As a parent, I was disappointed by how concerns were handled at this school. When parents bring…read moreforward problems involving students, the response from administration often seems to focus on suggesting counseling for the child rather than fully investigating the underlying issue or holding students/teachers accountable for their behavior. One of my greatest concerns is the school's handling of racist behavior toward Asian students. In our experience, reports of racist comments were not met with the level of urgency, investigation, or communication that I would expect from a school that values diversity and inclusion. Parents deserve clear information about what occurred, what steps were taken, and how the school plans to prevent similar incidents in the future. Middle school can be challenging, but students should feel safe, respected, and supported regardless of their race or background. I hope the administration takes a more proactive approach to addressing discrimination, communicating with families, and ensuring that all students are treated with dignity and respect. I have heard many complaints about this school from other moms. In all, I would not recommend this school.

Excellent school with excellent teachers. In my experience,…read morethe staff are accomodating, profesional and clearly dedicated to their students.

my daughter has been coming home crying from one teacher everyday she is being very nosy and…read moredisrespectful to my daughter and there is this kid bullying my son and there watching it happen bad school don't recommend

So, it's been quite awhile since I've been a student there, but now that I am working in public…read moreeducation and have experienced other elementary schools throughout California, Rancho Romero gets an A+. The teachers are great, the facilities are clean and taken care of, and the families are involved. I really hope that they still have funding for programs like art and music and PE, because those programs were strong when I was in school. There are also active extracurriculars, like yearbook, Odyssey of the Mind, and Boy/Girl Scouts. And of course student government (former president, right here, woot woot!). Haha. I would recommend this school to any parent. SRVUSD is really quality public education.

I almost did not graduate thankfully for my Grandparents and this school I did I won't go into…read moredetail, but it was an intense senior year for me in 1988 and I made it lot of cool people I met here!

My Daughter was assaulted by , a student in her class she was spit on and nothing was done as…read morefar as repercussions.

Ok, both my kids went here. The facility and staff always impressed me. I volunteered to drive on…read morefield trips and got to see the teachers and students in action. A very nice neighborhood school with a caring staff. Nice playground area, tennis backboard, T-ball and LL field, a fenced area for bikes and a center courtyard that most of the classrooms face. Good security practiced here, my kids enjoyed their time here. Highly recommended.

My kids attended Alisal 1 year in 3rd an 5 grade. We moved…read morefrom Spain to CA and I was worried cause they couldnt speak English at that time. The school helped them soooo much! They both had great Teachers there, Mr. ONDI and Mrs. FERNANDES. Both helped them to succeed , I am so grateful. Also at this school they have a welcome comité that helps new families to know how school works and make things really easy when you are not used to the District.

I made a good decision putting my kid in this school. The teachers will really work closely with…read moreyou on your childs development. Mrs Firpo, one of the kindergarten teacher is doing a great job with my son! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!

I really enjoyed working there. People were quite pleasant especially in TK! The office staff are…read morevery professional and kind.

Great staff! Super helpful Every-time I need help. Thank you for a friendly welcome to San Ramonread more

I agree with previous poster about Principal Esmat. This school is full of amazing parents donating…read morea LOT of time for PTA (I used to be one of them for years) along with some awesome and amazing teachers that go above and beyond for their students. I've been a parent at this school for 12 years and have had such a positive response from the past 2 principals always willing to listen to parents (those with special needs even) and their concerns. My kids have had a good experience and met great friends and families. I didn't speak last year, hoping to stay positive with a new Principal. I've deleted my previous 5 star review on FB as I find issues at the school now with Principal Esmat. She has disregarded complaints regarding mold/mildew in the classroom and spends much more time on lengthy emails and letters that have nothing to do with safety of our children. I personally have disabilities with fragrances/chemicals that I can no longer work but she refuses to refrain from them so I cannot enter the office to volunteer so sign my kids in/out. For the first time in 12 years I'm left waiting for an appropriate response from a Principal to just simply respond to a safety concern. The lack of concern or response to a condition for our kids drops my rating to her a HUGE zero. I give 2 stars because the PTA deserves a 5+ star rating. They run most of the programs with parents that give up time and sleep to make our school awesome. It's been a handful of dedicated parents for a long time and encourage all parents to participate in at least one school event this year. Your kids will love it and so will you. The teachers are amazing and dedicated as well! The principal hasn't doesn't know children's names or care to... I've passed her personally on the blacktop and smiled and said hello with barely a pained grimace back even after a year of doing so. Ugh! My boys love their friends at school.. I'm looking for a bigger home in Livermore and would be HAPPY to get far away from this school now except my kids have some really great friends and likewise when it comes to great parents!

