The new principal laughs at after school tutoring. She ended it after years and is refusing to help…read moreto get our children the help they need after being online for so long in an immersion school along with multiple after school programs ending. If I knew the school was going to be so against parents helping their children I would have NEVER sent my child here. It is really sad what is happening at Longfellow since her taking over.

Great support for my ADHD son, even with the language immersion component. Love this school! The…read moregarden program is incredible

We visited this school for a soccer game. The school is perched up on a hilltop overlooking Mission…read moreBay. You drive thru a very nice neighborhood with lots of hills. There is street parking available but a dedicated lot across the street. You have to be mindful of the cars that pass in the area since with hills people tend to go fast. The soccer field is located towards the back of the school. There is a small playground (outdated) but the smaller kiddos seemed to like it. The field is maintained and there was even a snack bar open when we visited. If you have strollers, wagons, or a wheelchair, this place is accessible just be cautious of the hills outside the school property.

crap school with crap teachers. I do get that some teachers there are absolutely incredible but…read moresome just suck at teaching. The school feels like it's meant to set me up for failure

Such a sweet home for our kiddos. So grateful for this community, teachers and principal.read more

I went to a Electronics Recycling Event at this school. You pull up into their enormous dirt field…read moreand drop off all the stuff that you cannot really throw away in the trash or recycle in your blue recycling container. It was very well-organized and I got to take a peek at the school when it was closed. It seems like a nice campus and I read where the test scores are decent too. There has been an overall improvement in the API test scores year on year although 5th grade scores could use a little help. When I was looking to buy a house, I always liked the Bay Park area and the schools. Bay Park Elementary is a California Distinguished School and it seems like a very nice neighborhood school which is very supportive to the K-5th grades. They have monthly Family Fridays to help support family members with strategies to help their kids at home and provide an opportunity for families to read together at school. I have to say that if I had any little kiddies left, this looks like a very good place to send them to.

Came for a football game and sat in visitor's section. Stands in visitor section are new and pretty…read moreclean and nice. Staff cleans up right after the game. Walked through the school's quad to get to the field, very nice layout. Concessions and snack bar was not very well stocked. They had Chick-Fil-A sandwiches for sale but the candy, chips, sodas, were few. Visitor restrooms were clean and maintained well. Field is very nicely maintained. Staff at front gate was super nice. Overall, it's great to be a visiting team and come here.

