This is my 2nd go around for SPSV and I can honestly say that this school has been a great fit for…read moreboth of my kids who are both so different in many ways. education is top notch. People may not like that there are not 1000 kids in school but to me i absolutely love it. The staff knows all the kids by name, they are on top of the kids when their grade start slipping and the absolute most important thing to me about that school is it's community. It has an amazing school community. You become family and the kids actually want to be at school. My son is at school on an average 13 hrs a day, and that is by choice!

This has been an amazing school for my son. I believe that you get out what you put in. You have to…read moreparticipate and understand that every place is not for everyone. There are challenging days with any school, it's all about how you respond. Always take it as an opportunity to learn and grow. Go Bruins!!

Trembling like an earthquake, in a class of boys yelling and throwing things. The screams in the…read morehalls at the end of the week. Being told you look 'great' then hearing the increasingly loud sound of laughing from the person. Boys crying because they got another detention. That's truly the Benicia Middle School Experience. I personally as someone who's gone here for 3 years have seen and heard horrible things. To start off, the locker rooms and P.E in general. The boys will quite regularly be forced to leave the locker rooms because ONE person was talking and be made to run around outside, with or without their shoes on. Which is extremely dangerous as there's small shards, coils, metal, sharp rocks, the such, on the ground outside on the blacktop, ive found them myself. Students become extra rude and judgmental during P.E and teachers choose to do nothing about it. Last school year Mr.Sindel got fired for the crime of liking little girls. This year the P.E teacher Mr.Holden replaced another P.E teacher. It is believed by me and my fellow students that Mr.Holdens continued absence for MONTHS now is because he was fired due to the same reasons as Mr.Sindel. I myself cannot say for sure this is true but considering the girls at the high school he worked at previously knew him to be creepy and a child-liker it seems fairly likely. The school is full of homophobic and transphobic students, that the school has never done anything about besides say that's bad. Other than that the boys at the school are all rowdy and mostly extremely rude and the teachers do nothing to help them improve as people and become better. They make you pay for WATER bottles at lunch or you just have to drink milk. I get there are water fountains but that's just crazy. I have learned close to NOTHING at this school. The passive aggressive teachers and auditory learning and reading EVERY assignment thing doesnt work for me personally. The teachers are extremely rude. One specific student tried to choke my friend, and punches and kicks and makes fun of my other friend. They pride themselves on being a place of inclusion and kindness but its really unsafe and uncomfy. The school though isn't the WORST place on Earth. They have a rock climbing wall AND 2 good teachers!

I hate how they don't let Vallejo children go to the school, but they let glen cove children go to…read morethe Benica school. My son wanted to go so I called them, and they said the location is too far away when it's only a 9-minute drive there are kids in Benicia who live further than that. I personally feel like that's not even fair. But you know it is what it is.

The school lunch is nasty af they need to get more options other than pizza and fricking burritosread more

This campus is unappealing to the eye. There are too many fights going on every single day. So much…read morerude and unhygienic people there. Many of the teachers do not know what they are teaching. If you even consider this school as an option for your kid, you are disrespecting and wasting the perfect potential of them.

I toured this school with thinking I was going to enroll my son here. I attended a lot of events at…read morethis school growing up since my cousins went to school here and this was my home church. Unfortunately, I am extremely disappointed to say that the experience I had wasn't that great. First, when I met with the principal she let me know there was a "waiting list" then later speaking with the secretary she said there was no one on the wait list they just say that. During our visit my son was taken back to a room for an assessment where I wasn't present. I sat in the office area. During the assessment, the teacher asked my son questions like "do you get in trouble at school" and "do you talk a lot in class" and things around his behavior. When prior, during the tour, I was asking the principal questions around safety and what that looked like. I even shared certain challenges like talking in class. The following day, the principal called me to let me know that my son could do a "trial" with the school and see how he does in a month. This, I've never heard of and how is that even possible! It sounded like they were being selective and wanted to see how he would behave before fully accepting him into the school. Just by this, I decided this school wasn't the best fit for him. This school lacks diversity, acceptance of all people and judge. The 2 stars are for adding a park that the school didn't have, kudos for the secretaries kindness and her transparency that the principal hid. My son is thriving at his current school and an A/B student.

