This school is no help with your future the counselors suck the worst takes them like a month to reply to your email and when they do they always say they can't help. If you go to this school you'll just have to figure it all out on your own because this school isn't any help read more

Many family members for years including myself and my children walked through the halls and classrooms of the old Chino High School. It was so sad to see the school torn down. A prison looking building has been put up in its place. It's nice but cold looking. Thankfully the gym and football field for Friday Night Lights games are still there. Buildings football area are worn could use some sprucing up. It would have been nice if a memorial with the bricks from the old school was used to build an acknowledgment to the students for the prior classes, to the history of farmers and dairy land families who attended and were the old CHS. Yes It was a gut punch to see my alma mater gone. Tear was shed. I understand progress. But you can't have progress without there being history. read more

Education is so-so and even though the school offers AP and Honors courses, they're not very challenging. The school will definately not prepare you for the competitive world of college or the real-life workforce. I always enjoyed math and science there though. No idea if Ms. Caldwell and Mr. McClure are still there, but they were my favorite teachers. I had Ms. Caldwell for several years of math (Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus) and Mr. McClure for AP Chemistry. Ms. Caldwell taught me to love math and Mr. McClure taught us how fireworks work. Also, Mr. McClure had some cool classic cars and DJ'd on the weekends. He was definately one of the cool teachers. The school has a wide range of sports from football (the most emphasized), baseball/softball, water polo, wrestling, golf, soccer, basketball and even cheer (if you count that as a sport). Football and basketball games are the most popular to attend. I frequented the football games, but not as a supporter. I was there with the band. Chino High 77th Cavalry Marching Band and Pageantry: Doug Bowden is the best. He leads a great program. He's not just your teacher, but oftentimes he was a friend and was there for all of his students to either help or just listen to a problem. They participate in several competitions throughout the year and parades. They marched in the 2001 Rose Parade. I'm pretty big and partial to the performing arts at the school because I was in both the band and choir for 3 years. It was a great experience and you make great friendships that will last you years to come, even when you have moved on your separate ways, the bonds forged in band are pretty solid. I can't really speak for the area now, as it has been almost 10 years since I graduated, but I know while I was attending the surrounding neighborhood was a bit sketchy. It probably wasn't as good of a school as some of the private schools out there, but it's my alma mater so I had to represent. read more

My child is enrolled in the county program at Chino High School. Her classroom has been without a working phone for going on 2 months now. Despite the teacher's many request the phone lines have not been fixed. The teachers from the county program do not even have school email. Not only is not having a working phone line in a classroom a safety issues but is a legal issue as well. Upon calling the principal, the district , the special education coordinator, the superintendent and SELPA I was told a variety of excuses . The best one, that the phone NEXT door works. I guess if there was a school shooting (Lord lets hope that never happens) the teacher or staff would have to risk their lives as well as the childrens to make a phone call to emergency rescue. If a student's parents forget to tell the teacher a vital medical issue and needs to call the teacher during the day it could be a life or death situation. This is totally unexceptable. ALL CLASSROOMS SHOULD HAVE WORKING PHONES. I don't care if the program is district ran or county ran like special education. The site the class is risiding on should be responsible for the quality of the room these kids are in. Just like a landlord. This is against the law. The principal had the odossedy to tell me the phone don't work because "the county" staff unplugs it for their person use of fax machine and answering machine? Hmmm.. It is a line connected to the SCHOOL therefore it should be in working order 24/7 no excuses. He clearly don't care about these special education students.. These kids are not just learning disabilities. These are kids with SERIOUS Medical issues. Such as down syndrome, Rhett disease, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy Autism, Mild Metal Retardation. These kids are medically frail and there parents and teacher need to be able to acseess each other all hours they are there. It is sad to think these Children ARE being left behind. There are several fund raiser going on for atheltics but we can't fix a phone line in going on 2 months for disabled children? Best yet called special education coordinator whom tells me the phone had been fixed. Then she states it was unable to be fixed because "Vendor" said it was a electrical issue and would have to call in another agency to fix. So bad electrical in a classroom where 80% of the children are wheel chair bound? hmmm.. That sounds safe. I am sure county fire would love to hear that? Maybe the police dep't. I mean we can't even get our kids in school once the gates are locked because we can't contact the teacher to let them know they are outside waiting. Yup. Not even the special wheelchair bosses can contact teachers to let them know if something happen on the bus because yup no phones that receive calls is in the classroom. Sad enough these kids are not included in pretty much anything the school does. There classroom is pushed way off from the normal campus like the kids have the plague. IT is so sad. Chino High School only has this county program at there school so they can get the funding for each head that shows up. Not because they care about the education of the disabled. Not all children or staff are equal at this school . It is sickening and a embarassment to the state of California. I would not send my child to this school If they are special education or county look for other options. This principal is a piece of work. To busy making $$ to get off his butt and make sure these kids are safe. Guess they are just disposable to him. Sad... read more

