This school took someone who was once full of hope, ambition, and excitement for the future and…read moreleft him feeling defeated. Someone I love dearly entered this school with big dreams and a genuine desire to build a better future for himself. By the time he graduated, that excitement had been replaced with self-doubt. Instead of being encouraged to dream big and pursue his goals, he was repeatedly told to lower his expectations, settle for less, and accept that his dreams were unrealistic. Rather than speaking encouragement into a young person during one of the most formative years of his life, the adults around him left him believing he wasn't capable of achieving more. Watching that transformation was heartbreaking. I saw the light in my brother's eyes slowly disappear. The confidence, ambition, and hope he once carried were replaced with discouragement and defeat. No family should have to spend years rebuilding the confidence that a school should have helped nurture. High school should be a place where students are challenged, supported, and inspired to believe in themselves. It should be a place where counselors, teachers, and administrators help students discover their potential, not convince them to limit it. Based on what I witnessed, I could never recommend this school to another family. If you want your child to be surrounded by adults who encourage them, believe in them, and help them pursue their goals, I would strongly encourage you to look elsewhere. I would rather homeschool my own child than send them to an environment where their dreams are diminished instead of nurtured. It is incredibly painful to watch someone enter a school with so much promise and leave believing they are incapable of achieving the future they once imagined. No young person deserves to have their confidence or aspirations stripped away during such an important chapter of their life.

Venice High School was pretty big.I always visited. Never as a student and wished I could have been…read morea student here at the school. Because it was Clean the staff members were friendly! Here is a image of my friend. And I waiting for a football game on a friday

This historic campus has beautiful wooden floors on the main building classrooms. There are caring…read moreteachers and staff, both old and new to the school and they all work very hard to make it a comfortable and cheerful environment. The Counseling staff members awesome often taking on duties beyond their own. Students are offered a variety of academies from sports, leadership and Stem or Arts. With the inclusion of music in the coming year this is an outstanding place to send your students to thrive in all subjects and the arts.

Well, let me take you all back 35 years ago or so when I attended Emerson Jr. High School from 1987…read moreto 1990 when I graduated. There were never any racist teachers here when I attended. We had the best Principals and vice Principals. Alan Shear was a good and tough principal that kept our school in line. I do not know now whom is running or supervising the school now. I see they changed their name. Campus still look the same from the photos I have seen. Yes, fights broke out when I was going to school too. But they were not happening everyday. Many kids are bussed here to Emerson that do not live close in the area. So, the school in not in a bad area. I loved all my teachers that helped me graduate too.

Not a good school better options in general some staff are rude overall could have had a better…read moreexperience

Let's see, where to begin?! Initial carpal tunnel syndrome from all the standards I had to write??…read moreThe fights? Nah, those things are minor compared to all the good things this school has to offer This truly is a great school with great teachers. They encouraged students to apply themselves. Mr. Fuentes allowed 6th grade students in his class during nutrition and/or lunch they worked on projects, played minecraft, socialized, and occasionally ate his personal packed snacks. (Thank you and sorry about that btw) Mr Williams did the same for the 8th graders. Mrs. Benoit (I might have spelled that wrong)a registered nurse and science teacher. She made it cool to be a nerd. She is funny, caring, just brilliant. The orchestra, band, lunchtime 25 cent movies and dances! Need I say more? This school has great educators that love what they do! It's not an easy job with so many external forces working hard against them, but they keep fighting for their students. I appreciate the education I received here and the teachers I was fortunate enough to have.

This school is overall good my son loves it here the events they host is really nice and a good way…read moreto spend with family. like the movie nights or the winter show my oldest son and daughter used to come here and they had the best experience my little one I have right now is having the best experience with his friends I will rate this school a 5.

It's sad to see that school we have bad teachers there we had a lockdown and the teacher was…read moreassaulting us, we cried but worst thing it their care, when we report about bullies they don't do nothing! When we are traumatized we get a psychologist who does not help this school is hell

Uni is honestly a really good school. I can personally say that Uni is unique due to the amount of…read moreopportunities they offer their students. Some examples include: -About 20 AP classes to choose from -AP Capstone (an incredibly unique AP that allows students to develop research skills that will help them on the long run) -UCLA tutoring program -West LA classes -Peer Mediation (Only school with this program on the westside) -UTA Mentoring Program for Juniors - Sports - Variety of Electives ( Journalism, Leadership, Animation, Nano technology, Sports Medicine etc...) Also, Ms. Vannorden is one the best college counselors one can have. She always provides support for students/parents, and despite the amount of workload she already has, she will always help and answer any questions. Going to University High School has been one of the best decisions I have made. My friends from other schools envy the amount of opportunities I am offered at this school. Also, they envy the quality of education I have received.

