I was not treated well in my visit to this site. Look elsewhere if you want your kids to have an…read moreactual education that will allow them to succeed in life.

I rate this a one star bc people get bullied at lot here the teachers are terrible the cheer staff…read moreare very rude and disrespectful the basketball team is disrespectful so I don't think that u should allow your child to go here

Thurgood Marshall High is a total hidden gem in SF and definitely an up and coming school. It's one…read moreof the smaller high schools in San Francisco, located in a quiet neighborhood near Silver Terrace Park. It's also super convenient location-wise, sitting right off 101 and 280. They recently renovated the outside, and the inside was remodeled a few years ago so it feels really bright and cheerful. They have a brand new basketball gym and offer sports like soccer, volleyball, and badminton. The culinary program is a huge positive and one of the strongest points of the school. It features a state of the art kitchen, develops real-world skills, and really builds confidence in the kids. The kids here are really nice. If I had to name one drawback, it's just that a lot of the students mainly speak Spanish, which made it a little hard for my son to expand his core friend group at first. But there are still plenty of kids for him to hang out with. The principal is amazing--very positive, approachable, and she always follows through whenever I have a question or concern. The school is positioned to be one of the better high schools in San Francisco. It's worth a tour and serious consideration.

Shout out to class of 2017. This was the only high school that I attended to. Really nice and…read morehelpful faculty and counselors. Had a lot great memories and fun during school years. Best college advisor - Mr. Cheng (not sure if he still works there).I am glad that I had attended to that high school and made some amazing friends.

Best middle school 100% no fights whatsoever, will NOT get bullied! Only well raised and confident…read morestudents ready to learn!

This was the best times of my life. i have so many great memories with this school that i can just…read morewrite a book about it. However, i won't do that or else it will make you fall asleep. During my time here, i went through so much ups and downs and i met so many great friends that i still hang out wit today along with some of the greatest teachers in my life. I will never forget this place.

I have a fairly well-rounded perspective on Burton considering that between me and my younger…read moresisters and cousins, we were enrolled there back-to-back from 1995 until 2010. It was much better when I went there. It was an Academic high school so they required 280 credits. That meant that anyone who wasn't serious about school would eventually transfer out, since you needed 4 years in every subject. We also had to wear uniforms. Since I graduated, the school dropped the uniform and the "academic" requirement. They now require only the minimum 220 credits to graduate, making it like most other San Francisco public schools. Based on my sisters' and younger cousins' experiences at this school, here's what I think of Burton NOW: - The school is overwhelmed with problem kids. They have a teen counseling program, but not many students take advantage of it. No surprise there. - Fights are a fairly regular occurence. If your kids go there, you've probably hear them talk about it all the time. - When I went to Burton, we were known for having the highest pregnancy rate in the city. I'm not sure what worse - high pregnancy rate or high rate of drug use. It's not the school's fault, obviously. But it does represent the makeup of alot of the students who attend the school. They do have a football team, soccer team, basketball team, an excellent school choir (Touch of Class choir represent!) and ASU student government. So there are plenty of extra curricular activities to keep your kids distracted from all the problems that other kids bring to the school. Unfortunately, the public school system in San Francisco leaves few resources for schools to do the best job they can. I know - I'm a product of that system. There were times we didn't even have toilet paper for the bathrooms, and we used torn textbooks that were 10 years old. But now that San Francisco has dropped their zoning requirement, it allows your child to enroll in any SF school regardless of what SF district they live in, granted space is available. It's a bit unfair of me to give them 2 stars because they're limited to the resources they have. But alas, I must be honest. Anyhow...go Pumas!

C/o '03! GO PUMAS!…read moreBlack & Teal, baby! haha.

I am a current parent at the school - one preschooler and one elementary. We looked at all the…read moreprivate schools in San Francisco, and could not be happier with our choice. We love that our kids are so happy at the end of day: singing songs, talking about things they learned, and dirty from playing so hard outside. The kids are learning about the world (how to be strong community members, take care of the environment, etc.) as they learn traditional academics. The campus has beautiful outdoor space, so the kids get outside while growing up in a big city. Additionally, the school provides our whole family with an amazingly supportive and diverse community. Not growing up in San Francisco, it is fantastic to have people help drive carpool, have playdates with, and develop strong friendships with. Mostly, I am continuously impressed with the faculty and administration. The Head of School is so energetic, devoted, and committed to the school. The entire administration is responsive and supportive to our needs, which, at times, have been many! (It is expensive though...but worth every penny)

This is my daughter's 4th year at The San Francisco School (we started in preschool 3), and we have…read morebeen very happy here so far! The teachers and staff are warm and nurturing, and the community is very down to earth and kind. We especially love the strong SEL program and excellent music program. We also very much appreciate the school's Extended Day (aftercare and summer camp offerings) as a family with two parents who work full-time. SFS rocks!

