El Molino High School
El Molino High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located at 7050 Covey Road in Forestville, California, United States.
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| Address | |
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7050 Covey Road , 95436 | |
| Coordinates | 38°28′54″N 122°53′20″W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | West Sonoma County Union High School District |
| Principal | Matt Dunkle[3] |
| Staff | 30.40 (FTE)[4] |
| Enrollment | 596 (2017–18)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.61[4] |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Rivals | Analy High School |
| Website | www |
El Molino High School serves the West Sonoma County Union High School District. Its enrollment for the 2010-11 school year was 823 students. Matt Dunkle is the principal.[3] Its campus occupies 41 acres (17 ha) of land.[5]
The high school offers advanced placement classes (AP) in a number of subjects. The advanced placement participation rate of students at El Molino is 23%.[6] The pass rate for AP exams is 78%.[6]
The student demographics at El Molino are 48% male and 52% female.[7] The total minority student enrollment is 30 percent with hispanic students, who make up the largest minority group, accounting for 23% of the school's total population.[7]
Awards
El Molino has been named a California Distinguished School four times: in 1988, 1992, 2001, and 2009.[8]
Notable alumni
- Ben McKee (class of 2003) Bass player and cofounder of Imagine Dragons.
- Jason Lane (Class of 1995), Former Major League Baseball outfielder and now coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Arianne Phillips (Class of 1980), Hollywood costume designer and Academy Award nominee for Walk the Line
- Max Thieriot (Class of 2006), actor[9]
- Morgan Spector (Class of 1997), film and theatre actor[10]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Molino High School
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Molino High School
- "Principal Matt Dunkle". El Molino High School. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- "El Molino High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "2010-11 School Accountability Report Card Report (SARC)" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- "U.S. News Best High Schools". U.S. News. U.S. News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "U.S. News: El Molino Student Body". U.S. News. U.S. News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Distinguished Schools Data File". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- Payne, Paul (2007-02-23). "El Molino graduate seeing stars". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- Soloski, Alexis (2012-02-09). "Angel or Devil, an Actor Finds Peace With It All (Published 2012)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
