I worry about MVCS. Our two sons graduated with the 2nd son having finished with his 12th grade…read moreyear less happy due to changes in staff and programming. But that was about 4 years ago. We have a young niece in MBCS but we are uncertain if MVCS will be as good as it used to be. Hopeful but uncertain. Why? Because our younger son kept in touch with friends still there and have received some unfavorable reports, especially about a two year college credit program called I think IB (?) which has been with problems. And the problems have shown up in decrease in student population. Beautiful campus. We hope reforms improve things at MVCS so we can send our niece there when she is ready for high school. RH, Marina

As a current MVC student in 8th grade MVCS is the best option for a private and christian school…read morewith a huge campus and beautiful scenery. There is only one flaw in the community I have noticed. Some parents send their kids here because they can easily afford it not because they are christian. And most of the time it's the students that go here that don't believe in Christ not the parents. I believe the school does do its best in helping students find Christ but some students just ignore that and don't care. They poke fun at students who follow Christ and try to make them like to forget about it. Sometimes it's not that bad but I think thats its not right. Another thing is the hate towards the staff is so forced and is not right. The dean of students Mr. Radar is a truly nice person and cares that the students do good in behavior. For some reason a lot of students especially those who get in trouble hate him so much. Like it's not his fault you got in trouble it's just his job to help you get out of that situation that you were in before and how to stay in the good. Students need to grow up and respect their piers and should not hate those just because of what they do at the school. This is the best school that I have gone to in my life and will most likely stay like that. -Simon Jesse Ortiz V

When you want community and students that journey together and a principal and vice principal that…read moredo their best and great counselors like Angela Olson and great Choirs that sing Angels we have heard on High and parent inclusion and great Mental Health and classes ROTC Army and military veterans walking the walk in a great mariner environment Walk with great people who Strive Marina in a year of Joy and a great mayor too. Embrace the care compassion and Enjoy Marina High School.

As a Marina Highschool graduate I'm disappointed to see these inaccurate reviews representing my…read morehighschool. My time at Marina Highschool prepared me not only for college but also for my young adult life. During my formative years I was thankful to have a supportive and accepting community to learn in. Like all highschools Marina Highschool is not perfect, but they are constantly improving. Considering that Marina Highschool is still a relatively new highschool I'm astonished and proud of how much they grew in my four wonderful years I spent there.

Our oldest boy was at MBCS from kindergarten thru 8th grade and was well prepared for high school…read more Our younger, 4 years later, also was at MBCS from kindergarten thru 8th grade. Both graduated at top of their classes. MBCS had about 15 in older son's 8th grade class and younger son's graduating 8th grade class had about 4 due to some staff changes that parents did not like. The education was still good and MBCS dealt with small class size (something the public schools complain about) by combining some grades. Which was not us parents' preference, but it worked. After all, the USA somehow survived long ago in the "one room school house" days of combined grades. It worked and our younger son graduated and went on to MVCS in Watsonville, like his older brother which was an academic kick butt school at least until his senior year when new leadership made changes the staff and students did not like ("IB" etc) and lost experienced teachers. MBCS is affordable at around $7,000 a year. Classes small. Teachers dedicated. They try hard for a small Christian school. And teach both academics for high school prep and good citizenship (Bible teachings) though one does not have to be a professed Christian to attend. Older son went on to MVCS (Watsonville) and was a top student and got a merit scholarship and then on to U.C.Davis which was good on classes but totally sucked at helping him get into a grad school. Davis did nothing to help. Happily older son made a friend of one professor who helped him get accepted into a good grad school in PA, Marywood University (Catholic) where I think she was alumni, and where he did well, got a job in his major and now works full time and is happy with everything but the weather (hot summers, cold winters...not Monterey, CA weather for sure!) It took a lot of effort to even get older son's diploma out of U.C.Davis...huge school, huge classes, huge graduation and so next to nothing in support timeliness and help. Plus did forced "get covid shots or get kicked out" right before classes started so no time to change schools. Younger was a top student at MBCS (the small, mixed grades classes did not hurt...maybe helped with so much individualized teacher/student attention), and then became a top student at MVCS and when applying for college, applied about a dozen schools and was accepted by all. He went to Simpson University in Redding, did well. Good teachers, ho hum counseling dept. A modest sized Christian college where he did well. Worst was 4 in a dorm room for Freshmen, after that he got double rooms with a friend as RA (dorm resident assistant. RA was a good deal...got 1/2 price on cafeteria and free room in dorm as I recall. Plus a $20,000 academic scholarship per year for 4 years. Which was nice for a $50k/year private college (tuition, books/fees, dorm, meals). Then he applied to grad schools, where all but SFSU (San Francisco) the last college I attended, accepted him and is now at Sacramento State University in a very tough doctoral grad program that makes him glad his previous schools were academically intense. So two kids, one now working for a couple hospitals (one full time and one part time) and one a top student due to intense hard work with a heavy, exhausting medical-related academic load, both got their start to successes at MBCS. A small, humble, caring K-8th Seaside, CA Christian school where they began. So yes, I like MBCS because it started out two kids out to a path to successes. And our young niece there is happy. Has friends and likes the teachers. Where could MBCS do better? It could send graded quizzes, tests, etc home each Friday so parents could get weekly "how their kid is doing?" feedback. I think that would be a very helpful idea. Weekly academics feedback instead of less frequent parent/teacher conferences. RH