This review is only based on attending one of their school performances. I was lucky to be invited…read moreto watch my friends daughter perform last night 5/23/24 at Bret Harte. Big "UPS" to the Program Director and the staff/parents that put on the showcase together. I felt it was very well organized and the auditorium was full of great energy; it was a wonderful way to showcase the kids talents and their beauty. You can see the children really enjoying themselves and how great it made them feel; it's so important for kids to feel special and be recognized. The energy from the parents was so great. The parents showed up and showed out for their kids. Fave part of the evening is that the host would call out on the mic if someone's car was gonna be towed for double parking. LOVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT!!!!

Afterschool programs here keep the students occupied and stimulated. Wish I had more time to be…read moreinvolved. They need more volunteers!!

Keep deleting my reviews but I will keep the reviews up…read more The school made participation in events like prom, homecoming, and open house to be mandatory, which badly damaged ss, who had social problems or faced bully as I do. If ss did not attend these events, then ss must pay and go to Saturday school. Same thing for some holidays. Some religious holiday was not allowed to take a break with the reason that no ss in the school followed Christ's religion while the school was originally based on a Christian school. In addition, myself is a Catholic follower. This clearly was a violation of ss's rights. The religion teachers did not hesitate at all to show bias. She asked other ss easy questions and always hard questions for me. I studied extremely hard in her class but still got a C-. When I could not take her bias anymore, I did everything to drop her class despite the threat from the principal that I would not graduate if I drop her class. The ss leader in against bullying program bullied me. I had no idea how could she accept that position without feeling any shame. She threw a ball into my head during the pe class. I burst into tears. Teachers did nothing but looked at me like I was the troublemaker. There was a pair of siblings that I played with at the beginning. Soon, I figured out they were not real friends because they walked off when I was in a hard time. I stopped playing with them. However, the sis kept being around and annoying me. She even intentionally touched my hair. The bro thought he was smarter than I did when he almost failed the history class. After every time the bro was rude to me. He would be like "I did nothing". Such a coward. One year, there were two new ss. I was so glad that finally I can have some friends but I was wrong. I should never talk with them. They participated with the rest to bully me. Worst, these two girls even perform cyberbullying. At this time, I learned enough to fight back and at least protect myself from them. A Chinese girl was so rude. She would say that I was ugly to shut me down. She told me to not bother her friends and herself. I tried to stay away from her but she kept following me and harassing me. In the last year, she tried to upset me again but I learned and successfully locked her mouth up. lol Most ss in this school were Chinese or relevant to Chinese. I was the only Vietnamese in the school. I would say that I am not racist, I obtain a stereotype of Chinese according to what ss in this school has shown me. Most of them always carried poker faces and were rude. They always asked for respect when they did not respect anyone at all. Sometimes, acts of violence were even being performed. Until now, I feel insecure when I see Chinese. It was natural that I was alone, which I felt safer than interacting with other ss, in this school. The dean of the ss whispered to my enemy behind my back that, "I would never change". Today, my answer is "why the fuck do I have to change?" as I am independently doing so well in college. Each school has challenges to help ss grow. This school had a really good one, which was to challenge ss to transfer to another school. The challenge of this school successfully worked as the school successfully shut down. I try so hard but still cannot forget all of the horrible things that I face in this school. The memories are still haunting me. However, these experiences make me become a very strong person today. Yet, it still does not make any case for the school to violate ss's rights, for teachers to be irresponsible and ignorant, and for pp to verbally or physically hurts other pp. STOP THE VIOLATION.

If you are looking for an overly structured schedule for your child, this school is good for you…read more If you are looking to learn Chinese or even gain a foothold in academics, you should look else where. Chinese curriculum - yes it's true that they introduce Chinese to kids right at Kindergarten and you get thrown a lot of characters to memorize. However that's where it stops. They do not go over composition or sentence structure. You just memorize a bunch of vocabulary and their meaning but you don't know how to use it. How is that preparing kids to survive in a multilingual world? History & Science - the textbooks are clearly marked with this line: "from a Christian perspective." That says it all. If you plan to keep your kids at Cornerstone from K-12 then I guess it's ok but if your kid plans to jump to public high school,. they will be laughed at for reciting anything from those textbooks. My best advice is to study for the test to get the A and promptly forget whatever those books tell you. I do recognize that this is a Christian school but history is history and science is science. What does Jesus have to do with it? Homework help - you don't get any. I don't think the kids are prepared with a basic foundation of how to do the homework in class. The teachers over rely on parents to do all the teaching at home. Now if I pay you $10K a year for tuition, shouldn't that be your job and not mine? Cornerstone is very very focused on artistic performance and sports. They do pretty well in the CYO games and they have endless performances. I'm not training my child to be an athlete or actor. I just want the 3 r's competently taught. Another star for the cafeteria staff. I can vouch that their cafeteria food is better than the slop that's served in public school. That is all. Now if this honest review gets buried, I know who's responsible.

