A couple teachers honestly need improvement and i'm so glad I don't go here anymore. Mrs wakeman is…read morean english teacher and honestly i'm surprised there isn't a staff member who checks her class environment daily. This teacher has a bad temper over the littlest things like accidentally talking over her she'll yell or embarrass you infront of the class. One time I was late by 5 MINUTES and the door was locked so of course I knocked. When i knocked she looked over and ignored me and i continued to knock and that's when she told me I can wait because she's teaching. After that she closed the door in my face and honestly i should've reported her right there because it was completely unnecessary, she could've simply let me in and go on teaching. So after I waited for her to open the door again she comes out and asks why Im late and I tell her that I left my house late and she told me to be on time next time. I can tell a lot of kids in her class don't respect her because of how she treats them, including myself. She gets so butthurt when the whole class doesn't kiss her feet and say goodmorning back to her. I mean it's 8:30AM and you expect us to be kind when you have your days where you're not kind to us? Also making us write 5 sentences every morning like hello i'm barely adjusting lol. If staff or herself is seeing this, please improve because honestly yelling at students or giving them an attitude is NOT gonna make them respect you. I continued to show I disliked her such as giving an attitude and ignoring her at times. Lastly, Mrs wakeman constantly goes off topic which ruins my learning, talking about how successful her children are, how they are in college and how well they are doing in school. She constantly even talks about herself and her own issues like we don't got issues ourselves that are worse than yours. Constantly complaining about how she needs her coffee and how she wishes it was the weekend. Girl please. Other than that, I would say I got the work done and had a 100% this semester in the class.

I would like to start off and say that I've been at heritage since freshman year, and i've just…read moretransferred out near the end of sophomore year for a list of reasons. The school looks nice on the outside, but on the inside the place is filthy and outdated. I took weightlifting and I can't even imagine what staff would say if they saw how awful it is in there. Why have janitors or people who clean the school when the weight room looks like it hasn't been cleaned since 2000s?. I even tried to wipe down the equipment I was using and one swipe was all yellow and brown. Anywho, thats the least of your worries. Administration sucks to protect children from bullying until an altercation happens, and even then they barely do anything about it. I was constantly harassed by TWO unknown girls i've never spoken to besides one back in middle school and all the assistant principal did is a no contact contract and talk to parents. Did that do anything? absolutely not. They continued to harass me without any reason and i still to this day don't know what the reason is, so all i'm gonna say is that it's pure jealousy. After being constantly harassed without reason I got into a altercation with them and all they did is give suspension and a citation. Even after all of that, they harassed my mom that had no part in it. I reported this to the assistant principal again and he continued to make excuses for their actions. Whoever this assistant principal is, hes a P.O.S and i dont really care what staff thinks of him. Students here look miserable everyday sleeping in classes or skipping their classes to be with friends. Overall, everyone looks sad to be here and how the administration handles bullying sucks. Don't go here unless you want people to harass you because their insecure Staff will not protect you and continue to side with bullies without them realizing they are.

I'm a graduate in the class of 2018, and I had a great experience at PVHS. There are a lot of…read moreopportunities to do things in and out of the classroom such as watching and participating in sports, after school academics, and plays and performances such as Mr. Paloma. There are also legends on campus such as Mr. Kyle. Lundy and Athletic Director Sharp. I do have my complaints though, there are toilets in the vape room, the parking lot is too dang small and too many freshman think they're cool. Overall it was a great experience!

They don't care about much aside from attendance. They tardy sweep regularly but do nothing to…read morealleviate the long lines and heavy traffic involved in school drop off. 20-30 minute wait times some days. Telling kids you're going to do an AM sweep doesn't help. The chaos of foot traffic against cars is always an accident waiting to happen. They take no accountability for the parking lot, students or cars. Whatever happens, happens but you better be in that seat at the bell.

