This school is really stepping things up this year. More teachers will be using classroom sets of…read moreiPods and iPad minis this year to engage and challenge the students. There are lots of fabulous electives offered like robotics, art, BVTV, ASB, AVID, band and more. My daughter cannot wait to go there next year.

My daughter loves this school. Although we heard some concerning things, it has been far better…read morethan anticipated. Of late, the school has had several in house threats and in some cases delayed notification of parents. This was the only concerning part for us, but the principle seems to have caught on that this may not fly with the majority of parents.

Snitches get stitches and other fine things your kids will learn at Rincon…read more Unlike North Broadway elementary school ( a mile down the road), this is not one of the better schools in Escondido. Expect bullying and intimadation from day one. While there's a bullying hotline (the problem is so rampant they had to create a hotline), you'll soon find that for every bully you call about, there will be 2 more to replace them. Teachers are fine, basically earning a paycheck to whatever minimum level the state requires. This is California, which academically isn't saying much. Principals were fine and did seem to care, especially with all of the "noise" that goes on here. Ultimately, I had to pull one of my kids out of Rincon and put them in a charter school. I highly recommend to all parents that if they have kids going into middle school in upper Escondido, they should get on a charter school waiting list as soon as possible. - Interesting to note that million dollar homes surround this school. However, through district incompetence, far away elementary schools are fed into Rincon. This impacts traffic, and those kids who have to walk to/from school have to go extra far, we're talking several mile long walks. - Look up Rincon Middle School bullying / drugs / fights on google.. this is NOT a safe school. - RIncon is a bad middle school sandwiched between several good schools (both elementary schools, Escondido High School, and Calvin Christian private school).

There is a lot of fighting and drugs but on the good side there are really nice people and makeing…read morefriends is the best part you need friends to make you happy xoxo nothing

The Good: The kids have been enjoying longer classes on each…read moresubject (a year in a semester) structure because it gives the kids more time to master subjects. The teachers have been fantastic. We mostly feel safe here. The other kids are good kids, but it's still a public school. Drug sniffing dogs came in the classroom. The Not So Great (I wish I knew this before signing up): -Not all of the classes are offered all of the time because of a lack of staffing (or so I'm told). This is not indicated in the catalog when/how this happens. Take Computer Science for example. The intro class alternates from year to year and not semester to semester. If you have a kid who is trying to get into college and outline their interests during their sophomore or junior year (as college admissions office presentations say that you should), if your kid didn't happen to be in the right year of when that was offered, you are out of luck painting that picture. There's the option of dual enrollment but if you don't feel like your kid is ready for equivalent of an AP option or has the maturity to be on a college campus, that leaves you in a weird place. And it shouldn't be the college's job to be a high school's overflow. -Some teachers are retiring and it is up in the air whether the programs that they run will come back. -Course catalogs aren't always accurate. If you look at other schools there is even the syllabus, difficulty level, etc for every class. So it makes planning really hard when you lack crucial information. And the period where you can drop or make a class change, teachers do not assign a lot of work so you won't know what the scope/pace of the class is until it is too late to drop. If a family is transitioning from a traditional schedule to a schedule that mimics college, they should have all of the information to set them up for success. -If you have a co-curricular class that involves performances, the teacher should be coordinating with the other staff so that they don't have a major deadline (assigned/due the same day) that is a direct conflict, which either forces the parent to get involved (after the principal gave a clear message that we should let our kids figure it out) or choose between which class that they have to take the academic hit. -The school does not contain all facilities to support all of the extra curricular/co-curricular so if your student participates, you'll have to budget travel time, giving/getting rides to other locations, loading/unloading, etc for every practice. This takes a big bite out of time available for homework. -They require a lot of parent volunteer hours (and stick their hands out asking for $$$), but the minute I needed support for basic, standard services, we were given the run around. -They require a lot of student volunteer hours as part of their contract (not a state requirement). The hours required for one year is close to what other schools suggest over the span of 4 years. Colleges don't care about volunteer hours. Hey, I'm all for volunteering if it comes from your heart, but it is no longer volunteering when it is a requirement. -I call this "Columbo-ing". Remember Columbo use to say, "Just one more thing." Instead of giving the families everything they need up front and when, it feels like things keep getting thrown at us which makes having a family work/life balance out of whack.. -The CEO gave a platform (with tax payer dollars?) to someone with an extremist political agenda at Jumpstart (parent conference) and then later shared the direct safety threat that it brought with it to our campus, stressing the parents out instead of owning it/dealing with it aggressively/insulating us. The Ugly: -Utter planning chaos. In theory, everything should come over their school tool. A lot of information comes out of parent run social media groups (yes multiple) which are fraught with drama. The school should be owning this or have a central location on their website like other schools. -'Partnering with Parents' is code for outsourcing to parents. If you are going to give me that much work without guidance and resources, I may as well home school without the limitations, politics/noise and chaos. -They didn't meet with Freshmen/families for 4 year planning (unless you have an IEP, which we don't have). Our assigned counselor kept putting us off after asking for help because they assigned us 2 academic years worth of school work in one school year, not disclosing this (they have their own system) or asking if this was okay. Contrast that to I walked into my local public school, and without an appointment, their school counselor took time with me. In under 10 minutes, I had it all figured out for two kids complete with paperwork/guides and a solid, customized plan that an expert put together. CAV was fantastic for middle but CAHS is a hot mess that makes me understand the demand for charter accountability. We won't be back next year.

Moving to Escondido and choosing this school was a bad choice. They don't don't seem to care about…read moreyou unless your white with money. The baseball program sucks. Coaches the last 2 years have no interest in any players unless they are committed to top notch schools. IEP students don't stand a chance here. Best thing about this school is the Spanish teacher, Mrs. Lee.

Ok school however students are so rude and I'm a student so I would know they constantly say the n…read moreword and staff does nothing in my last period class 3 students said the n word and the substitute teacher did nothing

This school is the worst for ur kid the 8-7th graders are rude and disrespectful and don't even…read morecare about their education or their safety they talk back to teachers and don't listen to teachers in class this is the worst school I've ever been to the 7th graders threw my shoe on the top of the PE roof and got away with it I hope I can find that person so they get consequences for what they did and the chicken sometimes doesn't get cooked they leave it uncooked and pink also the fruits are moldy sometimes too

The food at the breakfast is always cold or has plastic cheese. The lunch has a frozen pb&j and the…read morestaff is just abundantly rude. Several times they burn the food and set fire alarm off

My daughter has attended Del Lago for 4 years and has developed into a thoughtful, critical thinker…read morewith an open mind to different perspectives, and prepared for any college or university in the nation. I credit the school's inclusive vision, talented staff, and commitment to students for her success. Del Lago does an extraordinary job in all categories! (not sure who Bob B. is, but he may have the wrong Del Lago if he's from Placentia, Ca. There's another Del Lago up there. This one is in Escondido, Ca.)

Good school, good library. Nice field, but there is just one thing well for all middle schools you…read moreshould bring back ar points overall it's a good school and underrated

I have been to several baseball games here. The field is adequate. Best thing to do is to park…read moreacross the street by Five Guys and walk across the street. Most people are too lazy to walk down to the crosswalk, so be aware when driving by when there's a game going on.

This school SEEMS good. Some of the teachers are great. But when my sister was bullied,…read moreimpersonated, humiliated and much more. What did they do? Nothing. I get people get bullied at every school but what happened to my sister was much worse! If you have seen the movie cyberbully, it will give you an idea. Thank GOD my sister has me, I kept an eye on her and supported while our Mom was at work. But for this school, the students who bullied my sister said the school is a joke and it is!