This is our child's second year at Kirby and we are absolutely thrilled. She is thriving and making…read morebig strides and I give credit to the teachers and staff at Kirby. I believe it is one of the best schools in Santa Cruz County. They do give our grants for tuition scholarship as well. I strongly recommend taking a tour to see for yourself the magic at this school!

This is a great school. They put a lot of emphasis on the skills and needs of the individuals. It…read moreis pretty expensive, but they have financial aid available for those who qualify. Great teachers and a wonderful staff. They are in the process of moving locations. They were in a great old building right in downtown Santa Cruz, but they had an opportunity to get a great building a little further out of town and they took it. The facilities will be better for the kids, with access to Harvey West Park and an underground parking garage.

I'm trying to convince my girlfriend's little sister to go here, but it's hard to get her excited…read moreabout it. I tried teaching her the school cheer: S.A.N.T.A C.R.U.Z. HIGH S.A.N.T.A C.R.U.Z. HIGH SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ HIGH! It didn't work (it is kinda lame after all) but I loved going here, I know she would too!

I used to come here during my teacher program days once a week... large campus with lots of…read morehistory. I came a few nights ago for a rainbow theater performance... I can't speak to their curriculum.. only facilities in which they are very accommodating to the community and university.

Smoking, drinking, cliques, sad depressed students. Heat island desert with low tree canopy to…read moreexposed ratio in outdoor areas. Beautiful bright classrooms with a lot of natural light and vaulted ceilings.

I went to this school and it ruined my life. Every day kids were throwing shit, smoking cigarettes,…read moreand hitting one another. The classes were large. The school was moldy and smelled bad. Because the teachers were burnt out and unable to actually monitor students the kids would regularly get in fights and would not be punished. One time a student hit me in the face and when I told a teacher both of us were suspended so functionally speaking I got punished for being punched in the face. Do you want your kid to be suspended for getting punched in the face? If so then send them to this school. It's just a place for poor and negligent parents to store their kids while they work because they don't care about what happens to them as long as the children are out of sight and not bothering them. So in review: it's an idiot factory where future criminals will beat your kids and get away with it. You'd be doing your kids a favor if, instead of enrolling them in this school, you withdrew them and locked them in a chest with a box of cereal while you're at work. Mission hill: worse than locking your kids in a box because, if you lock them in a box, at least crack babies won't hit them in the face.

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Obviously the best high school in Santa Cruz....but that's not saying a lot…read more Though some of the teachers suck a whole lotta donkey (but find me a school that doesn't), you can't beat everything else. The new campus is nice (besides the stairs...), the art classes are fun (holla at Graphic Arts), the MPR is...........useful (but not really...) and we put on great musicals, plays, choir recitals, band performances and dance company performances. In the sports department we're............well...we're in the paper a lot. So...take that. Many would say that we suck when it comes to offering AP classes and advanced electives. And they'd be exactly right. For shame Harbor.

I went to elementary and middle school here and loved it…read more The teachers were great and the campus is awesome. It's less than a block to the ocean and lighthouse field as well. Say hello to the surfer statue!

We transferred two of our children to Gateway during the pandemic and could not be more…read moreappreciative for the welcoming and yet still rigorous environment. The leadership is excellent and the children have made wonderful friends. I'm very happy with our choice to move them to Gateway.

My son has been going to this school for a few years. We love the community, the teachers have been…read moreoutstanding, the parents are actively supporting operations, and overall it's a very happy place to be.

ok so i personally don't like this school that much because the teachers are not nice and they yell…read moreat you for really weird reasons. also, im pretty sure lots of the teachers and office staff have bipolar depression... For example, they are singing and dancing and laughing with you then all of the sudden they start crying or screaming at you. I think alot of the staff have some kind of anger issues or anxiety because they seem to always be uncomfortable around children and definitely seem intimidated by their students.

I love the school it is always a good place. Have a good day or not the choice is yours.read more

I'm a parent in the works of enrolling my child in this school! What a great impression I've seen…read moreso far! The principle has a really awesome deminor about him! The front staff has been so helpful navigating the parent portal! Today Pam Perkins went above and beyond helping me with the enrollment papers! Thank you so much! We are excited about 6th grade! Wahoo! Sincerely from a parent that was born in this town and went to Branciforte middle school!