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Posted January 8, 2012

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This year the fights have gone down, in a perspective of a student that has gone there for now my third year. The teachers there aren't just ordinary teacher, but they build strong relationships with their students to help them achieve their goals and become successful. The extra curricular after school are also diverse. There are MANY after school activities and during school activities to participate in. This school not only provides a safe environment, but also a fun one. Those who attended, past tense didn't get to get to know the school better. In ANY High School there are problems that go on. But at SLz there have made many positive changes. San Lorenzo High School is a place for a High School Experience and you won't know until you come.
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Posted November 13, 2009

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i'm a new student coming from a charter school too and i really like this school. i didn't realize i was missing out on so much and not only am i able to keep on top of myself academically but socially, i'm expanding and learning to relate to people more.
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Posted September 17, 2009

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Because our teachers are always looking out for their students and they always want to help us trying to find away for us to have a better environment of study. Teachers even use their pay checks to get some materials for us.
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Posted September 17, 2009

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The teachers are great, they pay supplies out of thier own pockets, they donate time they need.
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Posted October 3, 2008

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im actally a new student, coming from another charter school. and im realllyyyy surprised that slz is actally quite a goodd, & diverse school. people are really nice, & helpful. people say this is a bad school, but i actallyy gotta disagree with them. this is a really good school, for the area that their in. But teachers are tooo easy on the students, students actally need more homework.
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Posted May 21, 2008

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great teachers !! for the area its a good school just tough nieghborhoods & lack funds are issues!! graduation yr. cost way too much and can improve parent info. & involvement!!
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Posted May 31, 2007

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This school gives children a chance to achieve their goals
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Posted January 11, 2006

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slz is a good school but it could use some improvement. Some of the people are wonderful while others aren't, but its like that everywhere. The good ones outweigh the bad. Overall good school!
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Posted May 26, 2005

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I am most happy with the music program. Ms. Cooley does an excellent job of cultivating behavioral and musical discipline. I am so disappointed about the poor test scores. I would like to know what is the source of this problem and what is being done to correct it. The staff appears to respond appropriately to disciplinary issues. I really like the report card nights which give parents a chance to meet and speak to the teachers during evening hours. I like the fact that students are required to take a full term health class. Thank you.
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Posted May 27, 2004

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I am a student at San Lorenzo High School. I would like to say of out of the one year that i live he this school is one of the best schools in the San Lorenzo Unified School District. We have a great teaching staff and a great sport director. We hav so many thing that the furture SLZ Rebles can do at this school. So if you are looking for a good school to send you child or children to you should sentd them to San Lorenzo High School
—Submitted by Kevin Frazier, a student

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Posted April 23, 2004

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I currently attend San Lorenzo High School. I'd like to say that this is an amazing school. Our teachers are extremely dedicated and they care about their students. They are always there for encouragement and support and many of us feel like we can turn to them when we have a problem. The one thing that distinguishes our school from any other is our diversity. We are a uniquely diverse school. All students work together in our classrooms to show the unity that the diverse cultures bring. We all learn from each other. Our administration and ASB leadership class are amazing. They do so much for our school and all for the purpose of uniting everyone together. Our school must not be judged on our API scores and the reputation that we have been given throughout the years. We are much more than a 'ghetto' school.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	52%	49%
African American	21%	7%
Asian	8%	8%
White	8%	28%
Filipino	7%	3%
Pacific Islander	2%	1%
Multiple or No Response	1%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	19%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	44%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	81%	85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	7%	1%
All other non-English languages	2%	1%
Cantonese	2%	2%
Vietnamese	2%	2%
Arabic	1%	1%
Khmer (Cambodian)	1%	0%
Korean	1%	1%
Samoan	1%	0%
Tongan	1%	0%
Indonesian	0%	0%
Lao	0%	0%
Punjabi	0%	1%
Russian	0%	0%
Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)	0%	0%
Thai	0%	0%
Tigrinya	0%	0%
Turkish	0%	0%
Urdu	0%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	8	N/A	11
Average years teaching	9	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	99%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	1%	N/A	2%

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50 East Lewelling Boulevard
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
Phone: (510) 317-3000

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All Students	21%
Females	19%
Males	22%
African American	17%
Asian	27%
Filipino	35%
Hispanic or Latino	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	0%
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	21%
Non-economically disadvantaged	18%
Students with disability	8%
Students with no reported disability	21%
English learner	13%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	22%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	20%
Parent education - high school graduate	21%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	19%
Parent education - college graduate	27%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	19%

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	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
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	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	36%
Females	42%
Males	29%
African American	33%
Asian	41%
Filipino	46%
Hispanic or Latino	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	15%
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	60%
Economically disadvantaged	34%
Non-economically disadvantaged	39%
Students with disability	15%
Students with no reported disability	36%
English learner	9%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	42%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	93%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	25%
Parent education - high school graduate	41%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	49%
Parent education - college graduate	44%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	22%

All Students	47%
Females	32%
Males	69%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	41%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	42%
Non-economically disadvantaged	54%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	47%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	44%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	36%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	58%
Parent education - college graduate	42%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	62%

All Students	28%
Females	33%
Males	23%
African American	22%
Asian	26%
Filipino	48%
Hispanic or Latino	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	42%
Economically disadvantaged	27%
Non-economically disadvantaged	29%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	28%
English learner	4%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	33%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	80%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	23%
Parent education - high school graduate	29%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	30%
Parent education - college graduate	40%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	22%

All Students	11%
Females	11%
Males	12%
African American	0%
Asian	38%
Filipino	9%
Hispanic or Latino	10%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	10%
Non-economically disadvantaged	13%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	11%
English learner	43%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	6%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	9%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	6%
Parent education - college graduate	7%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	15%

All Students	77%
Females	83%
Males	71%
African American	83%
Asian	76%
Filipino	89%
Hispanic or Latino	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	86%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Non-economically disadvantaged	84%
Economic Status Unknown	75%
Students with disability	14%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	35%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

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