I honestly hate when people call this school "ghetto" because of the bad rep it has now the school…read morehas gotten better as of last year they added a new building the 4000 building it's really nice and they always have a police officer in the campus for security Incase anything happens, hopefully nothing so bad that they have to get involved, but i feel safe knowing that there is a police officer on the campus and another thing that I really like is the Avid program I recommend that freshmen join it and stay in it the whole 4 years, it'll be hard work but it's going to be worth it at the end, they help kids go to college/university as of right now I'm going to go back to school and I'm going to be a sophomore and I can't wait to go back.

My daughter came to me in tears and I immediately ask her what's the matter she explains to me that…read moreshe was being harassed by Mr. Cohen a man that works in the front office my daughter told me he was telling her she is going to be a failure and a person who's just will be work at McDonald's for the rest of her life that was totally unacceptable and disrespectful he was also mentioning that his life is so perfect and that my daughters life will be horrible just working at McDonald's I have no idea what was going on in his mind to talk to my daughter that way but I'm really angry and frustrated that nobody helped my daughter when she was in the office in

Dorothy McElhinney Middle School offers a strong educational environment overall, and our…read moreexperience has been mostly positive. The campus is clean, organized, and feels safe, and many of the teachers are truly dedicated to supporting students. My child has had some great classroom experiences and has grown academically thanks to several caring, engaged educators. However, not all interactions have been consistent. While most teachers have been wonderful, there have been a couple who were less supportive or less communicative, which created some challenges. It didn't define the entire experience, but it's worth noting since it affected our child's year at times. Communication from administration is generally clear and responsive, and the school offers a solid range of electives and extracurriculars. The culture is positive, and students seem encouraged to push themselves and get involved.

In our experience, support for Special Education students has been inadequate. The California…read moreDepartment of Education issued findings of noncompliance in December 2025. A federal complaint is currently pending as of April 2026.

Bear Springs has been a great choice for us. The staff is so kind and helpful. There is a real…read more"open door" policy here. The Principal, VP and staff are available and willing to help with any concerns. Students get individual attention and lots of resources both at school and online. This school has a more "hands-on" type learning style compared to public school. Plus, there are so much more opportunities for extracurricular activities such as clubs, sports and field trips. The school really works hard to accommodate parents' schedules. Probably the thing I love most about Bear Springs is student behavior. There is zero-tolerance for bullying and bad behavior. The Principal and VP are very helpful in dealing with any situations. I have noticed that the student atmosphere at Bear Springs is much more accepting and supportive than I've seen at other schools. And the most important part ... my kids love it! They get up happy each morning, ready to go to school.

theres too many kids my kids 1st grade class with Ms Collins had 40 kids and the pads in the 2nd…read moregrade class where they sit on the floor that shouldn't be a table and my kid didnt talk so she wrote on a whiteboard and when someone would bully her the teachers would say ok i'll talk to them and the teachers dont talk to them but when someone bullies her and my child bullies them back the kid says heyyy she bullied me and they actually talk to my daughter and give her a claw but ms Arey and Gooding are great staff and mrs seymor my child is scared of her

My daughters have been coming here for almost a year now. They have been very happy attending this…read moreschool. I love how there staff is very friendly and helpful. The Nurse that works here is a sweetheart and is informative. I highly recommend this school to any parent looking for a good school for there kids.

The worst to get a hold of. No one ever picks up in the front office. Called all day left messages…read moreand got nothing.

Fantastic school. Holds students and faculty to high standards, encompassing strong virtues,…read moreclassical curriculum and solid extra curricular programs. The workload can be intense at times and often this is why parents complain. However, this is a Preparatory school and the higher workload should be expected. It is completely manageable with good time management and focus.

Mother of 2 boys who currently attend TPS grades 9 and 12. We love this school for a lot of…read morereasons.....1. Small classes 2. Uniforms 3. Classic/Traditional Education 4. Great sports teams where students get to play and form amazing relationships with one another. 5. Family like atmosphere. 6. They do what works. If you are lucky enough to get an open spot into this school for your children, PLEASE TAKE IT. A true gem of a school.

