Crescenta Valley High School

Crescenta Valley High School is a high school in La Crescenta, California. Around 2500 students attend the school, which serves North Glendale, unincorporated La Crescenta and Montrose, as well as a municipal neighborhood on the western boundary of the City of La Cañada Flintridge.

Coordinates34°13′24″N 118°14′35″W

TypePublic secondary

MottoPride, Tradition, And Honor

Established1960

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Crescenta Valley High School
Location
2900 Community Avenue La Crescenta, California 91214 United States
Coordinates	34°13′24″N 118°14′35″W
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Pride, Tradition, And Honor
Established	1960
School district	Glendale Unified School District
Principal	Christine Benitez
Teaching staff	104.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,643 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.98[1]
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy and Columbia blue
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Pacific League
Mascot	Falcon
Website	cvhs.gusd.net

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Crescenta Valley received a California Pivotal Practice award in 2022, National Blue Ribbon School award in 2000, and a California Distinguished School award in 2005. Crescenta Valley received a Bravo Award for excellence in the arts from Los Angeles County in 2005.^[2] CVHS was awarded again by the California Department of Education in 2019 with California Distinguished School with Exemplary Programs in Arts Education, and Physical Activity and Nutrition.^[3] In 2012, the school made headlines after a 15-year-old male student jumped off the roof, committing suicide.^[4]