Although the school looks absolutely post-card perfect, that beautiful exterior barely conceals the…read moretoxicity that lies within. For the parent of a child with special needs, this facility is to be avoided at all costs and for those lucky parents of mainstream children: beware. There is no one watching over your student. Blake, my son's case coordinator, conducts himself like a pre-adolescent Neanderthal on muscle relaxants. He is incompetent, unresponsive, unprofessional and lazy. He has no knowledge of special education beyond that of a first year psych under-grad and he is proud to announce in meetings that he is unavailable the day after Halloween because he is planning on partying too much. Often, when his responses are actually intelligible, he is typically saying something along the extremely erudite lines of, "I don't know what you want me to do about it." Drug and alcohol abuse run rampant on campus and students walk off campus as they please despite not having passes. Administrators are distant and uninvolved and do not seem to mind having unprofessional individuals under their employ, who do irreparable damage without sanction or consequence. Parents, look elsewhere and do so quickly. Do not let the pretty buildings fool you.

This school is very interesting to say the least. I just wanted to give my advice on how the school…read morecan perhaps improve a bit to get five stars (first the good) -This school exceeds any expectations of what a public school is and looks like in Los Angeles. The school overlooks beautiful hills and houses. -They have a better arts center than most community colleges. -The facility is clean. -Beautiful sports facilities:including a pool, baseball field, track, football/lacrosse field -The custodians are friendly -FOOTBALL HAS GONE UP IN RANKINGS and THEY HAVE RECRUITED A FEW PEOPLE FOR CERTAIN SPORTS so needless to say they are projecting in the right direction with that (back in the day they were a joke) -The parents seem very actively involved especially with donations -many kids I have met here were very studious and went off to good colleges. However I am not certain that it is because of the school itself that allowed for that to happen. Most of the parents are college educated. -Los virgenes is a very small school district and a good one at that -the parking lots make the school look like a luxury car dealership (lol) The real reason why I am writing this review though is because Ive seen some weird stuff here. To be honest it is not unusual for students to be behaving the way I am about to explain (they are teenagers after all) but I am complaining because I know that if I had children who went here I know I would want there to be more security. There is a serious problem with the gate that stays open by the track. i see kids coming in and out whenever they please: During second period, right after first period or whenever! They just walk out in groups. And no one says anything. Not the PE teachers who are teaching their classes nor the maintenance or whatever. They get into the car and literally speed off and some come back later. Some are actually staying in their cars (doing who knows what...very suspicious behavior). As i said earlier this is really common in high school (so just because I am saying this does not mean that you should be worried, it's virtually everywhere), but I think what Im trying to say is that the school does not care if your child stays. Maybe the parents dont either sooo i guess it's all swell! but just thought id say something!

It's a alright school but definitely doesn't get funded enough, even though it's a performance…read moreschool, most other schools in the area have the same classes and have it better.

First of all the programs provided/academic classes are very good but bad execution. What I mean by…read morethat is a good amount of teachers are NOT good. When I say not good I mean NOT good at all. Many students complain about the same teachers each year. They definitely have one of the best Visual arts program (Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Broadcasting, Dance, Photography, Filmmaking, Stage Tech. I felt welcomed in this community, all the teachers are amazing in Visual Arts. The math teachers are not good at all so be aware. Only 2 out of the 6, from the year I went, actually taught me instead just posting notes and hoping you understand or just being a terrible teacher. Mind you many students have complained NUMEROUS times for many years about the same 2 math teachers and they are still teaching at that school. The atmosphere is supposed to be welcoming and inclusive but sadly a lot of students make that impossible every year. This is not a normal highschool experience. That can be okay sometimes but in this case, the negatives out weight the positives. When you voice that you are being bullied, or other concerns that conflict with your mental health they brush it off. They do not care about mental health here AT ALL. This school is filled with outcasts who 110% struggle with mental health problems and they don't do jack about it. It is frustrating dealing with faculty and administrators because they never do anything. Not all but most. Bullying is a real thing here but everyone refuses to deny it cause its "a very welcoming community". A friend of mine once reported someone for threatening to kill them selves and they brushed it off like it was nothing, multiple times, on many different occasions. The least they can do is send them to counseling and at least try to speak to the student. Most students wont say anything but just having someone reaching out and showing that they care is a huge step. When a serious allegation is reported, the faculty doesn't even try. During my time at Santa Su, a sexual assault allegation was going around. Many students knew and so did the school but they did NOTHING. No investigating, interviewing bystanders, nothing. Much help is needed in the administration department Students start drama here way more than an average highschool. Anywhere you go there will be drama and rumors but ere it is times 2. Any rumors started, spread like wildfire and can ruin ur whole experience at Santa Su. So be aware. The yearbook seems to always get worse every year. Senior baby photos and senior quotes are something students look forward to. They promise it every year I was there, and never actually add it in the yearbook which is just very disappointing. They make up stuff you never even said. The school itself is always disorganized. Santa Su is for smart students, to be honest. They don't really have good help for people who actually need some or are just an average student looking for help. Its not inclusive as it says it is. Yes, its a magnet school but don't advertise you are all inclusive if you cant even help your students who need it. This is from average students perspective.

