Somerset Academy has been my school for 8.5 years of my life (Kindergarten to 7th). I am 12 now…read moreand I'm here to tell you why I choose 2 stars. Kindergarten through 2nd were my best years here, every other year after were not the best. A thing currently wrong about this school is that students are too scared to tell any staff about which students are bullying or possibly threatening them which upsets me because the staff could help a lot. Most of the kids here are horrible, racist and rude and staff are barely doing ANYTHING about it! I mean come on? There are students scared to come to school because some of these students are so rude? Ive seen some kids get bullied so much the past couple years and if i was them i wouldn't want to come to school at all. The education here i feel is a bit below average, students here are smart but some teachers are bad at explaining and shy students are afraid to ask for help. I'm a fast learner but sometimes I get stuck on something and just never learn the topic. Teachers need to focus on certain students that may need the extra help so possibly give more tutoring opportunities for students? I have been in trouble at the school before and I would say it was handled nicely. I mean staff were encouraging me to open up about what happened and didn't yell at me or anything but im not short tempered like some students which is probably making some of us scared to talk to you guys because you cant keep your composure when students get upset or angry at you or someone else which makes me pretty upset. I mean I have recently moved to a school people would consider "gangster" but it already seems much better than Somerset Aliante. I don't understand why this school is rated so well especially considering the fact some students have been involved in fights and conflict which haven't been told to staff about. But thanks for the effort. My favorite teachers/staff here are Ms. Glodfelter (2nd), Ms Buell (5th), Mrs. Sok (4th), Ms. Jaimes (6th), Ms. Matyszczyk (6-8), Ms. Smith (5th), Ms. Gaxiola (k-5th), Coach Harvey (K-5th), Ms, Brackenbury (6th), Ms. Davis (Assistant). Thank you!

My daughter just graduated 5th grade. She has been at this school since 1st grade. We absolutely…read morewill miss this school. The staff cares and takes concerns seriously. My daughter left crying, and so did I! It made me realize how much we appreciated everyone and everything about this school. The coolest gesture was to gift every graduate a certificate with a picture of their cap and gown portrait. WOW !! I just imagine those parents that are out there struggling wishing they can afford the picture and couldn't , opening up the certificate to that beautiful picture. Thank you staff for your positive impact in my daughter's life. You will be missed

LOVEEE this school so much!!! The staff is great and caring, my son has been there for 5 yrs now…read moreand loved it

this school is great, but accuses you for things you haven't done, love the staff just some are ruderead more

Some of these negative reviews are hilarious…read more One even suggests to view the demographics of the school as if to suggest something nefarious is going on. I'm sure the demographics in the the area might have something to do with it. Sounds like a more logical reason. Complaints are all by parents who don't have kids attending the school. There is a reason why parents that do have kids attending give it 5 stars. It's because the school is amazing, the teachers and staff are all involved, and communication between faculty and parents regarding our child's progress is top notch.

This school definitely has some downsides like only allowing students to finish there assignments…read morethe next day. like some kids have sports and stuff like that. Well they do have vending machines with good choices for snacks but I feel are kind of expensive to some degree. Also 1 vending machine for cash. As well as when your in lunch A the vending machine doesn't open till like 5 minutes left of lunch. atleast on blockday Thursday.

Another current student here...It's an alright school. Teachers I have mixed feelings about,…read morestudents are ok, but they really need to do some background checks on the people coming into these schools, students, staff alike. School sometimes listens to requests, but overall, it's not the greatest to go to school at. Have experienced some bullying, as well as racism. 2 stars.

NOT SAFE!! DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE! NO STARS! My son received death threats, bullied and…read moreharassed by other students and administrators did NOTHING. After reporting the death threats they did nothing to keep him safe in school and the other students ganged up on him and bullied him and absolutely no teacher saw anything. Only other students saw my son and asked him if he was okay. When I contacted the Principal Mr. Thorson he was arrogant, rude, condescending and unsympathetic. He insinuated my son was lying when there were police reports, witnesses and witness statements. For a school that advertises no tolerance to bullying let me tell you it is as if they support bullying. I had to withdraw my son from the school and they took a week to withdraw him causing his grades to be affected due to their misconduct. The last school year before a teacher grabbed my son by the arm and told him to sit down after he got up to grab a tissue due to allergies. The school did NOTHING instead tried to pressure me to keep him in the same classroom with that teacher and I should have removed him from the school entirely when that happened but instead I regrettably gave them another shot and they just completely disappointed us. The kids threatening my kids are still at the school and continue to threaten other students claiming they're in a gang. Do not send your kids here if you want to keep them safe.

