush and rock into a great citrus fruit, poultry and live stock farm.[3]
In March 2010, Fontana A.B. Miller High School was placed on a list of the 5% lowest performing high schools in the county.[4] A transformation model was put in place in the school, which called for the replacement of the principal and rewarding teachers based on student performance. The Principal Heather Griggs was not replaced, however, due to being on the job less than 2 years. Fontana Unified School district, home to three of the 188 lowest performing schools in the state, is slated to receive $5.7 million in School Improvement Grants (SIG) to support improvements.[5][6][7]
Out of the 3,006 students enrolled during the 2008–2009 school year,[8] the ethnic breakdown was: