El Toro High School
- Public
- LAKE FOREST, CA
Public School
El Toro High School Reviews
Rating 3.83 out of 5 556 reviews
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I have been at El Toro High School for 3 years now, almost 4. It has been good. The school is well organized and has very good resources. We are given a Chromebook for each student to last until the end of Senior year. Our Innovation Center is a great area to get help from tutors on any subject. The teachers are nice as well. I would say that I would change a few things like the cafeteria line at snack. Or the need for clean bathrooms. But the staff there are also nice too. Overall, the school is pretty good with the class, and to get more credits for the class you might have failed.
Well El Toro does a great job at inclusion and diversity among students, it does a horrible job at communicating with its students. The administration assumes that each student/ child on campus is a delinquent of some kind, despite being shown otherwise. It is as if each student needs to give "proof" for being a good person. In the end, it isn't a proper way to address the students that spend more time on campus doing schoolwork and extracurriculars than the staff does.
On the other hand, once you get to know the security staff it makes campus a bit better. The security became a second family to me and allowed me to grow as a person. It's odd that the administration doubts the students more than the security, it should be vice versa.
The campus can also use some remodeling when it comes to it's buildings and sanitary areas, like the bathroom. The bathrooms have not been remodeled since the establishment of the campus, with the exception of broken stall doors or stalled toilets.
On the other hand, once you get to know the security staff it makes campus a bit better. The security became a second family to me and allowed me to grow as a person. It's odd that the administration doubts the students more than the security, it should be vice versa.
The campus can also use some remodeling when it comes to it's buildings and sanitary areas, like the bathroom. The bathrooms have not been remodeled since the establishment of the campus, with the exception of broken stall doors or stalled toilets.
It's a pretty good school environment overall, with some good teachers and staff members along with it. It's like any other public school in the area, with some bumps here and there as most schools have. But I'd say my experience at El Toro was overall an enjoyable experience.
In my overall studies here, i can say that there are many amazing teachers who will take they're time and help you one on one when your confused, but there are also teachers that can be rude and will just tell you to figure it out and will not go the extra step on re explaining to you. I also believe that the way the school may resolve they're problems arnt the best. From experience Supervisors could see you having a mental breakdown and will most likely yell at you if you didn't have a pass to be out. This could cause the student more distress, they should feel at least a little more sympathetic for the students.
El Toro is a great school educationally that offers students the Capstone program, which is one of the very few schools in this area that does. It could improve in cleanliness and what things they put there money to, but overall it’s a good school for students to learn.
I believe El Toro offers very great courses ranging from a wide variety of honors and advanced placement classes. The campus itself is on the older side and a lot of the students lack empathy. I've noticed that many students seem to be homophobic or racist so as an environment, it's not the most pleasurable. The teachers are hit or miss because some are insanely helpful and kind while others can be rude on a day-to-day basis. I would say this school is a middle range.
At the time of this writing, I am currently a senior at El Toro, so I speak from current experience. The academics, counselors and the teachers are phenomenal. The counselors have helped my find a great affordable college, they also hosted an event where you meet with representatives from many colleges and career paths and even get to apply to college there. One thing I would change is to add more classes for seniors, I had wanted to have a 6th or 7th period (zero period is period one for us), but there were little classes that were mostly reserved for the earlier classes. So the only bad thing I have to say is I wish I could have taken more classes. The school also cares about your mental health, they have a room now that you can go to just to chill before your next class. The clubs at the school are also great, there are many different kinds from community service to e-sport clubs. With the diversity in academics and school life many different people can go and learn just the same.
I liked the school. The teachers were pretty decent at teaching and they knew what they were doing. The food was meh.
I love the teachers and programs offered, however, I am giving El Toro three stars for the office staff and facilities. It is very easy to tell where the district puts its money, and it is not El Toro. Most of the classrooms are straight out of the 90s with very few updated buildings and classrooms. Office staff also handles very intense situations poorly every time, regardless of backlash from parents regarding their students' safety.
El Toro has great school spirit, fun teachers and a wide variety of classes. It’s a great school! It is older and can use some updates but that doesn’t detract from the experience.
I liked meeting all my friends here but there is too many clicks. The bathrooms are disgusting. Some teachers don't teach
El Toro High School has good and bad characteristics to it like any school. From my experience, I enjoyed the atmosphere that was at El Toro High School. Based on stats El Toro isn't an exceptional school compared to others but it does the job to get you a pretty good education. The faculty at this school is accommodating and understanding but there are a few that kinda lack in being there for their students and being understanding. The diversity at this school is very mixed and is accepting of everyone with open arms. In the academics department, El Toro isn't the strongest as many courses from what I hear have teachers that lack in teaching. In my case, I had a lot of helpful teachers that would support you and make sure you understood the material and help you get as good as a grade you could in their class. So it truly depends on what teachers you get. Overall this school is all-around average and can improve in many areas.
This school has given me an experience that is unforgettable. It has its pros and cons like anything else but what really stood out was the changes the school made to make the students feel safe in the environment. This school did its best to give the students a great high school experience.
El toro high school is a school with really good teachers that really made me the student and person I am today, if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here writing for this scholarship or following what I want to do.
Most of the teachers are nice and understanding, but with that said they are not the best at teaching the topics. Many of the teachers assign work to the students without actually teaching the subject and simply sit back at their desks while the students have to teach themselves.
I had a great experience at El Toro, it was a great community of students and teachers. I had some fantastic teachers who I could tell really cared about their jobs, one of my favorite courses was AP World History of my sophomore year. My teacher had a doctorate in education and was definitely one of the best teachers I've ever had, with her help I got a 5 on the AP exam that year.
The Honors English teachers are also a lot of fun and helped me to greatly improve my writing skills throughout the time I attended school here. There were also a lot of engaging conversations in English class with activities that fostered critical thinking skills.
Playing sports also made my experience at El Toro like no other. My coaches cared about my academics and pushed me to perform at my best on and off the field.
Overall, I had a fantastic experience at El Toro and feel very prepared for college due to the skills I learned throughout my time here.
The Honors English teachers are also a lot of fun and helped me to greatly improve my writing skills throughout the time I attended school here. There were also a lot of engaging conversations in English class with activities that fostered critical thinking skills.
Playing sports also made my experience at El Toro like no other. My coaches cared about my academics and pushed me to perform at my best on and off the field.
Overall, I had a fantastic experience at El Toro and feel very prepared for college due to the skills I learned throughout my time here.
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