Ruben S. Ayala High School
Senator Ruben S. Ayala Senior High School, often abbreviated as Ayala High School or AHS, is located in Chino Hills, California and 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
The 17 AP classes offered for the 2014–15 year are:AP Biology,
AP Calculus AB,
AP Calculus BC,
AP Chemistry,
AP Chinese Language and Culture,
AP English Language,
AP English Literature,
AP French Language,
AP Macroeconomics/AP Microeconomics,
AP Music Theory,
AP Physics B,
AP Psychology,
AP Spanish Language,
AP Spanish Literature,
AP Studio Art,
AP US Government and Politics, and
AP US History.
The languages offered at Ayala are American Sign Language, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
Class sizes
The average class sizes for the 2010–2011 school year are:- English-Language Arts: 27.3
- Mathematics: 24.2
- Science: 30.2
- History-Social Science: 34.7
Enrollment trends
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.
| Year | English | Mathematics | Science | History |
| 2004–2005 | 60.08% | 44.89% | 33.77% | 40.37% |
| 2005–2006 | 58.4% | 40.14% | 42.1% | 38.9% |
| 2006–2007 | 62.7% | 40.5% | 45.7% | 45.9% |
| 2007–2008 | 63.8% | 37.1% | 50.8% | 47.8% |
| 2008–2009 | 66.5% | 40.1% | 54.0% | 48.8% |
| 2009–2010 | 70.2% | 46.4% | 55.1% | 54.6% |
| 2010–2011 | 70.9% | 46.8% | 73.3% | 56.2% |
| 2011–2012 | 74.5% | 49.2% | 72.6% | 56.6% |
The following are the percentage of those who passed the CAHSEE test in their 10th Grade:
| Year | English | Mathematics |
| 2004–2005 | 93% | 92% |
| 2005–2006 | 95% | 94% |
| 2006–2007 | 95% | 92% |
| 2007–2008 | 93% | 94% |
| 2008–2009 | 95% | 95% |
| 2009–2010 | 94% | 96% |
| 2010–2011 | 95% | 94% |
| 2011–2012 | 95% | 93% |
Ayala's API score in the 2011–2012 school year was 845, 13 points up from the year before.
The graduation rate for this school in the 2010–2011 school year is 98.3%.
SkillsUSA
Ayala was home to a SkillsUSA chapter. The last engineering/architecture teacher, Mr. 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, 9 students received gold medals, 7 students received silver medals, and 1 student received a bronze medal.
Awards and certifications
Ayala High School was ranked 1,183rd in the nation in 2006 by Newsweek Magazine.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 California Distinguished School award.
Other school activities
Drama
Drama has 10–12 productions per year. There are 3 main stage shows: Fall Drama, Comedy, and Musical. There are also 3 shows produced by the Advanced Arts classes. There are also at least 3 shows produced by the Beginning Theater Arts Classes. Finally, there is one production and performance by the highest level class.Band and colorguard
- The Ayala Band and Colorguard is regionally & nationally recognized as a consistent top performing group. In recent years, they have attended competitions such as the Western Band Association field tournaments and Championships as well as several Bands of America regionals, and the largest marching band competition: Bands of America: Grand Nationals.
- Ayala BAC took 3rd place in the 2008 WBA Championships at Pleasant Hills, CA.
- Ayala BAC took 2nd place in the 2009 WBA Championships at Fresno, CA.
- In the 2010 BOA: Grand Nationals held at Indianapolis, Indiana, the Ayala BAC placed 18th in semi-finals.
- Ayala BAC took 1st place for both preliminary and finals competition in the 2011 WBA Championships at Santa Barbara, CA.
- Ayala BAC tied for 1st place with James Logan High School in the 5A class in the 2012 WBA Championships at Fresno, CA. They won against James Logan High School for the WBA Grand Championships due to a tie-breaking rule. James Logan lost the title to Ayala for the second year in a row after the 2011 WBA Championships at Santa Barbara, CA.
- Ayala BAC was undefeated, winning first place at every field show they competed in during the 2012 season.
- The Ayala Marching Percussion Ensemble and Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble are also nationwide recognized performing groups.
- Both groups were awarded gold medals in the 2010 WGI Championships held April 15–17, 2010 in Dayton, Ohio.
- In the 2012 season, both ensembles traveled to the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. The Ayala Marching Percussion Ensemble received bronze medals and Ayala Concert Percussion Ensemble received silver medals.
- In the 2013 season, both percussion ensembles were silver medalists at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
- The Ayala Winter Guard Ensembles are also nationally recognized performing groups.
- The Varsity Guard was awarded 4th place in the 2009 WGI Championships held in Dayton, Ohio.
- The following year, the 2010 JV Guard moved up two divisions in the WGASC circuit and up three divisions in the WGI circuit, and managed to win double gold medals in the 2010 WGASC championships. The Varsity team also won a bronze medal at the WGASC championships.
- In the 2011 season the Varsity was awarded 1st place at a local WGI Regional and 2nd place at the WGI San Diego Western Power Regional, and at the end of the season, both guards were awarded with silver medals at the 2011 WGASC Championships.
