Arroyo Grande High School

I graduated from AGHS in 2009. The entire staff is full of good people. I'm proud to say I ended up in a great direction in life and i'm very fortunate to have spent 4 years with quality teachers. Thank you all.

Arroyo Grande has an excellent and varied AP program, with dedicated and very talented teachers. The small town gives the high school a very friendly environment, where everyone feels like a family
--Submitted by a student

Arroyo Grande High School is a family environment! Everyone get along:)
--Submitted by a student

Caring, dedicated teachers. Best AP program in the area. ASB Link program helps frosh and transfers adjust to the school. Excellent athletics. Several campus clubs; community service Jr-Sr years is a requirement for graduation. Excellent AVID for college-bound students from less affluent families. Science academy, outstanding Ag program. This school, underfunded as it is, maximizes its resources with a first-rate staff.
--Submitted by a parent

We started this school at the beginning of this year as a senior...While the school is not as academic as the school we came from, I find the counselors and teachers to be really great. Even the office people know the kids by name. You are not a 'number' here, which I really like. They will go out of there way to make sure you are getting what you need. You never have to wonder what is going on as they keep you very informed..Great school! And Im told the kids are much nicer here.
--Submitted by a parent

My brother has a Asperger Syndrome and we moved to Arroyo Grande in August, right in the beginning of school. My mom went there with my brother and I was suprised when they told me my brother loved it there. All the schools he've been to (he's been in a lot) he loves this school.

I am a parent of a Freshman in this school and we are new to Arroyo Grande. I have to say I am very impressed with the school and it's students! We came from an area that habitually had bomb threats, gang violence, and frustrated teachers and faculty. Here at AGHS our child was given a freshman orientation with Seniors available to answer questions and give encouragement. The counselor assigned has met with my child on many occasions to advise and make sure all is well. There are a lot of clubs to get involved in and if they want to they are encouraged to start a new club. To top it off all the students are expected to go to college upon graduation and the curriculum is geared toward getting them into a university. They leave prepared for a good life, not just to survive.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a former student and have recently walked the school and talked with students and educators alike. All schools have needs and AGHS is no exception. But the facilities are being modernized; the campus is far from being 'shambles' as one reviewer stated and the students and staff seem motivated and happy. A substitute educator that I spoke with at length said she 'loved it here' and hoped after years of flitting around the district to be able to nest there someday. After years away -- I am very comfortable with the school and the terms of education I discovered there.

The 'AGHS Belief System' is a joke. They claim that students each learn at independent rates, which is absolutely true. Unfortunately, not a single teacher follows this idea, which completely contradicts their 'Belief System'. -Graduation: 2011
--Submitted by a student

I am a parent and am very impressed with this school. The teachers and counselors really care. The kids that I have met are doing well academically and are very happy to be at AG> I have seen different high schools, and although it has the highest amount of kids of any of the high schools in the district, it is a very impressive high school.
--Submitted by a parent