El Molino High School epitomizes all that a great public school should be. It offers it's students a great spectrum of academic activities despite dealing with horrible budget cuts.
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Posted by a other on 10/03/09
Intelligent enthusiastic teachers, lots of AP classes and a diverse & tolerant yet caring home-town environment for learning!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
I've lived in this area for many years and am continually impressed by the ability of El Molino to excel with such a diverse population. They really emphasize being responsible, good citizens; they help support and inquire into a student's life, but don't baby or ignore. That's what the future needs,
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Posted by a other on 10/12/08
I have chose to teach here for almost 20 years. I have even worked with some of the most challenging students. All kids have the opportunity to find success at every level imaginable, if they are ready. This is a unique staff...they work very hard, and they truly care about kids of all shapes, sizes,
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Posted by a teacher on 10/12/08
Ive had three children attend this school and all three leave 1) to transfer to another High School which he then excelled at 2) to attend a charter school where as a special needs student he received much better attention and excelled 3) last child left to do indepenant study as she hated the school
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Posted by a parent on 06/29/08
I would only recommend this school if you know you have a self sufficient learner. My son was lost in the large class size/ shuffle and has a learning disability that they were unwilling to test for. I pulled him out half way through 9th grade and placed him in a smaller setting.
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Posted by a parent on 12/18/07
Our kids are in 10th and 12th grade, and have had a great experience. Both have taken advantage of the culinary arts program, sports, and AP courses. I think as a parent the best thing about Elmo is that I feel comfortable my kids are in a safe, supportive environment.
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Posted by a parent on 02/06/07
We feel so lucky to have our kids at El Molino. The campus is small, the teachers are caring and have really high standards. Also we just found out that last year El Molino had the second highest SAT scores in the county! Our kids don't live in the district, but it's totally worth it to drive them
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Posted by a parent on 01/23/07
In my opinion El Molino is one of the safest, most inviting campuses in Sonoma County. It's standardized test schools are well above the state average. Neither I, nor any other parent I've spoken with, thinks class size is an issue.
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Posted by a parent on 01/02/07
El Molino high school continually has class size problems. Because of that my son is lost in the shuffle, not enough personal attention, nor is he being challenged enough to keep him focused. Additionally, I have had serious issues with the counselor assigned to my children. I can definitely say that
... Read more it's adversely affecting my son. The school does offer a wide range of music, art, sports as well as speciality classes, such as culinary arts, which my son does enjoy. Read less
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Forestville schools — El Molino High School is located at 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville CA 95436. 7050 Covey Rd is in the 95436 ZIP code in Forestville, CA The school district for El Molino High School is the West Sonoma County Union Hsd. El Molino High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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