Mount Carmel was a school we choose during COVID. It is one of the few private schools that offer…read moreTK which both of my kids qualified for. It is a warm and welcoming environment, very family feeling. Parents are interactive and involved. Students play with all of each other no matter what grade, which I love. My kinder comes home and says she played with a 5th grader on the yard, that warms my heart. Overall we've had an amazing experience at this school!

This school is terrible for lots of reasons. One reason is that the teachers are sexist. To them…read morethe girls do nothing wrong but then you turn to the boys and they get a detention. They have some nice teachers but almost all of them are sexist. Most of the teachers aren't even good teachers. They don't teach well almost everyone in the class I was in had a bad grade. Those are only a couple reasons this school sucks. Don't get me started on the principal. They are supposed to be a catholic school but it's more like jail. They also threaten you with detention for every single thing you do. Ever since I graduated there has been people telling me how bad the school is.

Send your son here if you want him to turn into a jerk. These boys are a menace on the roads every…read moremorning and are incredibly rude. The parents are not much better...one of them tried to run me off the road.

The school lost its faith base. Catholic morals are encouraged but not taught in depth. Favours the…read moreathletes and lots of bullying goes unnoticed.

Worst school ever! School owner feels so entitled and kept asking parents to park properly while…read moreshow no intention to improve the parking situation such as buying more slots. You can circle forever and cannot find a parking and be late for 2 min and get fine of $50! The job for teachers cannot be easier - they don't tell story and let kids listen to radio - they don't do white boarding and let kids watch screens lol We stayed for one year and due to poor planning we let kid attend summer school - there is no schedule or whatsoever - kid complained so bored it was $2600 (2 years ago summer tuition) per month for absolutely nothing. We could not escape faster and this is worst school we ever attended in Bay Area across private and public schools!

We've been so happy with Merry Moppet/ Belmont Oaks Academy! Our kids have been attending since…read morepreschool, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. The teachers are exceptional--dedicated, nurturing, and truly passionate about education. They have low turnover in teachers. It's actually pretty impressive. The leadership, including the owners and principal, demonstrates a remarkable commitment to creating a supportive and enriching environment. You can feel the support and care that permeates the school. In elementary, the curriculum is academically rigorous and continues to progress. So that maybe an important consideration for your kid. We appreciate the close-knit community; it feels like family. Our kids genuinely love going to school every day, and that says it all.

Very nice good students good service it's very safe and…read moreclean the teacher almost never misses school

Of course things change after a decade. I attended this school when I was a child and I hated this…read moreschool. Staff favors staff over students. Or seemed they did not like kids? I seemed to always have gotten punished. Teachers would write me a note home to my parents when another student passed me a note but I didn't pass back. A teacher tried to get me in trouble, I don't know what she tried to say to my dad, but a girl once stole my pencil and I asked for it back and the girl claimed I was lying. Another teacher claimed I talked back when I simply told her I did not see the picture in the book because she did not show it like she said she would. I was beat as a child so naturally afraid of things coming toward my head. I was too afraid to play tether ball as it comes to you fast, instead of the staff asking why I was afraid to play, after I was bawling my eyes out, they simply punished me by separating me from a student activity (entire third grade watched a Alvin and the Chipmunks together) and put me in another room to reflect that I disrespected the teacher and why I did not listen to the her ( I was afraid the ball would hit me). The only teacher who was very nice was Mrs. Deardorph. I appreciate her. Even the principle during 2009 wanted to cancel ALL holiday parties so no Halloween dress ups, no valentines being passed around and no leprechauns during march. I obviously don't know how this school is now, but this left a lasting impression on me as grammar school plays a big memory in a child's life.

Came here a while ago. Loved the place, loved the teachers, loved the atmosphere. And I heard they…read morejust got a new playground.

Decent educators, but they do not supply adequate after school care facilities and cannot…read moreaccommodate the number of children they have enrolled. I advise checking our one of the other excellent schools in the district instead.

So happy we picked this school for our daughter! The admission process was smooth and every time I…read morehad questions, they were addressed right away. Thank you Debbie Anderson! :) All the staff are friendly and the teachers are well educated, kind and engaging. School is all about empowering our young girls and helping them advocate for themselves - great life skills. The parents are wonderful and we have really been enjoying the social events at the school.

The teachers and staff were incredible in creating a curriculum when COVID hit. And they continue…read moreto be the bright spot of the school with their continuous support and care of the students. It's this personal connection that makes the education highly valuable for our daughter. As we wrapped up 2021 and come into 2022, we are seeing the renewed strength of the NDB community and look forward to seeing this continue to grow and thrive under the leadership of the new Head of School.

