"Oh boy." Sabrina Carpenter said it best, and honestly,…read morethose two words sum up my experience at CFIS.Let me be clear. This is MY side of the story. Sure, I probably made things harder for myself at times, but a lot of what happened? That's on the school.Seventh grade started off fine. I was quiet. Minding my own business. I made a friend. It was actually kinda nice. But then in science class, this boy kept bullying me over my Tourette's. Like constantly. I can't control it. I tried to stop it. I told the counselor. They were nice, told me it wasn't okay, said they'd talk to him and handle it. Guess what? They didn't. Nothing happened. He kept going. Eventually he moved on to someone else like it was a game. So yeah, he stopped bullying me. But only because he found a new target. That's not a solution. That's just ignoring the problem until it shifts. Now fast forward to eighth grade. We're supposed to be the oldest, the leaders, the ones setting the example. Yeah right. Drama was everywhere, and the drama I was in? I'm not gonna spill all the details or name names (except for one person, she earned it), but let's just say the school said they'd take it "seriously." Spoiler alert: they didn't. They suspended the wrong kid. Literally punished someone who didn't do anything while the actual problem just got swept under the rug. And now the cherry on top: their "leadership" program. It sounds cute until you're actually in it. It's run by this one teacher -- yeah, I'm name-dropping -- Mrs. Saunders. We were cutting skeletons for an activity, and she starts screaming at this kid in class. Straight up yelling in front of everyone. I went over to ask him if he was okay, but I could tell he didn't feel like talking. Later, he told me he has motor skill issues and struggles with cutting. And instead of helping him, Mrs. Saunders made him clean everything up like he did something wrong. She told him it was "the least he could do. This place is a mess. It's a dumpster fire. No support. No action. Just fake promises and teachers who snap instead of support. If you're thinking about coming here -- don't. CFIS, you need to get it together.

this school SUCKS on my SOUL!!!!! The teachers were so mean breh. The food is so yummy tho so ill…read moregive them that. Like what the skibidi rizz man:

They have some security guards that work the parking lot there that don't know their asshole from…read moretheir elbow. Where can we park? I don't know. Could really work on the people skills as well as knowledge of your school parking . Absolute joke. You could've hired a chimpanzee to do that job and he can't do it.

This School has a great sports program, but there is more to school than sports, kids are kids…read moretoday, they are a little oblivious when walking on and off school grounds and have 1 speed, slow, but most schools' students are exactly the same! The staff are actually really nice especially when treated with respect!

Great school, Amazing teacher and programs, I personally recommend IB very challenging, the people…read moreare so nice and would recommend. The community is great very supportive

Good administration principal and deputy principal on top of discipline and mentorship. Office…read morestaff and subordinate very friendly two of my sons went to this school, my son did IB program which four years the in charge was awesome it prepared him for high school.my second son is still there cant complain, yes their are fights these are teenagers full of emotions which some of us parents doesn't know what to do,we need to address some issues at home and seek for help instead of blaming the school and school district and instill discipline to our kids too, spare the rod and spoil the child.

Over all they are a good school when it comes to teachers teaching the curriculum. Where they…read morestruggle is to transition your child from ESL to a all English Only classes. SO if you have more kids on the ESL plan then they receive more Federal Funding? hummmm, yeah real financially smart to retain kids as long as possible. You need to push the counselors around for a IEP otherwise they are lazy and then act dumb. That is after Mr Mom (as known as) the father forwarding them email(s). Requesting an IEP to transition our child to a EO Language arts class. (trust me I could of gone to Dept of Ed or the DISTRICT but other dumb things happened beyond my control) Over all my biggest concern is "The Counselors dept." are found to be lazy. Do you're self a favor and grab a copy of NOLO IEP's for Parents. Otherwise great community as in the neighborhood is safe and many of the kids are nice. My child never reported any other concern. I will wrap it up in a positive note. That the one thing I will always LOVE or have a happy memory of Citrus Intermediate School, is they were extremely nurturing with multicultural kids especially mine. That was just beautiful to see all kind of colors coming together in harmony. Now Imagine that! My child felt she was just like everyone else! They offered a "sense of belonging!" For that!!! I give them a 5 star all the way home. Thank you! For making this a multicultural friendly school. So as you can see why I gave them a 3 star and not a one star. ps. this took place in 2016

This is a great school that has a great choir and good education.Every new student will love to…read morebecome a fellow jaguar

Horrible experience dealing with staff. Extremely greedy. They expect seniors to pay $20 to leave…read moreschool during lunch when they do not have a 6th period. Loopholes too because you can just call your student out and there will be no repercussions since they have no sixth period.

Couple years ago my son got stabbed at that school. Now my younger child isn't released to me due…read moreto not being on PART of a list. I'm listed as a parent and the child is marked as living w both parents. Cops are useless at this school. Admin is even worse and having been through a stabbing at that school believe me when I say I dealt w many a folks. Filing complaints on literally everything I can find online.

Great pre school. Horrible Kindergarten teacher. Never have I had an experience where my child was…read moretreated so poorly by a teacher and then backed by the principal. Ms. Armijo lied on multiple occasions about incidents that my son was included in. Principal and Ms. Armijo claimed my son was lying to me about said incidents. Always made it look like he was the troubled kid and refused to tell me and my husband the full story. Ms. Armijo refused to talk to my husband or I when picking up my son and had to wait hours later or the next day to find out what actually happened during "incidents" because she "did not know and needed to find out". Ms. Armijo even stopped acknowledging my child when I would drop him off and he would say "good morning" to her. My husband heard Ms. Armijo talking badly of other parents in hallway when dropping off our preschooler. Ms. Armijo does not know how to handle boy students who have energy. Principal and Ms. Armijo think it is ok to let kindergarteners in the restroom with older students and when asked if it concerned them they responded "no why should it" after my son had an incident in the restroom with an older kid. Complaints and lies became so bad we decided to pull our son from this school. Last day my son attended, the classroom aid even came out and apologized. Classroom aid and music teacher went as far as getting my son a gift and telling him he would be missed.

