This review pertains solely to a band competition in which my daughter's high school band…read moreparticipated at this school. This school is very nice, clean, and the school students and parents were extremely welcoming, friendly, and helpful. The event itself was well-organized, and each school band performed on the school's impressive football field. Thank you, San Clemente High School, for being such gracious hosts and sponsoring a very successful event.

***This review is for parking use only***…read more The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) held a pickleball tournament at Lifetime in San Clemente during the last week of June 2024. My brother, my daughters, and I got tickets to watch the finals championship. They have very limited parking so the pros, participants, and guests had to park at San Clemente High School and be shuttled to Lifetime. It was only a few minutes drive over from high school to Lifetime so it wasn't bad at all. This year's choice of parking was a whole lot better than last year in 2023. When we arrived at the high school, there were no parking spaces available near the front of the school... sorry, all taken! Luckily, we drove around the corner and found some additional parking near the back of the school. Whew! I am grateful we got a parking spot, otherwise, I wouldn't know where to park that day... maybe on the streets, huh? Shuttle service was very prompt in picking up people and dropping them off. Thank you! Thank you San Clemente High School for lending out your parking lot for the PPA pickleball event! You're the best!!

I spent all 3 years here, and the teachers are great! The students mess around a lot, but 8th grade…read morehere has been one of the best years yet, leaving with over 10 friends and mostly A's. Enjoy your retirement, Mrs. En

This school is terrible. The administration all the way through to the teachers are the worst I've…read moreever dealt with. It's sad. The school playground at lunch time and recess is like something out of a prison movie. Bullying, fights, weapons, this school has it all and does nothing about it. I'd highly recommend picking any other school in San Clemente over this one. Best of luck if you send your kids here.

Such a great school. Wonderful environment where kids can thrive in small classroom settings. A…read morehidden gem in San Clemente. Incredibly close community and awesome people all around.

There are too many things to write about but I would say morale in general has been depleted at…read morethis campus and is why many have left the school. It is a mystery why the principal sent her child to public school instead of her campus but that speaks volumes and has not helped morale. High percentages of faculty quitting, surf club, gardening club, lab rats, summer school, galas, dances, continue to be canceled or non existent for lack of participation. It is so horrible. Please save the school Diocese of Orange! The employee in the office with hair dyed the color of a fire truck, against the school dress code also sends a confusing message and expectation.

The culture at this school is fantastic. Kids are friendly and support each other, and the teachers…read moreare dedicated and kind. This was not always the case at Marco, but if you've heard negative stories from past years -- believe me, it's changed! Make an appointment to visit the school and see for yourself that Marco today is not the Marco of a few years back. Best middle school in CUSD.

Marco Forster has a great school for me so far and even though bad things happen to me, not because…read moreof Marco but because Marco good things happen. I have a handful of new friends and it's all because of Marco being the most respected school because they respect me and other students, teachers, and staff.

I love this school very much because I like the pool, the announcements, and the joke of the day.read more

I love working as a Para Educator 4 for this school for 4 years and 10 years as a district. Love…read moremaking differences. I absolutely love all the teachers, myself, students and my career. San Juan Capistrano school district is the best, and the ESTEPS program is great at San Juan Hills High School. I will definitely continue working at this high school in ESTEPS program

The AP physics quiz was tragic. All of my hopes and dreams were crushed after losing a single point…read moreto a roller coaster problem. At long last, after 1 1/2 hours, I finally could eat some food. I arrived to the lunch line which resembled a sardine can, packed full with students pushing and shoving to get their hands on some scraps. On my way to the front of the lunch line, three students were pushed aside, and I watched as students climbed atop of the heads of other students, reaching for the number pad to enter their school ID for the day. At long last, after pushing and shoving, it was finally my turn to get food. All the good food was gone - if there was any to begin with. Then, I saw it. A cheese pizza! I thought, how could you possibly mess up a cheese pizza...? After grabbing my pizza, I pushed my way out of the circus fest that was the lunch line students still fighting for their lunch. The seating was limited, so I had to scavenge far and wide for a place to sit and enjoy my meager meal. I sat down outside, then took a bite. While I was chewing, I begin to think - was what I bit into even a pizza? Or did I miss and accidentally take a bite out of the carboard tray? I looked down and saw that I had indeed bitten into the dry, tragic, sauceless, atrocity of a pizza. The overcooked crust and the plastic cheese combined to make a taste resembling the Mattel packaging box for a Barbie doll, rather than a pizza. Devastated, I let tears fall from my eyes. How could a pizza be so impossibly horrid? How was it possible? Perhaps it just wasn't meant to be. 1 additional star for the pizza sticks tho... mmmmmmmm.

