Graduated in 2002. But while attending, it was bad but not as bad as the late 90's. It did improve…read morea little thanks to Steve Harvey who donated $$ for remodeling. Principal Dr. Lahl during the time wasn't the best although he liked to take credit for the improvement. Overall, i managed to graduate with honors and leave that ghetto school. I had transferred from a great school in san pedro- San Pedro High and man i guess Jordan in watts is where the rejects end up. I regret messing up in my teens gaining the removal from SPHS. I'm sure Jordan is better now, I'm glad all the racism has diminished throughout the years.

Brings back memories. School of Hard Knocks! Class of 1995. But I hear it's better now a days.read more

I'm unhappy with their lack of support for the kids my daughter was getting bullied by kids and the…read moreteachers or staffs didn't do anything I don't recommend. They didn't even let my daughter culminate that's how unfair they are.

I'm only giving this school 1 star because it doesn't allow 0... my child recently switched to SEMS…read morefrom another school in another district and there hasn't been a single day where I don't regret the decision. Not only are the children bullies but the staff also! I've had numerous issues come up and they're adamant on addressing them as a parent yet they NEVER answer their phones and they NEVER return phone calls!!!! The one time I was able to get a hold of someone, she spoke over me and REFUSED to help with something so simple as updating my child's emergency card information so they could get a hold of me directly. She was condescending and belittling to me AS A PARENT, I could only imagine how she treats the children! If any problems arise, they tell you through email rather than calling you directly which is asinine because not everyone operates by emails! This school is piss poor at best! UPDATE 6/8/22: Called and spoke to the school last week pertaining to culmination. The *genius* that answered told us tickets were not being issued and that they recommend 3 members of the family attend but they weren't capping off anyone. I had my mother drive a long distance to see her only grandson culminate only for my son to come home with 3 tickets today!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that means not only will his grandmother have to stay home but his other siblings will have to stay home too.. No one knows what they're talking about at this school!! They constantly give misleading information, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, it's the blind leading the blind. My brother is a dean at another school within LAUSD and even he can't believe the way this school handles itself. IF YOU HAVE THE OPTION, TAKE YOUR KID TO ANY OF THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS!!!!!!!!!!! This one will only give you a headache and sit back while they watch your kid fail!!!

the school gave me food poisoning and i couldnt stop pooping and the spanish teacher cant even…read morespeak spanish and theres no bad baddies

ITS VERY GOOD and THIS SCHOOL HAS A GAME CLUB and CYBERPATRIOT, ANTI-smoking, YAB there very good…read moreschool AND IF your failing for school you can take jag classes and gives you extra credit

Love the community and staff. The gymnasium is very clean and very well maintained. Love itread more

There were a lot of discrepancies when it came to keeping track of parent hours. In the end, we…read morewere told that we had more than 40 parent hours to fulfill even though volunteering on site took place. No letters or timely phone calls were made when my son was dismissed. No sense of direction where he could go to start and complete his senior year. Then it was turned around saying that it was my child who was hiding things and correspondence. My son changed the three years he was there. His confidence deteriorated. Later I found out that there was a lot of favoritism when it come to certain students, especially the "star" athletes. They would get away with bullying other students and people would look the other way. Ever wonder how Verbum Dei keeps its high percentage of college acceptances? They kick out their lower performing students without proper guidance nor sense of direction, not even providing resources for parents to further support the student. My son's mental health deteriorated and much counseling was needed afterwards. We were left dissatisfied and disappointed because we sacrificed a lot to send our son to school, working multiple jobs even though the work study program partially helped. We thought we were doing our son a favor, when in reality it was a disservice. If you decide to enroll your son at this institution, be ready to keep track of everything because you will get told last minute that your volunteering contributions were not "complete," even when some of the office staff would say that no sign is was required because they already tracked it for you...

