Duarte High School believes in equipping learners with the 21st century learning skills: collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking. Offering a rigorous curriculum, establishing high expectations, and providing real-world experiences create an environment that challenges students to reach their full potential. Through partnerships with the City of Hope, the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech), we offer our students experiential opportunities from world-renowned organizations. In accordance with the Duarte Unified School District vision, the school strives to prepare graduates for the ever-changing global economy. In addition, our mathematics and English Departments, in partnership with the Leadership and Learning Center, have embarked on creating interdisciplinary units and assessments aligned with CCSS based on the principles of Rigorous Curriculum Design (RCD).