Great location, there's both the library , the park and the downtown within minutes walking…read moredistance. , A lot of kids walk home from here so it's a pretty safe area . They have a lot of great plays they put on here . They even have food trucks here at times. Glad the pandemics over because the kids don't have to wear masks anymore. I like to come here at times when the schools out and play basketball because there's so many courts to choose from and no one really around. The place is clean .

Having just read "Greg B"s review of Central School jogged my memory, and since bullying has become…read morea major focus of today's educational systems, I, too, feel my story ought to be shared. I also went to Central School. There was no 'middle' in the name then. We had just moved to San Carlos from Connecticut, and I had never seen such an old school building, with antique wooden desks from the 1920s. I went there from 5th through 8th grade. I was a dysfunctional kid from a dysfunctional family, who came with a terribly rotten academic history (this was before ADHD was discovered). I was so bad, they made me take 5th grade twice. But the second time around was almost enjoyable. This wonderful teacher, Madeline Rentz, occupied Room 8, and was my teacher for both tours of 5th grade. Mrs. Rentz had a light blue 1953 Plymouth Business Coupe, which she traded in for a brand new 1959 Ford Galaxie. As it would turn out later in my life, Mrs. Rentz was one of the foremost moving powers that shaped my life as an adult, and I will never be able to thank her enough for all she did for me. But the bullying was another matter. I was the tiniest, shyest, quietest kid in the school, and the older bullies knew it and used it to their advantage. Every day they would wait for me just off the school grounds to harass me as I walked home. Complaining did no good. The school said there wasn't anything they can do, once we were off the school grounds. My indifferent parents just said I must be doing something to annoy them. Both excuses were a crock of crap. I finally learned that if I just goofed off all day, Mrs. Rentz would make me stay after school to do my work that I didn't get done. I never left much before 4:30 and eventually the bullies gave up waiting for me. One time the school did something they could have gotten in deep trouble for. In 7th grade my brother had a science class with a horrid teacher named Mrs. Combs. She was tall, loud, very unattractive and when she held her arms up, everyone could see she never shaved under her arms. She was mean and feisty and every kid in the school was scared to death of her. She would tease and make wise cracks about individual kids, which didn't help her credibility any, either. Worse, she drove a solid bright red 1959 Chevrolet Impala 4-door hardtop, one of the ugliest cars ever made by Chevrolet, but it fit Mrs. Combs better than OJ's glove. One day my brother didn't answer some question to her satisfaction. After teasing him for a moment, he said something which caused her to explode. She grabbed him by his shirt, ripping off a few buttons, and sent him to the principal's office. I wasn't there and don't know what he said, but my brother got As and Bs and was never a discipline problem, so it had to be something Mrs. Combs imagined. I never thought she was carrying a full suitcase, anyway, and often wondered how a public school could ever hire someone like her. My 7th grade teacher was a young short-tempered man named Mr. Prata. He drove a rusty turquoise 1957 MG roadster. Being the lousy student I was, it didn't take him very long to despise me. He would shout from five classrooms down the hall, "Brassfield, shut up!" in reference to a girl who never stopped talking. He was also an eraser thrower. He called everybody by their last name, males and females, like some drill sergeant in the army. He and I never got along, and 7th grade was the worst grade I ever suffered through. In 8th grade I got a reprieve, in the form of a wonderful, fun little round guy named Mr. Darley, who drove a Woodland Green 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. He had a sense of humor that wouldn't quit, and he always had everyone laughing. When something would go wrong, he'd pretend he was angry and gyrate around, causing a lock of hair to fall across one eye, then he'd brush it out of the way in indignation, while the class roared. 8th grade was the first time I'd ever received anything above a 'D' in school. Today, all these folks are long gone, but they will remain forever interred in my memories. Overall, Central School wasn't really such a bad place, despite a few hiccups no one ever caught.

Granted, this is about my experience from over a decade ago, but I loved my time at Meadow Heights!…read moreAll my teachers were supportive and allowed me to love learning. The student body is pretty diverse. The PTA hosted really fun events, from the Ice Cream Social at the beginning of the year to, my favorite, the Holiday Craft Faire. I was also a library assistant, which was a great way to get involved at a young age. With the Annex and BKC, there's a nice range of after-school care. They also offer special after school classes, like art and science. I have so many fond memories here and I hope nothing has changed!