725 Hudis St
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

The school is positive for the most part as long as you keep your mouth shut and play ball with the faculty. Don't ask questions, accept that you and your child will be shamed publically when they are unhappy, and don't dare speak up because they will gaslight you. Not only will the faculty member gas light you, other faculty will join in as will their friends and family outside of the school. There is a degree of moral corruption within the select faculty members who aren't in administrative roles, but select people who actually run the school through their bullying attitudes. Be warned, you will be showered with positive vibes and proclamations of educating your child with values, don't be fooled.

I went here in the 90's for 9th and 10th grade and grew up here. It's surprising graduates of the Ranch are even literate. I took my proficiency exam at 16 and somehow passed. When I got to college I had to start at the lowest level math and english classes available. We were rebels, but the classrooms, the kids ran them. I was usually way smarter than most kids but no teacher pushed me to excel and I had to push myself after I graduated with my proficiency diploma. I think the problem is a combo of teachers that aren't really equipped or interested in guiding the kids towards success, and probably to some extent a lack of parental involvement. You can see from the test scores it's just barely an average school. I'm a parent now and my spouse have I have worked hard and always prioritized living in good public school districts for our kids. Mine are in high school now and they are at a 10/10 school. I see the difference at every level, from teacher involvement, parent involvement, the coursework, homework load, expectations of students. We had none of that. Many of us still managed to be reasonably successful adults though.

I was in this program for all 3 years and had struggled with many mental illnesses throughout it. The programs teachers ignored me asking for helping and said I was making it up in order to not do work. Being told I was lazy due to something I couldn't help was very damaging. Many other students have trauma from the program and regret joining. The work load was too much and the math teacher didn't teach us for 2 years.