This school is great. My son graduated from Moiola last year and now attends Servite High School (a very hard school to get into). My daughter wanted to go to Fulton and after two months wanted to go back to Moiola. The Jr. High teachers are amazing.
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Posted by a parent on 12/11/08
I am a new parent to Moiola and after great research, I chose to move both my children there this year because of the smaller campus and K-8 environment. I am greatly disappointed. I have realized that the main reason for the high test scores at Moiola are because of the parents and the nature of the
... Read more kids. I have seen no exceptional teaching. I have seen little imagination and creativity in what is taught. My oldest child is in the middle grades and has done nothing but worksheets all year. The teacher does not even grade homework. Students are simply punished for not doing it. There is no accountability. Everyone seems to go along happy that the test scores are high and doesn't seem to notice that a whole generation of children are learning that school is boring and losing their desire to grow and learn. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/29/08
Moiola is a great school with the best teachers. Their test scores are very high!The only bad thing about Moiola is the extracarricular activities. There are no electives in Moiola's upper core. Other than that, Moiola is perfect!
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Posted by a parent on 09/13/07
I am a parent at Moiola school. I only have concern that the physical eduction at this school is not strong. The children need to have physical activities along with the academic learning especially obesity seems to be a problem in the US. The lunch duty ladies could be a little more pleasant to the
... Read more children. The children feel very rushed to finish their lunch, just not enough time. The lunch on the lawn is not very convenient for the parents, I feel sorry for the children who have to eat by themselves because both parents have to work. They should really get rid of that bi-annual events. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/31/07
My son is in kindergarten and the first week they seemed so protective of the children as they were being released to their parents after class. However now it seems everyday my son is already in the car before I see someone out there watching over them. Thank God it was me picking him up and not a
... Read more stranger. Just make sure your not a second late to pick your child up or someone else may! Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/14/07
This school is a k-8 school. It provides an enriching environment in a warm and caring way. The teachers are there for the students and many activities take place including the whole student body. There is a lot of parent involvement at school from math nights, science nights, Art Masters and many more
... Read more activities. The PTA is a very strong and supportive group and parents also volunteer in the classroom. The students are happy to be at school and enjoy learning. Read less
Posted by a staff on 04/19/06
Moiola is an excellent school, has high parent involvment and the district has a high academic standard. The kids are happy and the teachers seem to be happy to be there.
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Posted by a parent on 10/12/05
The school appeared on the internet to be the best in the proximity of where we lived and it provided the kids a school that was not too large (K-8). We have previously lived in two other states and the level of education here was far less than we had imagined. The hours were much shorter, the time they
... Read more go out to play/recess is extraordinary and the minute amount of homework have left my kids thinking it is a summer school and the skills they had are deteriorating. I found out later that most of the kids get extra curricular teaching after school and that my kids were falling behind without even knowing it. While it appears the teachers are qualified and try hard I think the basic issue is the funding caused weak curriculum combined witt the shorter time in school is not what I would have expected. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/08/05
This is a follow up to my comments from June 2003. The other comments listed here do not appear to be by current parents but rather adults who once attended Moiola when it was still worthy of being a CA. Distinguished School. Things have changed. There is absolutely no consistency in regards to discipline
... Read more or academics for the upper core, 6-8 grades. After attending Moiola from K-6 grades, we will not be returning as this is not an environment that encourages kids to reach for their dreams. Today it seems that many of the staff, not just teachers, only want perfect children who don't need any thing more than what the teachers and other staff are willing to provide them. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/04/04
I whole-heartedly agree with the comments made by the person who wrote in June, 2003. But I would add: There has been no consistancy in leadership, principals rotate through revolving doors, and act to protect teachers, rather than to address problems. Discipling the upper core students seems to
... Read more be a puzzle. Activities are limited. Music includes grades 4-8, so by about 6th grade, the kids have outgrown the program and drop out. Sports teams are the perienial losers of just about every sport. Dances take place at 3 in the afternoon. Physical Education consists of 'Power Walks' through the neighborhood, no games, sports or team building events. Many of the teachers in the lower grades (1-3) are excellent. However, in many of the middle and upper core classes, teaching methods are archaic, and some teachers lack basic skills. Many lack insight into students' needs, but would rather simply make assignments and sit in judgment. I am very disappointed in my children's experiences at this school, and I have had too many conversations that include discussions about 'teachers aren't always perfect.' Having my kids move on to the high school was a breath of fresh air. Read less
* In 2008-2009 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
Student enrollment:
550
Students per teacher:
18
Full-time teachers:
31
Number of classrooms:
21
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Fountain Valley schools — Fred Moiola Elementary School is located at 9790 Finch Ave, Fountain Valley CA 92708. 9790 Finch Ave is in the 92708 ZIP code in Fountain Valley, CA The school district for Fred Moiola Elementary School is the Fountain Valley School District. Fred Moiola Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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