the coach dosent care about 6th or 7th graders health she says you dont even need water for two…read morelaps and they be pickin random subs that dont even do stuff and the people here are not kind and vape they have been many vape packets all over the school

Coach ms. Jimenez doesn't care about 6th graders medical health and tells them if she can run they…read morecan't which completely bs because she's not a tween but an adult. The foods good.

I do not believe that this is a well-operated school. Their justice and disciplinary system is…read moreflawed, and they don't follow their protocols or expectations. I as a former student feel very unhappy with my time there. I was bullied and went to admin about it, and no change was made to the behavior. For a school that wants parent collaboration, they do a very poor job. I'm very grateful for the few teachers that made me feel valued and accepted, but my problem is with the principle and admin. In a school like the coop school which is supposed to be inclusive, students should feel like their voice is heard and taken to heart, but I felt the opposite. They constantly oppress the voices of their students and their parents. I truly believe that this is not a safe and inclusive environment for children.

The school is not doing well. Our child was going to this school for several years and we really…read morewanted him to continue going there. Unfortunately, school's executive director (Tom) and the board that is supposed to oversee him have largely destroyed an otherwise great school. Executive director has made many changes that hurt the students and community, many long term, highly qualified teachers were let go. Administrative staff who knew all kids by names and did a great job running the school were let go. Instead of experienced teachers they have put people with little or no experience. Kids have no continuity with teachers or education program. The board has people whose kids are going to Linda Vista campus and have a quiet understanding with executive director that they don't get in Directors way as long as their kids at LV don't see any negative changes. They do not know the bylaws, they don't know Brown Act, they are not doing anything except rubber stamping decisions. They are afraid to talk to parents. They are completely unwilling to act as the board and have failed the job they signed up for. The legal counsel to the director and the board from Procopio is not helping the school or community. Misinterpreting the Brown Act and giving advise that hurts students and community is not "protecting school's interest". What is the school if there is no staff and no kids? Sorry, but we are done with our kids being used for experiments in poor governance. There are only one or two good teachers left at Mountain View. There are a few decent teachers at Linda Vista, but even those teachers are now looking for other jobs because they have seen what was done to the staff at Mountain View. Many parents who were actively supporting staff and the school on daily basis have transferred their kids and left the school over the last year. The firings of staff and exodus of remaining staff and kids/parents in summer of 2019 has completely devastated the school.

The newer part of the school (elementary campus) is nice although the middle school class rooms are…read moremade up of outdated, dirty, and run down portable bungalow class rooms. Teachers are good and nice so are students but not the nicest learning environment for middle schoolers.

The teachers at this school are very nice and the kids have lots of fun! Rdddddddddfdffread more

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

So, for the purposes of this review, I will be discussing the athletic fields only. If they suck…read moreat graduating you or your child, I can't speak to that. They may or may not be home to the largest group of delinquents this side of TJ for all I know. By the way, that is TJ MAXX in case you were wondering. In any event...HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FOOTBALL FIELD?!? Wha Whaaat?!? So my range of comparison when I was in high school was a large area that may or may not include grass and may or may not include yard markers and may or may not field a team that won any games. So, to level set, this field is like walking on the clouds by comparison. The track that goes around the field is rubberized - READ: easy on your body! Just about every night, there are VAVI activities going on there, so you're free to run the track or whatnot. For those dark winter nights, it's perfect because the area is well lit and there is plenty of parking. For nights where you have the benefit of daylight, there are great tennis courts, a soccer field, and baseball diamond. Not to mention some concrete areas that this writer is unable to identify. Bottom line - if you're looking for somewhere to exercise this is a great place to go. The added benefit of watching the VAVI action while you run, or whatever it is that you'll be doing should not be underscored!

Both of my kids go this school and I love how the school, staff and students have accepted my kids…read more I would recommend to all parents to seriously review this school. I love it 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.

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.