We love AVS! This gem of a school has been amazing for my two boys. The teachers are top notch -…read morethey are incredibly skilled at providing customized, differentiated instruction that engages students. From the music department to math, our kids have been provided with enriching learning experiences. Teachers meet their students where they're at - my boys have each received some extra guidance in areas where they required practice (spelling! writing) and have also had the opportunity to advance beyond the traditional grade level curriculum in areas where they excelled (e.g., math). We've been super impressed with the school's response to COVID - administration has juggled the priorities and needs of families who wanted their children to return to in-person instruction, and re-opened the campus as soon as the city permitted it - as well as the needs of families who have chosen to keep their kids in virtual instruction.

My son is thriving at Alta Vista School and I can't wait to send my second son there. Moving from…read morea preschool environment where he didn't have clear focus and seemed distracted, my son transformed almost upon entry to Alta Vista. The small class sizes and nurturing attention of his teachers have been invaluable. Even the head of school attends to each child -- he knows them well and they love him. He also teaches science to the children of all grades. It's amazing to have a head of school in the classroom like that! At AVS, my son has learned about the world in an integrated way, using math, science, art, history, reading, music and play in innovative ways that help the children to really understand the projects they work on. The AVS teachers are amazing! They develop their own curriculum, meet in grade level teams for collaboration, attend creative professional development education and spend each day engaged, caring, and earning the much deserved respect of their students who love them. I know AVS is new, but there is no other school in the city where I would rather have my children.

News and Calendar Photos and Videos…read morePartners and Supporters Jobs In the News 1.jpeg Highlights from 2016-2017 details here About Our School VVMS Mission Background Background Education has not changed much in the last 100 years, however our society has changed incredibly. We are now in a technology revolution and we cannot afford for our community to be left behind. Historically, many students of color, students from low income backgrounds, and new immigrants have not been fully served by our educational system. Visitación Valley Middle School exists to break that cycle, to interrupt forms of systemic oppression, and to empower our students to realize their dreams. We believe that all our students are capable of excellence and success. We support our students to take flight, through a vision of Love, Literacy, and Liberation. Mission Statement Our diverse and unique students will develop strong, long-lasting academic knowledge along with the social and emotional skills, that will allow all to be successful in high school and beyond.

Went to school here around 1975 to 1978. Got into lots of trouble. Visitation Valley was still a…read morerough area. The Sunnydale projects were just around the corner from us. As well as the Geneva towers. We lived in one of the brick houses there. Almost quitting school during my second eighth grade, Mr. Celeste save me by pulling me into his ESL class. Even though I spoke English very well. Thank you sir.

I have the privilege of working nearby and witnessing the good that goes on at Daniel Webster on a…read moredaily basis. The children are smiling and laughing, the teachers are very friendly and really seem to enjoy their jobs. The families seem to linger after drop-off to chat. There is a tremendous sense of community at Daniel Webster. I hope that my children will be able to attend there! See more at: www.danielwebster-sf.com

My daughter attended DW this last school year, and I'm giving it 3 stars only because her teacher…read moreMs. P was absolutely amazing. I was really excited to find out there was an available space for my daughter, but take heed, if your child isn't starting in Kindergarten and you aren't going to do the immersion program (Spanish introduced to the education) I would NOT recommend this school. It seems all the good kids are in the immersion classes and they've stuffed all the "others" within the General Ed. My daughters reading level barely progressed throughout the year (we had to do a whole lot of reading at home), and it was mostly due to the fact that the teacher spent the entire day just trying to get the kids to focus. There was a lot of bullying and kids that are trying to grow up extremely too fast and in all the wrong directions. Also, the parents aren't very nice or welcoming. The entire year I only got to know one parent in my daughters class. The staff is also not very nice. I understand dealing with kids can be rough, especially this crowd, but telling our kids to shut up and being flat out rude 85% of the time to not just them but the parents as well.... I don't agree with that. Having switched my daughter to Creative Arts, I already notice a HUGE difference... from parent participation, warm welcoming faces, not to mention the staff actually ENJOY their careers with children and it SHOWS! All things I did NOT experience at Daniel Webster. By far.