Within the Relationships theme, compared to other participating high schools, the highest rated question for Sonoma County was: 

• How many of your teachers believe that you can get a good grade if you try?

and the lowest rated question was:

• How many of your teachers are not just satisfied if you pass, they care if you’re really learning?

Here is the full list of questions in the Relationships theme:

• How many of your teachers make an effort to understand what your life is like outside of school?
• How many of your teachers are not just satisfied if you pass, they care if you’re really learning?
• How many of your teachers connect what you’re learning in class with your life outside of school?
• How many of your teachers try to be fair?
• How many of your teachers believe that you can get a good grade if you try?
• How many of your teachers are willing to give extra help on school work if you need it?

53% of Sonoma County students report that there is at least one adult at school who would be willing to help them with a personal problem. This is lower than the percentage at other participating high schools.

Note: Unlike most other questions asked on a 1-to-5 strength of agreement scale, questions about students' relationships employ a scale whose points correspond to the proportion of teachers to which a statement applies, with 1 indicating none, 2 indicating few, 3 indicating half, 4 indicating most and 5 indicating all.