There are many factors that dictate a student's success in high school: family stability and love,…read moresocioeconomic background, potential learning disabilities, and social skills, to name just a few. I understand it's not black and white. However, outside of all those factors just rating the school, I would say PL High is garbage and I will give you concrete examples: 1) When kids ditch or skip class as many do (statistics say that skipping class has increased since COVID,) the staff are so stupid they let their students sit in the quad or library and pay NO attention to the fact that they're not in class. I had to call the school, email the counselor, sports coach, principal to inform them my child was ditching and NO ONE bothered to write me back! I then just had the idiots in the office just transfer me to the library to let them know she was sitting in the library in class time w/ friends socializing. 2) The old black lady at the front desk is the most unwelcoming, difficult, angry, "see" you next Tuesday I have ever met. I should have walked right out of that shithole the minute we went in for orientation in 9th grade. She is MISERABLE with her job. Taking a DMV worker and putting them on steroids is what this lady is like. The ladies who answer the phone are no better. 3) Cally Fallenstein, one of the "counselors," is not only epically useless, but she is super rude and passive-aggressive with her students. They are kids, they ask questions, and she responds in a demeaning, disrespectful, shitty tone. 4) Their long history of garbage Spanish teachers is laughable. A couple years ago, their "Spanish Teacher" would show up about 35% of the time, the kids would sit in the quad hanging out because their flakey teacher was either late or absent. He even said to one student, something to the effect of, " I will do it, but what are you going to do for me?" which has MASSIVE sexual undertones. He got away with this because he is "gay." The next Spanish teacher, while an absolute sweetheart, ran his class like a naive child, he let the kids run the classroom letting them TEXT during class. Thanks to their shitty choice of teachers, my child is now way behind in Spanish, no doubt. 5) There is ZERO implementation of a dress code, so girls dress like they're 24 and go clubbing downtown with outfits that make me gasp regularly (and I am no prude, conservative, believe me!) 6) You will get TONS of texts, emails, and calls from the district about the free lunch program and a bunch of other useless nonsense; however, when you call the school back to find out if and WHY your child missed a class, they cannot tell you ANYTHING. They don't know where your child is or why they are missing. Totally incompetent. 7) There was a child that got PUNCHED (sucker punched at that) SO HARD that he had t have his JAW WIRED SHUT. In my opinion there is NOT enough done to make kids feel included and safe. Kids need support, if they're new in town, it's like walking into a CULT. 8) Speaking of CULTS, the parents are primarily nuts, in my opinion; you have a ton of lame OLDER Gen X ( ppl who got their homes handed down from their parents, no doubt, and they try to RELIVE their lives through their kids at PLH, and are very mental. 9) The teachers are just paper pushers, for the most part, having kids rewrite crap from books and make it into slides. There are a few good teachers, the art teacher, and the physics teacher, to name a few. All the others my child had were mediocre at best. 10) Anytime there is GUN violence or any violence, you get a cryptic, vague email from the school principal, and then you have to research NEXTDOOR.com to find out if your kid will be safe the next day. 11) No more BOOKS all on their crappy tiny screen on their Chromebook, although so idiotic they STILL make the kids take books they don't even use. Do yourself a favor; if you have money, just put your kids in a smaller private school. You don't have to go to LJ Country Day--they have more economical options than that. Even High Tech High is better. One of the best suggestions yet is to move out of dumpy Point Loma and get to a better school. We moved to Temecula Valley School District, and it is NIGHT AND DAY--- even my child says the kids are nicer, more wholesome, and the teachers are more enthusiastic, and it's fun to learn. My only regret is we did not move to Temecula earlier. PS- PLH give kids a TON of homework. The schools in TV, at least the one we're at, have NO HOMEWORK!!! They do EVERYTHING in class and learn there, besides occasional projects or extra studying. Idiots at PLH, just send your kid to Khan Academy and don't even bother.

An Amazing Christian School!…read more Our kids have been attending The Rock Academy for the past three years, and we couldn't be more grateful for the experience. It truly is an amazing Christian school where students are not only receiving an excellent education, but are also encouraged to grow in their faith, character, and relationship with God. The teachers and staff genuinely care about their students and go above and beyond to create a loving, supportive, and Christ-centered environment. We have seen our children grow academically, personally, and spiritually during their time at The Rock Academy. What we love most is that the school feels like a community--a place where faith, education, and strong values come together. We are so thankful for all the teachers, staff, and families who have made these past three years so special for our children. We feel truly blessed to be part of The Rock Academy family and highly recommend this school to any family looking for a Christ-centered education.

Can't say enough good things about this school! All three of our children attend and have been…read moreattending since the Early Education Preschool. We currently have an 8th grader, 6th grader, and a kindergartner. From the front office to the teaching staff to the leadership, all have been and are exemplary. This school doesn't just focus on the high importance of academics, but also its moats our children's faith as a believer in Christ. Their mission statement is to develop and encourage Do Something Christians, Dynamic Communicators, and Deep Thinkers, and I've seen it accomplished in those who have graduated. I believe they also have a very high college acceptance rate of over 96%! Lord willing, I hope all three of our children graduate from this amazing school and their top notch programs! Thank you Rock Academy!

We attended Raquel Borras' Red Carpet Premiere for her documentary "I Hear You, Gen Z!" on Thursday…read moreevening. What a beautiful high school campus. An intimate reception was held upstairs on the outdoor patio. Plenty of seating and the layout was very welcoming. The film screening was shown in the theatre. There was a short walk between the two spaces. The grounds were well maintained and the restrooms were close proximity to the theatre. I'll be sure to check out future events at this venue.