Ive been going to shivela for 3 years now and they teach useful imformation and make sure we're…read morecollage ready they do have some fights which normally get resolved and I'm in the middle of dealing with the one and only drug issue that ive heard of and drug issues are rare 1 drugs Could be better but we are trying our best to stay away from those and they do have canines that are used to detect drugs which they use to go through class rooms to detect any drugs, so we are trying to fix this issue 2 bullying Bullying is always going to be an issue at school every school some worse then others which is really sad but we don't really have bad bullying issues 3 staff and teachers Teachers and staff that work at shivela are kind and they all do their best to make us better humans and they work their butts off to give us the test score we deserve and to give us full dedication as a teacher two we trust them Overall this school is great and im giving it 5 stats

Horrible school. I would give negative stars if I was allowed to. Let me explain why:…read more First of all, somebody I know has been bullied here and has been called fat, ugly etc. Also, these harmful words resulted into making her harm herself and attempt suicide. Second, most of the kids here are not real friends to others and gossip about other students to each other. I highly DON'T recommend this school because of the harmful words and actions of other students.

I've neverr seen a school so disorganized, my daughter-graduation was yesterday, they left us…read morestanding in the rain for more than two hours Babies were in the rain, pregnant woman in the rain and their excuse was that they would let people in once the rain stopped, which never did once they let us in seats. We're all wet. Everyone stand outside for two hours for no reason because the rain never stopped. They wouldn't allowed waters or umbrellas because they wanted to make money inside selling their own At the end, due to the rush, they allowed umbrellas Many parents left and a couple of kids that were graduating even left because of the ridiculous organization that they had, it was very disappointing.

Sad to say my 16 Daughter was bullied her first day and didn't want to go the next day I had to…read morepick her up early she was in tears. That really really bothered me like come on it's 2023 teach your kids better. The staff did try their best to fix the situation and I appreciate that but the damage was done.Though on a better note the staff is amazing and the school itself is really nice. They have a lot to resources to offer the students. I myself like the school a lot but my daughter does not which is why I left 2 stars but the school it's self I give 4. Thank you

I personally go to this school and it's.. something? I mean it's ok? I'm in 8th grade and have…read moregreat teachers. I have a few problems.. 1. The school is heavily sexist and you can't even make it up.

Horror story experience my whole time there. To start off teachers would tell you no to basic human…read moresurvival needs. There was stories that circulated between the students where when teachers would tell the students "no" for hours and kind of yell at them for asking to go to the bathroom they would end up peeing on the seats because they couldn't hold it anymore. This happened multiple times. When I was in third grade our teacher would force us to put our water bottles and lunch bags up in this cubby thing. I would not be able to drink water for hours on end because my teacher would yell at me when I would ask. I came home dehydrated and my parents had to meet with the teacher multiple times I think, it was so bad. One day after school I was still there and the football team was practicing. A high school guy fainted and had to be wheeled out on an ambulance bed and I was told it was because of dehydration. I know that the coach kept telling him the same thing my teacher would tell me. Basically mentally abusing us because we asked to drink water. Many people in my class would forget their water bottles and would have to drink out of water that tasted like METAL like really bad and it was boiling hot. Sometimes it would burn their lips it was so hot. Teachers would force us to sit outside on concrete when it was so cold my fingers would go blue and they forced the girls to either wear skirts with strictly only tights underneath or ugly boy pants NO ONE wanted to wear. Also in 3rd grade I was a pretty good writer. I loved writing it was one of the only things that I was gaining confidence from. I showed a paper I wrote to my teacher because she was correcting all of the students papers and she yelled at me telling me my worst subject was spelling and that I'll never be a writer. And then I started crying, and I remember her saying this because it was so traumatizing, something like "I know those are just crocodile tears stop crying, I know you're faking it" I actually think she had something wrong with her. I never really wrote again after that. The teachers got off on reprimanding and having power over the students. There was a special ED kid in my class. Let's just say I wouldn't want my kid being treated that way. Do not under any circumstance send your child to this school ESPECIALLY if they are special ED