Les Miserables by SOCSA performed at Dana Hills High School is professional grade. The actors,…read moremusic, location, sound, stage and program were outstanding. A great deal of credit is due this wonderfully entertaining local event, and it certainly is a memorable learning experience for the actors, support and administrators. We are lucky to have such a program.

Attended the class of 2025 graduation this past weekend (I wish I had pictures). They put on quite…read morethe production, great sound, video and even drones to capture the event! It was very professional and with the budget of this school, I'd hope for nothing less. Congrats to the class of 2025!

Our oldest just wrapped up his freshman year and our son had an amazing experience. Many of these…read morenegative reviews seem to be personal, individual challenges and although that can be impactful to a parent, the collective of the school and opportunities offered to excel here are limitless. If you are looking for an "easy A" or "easy road to graduation", this is not the school for you; I agree. If you are looking to prepare your student for a bright future by teaching them how to balance life's challenges through rigorous academic, community and athletic means, this school is a "chose your own adventure" of opportunity. We look forward to our next child becoming a lion as well and are excited to begin a new year.

my grandson has been here for 4 years; they are often rude and unhelpful; they seem to be overwhelmread more

We've been here for three years and the teachers are irresponsible and rude we do not recommend…read morethis business and when we moved to a new school 1 day was better than the 3 years at this school

After writing a 2 star review on this school based on my true and honest experience, I get a very…read moredisturbing phone call from their director Kapil M. He wanted me take down my review. He accused me of bullying his school with my Yelp Review. I am just telling the truth. Please look at my previous reviews where I gave them 4 star. I had all the excitement and hopes at this school and was shattered after realizing the lies that were fed to us. Right now I am enrolled at our school district. My intention for coming her and our attraction for attending this school is because my son loves science!!! After seeing how he replied on my review, it is a lie that they hired staff. They state that they hired staff...Nope staff was not hired and that's the reason why they couldn't give me an exact start date. When they sent their psychologist to my transitional IEP meeting, their representative flatly told my IEP team at my district that they will not be able to provide services at the level they are providing. My IEP is also recorded and was disclosed before the meeting started. All members in that meeting is 100% aware that they are being recorded. When a public charter school makes promises that they will fulfill services like a public school district, and at a recorded IEP meeting they say they will not??? It really questions the accountability and the process for kids with IEP. Sounds like they cherry pick, which special kids they will have enrolled. Or maybe we are sounding like a business.... Because Mr.Kapil told me take my review down because it is ruining his school reputation. Sir, it's a public school and this is my experience with the admission process... Yes, they have all the field trips to make their school look great and all the extra activities. How about accountability? Teacher experience? Ask the how they deal or prevent with bullying? You will notice they tend to dodge the question. When I asked about the teachers, I am told that they had alot of applicants that applied so therefore they have teachers that want to teach and they highlight that they get county retirement and benefits. But they don't tell you the experiences of their teachers. They look really young, which is fun and great but I think having experienced teachers at a school is also very important. Bullying question... They answer by telling us they hired private investigators and no bullying was done. So how about the prevention? If you go to other review sites, you will see accusations of bullying in this school. Overall the idea presented at this school is amazing! STEM based. Lots of activities. Large member of the PTA, which alot of them are their own employees. ;) Alot of attraction to come to this school and that is why we applied. Go to your local school district. Ask the question of STEM and activities before jumping to come here. There are many charter schools to choose from here in South OC such as Journey, Community Roots, Oxford. How are they run? How are they accounted for financially? Money laundering is very common for people who run charter schools. Do your homework? See what best fits your family. Unfortunately this school wasn't a good fit. And sadly we had promises that were made but on the record during the transitional IEP meeting with the school district, it was very clear, they will not provide the services....

I absolutely love this school, I love the fact that they are treat you like a family. They care so…read moremuch. We've been here since third grade , both of my kids are having a good experience, Kapil the founder care so much he just added a program from tillys organization helping kids communicate and learn how to handle stress I was so impressed and I really appreciate it so much .

Capistrano Valley Christian Schools is a Christ Center School that does an excellent job at…read moreTeaching the students and empowering each student to be all that Christ has called them to be.

CVCS is awesome! Christ-centered education, caring teachers, and strong community. Our family has…read morebeen blessed by many wonderful teachers at CVCS who have poured into our children academically, spiritually, and personally.