The facility is beautiful. Most of the teachers are really good. The administration does not care…read moreabout you. Sometimes they respond to emails and sometimes they don't. The head of the administration is a political figure. If you're Jewish, the school does not care about you. They don't care whether you stay or you go. They don't care about anti-Semitic incidents on campus. Anti-Israel is not anti-Jewish for them. You will just yell into the void when bad things happen. There is zero accountability. I'm feeling very poorly about a school I was very excited to have my child join. If you're left leaning and hate Jews, this is the right place for you.

Both of my girls attended LPE and were very happy there. The teachers seemed to take a very special…read moreinterest in their development and happiness.

We are absolutely loving Loma Portal. The principal Mr. Morici was so attentive to our son, a new…read morestudent this year. He helped make his first day go better by making him feel more comfortable when my son was feeling overwhelmed and emotional. He even walked him to class and talked with him about video games on the way. I have never experienced such an amazing group of staff at any school. Our son loves his teacher Mrs. Naughton and enjoys the activities he does at school. Very pleased with this elementary!

my first - third class are great and the teachers are great, but my 4th grade teacher was CHEEKS…read more she got mad at me and called my parents for do a EARTHQUAKE DRILL wrong. like bro ur joking. she also got mad at me for putting a Slim Jim in my friends face as a joke. parent email.

Dewey Elementary is a school squeezed into the Midway area, educating students from military…read moredependent housing at Liberty Station and Gateway Village. The school is close to the many commercial and government facilities in the area and right next to a Starbucks. On the weekend, I like to park in the roomy Dewey parking lot, if all the parking spots are taken--as they usually are-- near Starbucks. Dewey has class levels from preschool through fourth grade and the very best thing: FREE after-school childcare. In the Peninsula area, there are people who look down on Dewey because the students are always transitioning in and out, due to frequent moves by their military families. Dewey was (and still might be) a year-round school and I actually knew people where I live that would enroll their kids there to keep them in school during the long, hot summer months. Dewey Elementary is kind of long in the tooth but I have noticed that they have been making some improvements lately. Best of all, a new security gate has been installed, where before the school was wide open for anybody to traipse right in. This school has a very specific purpose: it is to educate the children of military dependents and others who enroll there. I guess I have to say Yay! I'm a fan.

Both my children have attended this school one still is the teachers are amazing . It's a smaller…read moreschool and so friendly

Our teacher is great. But the parking is horrible. You can't park anywhere close to the rear gate…read more It says it's for bus parking but I never see buses??? And the women who guard the gate are extremely rude. You have to park on the other streets and risk your kids getting hit. They say you get a ticket. I say children's safety should come first!!! Buses are done at 845am. Let us park in front so our kids don't get run over.

I am so so SO incredibly happy that we chose Barnard for my two girls, currently in 1st grade and…read moreTK. I had always hoped we could bring mandarin regularly into our lives and this is working well for us. Not only is my oldest comprehending chinese and learning to read and write (half of the day is in chinese!) but she actually enjoys learning it. We have had amazing teachers and the PTA is incredibly involved and supportive. This is a solid school for parental involvement. Partly because all the families choose to be there with intention (it's a magnet school). I really appreciate the diversity of the student population, makes us feel at home as an ethnically mixed family.

I spent nine years as a parent at Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School (2013-2022). My son and…read moredaughter both completed the K-5 Mandarin immersion program and now are in high school and middle school respectively. My kids loved the school, its teachers, and the three different principals that were present during their years there. My kids have an incredible knowledge of the Mandarin language and of Asian culture. We have visited China three times. Interacting with locals has been a positive and joyous experience. We plan to continue with the Mandarin immersion program through high school. But there is so much more to Barnard than just Mandarin. The school offers an excellent, well-rounded ELA, math, and science curriculum. Their extra language skills only enhanced their engagement and absorption of other topics. The PTA offers a ton of wonderful extracurricular activities. My kids learned so much, made great friends with diverse families from throughout San Diego county, and collected terrific childhood memories of the many great times at Barnard. Highly recommended!