East Mountain High School is a college preparatory school that seeks to engage, challenge and inspire each student to achieve excellence. This simple statement means we are committed to the following philosophical tenets:

• Each student’s academic growth is important and will be measured.
• Each student is capable of attending college and will be prepared for a college of best fit for that student’s wants and needs.
• Each student will receive an education that will prepare him or her for future success.
• Each student will receive the support and encouragement needed to achieve at a high level.
• Each teacher plays a role as a teacher, mentor, advocate, tutor and grader and is concerned that each student succeeds.
• Each course in the curriculum is part of a coherent whole that provides a well-rounded education based on a student’s need to master a core curriculum and apply it to real problems using 21st century skills.