I am making another review, I am so glad I graudated here a month ago. So now I feel safer to…read moreexplain more in detail. At this school, the school cares more about their image than what they actually do. They have little ''events'' but they mostly put it on their instagram even when there's a cellphone ban. They do attendance challenges where if you show up consistently for a couple days you could get a 10$ Starbucks gift card. It's stupid, I know. They never clean the inside of the classroom building, they treated the cellphone ban as more important than students vaping, since they knew students smoke and smoke at that school but they dont do a single thing to stop it!! There was a burnt tampon found in the toilet - (no one knows why they were burning the tip of a tampon) someone reported it to the duke, and no consequences were given. The only people who actually care (In my opinion) are those at the wellbeing center. They let you come in and they welcome you even if they're going everyday, they actually care about mental health. Teachers like Ms. Ishii, Ms. Mitchell and Ms. Monge will put you on your last brain cells since their work is so hard, they will expect much out of you and I would warn against them unless you like teachers who are old school, would make you cry once or twice or close to crashing out, hesitating on respect for students, and having a spirit which made school less enjoyable due to their dark/ mean demeanors. The lunch is a dissapointmemt, instead of it being like an al you can eat buffet, they just throw food into being heat up and it's never handmade / cooked. Sometimes the cafeteria food is moldy or rotting, and it's open food where flies are flying around it. The theatre program was amazing, and we will sure miss Ronnie Sperling as our diretctor as he had decided to leave us after this year. As well since in Highschool a lot of students want to go to college, Uni doesn't really mention college to you until Junior year (Teacher wise), but I would recommend the college center since they just started that as we became seniors and It can be really helpful towards those who want the best academics. The dress code policy is stupid, Ms. Tucker Jones has a nasty attitude, I dont know if its because were both black and she's jealous I carry myself better than her, or she feels that she had to keep things in lock idk she just pissed me off. Also everyone booed the principal at graduation (Claudia Middleton) Anyways, If you end up bringing your child here it up to you. Goodluck, and be prepared to offer extreme emotional support, and money especially for senior year. But out of all the negative, here are some positive things I liked about this school. I mentioned being a black teen girl, we have a BSAP Counselor- Ms. Johnson. She took us to field trips for hocus, to go see a movie about being black, and watching a black play nutcracker. She also offers scholarship opportunities. I like this schools after school program educare, they offer a lot of snacks after school, tutoring and homework held ! :) Mr. Sabbagh had an excellent music progrgam- and if you wanna sing the national anthem for graduation go to him and try out even if you think youre not good enough do it try your best!!! As I said earlier the theatre program was good, so is the sports selection even tho this school is broke. And now, thats it. thank you so much for reading even though this was very long, I am finally done with this school. Peace out! -June, class of 2026

Girls Academic Leadership Academy easily the worst school I have ever attended. I attended GALA…read moreduring 6th and 7th grade, and while I hoped it would be an empowering, supportive place for girls, it turned out to be anything but that for me. I was indirectly bullied often by people in my own friend group. They made fun of my skirt length, my shoes, my hair, and even my social media posts. Even those I considered close friends ended up talking behind my back. GALA loves to preach about "leadership," but where's the leadership when it comes to protecting students? They have a real problem holding people accountable. Even when someone causes repeated issues, they refuse to expel or discipline them properly. It's like they're more worried about keeping their record clean than actually creating a safe environment. People like me end up leaving while the problem students stay. And don't be fooled by the word "leadership" in the school's name. If you're not accepted into the very limited leadership elective, you basically get no real leadership opportunities at all. So unless you're handpicked, you're left out of what they claim to be all about. Oh, and this is supposed to be a STEM school? Then explain to me why for half the school year, we didn't even have a science teacher. That's not just ironic--it's unacceptable. Advisories are another joke. They try to brand them as "your family," but I felt completely out of place in mine. I asked to be moved and was told I couldn't because it was a community. I being forced to stay in an uncomfortable environment every morning for 7 years. Yea, no. The only teacher I had any respect for was Mr. Hale, Mr.Mulka, and Ms. Roque, the computer science teacher, my math teacher and my PE teacher. They were the only adults in the school who made me feel seen, safe, and supported. I'll always be grateful for them. GALA is great at hiding all of this for sure. And I was fooled and I was excited to go here. But the reality? It gave me anxiety so bad that even the color purple reminds me of how terrible it was. Sure, there are a few nice people at GALA, but not enough to outweigh the toxic environment. This is just my story. I know some students love GALA and have had positive experiences but that simply wasn't the case for me. If you're considering this school, I strongly encourage you to take everything I've said into consideration and go in with open eyes and mental preparation.

Update: A few months after she transferred to another high school in the second semester of 9th…read moregrade, she was diagnosed with ADHD. GALA refused to help her get evaluated when she was a student there and they even blamed her for her difficulties.

We're so grateful for our time at Precious Blood School. The small class sizes really allow the…read moreteachers to give each child the attention they need, especially students who may need a little extra support. No one is made to feel left behind, every child is treated with kindness, patience, and care, and the teachers truly go the extra mile to help them succeed. I'm also happy to see the school continuing to grow by adding more activities like sports, chess, and gardening to keep students engaged and excited to learn. It's wonderful to see them creating even more opportunities for kids to learn, build confidence, discover new interests, and have fun.

We are so happy and grateful for our experience at PBS. Two of our children have graduated from…read morehere, and we couldn't be more appreciative of all the support they received along the way. The teachers and administrators are caring, supportive, and always so kind. Thank you for helping our children learn, grow, and thrive. We will always be grateful for this school and the wonderful community!

Friendly staff and good academic school. Would definitely recommend it. Small classes and great…read moreteachers.

Front desk clerk/lady/assistant was rude, unprofessional, and unethical. Besides a liar, she…read moreclearly gets away with her actions because the principal enables it. Unfortunately we did not have a good experience at this school and I wasn't able to properly file a complaint without getting the run around. Also after speaking with other parents, I don't believe anyone ever speaks up against the way they are treated. Where are ours and our children's rights? The only two stars I will give are because of the most amazing and resilient teacher/nun/ decent human being at this school that set one of the most superb examples a child needs, Ms. Georgina. Beyond grateful that she inspired my child and brought her closer to God.