Moreno Valley High School

I am a parent of 3 and my eldest daughter attended this high school.This school is what i would consider "super ghetto". Drugs are everywhere on campus . Teachers are well-educated and very helpful, however, the enviroment is terrible for the children. It is not safe. I regret sending my child to that school becuase she is now in jail for life. This is because the alumni at Moreno Valley High school in 2009 introduced her too drugs and crime. I would not recommend that any parent/guardian send their child to this high school.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is pretty good.My daughter often raves about her counselor mr.peeples.She says he is very helpful and can solve almost any problem.I love how much diversity there is at this school.The only thing bad at this school is I do see drug usage when I drop off and pickup my daughter.I wish the campus supervisors were more on top of that
--Submitted by a parent

I'm a soon to be graduate of this school (class of '07!), and while I'm not 100% satisfied with the school, I cannot say that it is a poor school. No, there is not a fight every day, and in my four years there, i was not offered drugs once. Why do I bring these topics out? Because they are the common misconceptions/stereotypes of Mo Val High. There are about 52 seniors on the Avid program, and 48 of them have already been accepted into four year colleges/universities. Not to mention all the other seniors who have been accepted. This year we've received more than $1,000,000 in scholarships/grants. Our valedictorians are going to UCLA. Two years ago, the valedictorian went to Stanford. Why? Because our teachers really do care! The counselors are there, wanting to help us! UC's, Cal State's, trade schools, CC's, we're going somewhere! I Love MoVal!
--Submitted by a parent

This school needs much inprovement. It needs to provide a better atmosphere for the students. It needs to stop and prevent violence from happening. Another problem is cutting the music program. It is suppose to be the tradition of Moreno Valley High School and every other high school. But once again, this school finds a way to mess up. But on the good side, the teachers are great. They are much more helpful than some of the other schools I've heard from. The teachers are very experienced and they mainly focus on helping their students succeed after high school. The things that this school needs to focus on is: a clean and safe environment, revival of the arts, higher test scores, and more challenging courses.
--Submitted by a student

I'm not a parent, but I was a student at Moreno Valley High School a little while ago. I am now in college. The only things that ever made me happy about that school was the wonderful teacher it had for Journalism, and the caring teachers it had for Theatre. I feel that Moreno Valley High School is going down. I feel badly that the students there can no longer take classes such as Theatre- it is a class that enlightens and enriches a child's mind, no matter how old the student may be. Please take into consideration the fact that the administration from the years early 2003 back to 2000 did a poor job of supporting the students/staff. The Moreno Valley Unified School District lacks in almost any intelligence about the Performing/Fine Arts. I met my soon to be husband in the Theatre program there, and that program was what made us actually want to come to school. An it was the same with our fellow students. The district cut that fine program due to a lack of money, I heard. However, I feel that that was only one of the issues. Some were that they also lacked in any participation with they school programs and the students/parents who had part in them, and the teachers who lead them.