West Covina High School serves ninth through twelfth grade students in the community of West Covina, California. Our high academic standards, individualized student services, small class sizes, and excellent programs mean we can meet the educational needs of every student who walks through our doors.
Our Mission
West Covina High School, a partnership of parents, staff, and community, recognizes and values excellence, individuality, diversity, and creativity. We are committed to the intellectual achievement, the emotional and social growth, and the athletic and aesthetic development of each student. We are dedicated to graduating students who are self-starters, technologically competent workers, lifelong learners, responsible citizens, and cooperative, effective communicators.
Our History
WCHS has a rich history that has made us what we are today. Over time, we’ve moved campuses, changed school colors and mascots, and merged with other area schools. Through it all, we’ve remained united in our vision to provide academic, athletic, artistic, and extracurricular excellence for our students.
- 1956 – WCHS opens on the old Covina High School campus on Citrus and Puente Avenues. Mascot: Spartans. Colors: blue and white.
- 1957 – We move to our new campus, built on an old cabbage patch, on Cameron Ave. and Fernwood.
- 1958 – Edgewood High School opens on the old Covina High School campus, moving to Orange and Merced in 1959. Mascot: Trojans. Colors: green, gold, and white.
- 1988 – WCUSD merges Edgewood and West Covina High Schools, bringing all the students to our current campus and choosing a new mascot and school colors to unite the two schools.
- Present Day – Approximately 2,400 students at WCHS continue a proud legacy.
