As a former student of CHS, I can't deny that the school has major problems that need solving. That being said, there are so many extraneous factors contributing to the schools low performance that blame can't be placed solely on the adminstration and teachers. If I can offer any advice to parents, it
... Read more would be to please encourage you child to enter the AP program. Those are the only classes where you can have some degree of a challenge and mingle with students who actually aspire to get out of Colton and go to college. To go to Colton High means the motivation for academic excellence will have to come from the persoanl drive and ambition of the student. The school just doesn't have the resources to really push for excellence. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/14/09
I felt that teachers and staff didn't implement the importance of going to college as much as they should have.
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Posted by a other on 06/10/09
I believe that the teachers do care about the students. The only improvement I would make is the PE classes. Kids don't seem to get enough exercise.
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Posted by a student on 02/05/09
As a senior at Colton High I must say the amount of effort the administrative team puts into this school is outstanding. The community not only supports the sports programs on campus but also supports the school as a whole. The athletic porgrams availble on campus teach students leadership skills as
... Read more well as how to work with your team mates to make something amazing happen. The ASB class at this school is constantly involve and works extremly hard to pull off as many activities as possible. The school and class spirit is tremendous and the pep rallies are remarkable. In addition to the extracurricular programs available, the teachers truely care about the students. The new principal, Mr. Verdi, shows a great amount of interest in the well-being of the students and the opinions of the parents. I highly recommend this school. GO JACKETS! Read less
Posted by a student on 01/27/09
I decided to send my children to Nova Meridian Academy (www.NMA.ms) instead of Colton or Redlands. In their first year, even with challenges every first year business faces, their California Standardized Test (CST) results for English & History were better than Colton, Redlands and even the State
... Read more of California! Of this year s (2008/2009) teaching staff, one third of the teachers have their PHD! The Biology is a research scientist/paleontologist. One AVID teacher has written several books for NASA and is excited to teach students to write. Every teacher is full of energy and delighted to be a part of this team. Some schools place their most advanced students in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program. At NMA, EVERY student is part of AVID. Sending our my children to NMA was our greatest decision . When they graduate, I believe they will be accepted into several four year colleges. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/31/08
Colton High School is not 'Committed to High Standards.' There are two main problems with the school itself (the school district is another story). The first is that the school is built for only 1,300 students but houses 3,200. The school is dominated by portable classrooms which constantly eat away
... Read more at free space for students. They are squeezing more and more students into less and less space in a closed campus situation. This leaves a tense environment with the students which is not a productive or acclimated for learning. Second, there is no 'above-and-beyond' expectation of the students. The expectation of students is to simply pass. The school as a whole pushes students to meet their graduation requirements and pass to get their diploma. This, I believe, is from total absence of faculty cohesion. There cannot be a unified expectation from faculty, if there is no unified faculty. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/26/08
I think this school is the worst. My daughter was a straight A student until attending here. She is now failing math and barely getting B's. Not to mention the behavior problems the school as a whole is having. Wake up administration and get a program in to deal with the racial issues you are having.
... Read more Denial is not going to do it. The counselors also need to wake up and realize a junior college can be just as good as a regular college. I am insulted that my child was told to not go to a junior college. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/10/08
I think that this is an awsome school my little brother goes here and always comes home talking about every thing new that he learned that day.
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Posted by a other on 04/11/08
colton school is a great school they keep me,as parent up to date on my student progress, and they care about the student.
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Posted by a parent on 11/14/07
I think colton high school is a great school. they have good programs and the teacher really care for the students and help them in every way. its up to the student if they want to graduate or not...its not the teachers choice or the school. We have many academic programs and more things to help.
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Colton schools — Colton High School is located at 777 W Valley Blvd, Colton CA 92324. 777 W Valley Blvd is in the 92324 ZIP code in Colton, CA The school district for Colton High School is the Colton Joint Unified School District. Colton High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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