I am currently a senior at El Mo and i simply love it at this school. the environment is very inviting.... the teachers as well as the students seem to connect and get along with everyone. its as if it were a big family full of life. i came from villa park high school where i attended my freshman sophomore
... Read more and junior year but i wish i had been here at El Mo the whole time Read less
Posted by a student on 10/01/09
El Modena is an awesome school and a million great things have happened. We have a tremendous staff that keeps me interested in learning. We have the best AP teachers with some of theh highest pass rates in the OC. El Mo is the best kept secret in orange, and peoplepass judgement on it too quickly. It's
... Read more not a gang banger school. It is a melting pot of different unique people and truly prepares student for life after college. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/04/09
I'm currently a senior at El Modena High School and I have had a wonderful experience. Of course there were some difficulties and not everything was perfect, but my overall experience has been amazing. The honors and ap program are amazing (and our scores beat the other schools in our district in passing
... Read more rates). Some of the sports are amazing and others aren't as succesful, but that doesn't really matter. This year has been a year of change. The morale has increased do to energetic and optomistic students and staff members. I honestly believe the administration has improved immensely. They really care about students succeeding and they are trying to inspire change and improve school spirit, but I think students need to be open to change also. Students have to care if they want to succeed. The school can't force them to. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/03/09
Four of our kids went to Elmo, and our experiences ran the gamut, from good to terrible. Most of the teachers were wonderful, and truly went above and beyond what was expected. There were several who had issues of their own, but that happens anywhere. My biggest problem with the school is the administration,
... Read more which seems to be more about grandstanding than serving students and staff. All talk, and no follow through. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/02/09
I had four sons and three nieces who attended El Modena between 1994 and 2007. I saw many changes at the school during those 13 years, some good and some bad. Three were honors students and graduated college and grad school. They did fine at El Mo and in college. Two went into the military and their
... Read more experience at El Mo was less than stellar. Two were jocks, and saw many changes in the athletic program. One had terrible problems with teachers, and staff, some of it his own doing and some of it problems with prior administration. So the school is great for a self motivating honor student or a jock who needs grades for college but for a 'sweat hog' or student not interested in school, better off somewhere else with more supervision and more caring staff Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
Both of my students were open enrolled at El Modena. My oldest was well prepared for college and has now graduated early from a UC with a double major. My younger son is also in college and well on his way to a double major. Like most schools El Mo has some good and bad aspects and is an easy target
... Read more to blame when things do not go well. But in my experience both my sons were well prepared for success at the UC level. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/01/08
I could not get my child out of the school fast enough. The staff was 'just doing time' and the safety was a Great concern to us. We would not ever allow a child of our to attend there again!
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Posted by a parent on 08/09/08
My first daughter did alright because she was fairly self motivated. My second daughter does not really care about school, though, and was failing almost all of her classes. Nobody notified me. By the time I found out it was almost too late to do anything about it. I went in one morning to talk to her
... Read more counselor, and she let me sit there and did not acknowledge me for 20 minutes. Finally I left. This is not the school for unmotivated kids who need a little extra push and attention. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/28/08
I have a son who has been there for two years. The school overall is probably a little better than most CA schools. Some teachers are good (English honors), some are terrible, most average. Like most CA schools, wayyyy too crowded. Worst aspect is no accountability for teacher quality, but probably
... Read more the same at most CA public schools. Good sports program. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/07
As a former parent and stepparent of 3 El Modena students, I would have to say that my experience was less than positive. The counselors seem to push the junior college route even to well prepared and accomplished students. The teachers are a mix of good and awful. The athletics at the school are
... Read more determined by the individual sport. Some good, some not. It seems as though the coaches however do not stick around. With the exception of the wrestling team and I beleive girls track and football (a few years back) The school morale is very low. There is a lot of animosity among students. I had all three types of students there. The sporto, the scholar and the problem child. 1 went through, barely with my intervention, the other 2 left the school and excelled in other schools. I would not recommend anyone send there child there. Read less
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Orange schools — El Modena High School is located at 3920 Spring St, Orange CA 92869. 3920 Spring St is in the 92869 ZIP code in Orange, CA The school district for El Modena High School is the Orange Unified School District. El Modena High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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