Senator Ruben S. Ayala Senior High School, often abbreviated as Ayala High School or AHS, is located in Chino Hills, California. It is one of the four comprehensive high schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District. The school was established in 1990 and named after California state senator Ruben S. Ayala. It received the 2011 California Distinguished School award and the 2015 California Gold Ribbon School Award.

Academics

Course offerings

The 28 AP classes offered for the 2022–23 year were: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese Language, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP Macroeconomics/AP Microeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Spanish Language, AP Studio Art, AP Studio Art 2-D, AP US Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Psychology AP US History, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Human Geography, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Seminar, and AP Research. The languages offered at Ayala are American Sign Language, Chinese, French, and Spanish.

Class sizes

Average class sizes for the 2010–2011 school year:

Enrollment trends

Enrollment at Ayala High School started out at around 1,000 freshmen and sophomores in 1991 and grew to 3,696 students before Chino Hills High School opened in 2001. After that, enrollment dropped to around 2,400 students, with a graduating class of about 600 students each year.

Test scores

Of the 500 AP exams given out to 300 students in the 2010–2011 school year, 2.20% scored 3 or above. The following table lists the percent of students who scored Proficient or above on their STAR Test. The following are the percentage of students who passed the CAHSEE test in the 10th grade: Ayala's API score in the 2011–2012 school year was 845, 13 points up from the year before (2010–2011). The graduation rate for this school in the 2010–2011 school year was 98.3%.

SkillsUSA

Ayala was home to a SkillsUSA chapter. The last engineering/architecture teacher, Trent Munsey, retired after the 2009–2010 school year. Ayala also participated in the Solar Cup, a competition in which schools build a solar-powered boat from scratch. In the 2010 SkillsUSA California State Conference, nine students received gold medals, seven students received silver medals, and one student received a bronze medal.

Awards and certifications

Ayala High School was ranked 1,183rd in the nation in 2006 by Newsweek. In April 2010, Ayala's USB Leadership Program received the California Association of Student Leaders Outstanding Activities Program Award. Ayala High School received the 2011 and 2019 California Distinguished School award, 2015 California Gold Ribbon School award, and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Performing arts

Drama

Drama has 10–12 productions per year. There are three main stage shows: Fall Drama, Comedy, and Musical. There are also three shows produced by the Advanced Arts classes. There are also at least three shows produced by the Beginning Theater Arts Classes. Finally, there is one production and performance by the highest level class.

Band and Colorguard

Indoor Percussion Ensembles

The Ayala Marching Percussion Ensemble and Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble are nationally recognized winter/indoor performing groups. The Ayala Marching Percussion Ensemble currently competes in the Percussion Scholastic World (PSW) class, while the Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble currently competed in the Percussion Scholastic Concert World class (PSCW). The Ayala Marching Percussion Ensemble and Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble both compete in the Southern California Percussion Alliance circuit as well as the Winter Guard International circuit's Percussion Division. In 2007, the Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble placed first at the 2007 Winter Guard International Percussion World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. One of the music judges gave them a perfect score, which was the first time in Winter Guard International history that a perfect music score had been awarded.

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Winterguard

• Did not attend ** Event / season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic *** Attended event, did not make finals

Sports

Legend: Qtr – quarterfinals, SF – semifinals

Notable alumni