After a lot of research into private schools in Solano County 7 years ago, we landed on this one,…read moreand haven't looked back. Our kids actually get sad when they have to miss school for whatever reason. They love their teachers, and the teachers clearly care about their students. They could be teaching for teachers' unions in public schools, earning more money, but they choose our school because they care intensely about our kids and our families holistically: Intellectually, emotionally, physically, spiritually. I've trusted all my many kids with many normal kid-play injuries over MANY years to the wonderful women in the office, both the office manager and office assistant. They call me right away, disclose all the details of the injury, tell me how they treated them (with a lot of medical experience, I assure you they do everything I would have EVERY time), offer to talk to my child and of course allow me to pick them up if I ever deem it necessary. The teachers and administration answer every email and Class Dojo message I've ever sent, no matter how small the topic, within a very short time. Whenever I've approached the principal with a question or concern, she welcomes it with humility and openness, and actually makes changes worth making (this is notably not the case with many school principals). She surrounds herself with committees to make sure she's not missing anything. Between our excellent principal, our wonderful office manager, and our warm office assistant, the ambience in the office is pleasant and welcoming. As a parent, I don't want to leave when I stop in! The school community has really wonderful families we've befriended over the years or worked with on school volunteer opportunities. But for us, the most important aspect is the faith aspect. Our kids get to learn about the Catholic Faith through a beautiful and formational religion program; and they get to see it reflected in the faculty and administration in various ways, through their unique gifts, virtues, and sacrifices. My own faith has been enriched just through getting to know them and seeing their own, personal love of God.

(This review is for their new gym). I recently attended an 8th graduation and the gymnasium was…read moreperfect for it. Plenty of space and storage rooms to store our graduation gear. It was warm with all the people inside but not unbearable. The place looked amazing and well kept. Parking was easy to get in but a bit chaotic getting out. However an amazing place to hold a graduation.

I took my son out this school immediately after a teacher harassed him for having his phone out. he…read morecaused bruises on my sons arms legs. And plus i was thinking of taking him out way before that because the school is literally molding buildings are tilting and they look like they are about to collapse. I would never take any of my kids here again absolutely not. I DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND TAKING YOUR KIDS HERE.

Not a lot of security. No support for students. Bias and too much favoritism…read more Staffs has no appreciation, no feelings and blind for students that works hard.

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If you are looking for a safe learning environment, and an alternative to the public and private…read moreschools that Vallejo has to offer, then A2A is the place to go. I did not want my sons going to the public high schools here and couldn't afford the prices of the private schools; Aspire 2 Achieve was the answer to my problem. Both my sons have graduated from A2A and totally enjoyed the time they were there. I only wish A2A had been around when they were in grammar school. Aspire 2 Achieve now has a preschool -high school program. Check of their web page @ http:www.freeweb.com/aspire2achieve/ Lisa Butler Vallejo

3/27/24 2PM I was driving behind this road hazard on my way…read moreto Lucky's on Fitzgerald in Pinole. Is it turning right on Fitzgerald or going straight? Turns Right onto Fitzgerald - No Turn Signal. Hmm. It is probably going straight towards Chucky Cheese. Nope. Turns sharply Left towards Lucky's parking lot - No Turn Signal. It is going a little fast. Probably going straight towards the Lucky store. Nope. Turns Left towards the Dollar store - No Turn Signal. Parks haphazardly. Hopefully this church van isn't used to transport parishioners.

Amazing School,my son went there& they have a lovely library, good educated teachers,nice school…read moreprincipal, & much activities for different types of children. They don't tolerate bad language & school uniforms are allowed.