My son went to the school and loved it had great friendships and great teachers. My daughter on the…read moreother hand struggled. Lots of mean girl types. We ultimately ended up leaving the school shortly after she started fourth grade and moved over to YB and couldn't have been happier.

Such a nurturing caring environment to send my kids. Long term staff - same as when I attended 30…read moreyears ago! Such a wonderful gem in westlake village.

My kids have been here for years. Took them out this year (mid-year) because couldn't deal with the…read moreadministration anymore. 1) Their teaching methods were terrible. Of course common core isn't their fault, because it's this dumb state. But they REALLY dove into it and chose the worst principals to teach. 2) The majority of teachers were extremely fake and only responded to bribes, otherwise your kids never made it to their "favorites." The only 2 teachers who really ever cared were Mrs. Guevara and Mrs. Hise (who I might note were a part of the old administration). 3) The administration went out of their way to sweep any bullying by kids under the rug and had a policy that the kids should walk away from bullies instead of reporting. In most cases the administration basically protected the bullies and facilitated their continued terrible behavior. When the bullies kids attempted to report any bullies to the teachers, the teachers would get defensive and cause problems for parents out of spite. 4) Beware if you are divorced parents. Over the years, I've come across enough divorced parents to know that they picked a parent to side with and went out of their way to make the other parent's life miserable. The parent who brought bribes, and who volunteered, gave and received gifts from the staff continuously. Butt licking like that only exists among dogs. Just warning ya, stay away. Not worth the stress. (And sure enough, their 10 star score on greatschools.org is now a 9. Wonder how long it takes before they keep dropping further. Probably won't take too long under this idiotic fake administration. Now Yelp thinks that my review shouldn't count. And why? I was a parent of kids (not 1, but 2) who went to that horrible excuse for a school.

This is an excellent school. I know this because my children go there now. The administration,…read moreteachers, and child care experts are all outstanding.

6th grade teacher Mr. Meyers has been bullying my daughter and her classmates throughout the school…read moreyear. He's made certain statements to my daughter saying in front of the classroom, "Nobody is on your side, if you make a complaint everyone will be on my side." Then proceeds to ask the classroom to raise their hand if they will tell on him. My daughter then proceeds to say they are all afraid of him and he will punish them by giving them more work if they do tell on him. My daughter asks to use the restroom and he does not allow her. When she is cold and wants to go to her locker to get her jacket, he tells her, " oh well, I guess you'll be cold then." There have even been several other incidents weekly. This person does not need to teach or be around students. We have had a parent teacher conference meeting with the assistant principal & two other teachers and his attitude toward the kids have been addressed, but no change has been made. Please choose a different school for your child to attend.

I havent been here in years but as far as I could tell you it was a rough and tumbled place because…read moreits atmosphere. Now there is a furry mural there. Just dont be mentally disabled though, the students will antagonize you. And it gets 3 stars for being a public school. Because thats the default for 90% of these failure factory.

The 'resource teacher' for Knolls elementary needs to be replaced. I called asking about any/all…read moreprograms the school had for the parents of autistic children. I gave her their ages. and yes they have an IP #, etc. but she NEVER told me IF there were programs for the parents. Ultimately, she said she couldn't tell me until she had x, y, more information. Then she told me I needed to contact the PTA for information. --- Blanketing everything was her impatient attitude: I'd-like-to-be-doing-something-else.

Knolls Elementary is a very good public school in Simi Valley. The teachers and staff all work hard…read moreto make it a great school. The PTA is top notch. Of course the parents are really involved which helps make Knolls great. This school is a hidden gem.

I'm in 3RD grade. And I love this school! Teachers are super nice and aids help a lot tooread more

I was a former student here and now my five year old son is in TK here! Bay Laurel gave me a…read moregreat education and I'm excited to see my son grow here at Bay Laurel. We have Ms. Amico for TK this year and she is a good teacher. I know that we're going to have a good experience here and my son will have all good teachers!

I went to Webster School from kindergarten to fifth grade. Ms Harris, my second-grade teacher, she…read morewas the worst teacher ever. She was abusive and ridiculed me for not reading at a professional level; she bullied me into thinking that it was OK for this behavior to happen. It's disgusting that the school wouldn't do anything about this teacher after numerous talks with the principal about her behavior. As a young adult, I learned thet it's essential for teachers to understand that every student must struggle and gain confidence from it, not be torn down and bullied for it by a person who'd supposed to protect them. Overall, Ms Harris was a bad choice for a second grade teacher.

I went to school here as a kid and I must say, this is a great school! The teachers are all really…read morenice and it's pretty top-notch education for a public school. They have multiple playgrounds and sports fields as well as an auditorium for school performances. Kids really get an enriching experience when they attend here, from field trips to music and art classes to after school clubs and talent shows, this school has it all.