- During the 2012 season the Varsity received 3rd at the WGI Riverside Regional and 2nd at the WGI San Diego Western Power Regional, and traveled to the Winter Guard International Grand Championships in Dayton, Ohio and received 11th place in Open Class Finals.
- The 2012 Varsity was also awarded the silver medal in the 2012 WGASC Championships.
- In the 2012 season, the JV won gold in the 2012 WGASC Championships.
- In 2004 and 2013, the marching band was a Bands of America Grand National Finalist and placed 12th in finals competition.
- In 2014, the Ayala BAC took 1st place in Class 5A competition, and silver medal at Combined 4A/5A Finals competition in the 2014 WBA Championships.
- In 2015, the marching band maintained an undefeated season and won 1st-place for both preliminary and finals competition at the 2015 WBA Championships in Fresno, CA. The Ayala percussion scored the highest ever score in the percussion caption during finals, with a 9.9. Furthermore, the marching band's win at the Southern California Regional set the record of most consecutive BOA regional championship wins with 9, breaking the record of 8 held by Centerville High School from Centerville, OH.
- In 2016, both percussion ensembles were gold medalists at the 2016 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
- In BOA 2016, Ayala traveled once again to Grand National Championships and took 19th-place semifinalist.
- In 2017, concert percussion ensemble won gold medals and marching indoor percussion took the bronze medal at the 2017 Wgi World Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
- In 2017, the Ayala marching band controversially placed 2nd at preliminary and finals competitions at WBA championships in Fresno.
- In 2018, concert percussion took the silver medal and marching percussion took 4th at WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
- In 2018, the Ayala marching band won two consecutive BOA regionals for the first time in school history, winning both the St. George Regional in Utah and the Southern California Regional. These two wins also make Ayala High School the West Coasts’ band with the most Regional titles, with 11. The Ayala BAC also won the UMEA Utah State Class Championships at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah.
- In 2018, Band Director Mark Stone retired after 28 years with the program, having founded it in 1990 when the school was established.
- In 2019, concert percussion took the bronze medal and marching percussion took 5th at Wgi World Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
- In the 2019 season, the colorguard was awarded WGI Las Vegas Regional World Class Champions and WGASC World Class Champions.
- In 2019, Ayala BAC not only won their 12th victory at the BOA California Regional in Bakersfield College, but once again traveled to Grand National Championships in Indiana and made their 3rd appearance in the finals. This marks the second time a California band has made 3 appearances in Finals since Etiwanda High School in the 1990s.
Sports
- Ruben S. Ayala High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation Sierra League in the Southern Section, school will now compete in the Palomares League starting in the 2014-15 school year.
- The campus has a swimming pool, 6 tennis courts, an indoor gym, pitching cages, 2 baseball fields, a weight room, and a stadium.
- A has been made about the 2010–2011 Ayala Wrestling Team.
- In June 2011, varsity football coach Tom Inglima, who was named Inland Valley's Coach of the Year in 2007, was transferred to Chino High School.
- The table below lists the years a sport has made Sierra League/Palomares, CIF-Southern Section, and CIF. For CIF-SS and CIF, unless otherwise noted, the sport has won that level in that year.
- 2014 - 2015 was the inaugural year for the Palomares League.
- The girls' basketball team won the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA title in 2007 with coach Mel Sims.
- On March 5, 2016, the boys' basketball team won the CIF-Southern Section Division 2A Championship by defeating Edison High School of Huntington Beach by the score of 63-49 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
| Sport | Sierra League / Palomares | CIF-SS | CIF |
| Boys' Football | 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2008 | 1994, 1996, 1997 | none |
| Boys' Cross Country | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012 | 1992, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | 1992, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 |
| Girls' Cross Country | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 | 1995, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2011, | 1996, 2006, 2010 |
| Girls' Volleyball | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 | none |
| Girls' Soccer | 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 | 1995 | none |
| Boys' Soccer | 1995, 1997, 2020 | 2020 | none |
| Boys' Track | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 | none | none |
| Girls' Track | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 | none | none |
| Boys' Swim | 1997, 1998 | none | none |
| Girls' Swim | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011 | none | none |
| Boys' Water Polo | 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007 | 2003 |
| Girls' Water Polo | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | none |
| Boys' Basketball | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 | 2000, 2005 | none |
| Girls' Basketball | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | none |
| Boys' Tennis | 2003, 2006 | 2006 | none |
| Girls' Tennis | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006 | none | none |
| Baseball | 1995, 1997 | none | none |
| Softball | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 | 2010 | none |
| Boys' Golf | 1996, 2014 | none | none |
| Girls' Golf | 2005, 2006, 2007 | 2006 , 2007 | none |
| Wrestling | 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | none |
Legend: Qtr – Quarterfinals, SF – Semifinals
Notable alumni
- A Static Lullaby- post-hardcore band from Chino Hills, CA.
- K. C. Asiodu – National Football League player for the New Orleans Saints
- Jeff Bajenaru - former MLB baseball pitcher
- Karen Bardsley – goalkeeper for England women's national football team
- Obum Gwacham – football defensive end
- Mike Randolph – professional soccer player who played for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
- Marquise Wilson – actor, Hangin' with Mr Cooper