This school has had a bit of administrative turnover since my children have been here, but it has…read morenot affected what has gone on in the classrooms whatsoever and they have had amazing teachers who absolutely love and live for the students. The principal they have now is amazing and a visionary. The academics for the younger grades (can't speak for older yet) have been great and challenging. Jesus is palpable on campus and everything they do from curriculum to leadership to discipline is through a Biblical world view. Everyone knows every students' name. They are extremely family oriented and all of the staff looks at the whole child before they see them as a student. The class sizes are small and the teachers really learn and work with the individual needs of the students and communicate so well with parents. The students are so well loved and cared for. It's a small but mighty and sweet school!

This is a good school . A lot of parent involvement, extra curricular education base activities and…read moreexcellent teachers. Thank you principal Scherpinski for always encouraging our children to do better.

I went to school here and now some kiddos I love go to Spreckels. It's almost Talk Like a Pirate…read moreDay!!! So be sure to show your Spreckels Pirate Spirit every sept.16th! School colors are still blue & yellow! The K-8th grade I knew has been shortened to K-5th.... And the schools gotten bigger! The playground equipment all looks decent and as safe as playground equipment can be. BIG Error of Omission on the schools part..... If you're out at the practice field (they are also home to the Toro Bulls Youth Football teams & Cheer squads) there are ZERO garbage cans OR any recycle bins to be found ANYWHERE!? Explains the large amount of garbage clinging to the fence lines around the Entire School! Sad. The kids I know enjoy attending Spreckels. They like their teachers and the teachers I've met all seem to have their act together. The auditorium still looks exactly the same. When setting up for the book fair last year, it gave mii oddly comforting chills to be up on the stage I walked across 22yrs before to get my 8th grade "diploma". Kinda nice to know that some things stay the same- stand up to the test of time! They may not be perfect but I'm proud to be a product of Spreckels Elementary! Proud to continue to support our schools!!!!

Pretty good school it's just that the bathrooms are dirty and there are a bunch of terrible…read morestudents over there

I really enjoy their Online virtual academy for my child. Covid really opened my eyes to how…read moreelementary schools work in the county. I was never a fan of the local Spreckles elementary school since it seems from the top down they really don't care about families and the students that they get paid per day to educate. I honestly feel my child actually gets an amazing education at home, online with teachers who actually have their act together (SCVA). The Principal for the online virtual academy is Erika and she is ALWAYS awesome. All the support staff including Omar in IT really go the extra mile to help us with any and all concerns. The impression I have from the Online Virtual academy is one where the student, parent, and staff all want to work together for the benefit of ALL the students in each classroom. While at some point my little one will need to go interact in a live school setting, if I can avoid the local spreckles school as much as possible till my child is old enough to understand some of politics/BS (enough to be able to tell me at home what happened)... i might consider sending my child back (but only after exhausting all other options to literally go anywhere BUT Spreckles).

they got a cool mural that I definitely did not help make. I don't go here, but they fr need to fix…read morethe distance between the play area and the fields.

This school is getting pathetic by the minute. They are so unorganized when they have christmas…read moreevents. My daughter went to this school. The day she graduated she was very exited because she said "i worked very hard all this year and im gonna get an award". Mmm nope she didn't get shit. She worked very hard in her homework and woke up every morning at 5:30 to study. None of my kids like to study but she is different she loves school and cares alot about it. she doesnt like missing school at all and the only day she missed was because she was very sick. One missed attendance and she didn't get shit. Yet another kid didnt go to school almost the hole year except for the last semester and they rewarded him for that. what a bunch of bull shit. Way to go mckinnon rewarding kids that dont give shit about anything and the ones who work hard pushing them away. My oldest son went to that school too and that day his sister graduated he said this is the reason i give up on my school cuz this school put me down so much. They have a new principal which she is very studpid by the way. Shes far from being professional. They need to wake up and b a better school.

I spent ten years working at this district as a substitute teacher and could not have worked for a…read morefiner group of people. They have a large number of schools and the faculty at each school ae top notch. Bar none. It was such a joy working in a different classroom at a different school every day. Made for a very interesting life. And I would not trade my experiences for anything. This is one of the finest school districts anyplace.

Great spot!!! My son and I love it!! What a bummer though, I came by today with my son and it was…read moreshut down.... TVs are gone... I hope they open up somewhere else

Calming great school! Our daughter misses going. Teachers are understanding and professional.read more