This place is HORRID I must say. My child went here (not mine by the way, my neighbors ( and it was…read moreabsolutely putrid!!!!! FIRST AND FOREMOST the school uses a merit point system which is just as terrible as it sounds. It causes student to turn against student and even make false claims. My son was a victim of this, with 5 students saying he tried giving them test answers, and was then given detention. Yes, DETENTION. I cried upon hearing this news for precisely 25 minutes, and upon calling them they proceeded to HANG UP after NOT solving my ISSue. The teachers AND PRINCIPAL DID not Do anything to help me! Suffice to say my son will not BE COMING BACK WITH no SMILES whatsoever I would also watch out from PGMS, he says they got something planned!

People may think this is bad, but it's not. It's one of the best schools in the area. Principals…read morehandle situations different every time.

HORRIBLE BATHROOMS everything about them are bad. but classrooms are clean teachers are okay but…read moreoverall great school

Have had 4 of my kids pass graduate from Ponderosa in the last decade. We have loved our…read moreexperience with the school, finding a great educational environment and a local community. All have played sports at Pondo and been involved in clubs and other groups which both strengthened their bond to their classmates and to the school. We found teachers and coaches to genuinely care about our kids and their friends. Most of the students live in less densely populated neighborhoods and correspondingly you'll see more pickups than BMWs in the parking lot each morning. We enjoyed the lower level of pretense that exists here versus the other choices down the hill and believe our kids benefitted from it.

Exceptional, child-centered, high expectation administration and teachers. A highly collaborative…read moreschool with parents. Your child will love it at MVA - and, so will the parents.

My daughter attended Marble Valley Academy for 3 years. It was such a special place and I feel like…read moreit helped shape her into a more confident young lady! I really appreciate what Marble Valley gave to our family, so many fond memories!

My child was being bullied and picked on. They said they were doing something. But, this went on…read morefor 2 years. I finally was able to transfer my child out. Staff was real snotty and stand offish. Would not recommend this school. It seamed even the teacher was singling out my child as well.Would have gave them a minus but had to use one star to post

It's horrible - They don't care about their students (They…read moredon't prevent bullying, or anything similar to that.) The only thing they care about is your hoodie and hats. Even when reporting bullying to staff straight up doesn't work. - I developed GAD and Severe Depression and almost commit suicide/left the school multiple times because of the school not caring. - Bad rules, such as their cell phone policy, what am I gonna turn off my phone during a school shooting and go to the office? Including their "No Drop Off Zones" which causes more traffic and making children later than ever before. - School food is not good at all, once I ordered a sandwich, and it was moldy! What kind of school has moldy sandwiches?

12/13/2025: Nutcracker's Principle and Co-Principle Performers were stunning, i.e.,…read moreJuilliard-worthy performances! Meanwhile, as I was enjoying the Nutcracker's Juilliard, stellar performances, the OZ disasterous meal was outrageously traumatizing my gut with Montezuma's Revenge which severely dampened my enjoyment! Aside, the photos I took are proof of Juilliard worthy performances! Bravo and Kudos!!!!!

The administration at this school continually neglect many of its student and is incapable of…read morefufulling the needs and safety of those attending. Their are constant accusations that have no grounds in regards to drug use and students are often categorized based off of loose factors of stereotypes. Although drug use is a problem, the way the school is going about it doesn't stop the problem but only makes it worse causing retalliation in the students. Students that are sexually harrassed and assaulted have been ignored and many people are afraid to go on campus due to these perverted bullies. With personal experience to this, I believe that the school doesn't want a scene to be made by either parties with law suits specifically in mind. They push it to the side and it becomes a fear among the victims that another event of trauma will happen in a place where they feel safe. Administration also fails to show proper sex education with its outdated practices in teaching the subject. The overall education is quite taxing and mentally draining but is also excellent without a doubt. Mental health and suicide should be talked about more in the school but this applies to an international level. Although with the amount of funding the school gets, there should be more suffiecient with how students are feeling. Poor experiences are common, but there are a lot of benefits. The students have an egotistical personality but that is individualized. Majority that have such ignorance is from a higher economic status. I would consider going to this school.

The teachers are wonderful at Gold Trail Middle School, but the office staff are terrifying. All…read morethe parents avoid the office or calling at all cost.

My daughter loved it. Nice little country school.read more