Maybe a little late to be helpful, but I went here pre K - 8th grade in the 90s. I was horribly…read morebullied by other kids but even more by the teachers. The strict authoritarian catholic approach was hugely damaging, especially as a creative/visual person who struggled academically. I now need lots of therapy. Please don't send your kids here. I hope it's gotten better since my time...but I doubt it.

I love this school! My brother attends this school and he loves it. The staff is very involved with…read morethe students and keep them motivated. The students here seem to abide by the rules for the most part and bullying doesn't seem to be an issue here, which is great. They offer a variety or classes, extracurricular activities, clubs, etc.

horrible school. openly lets students be bullied without doing anything. many students are bullied…read morebut ignored by the school because their grades aren't good enough to care about the wellbeing of the student. ms valencia is an example of mistreating students based off grades. she made many students feel unsuccessful for attending community college. do better and listen to your students. youre too focused on grades and reputation when you need to be focused on the students you are losing.

El Cerrito Middle School has been such an amazing place for my children to grow up and prepare for…read morethe next steps in their education. Teachers encourage community, creative out-of-the-box learning and group collaboration. There are so many amazing things going on at lunch and after school between programs hosted by the counceling staff and diverse clubs offered by teachers after school. Read the news letter, stay informed and encourage your student to get involved in all of the great things this school has to offer!

The office staff at this school is horrible. As a parent, if you ever want to be talked down to for…read moreasking a simple question go ahead and speak to anyone in the office. Incidents are not isolated. I wish I could leave a separate review for the teachers, but as far as the office staff.... Maybe the principal should address the issue.

I was a former student at this middle school (2016 to 2018), and looking back, I feel compelled to…read moreshare my experience, as it had a profound impact on my life. During my time here, I had high hopes of making friends, unfortunately that wasn't as planned. I remember coming into the school, hoping to make friends right off the bat, but it didn't quite turn out that way. I was surrounded by classmates who frequently displayed disruptive conduct, and I experienced peer pressure to imitate their antics in an effort to fit in, which just made me feel more out of place. I am a full Hispanic girl who, surprisingly, never learned to speak Spanish throughout my life.I also favored indoor activities to outdoor ones, which made me paler-skinned than some of my peers at the time. My appearance and lack of proficiency in the Spanish language became a target for ridicule. I was called names like "White" or told that I couldn't be Mexican because I couldn't speak Spanish. One particularly distressing incident stands out in my memory. I was assaulted by another student and had to be taken to the principal's office. Instead of finding support, my mom and I were met with hostility from the principal, who engaged in a confrontation with my mom. This ultimately led to my mom filing a police report, which, unfortunately, only made my situation worse. I became a target for more ridicule and even received threats at one point. The trauma from those years has stayed with me, but with time, I have grown older and more mature. I'm now attending a four-year university alongside my older sister, with the support of my dog and wonderful roommates who all love me just the way I am. It feels like the right time to share my experience with others, as a way of letting go of the past. Despite the challenges, there were a few bright spots during my time at the school. I cherish the very few individuals who saw the good in me and accepted me for who I am. Additionally, there was one special teacher who played a significant role in my life. not only my teacher but also became one of my best friends, providing the support I needed to make it through those difficult years. To that teacher, the one who picked me for student of the month, the one who let me (along with other students) sit in your classroom during lunch, you know who you are, if you are reading this, I am forever grateful for your kindness and friendship during my time in that hell hole.

This place is terrible, even the rude azz kids in the school are way nicer than most of the…read moreteachers. Even since the second week I was there I was already going crazy. Most of the people in the school are wannabe gangsters that get away with mostly everything, while me and my friend mess around once and get straight up detention. All of my insecurities ended up there, where some specific teachers would put you on blast just for some little reason that they don't like. One of my "friends" even broke my glasses there and when me and my mom went to talk the vice principal, it seemed like she didn't care and even thought it was funny. I was lucky some of my friends helped me throughout that school year. There were so many fights at that school that I was afraid to tell any teacher or staff there about how I was being treated, some kids in the boys restroom would always put their phones over the stall and take pictures of the kids using the restroom and show it off to their friends and I ended up being one of them, it has brought me down since that happened and every time I ran into them, they wanted to fight me. Being at that school has caused many mental health issues from me and now I even have to take antidepressants, I have to also be put on watch now because I attempted to end my life. I get this is an intermediate school, but no one deserves to be treated like this. It seems sad that this has happened to many students throughout the years of this place being there and the school did nothing about it. I was even too scared and embarrassed to even write this review just because I feel like I'm going to get "jumped". I want to thank my man Julian and Anthony for sticking up for me when no one wanted to.

I went here from 2016-2020 and it is the best. The staff truly care about the students and the…read morecampus is wonderful.

This institution cherry picks the students they want to attend the school and discriminate against…read morekids with disabilities! Their director, Tracy Williams fosters this culture as I had called and spoke with her at length about enrolling my kid who had learning disabilities. At first, I was optimistic as she spent some time listening and discussing his possible enrollment with me but then after I sent all his confidential information to her for review, she went GHOST! Did not return any of my calls or emails so I can complete the process. SHAME ON YOU! I am going to take my kid to a school where the administrators actually care and are not biased!