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Posted January 12, 2013

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I love El Molino. I have the last of three children attend the school. Great staff and community, small environment where your child is not lost.
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Posted September 28, 2010

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The great students and staff! They all care about each other and they have excellent teachers and programs. The only high school in the county with a Biotech class - awesome! There is a great Ag and Culinary program, the math teachers are fantastic, the jazz band is amazing, the dance program is number one and, I know I've missed a lot but - it's a great high school in a small, rural area. Lots of AP classes and vocational learning.
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Posted October 3, 2009

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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 September 16, 2009

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Intelligent enthusiastic teachers, lots of AP classes and a diverse & tolerant yet caring home-town environment for learning!
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Posted October 12, 2008

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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, not whiners and slackers needs. Not a bunch of whiners.

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Posted October 12, 2008

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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, and abilities, beyond the call of duty. It is safe and fun.
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Posted June 29, 2008

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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 so much.... Try ever getting a counselor or an administrator to return a phone call...They just dont.
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Posted December 18, 2007

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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 February 6, 2007

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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 January 23, 2007

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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 our to Forestville!
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Posted January 2, 2007

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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 October 30, 2006

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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 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.
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Posted January 4, 2006

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My daughter attends El Molino, it is a small high school (1,100), in a beautiful location. Most of the academic programs are good to very good, and English and History are excellent. The school has a worn look and could stand to have an infusion of bond money to rebuild classrooms and fine art facilities. The school is generally middle class with solid parent support for most extra-curricular activities. I have no problem in recommending El Molino to prospective parents.
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Posted July 28, 2005

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This is a low budget school.
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Posted May 10, 2005

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El Molino High School is a low budget school school with large classes of at least 30 persons each.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	White	73%	28%
Hispanic or Latino	15%	49%
Multiple or No Response	8%	3%
African American	2%	7%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1%	1%
Asian	0%	8%
Filipino	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	6%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	23%	N/A	52%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	26	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	14	N/A	11
Average years teaching	18	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	96%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	4%	N/A	2%

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7050 Covey Road
Forestville, CA 95436
Phone: (707) 824-6550

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All Students	30%
Females	36%
Males	25%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	31%
Economically disadvantaged	23%
Non-economically disadvantaged	35%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	30%
English learner	8%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	33%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	7%
Parent education - high school graduate	38%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	24%
Parent education - college graduate	43%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	35%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	65%
Females	71%
Males	59%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	68%
Economically disadvantaged	54%
Non-economically disadvantaged	71%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	65%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	66%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	18%
Parent education - high school graduate	50%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	77%
Parent education - college graduate	76%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	73%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	69%
Females	76%
Males	60%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
Economically disadvantaged	58%
Non-economically disadvantaged	75%
Students with disability	27%
Students with no reported disability	71%
English learner	25%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	73%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	33%
Parent education - high school graduate	66%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	71%
Parent education - college graduate	77%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	83%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	67%
Females	75%
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	68%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	67%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	67%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	67%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	56%
Females	45%
Males	67%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Economically disadvantaged	50%
Non-economically disadvantaged	60%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	61%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	56%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	47%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	57%
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	54%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	64%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	51%
Females	58%
Males	45%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	19%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	61%
Economically disadvantaged	35%
Non-economically disadvantaged	61%
Students with disability	13%
Students with no reported disability	55%
English learner	0%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	55%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	22%
Parent education - high school graduate	42%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	51%
Parent education - college graduate	68%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	67%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	8%
Females	11%
Males	5%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	6%
White (not Hispanic)	6%
Economically disadvantaged	9%
Non-economically disadvantaged	7%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	11%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	3%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	0%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	40%
Females	33%
Males	48%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	37%
Economically disadvantaged	69%
Non-economically disadvantaged	30%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	41%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	40%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	46%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	50%
Parent education - college graduate	43%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	28%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	72%
Females	80%
Males	64%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	81%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	71%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	72%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	85%
Females	76%
Males	100%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	86%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	87%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	85%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	86%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	92%
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	89%
Females	89%
Males	89%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	93%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Non-economically disadvantaged	94%
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	n/a
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

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