My previous review was based on the past administration lack of response to safety. With the new…read moreprincipal, my review has been updated. I am happy to see Seco is a wonderful and safe environment again.

I'm a long term Berkeley resident. My kids will be going to Montessori school until they start…read moremiddle school at King. Yvette Felarca is the biggest reason I want them to leave the Montessori system. She is the best teacher America can offer. Her struggle with the white supremacist trying to stop her from helping our community is heroic. My son was a victim of white supremacy leadership at an Asian bilingual school called Pacific Rim International. He was bullied so badly his bones got broken. They have more citations from community care licensing of social services than any preschool in the entire Bay Area. And don't care to obey plans of correction, because they mastered the art of making up lies, and bullying immigrants into pretending. The children who had to leave because they were bullied for the color of their skin will have to live with that memory for the rest of their life. And the teachers and staff are heartless enough to do this to children. Knowing the community of parents, staff, and residents in Berkeley deal with problems instead of bullying parents complaining about them is a breath of fresh air. It gives me hope for my children. Makes me proud to be a Berkeley resident. As long as teachers like Yvette Felarca are here, I can feel safe. If she ever leaves I might have to keep my kid in Montessori until high school. I do understand they have issues of sexual harassment at Berkeley High. I trust that will be fixed. And I also understand they have issues empowering students of color, but I trust these are issues that will continue to be focused on for improvement. Unlike that horrible private school that continues to fail in making improvements because it threatens the white supremacists entitlement. #WeSupportYvetteFelarca #WilliamsKKKraigColonization #AsianAmericansAgainstWhiteSupremacy #BayAreaAgainstGentrification #WeAreBerkeley #PacificRimInternationalSchool #BerkeleyLives2017

The BUSD is praised all over the place for being innovative, diverse, the home of Edible…read moreSchoolyards, and instituting Universal Breakfast and organic food hot lunch programs. Theoretically, these are all good things...tho' as the parent of 3 sons who have spent a fair amount of time in the Berkeley schools, I cannot give such high praise, myself. The way things work in Berkeley, you don't get to go to your neighborhood school. You are sent a myriad of forms, told to choose your top 3 choices of schools, then (in our case) we were assigned ON THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL BEGAN a choice we never opted for...letters, phone calls, and personal visits to the district office to speak with the much-beleaguered Francisco were all to no avail. What's the point of having organic lunch & going Green if kids can't walk to their school?? The level of anxiety and road rage near the schools as parents negotiate parking is palpable... My sons are amazing readers and generally well behaved, thus, they remain "under the radar"...while this may be a swell way to avoid conflict, it doesn't bode well in public schools. They are considered "A pleasure to have in class"....Well, yeah, when you have kids with such egregious behavioral problems raising havoc each & every day to the detriment of all, you bet my kids would be a pleasure to deal with. So, they "get by"...unchallenged to do their best, unmotivated to seek more difficult levels of learning because our experience has shown that the Berkeley schools believe "it's alllllll good". Well, it isn't. If I have to assign star points, I will gladly disperse multitudes for the hard working music teachers who try valiantly in the face of budget cuts, to teach music. Often on old, borrowed instruments and at a "Zero" period, I might add. Who is at their best at 7:30 am?? Well, they do a great job. Kudos to them! The same can be said for the art teachers, the gardening teachers, the new & young & enthusiastic teachers who are all facing Pink Slips. There's not much left to cut budget-wise. In comparison to Oakland and Richmond schools, Berkeley looks pretty good, but I strongly urge parents to take closer looks and to insist on attending the school in your neighborhood, not to be bull-dozed by a quota system dealt with at the main district office. For countless reasons we began to look elsewhere despite our strong belief in supporting public schools. Suffice to say schools in Portland compared with our experience of schools in Berkeley were an enormous factor in our choice of leaving the area. It's unfair to say it's the main reason, but it's in the top 3....tread carefully when you enroll your kids in Berkeley schools, and get involved. It's the only way to know what's going on, tho' for me, well, I just don't need another full-time job. Good luck...