Class of 2010. I can't compare to other high school experiences, but as an alumni, I can say that the school itself could have been better (can't we all say that?). I passed all of my classes, did well, but none of it really prepared me for college, and I ended up spending years at a community college trying to get where I am now, published and moving to a university. The school is great with its extra-curricular activites, however. I marched in the school's band for four years, and while the experience was rough (the band director, Doug Bowden, did a lot of screaming and glaring at students and frankly I feel led me into my medical anxiety), I would not have spent my years at Chino differently. A lot of the school feels more like a headquarters for gang-bangers and slackers, and only a few handful of teachers seem knowledgeable and helpful. If attending, ask around to find the teachers who really can help you succeed. Beautiful track and field, great for working out or getting a good walk in. read more

the staff is absolutely awful. It was my first time here picking up my sister and I didn't know where to enter so there was a gate open and the security guard yelled at me to stay outside! Calmly, i understood that and i went inside to get a visitor pass and i asked the lady at the front desk and she ignored me and was eating her lunch. So when i asked her for the pass, she told me who am i here to see and the security lady was watching me and i told her i was picking up my sister she told me i couldn't so i said can i at least get a visitor pass to talk to her and she said that she wasn't giving me the pass and smiled, i am not one to say negative things but fuck that bitch and that rude ass security guard. Y'all are fucking assholes. read more

There has to be something done the lady that answers the phones is very rude I thought twice about writing this review I thought maybe she's just having a bad day. But no sir that was not the case the next day she was the same a week later I call when she picks up she's laughing on the phone then still has attitude when you're asking her questions as if she has a problem answering questions read more

Very disappointed in Chino High this year. The lady in the attendance office that answers the phone and deals with the students, I will get her name, is extremely rude to not only the student, my mother, and myself on numerous occasions. If you hate your job that much and/or continue to be that rude, she should not be allowed to work in the school district. As the adult sister, I was put on the emergency card to be able to take my sister out of school. The attendance lady argued with me that I was not on the paperwork, which I have been on the paperwork for several years and suspiciously was not all of a sudden. When my mother went to "fix" the issue, the lady told my mom she was not making a smart decision by allowing me to be to take my sister out of school. Not only was she rude with a rude comment, but it is not her business to make those decisions within our household that she knows nothing about. Furthermore, my mother told them my sister needed to be taken out of school by 2pm to make an appointment that she had to take work off to take my sister because I suspiciously was not allowed to. My sister got a slip and was to give it to her teacher, Mrs. Cardenas, so she knew my sister was to be able to leave at 2pm. The teacher never let her leave and informed her she had to wait for a phone call even though my sister had a note from the office nor did her teacher, Mrs. Cardenas, try to call the office to fix the issue. At 2:15, normal release, my sister obviously left and was then late to her appointment because of the issue from her teacher. My mother called the attendance office who switch her to Mrs. Cardenas who said she did not let my sister out because that's not how they used to do it. So apparently she cannot adapt to the new way the school is running things. In addition, while my mother explained they are now late because of her, she sarcastically said she was sorry and supposedly did everything she could, which in fact she did nothing. I could continue but this is good for now. Hope no one has to deal with this lady's rude tone of voice, rude comments, or the way she talks down to individuals. read more