The majority of students attending this school live in the Montebello and Monterey Park area, while some also come from neighboring cities and communities such as Commerce, East Los Angeles, South El Monte and Rosemead.

While Macy and Eastmont students maintain a rivalry both academically and athletically, their differences are generally considered to be put to rest once they become acclimated to Schurr and one another.

The Alma Mater is based on the National Anthem of Russia and the words were written by music and history/government teacher David A. Lebow (1971-2003).

Band director, Barry Ulrich (1973–86) composed the fight song, "Taco Mambo", which is played by the Spartan Legion at home athletic events and school rallies.

The Spartans football team won the California Interscholastic Federation championship in Division 5A in 1980, and 2006, with the later win coming against Santa Fe High School.

In the year 2015, the football field began undergoing long-awaited renovations to transition to an artificial turf surface.