It's a good school because it's smaller (about 130 students) and the teachers care about you. The…read moreclasses usually have 20 students or less so you get the attention you need. There is a basketball (and volleyball) gym in the building and the staff like to play against the students. Everyone also gets a free lunch at the school. The school has a lot of trips and visits colleges. You can also get a part-time job with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps at the school. Overall, everyone is on friendly terms and there is no drama. It's a safe place to be and learn.

I would like to take a brief moment and thank Valiente staff for making a welcoming environment for…read moreall students. I am super happy to know that my daughter LOVES the school, first time in the few years she's been in school she actually mentions that her school is awesome that she likes going to school everyday. I recently put her in the after school program which I was a little hesitant to do so just because it's a long day in school plus and additional few more hours but once again she loves it she has not once complain about it. Thank you Ms. Iñiguez and staff !!!

This was my son's second year at Valiente. I am so appreciative of all the hard work the teachers…read moreand staff put in to make sure that the students continued to get a quality education during the pandemic.Teacher communication was great and students were being taught lessons via zoom more than once a week. I couldn't ask for a better placement for my son.

This is a horrible fucking school! My student kept getting his clothes taken away from other…read morestudents and we all know what skin color it was ! Totally not acceptable! It was his first year here and he got harasssed every day ! And the principal is always shouting inappropriate things to everybody, I do not like this behavior and this school should get shut down!

This is Jazmin Garcia, a former student who went here specifically to HPIAM in 2018 that…read moretransferred soon to Huntington Park high school. I'd like to just say this high school was horrible anytime I reminisce back im left with horrible memories and trauma from the treatment I got at this school by staff and students. Ms. Garcia, other desk staff, nurses, teachers. The way they single handedly were able to isolate specific students and give false narratives and get away with so much I was not the only one. My grades were straight F's although I loved school I was depressed here staff tried to treat me like I was a troubled child yet I was being harassed and not left alone by staff. They told me I would not graduate and I'd have to go to continuation school, not long after I transferred to Huntington Park High in 2020 I got straight A's and B's and thrived and graduated with my class of 2022 and actually was ahead in most of my classes I even exceeded past the credits that were required, etc. Please consider where you enroll your children.

Compared to what it use to be...it has improved. Unfortunately, that is not saying much. The…read moreeducation is still lacking in quality and since it is a LAUSD school do not hold your breath for any improvement. The school appears more like a mini prison. Gated fences surrounds the school..but that doesn't stop the kids from hopping the fence to skip class.

I live across the street from this school. Let me tell you how much of a nightmare it is to live by…read morethis school. 5 days out of the week from 7:30am til around 5:30 to 6 pm (after school time), the students just scream. All they do is scream throughout the day. Sometimes the screaming is blood-curdling. I once had a visiting relative comment on this and they thought that the students were being attacked in some way. They weren't joking and were genuinely concerned to the point they thought we should contact law enforcement. I had to remind them that they do this every day, it continues after school in the after-school programs. Once, as I was going for a walk by the school, a student, possibly separated from his gym class made a very crude and offensive sexual remark at me (an adult) relating to oral. There were zero adults present and I had no idea how to report this as I was very far from the entrance of the school which is on Firestone. Not very long ago, about 2-3 months ago, a lone student behind the fence was just yelling, "n-er, n-er!!!" repeatedly for close to two minutes straight. The parents are self-entitled. They will block your driveway when it's time to pick up a child. They have been in my own experience combative and aggressive. In the mornings, the parents will play their corridos and Banda music very loud in a residential area. There is a female teacher who uses her megaphone throughout the day to talk to her students during what sounds like gym period. She is the only teacher I hear! It becomes such a nuisance as I work from home. This school makes it very difficult to complain as there are no online forms to fill out, no way to submit any sort of documentation. If I call, they tell me I could only file a complaint in person during school hours and where's the time for that? In this day and age where it's easier to access things via the internet, you still have to go in person. I have lived by this school for decades. This is far from a decent school. It needs a lot of improvement and consideration for the residents that live around it. (For some reason this review shows I am located in San Francisco. I live and currently am located in South Gate.)