All the teachers I had were very nice and I only dislike one teacher the humanities teacher but…read moreoverall this is a great school

This is the worst school ever. My daughter has been bullied for a while now and the school did…read morenothing to protect my child. Instead of hearing what my daughter had to say they asked the bullier and his friend if my daughter was the bully. My daughter is super sweet she has never gotten into trouble. My child does not want to go this school anymore. They say they are against bullies but in truth they really don't give 2 shits. My child has told me that she does not feel safe and refused to go to school this week. She has told her teacher which he has made her switch tables to get away from the kid. He has been bullying my child and making rude remarks due to her birthmark on her forehead stating did your mom drop you on your face when you were a baby or did she hit you with the frying pan. We have tried to have a one on one with the school but they refused. They talked to my child without a parent present, she felt as if they were retaliated her for being honest. They would not take my child's statement that she has done nothing wrong. They asked the bullies friend and of course being a friend is going to stick up for them. They didn't even talk to her teacher about this, my child has developed anxiety due to this torment and how they treat her. This is by far the worst school to send your child to. They are not there for the kids that are getting picked on. Don't send your child to this school if you care for their safety. My daughter does not feel safe at all with this school. We are removing her and will enroll her to a better school where the teachers actually give a damn. If I could I would not rate this school at all!!!!!

Fantastic first school experience for our grandchild. The teachers and staff are interested in…read moreteaching and promoting learning. Children are encouraged and parents are included in the education plan.

This school pushes out any child with issues or concerns instead of addressing them properly. So…read morewhy does this matter? Early intervention is highly important for help with children with special needs so they can succeed later in life. This school is not up to the task to discovering those needs and assisting your child. Right now 1 out of 56 children are autistic. That's not counting any of the other children with additional needs. My daughter did not want to integrate with the preschool classroom. They thought it was purely a behavioral problem. We did everything they asked. She was "super smart" (their words) so they wanted to keep her, but she couldn't handle being with the group. Though she was still listening/learning from afar (again their words) They tried to physically force her resulting in major meltdowns. They ended up kicking her out. They made me feel like a failure of a parent and my child wasn't exactly excited to experience school again after that. With the assistance of CCSD and her doctor she was diagnosed with high functioning autism. She's doing great in a general education classroom and still super smart. My point is pick a school that will help your child no matter what the circumstances. This school isn't going to do that.

I've went here k-5 and this school was very good but in my last year a girl had spread lies about…read moremë and my friend instead of the whole class. She said that we were making fun of her but we weren't. The whole class said she smelled and she targeted us only because we were the ones who covered arë nose next to her. The principle Mrs. Swawn didnt give us a chance to speak and tell the truth and then sent us to class. That year before was 4th grade and I had class with her and I had to sit next to her and she decided to be racist towards më by saying "wake up your mom made tamales" which I found mean and reported it to the principle Mrs. Swawn and she ignored më.

la amo estoy en 5to grado y no quisiera irme, porque aquí todos me ayudan bastante a pesar de que…read morehable español, kay carl debería ser eterno ‼‼‼

Honestly not a good school to send your kids. Unwated drama and my kid always comes home crying his…read moreeyes out. One he came home bald and it's because of the other kids issues.

front staff is rude especially the younger girl she has a stuck up attitude and doesn't even greet…read moreyou.

As a new family joining the Legacy North Valley Kindergarten class, we didn't know exactly what to…read moreexpect. No school is perfect, but a school that genuinely tries and cares is all I can ask for! From my baby's teacher, Ms. Vogel, to the assistant dean and head dean, Mr. Gibson, the communication has been absolutely amazing. Any concerns we've had have been handled with so much understanding, respect, and care. I truly appreciate the entire Legacy North Valley team, and I feel confident that we made the right choice for our family!

My experience was interesting. I enjoyed my teachers. Since fifth grade ive always had trouble with…read moremath. So Ive always been failing forward. My sixth math teacher was very helpful. Seventh grade was the middle year it always sucks. Eighth was my golden year so i implore you to endure it. Bullying was never an issue in my grade category. There was a particular student that used to be very manipulative. Thankfully they left. The dean is usually very fair. I have a bittersweet feeling torwards this school I enjoyed my experience.

This school is not great because there is aton of students cussing and swearing and saying the n…read moreword over and over again and making 18+ inappropriate jokes at people, especially at the middle school side and doing gang signs. About the school lunch its nasty, the pizza isn't good and looks horrible also the corndog taste bad and the French fries dont taste like usually French fries you will find somewhere including all the food options and also the strict lunch ladies who should get fire and suck at their job and have anger issues, won't not let us switch tables with our own friends. Also the technology teacher sucks at their job she just teaches us simple technology stuff we already know as big kids! We aren't little kids that we're born in late gen alpha and like the technology teacher tells us "how to use the keyboard and mouse" Or "how to send a email to people or type websites in Google". Lastly the music teacher is horrible and really rude he screams at me and my peers and I saw some cases where he was screaming at the elementary kids or upper elementary kids, this school is 1 star listen to the 1 star reviews and you will see the truth and do take your child to this horrible school.