I've been going to Elite for years for English tutoring, and Miss Haile is the best! Writing essays…read moreused to stress me out, but she helped me improve so much in both my grades and my confidence. She's super patient, really encouraging, and explains things in a way that just clicks. I'm so grateful for her support and would totally recommend Elite (especially Miss Haile!) to anyone who needs tutoring.

My Daughter's ACT scores have gone up since she started practicing here. Worth all the money. Also,…read morescheduling was flexible, and communication for their classes was first class. I'll sign my other kid up soon. Thank you!

This school hired unprofessional teachers like Ms Kuo in 4th grade who wasn't a certificated…read moreteacher and was very mean to kids. It is unacceptable that they allow their teachers to use language abuse on our kids! Principal didn't even care about the issue. Very disappointing.

Our son was attending a large public high school when the COVID-19 pandemic started. This highly…read morerated public high school quickly transitioned to an online learning environment, but only provided one synchronous lecture per week for each class. As our son, and many of his classmates, fell further and further behind in their online classes, we repeatedly reached out to the school administration, including the principal, as did the parents of our son's school friends. However, the school's administration was uniformly unresponsive to our concerns. So, we decided to take our son out of the public school system, and place him in a private school. Our son transferred to Pacific Academy during his junior year of high school. I really can't say enough good things about our experience at Pacific Academy over the past almost two years. Everyone from the principal to the teachers and administrative staff have all been amazing. They are all very passionate about their mission to educate their students, as well as to help their students grow and develop into well-rounded young men and women. The small class sizes allow for a very personalized approach to teaching, and both the teachers and the principal are very interactive and collaborative with parents. The quality of teaching in all of our son's classes has been exceptional, and all of his teachers have welcomed engagement with us. (Unlike at the public high school our son previously attended.) I would especially like to recognize the principal at Pacific Academy, Keith Corpus, and the Director of Student Affairs, Jasmine Hsu. Their dedication, compassion, and empathy towards their students, and their families, has been extraordinary. They have both also been tremendously supportive as students, parents, and teachers have all worked together to manage the enormous (and ever-changing) impact of the pandemic. Honestly, we have come to view Mr. Corpus and Ms. Hsu as if they were part of our family, and we are so grateful to them for their dedication and commitment to their students, including our son. My only regret is that we did not transfer our son to Pacific Academy sooner. We love this school, and its faculty and staff, and we are so grateful that our son has been able to attend Pacific Academy!

Most of the negative reviews reflect the chaos of school politics. It doesn't really reflect the…read moreteachers' hard work and students' lives in the past year. I don't really write Yelp reviews often, but I feel I need to share my point of view for my son's first year at this school. I don't want to see teachers' hard work and devotion to be erased by all these negative reviews. This new school does not have a lot of resources like Irvine Unified School District. The facilities at the campus are out of date and the campus is leased from IUSD. The faculty has been trying hard to maintain the school facilities, but it is very challenging. - 2 of 5 star I have been volunteering at my son's classes in the past two semesters, and both English and Mandarin teachers from the 2nd Grade are very passionate about teaching and helping our children. I have heard a similar compliment for all other teachers at different grades. The school only has one PE teacher, who is working hard and carrying a lot of responsibilities for all the kids at school- 4 of 5 star The communication channels between teachers and parents are very clear. Teachers will quickly respond and answer questions or concerns from the parents. - 5 of 5 star Before enrolling at IIA last year, my son has no knowledge about Chinese handwriting. As now, at the end of his 2nd semester, he can do both reading and writing more than 117 Chinese characters. For reference, attached are words he has learned so far. - 5 of 5 star Some parents have questions about the on-site after-school program. From my observation in the past two semesters, my son was able to complete his homework at school, attending enrichment class for music and art, and playing with his friends after school. My son always asked me to pick him up last so that he can spend more time at school. - 4 of 5 star To sum up, my wife and I feel very fortunate that our son has this opportunity to learn both English and Mandarin at the same time without sacrificing our weekend attending Chinese school. Everyday when we dropped our son to school, he always rolls his backpack with lightening speed and runs to the teacher. We can tell our son really enjoys his first year at IIA. This is a tuition free charter school, not a 5 star Private school. This school requires a lot of parents to involve and help. This is a new school starting with a bumpy start. We all hope one day the school board and parents can come to an agreement one day so the teachers/students in between will not be sacrificed.

Mastering the language is the best key to start learn a culture of country…read more We are so touched that the school and teachers have done so much to make our children happy every day.

My son had a great experience there he loved how the teachers taught he said it was fun but also…read morevery helpful

Whole my life, I never left any comments anywhere. None of my previous experiences can compare with…read morethis one, so I have to say something. My son is in 4th grade, he is pretty advanced in all subjects except writing. I know there is room for improvement, so I signed him up for 34 sessions of 4th-6th DBQ writing. Since he likes debate and speech and it needs a lot of writing too, I signed him up for debate too, same teacher, on the same day of the week, one by one. After a few sessions, I was confused, I had no idea what was going on, and how my son had been progressing. The teacher never checked his homework, never corrected or commented on his homework or essay, not a single word, and never communicated with me about my son's performance. As a parent, I understand writing takes time, and I need to be patient. But after 21 sessions, I couldn't take it anymore. The teacher never checked my son's homework, never. I don't know if my son did the homework properly. The only essay I got that was graded, there was no comments, no revisions, no explanation. They used AP history DBQ to grade a fourth grade(Yelp doesn't allow photos attached). The time and the money we spent, the frustration it brought, I am a working professional, and my time is valuable. Every time, I traveled for more than an hour and waited outside for three hours. All we got is this crap. I don't mind paying for quality service, but I hate to be fooled and ripped off. If anyone is looking for a good tutoring academy, please do your research, and ask the places what and how they can help with your kid's studies. Good luck with your search!

They give higher level test to your kids so your kids will get a very low grade, then ask you to…read moreenroll their class.

The management is very unprofessional. Did nothing for students after you paid and signed the…read morecontact. Also rude to parents and don't refund if you want to end the contact. Don't recommend.

It has been a pleasure working with Tutor-k12. Fari provided the best service for my niece with her…read moreschooling endeavors. She is feeling way more confident and benefited from Fari's classes for almost 2 years. I recommend her and am totally satisfied with Tutor-K12 business.

Stay away from this people. This is school is so shady and predatory. I can assure you all the…read morereviews here are inaccurate because they keep asking you to write one before you even start going there. They charge you in advance for a mediocre education, and when I wanted to stop going they stopped responding and wanted to keep my money. Wouldn't respond to schedule an appointment to figure out. They only listened to me because I showed there with an American man twice my age (I'm was a 21 year old woman at the time) literally saw him and changed their attitude. THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IMMIGRANTS and the fact that English is not your fist language. There are so many other schools. Save yourself the heartache and waste of money and don't go here.

(ADD) Poonam Hemlani wrote something about me on yelp last week. Hahaha Is that something like…read morerevenge? But it was absolutely removed by yelp. I have the right to write the fact that I have experienced. This is a place that we write reviews. It is not absolutely about the student! It also shows that she is not qualified to be a good teacher. This is the worst experience in my life. There is another review about her. I am not the only one who complaining. Poonam Hemlani is the worst teacher that I have ever seen. Don't take her class. She always put us in the breakout rooms and let us talk each other. Also, I really don't understand why she always wants us to read every question and answer in the book. We are not here to read English, but learn something. I guess she might not want to teach us. And she forced the students to be out of the class without any particular reason. She kicked out me four times a day. I asked her why and tried to communicate with her, but she never responded me and she kept kicking out me. What is she going on? If you go to this school, you would be kicked out like me. And I learned nothing for two terms! It is a complete waste of money and time.

I was looking for a summer camp for my son and heard that this center is newly opening, so I…read moredecided to stop by and check it out. I'm so glad I did! The facility is beautiful--very clean, bright, and welcoming. The classrooms are spacious, and the gym is big enough for kids to really move around and release their energy, which I know my son will love. I also really appreciate that they offer weekly registration. We decided to sign up for just one week to start, and if he enjoys it, I'm definitely thinking about enrolling him in their afterschool program too. So far, everything--from the facility to the program--looks amazing. I'm really hoping the actual experience will be just as great!

The center was very clean and felt stable and well-organized. It provides an environment where…read morechildren can focus on both their studies and activities, and the gym is wonderful space where kids can relax, enjoy their enrichment program. The teachers were also kind, well-credentialed, and clearly experienced. I'm really looking forward to it.