Son this school is shit. No huzz only chuzz only the girls r huzz. Everyone here smells like dog…read morecheeks and they don't use deodorant like sophisticated human beings. The teachers don't gaf abt you and the ppl are fake as shit. The teachers would rather you do your work than have good mental health.

This is truly a wonderful high school. Majority of the teachers are good educators, funny, and…read morehelpful. Most all student body is kind. Not a major social structure everyone is just friendly to each other. There's a good class selection. Good sports. It's a small campus which could be a positive or negative but it definitely makes getting to your next class a lot easier. Foothill pushes you slightly harder and requires more requirements to graduate than some of the other Ventura county high schools which gives you an extra boost for getting into a good college. I was not sure if I should go to fths or vhs as an 8th grader, but I'm happy in my choice of foothill and if you are a motivated student I'm sure you will be to!

My son went to all 4 years of high school at Ojai Valley school , and it was a wonderful experience…read moreand a great decision for him. The small classes and the attentive teachers were wonderful and made all the difference compared to a public high school. He was able to excel academically with knowledgeable teachers and AP science, math, Spanish, and English classes, he participated in leadership activities, participated as a drummer in a band all 4 years, lead an archery club, played soccer, acted and sang in plays that were well directed but also did not overwhelm his academic schedule, and he made friends in lots of social settings. The visual art classes and the ceramics classes were also superb. Best of all , my son had a wonderful college counselor who led us through the whole college application process . My son applied to 14 universities and got into 12 with scholarships. All the high school graduates with my son went straight to 4 year universities, among them, UCSB- my sons choice - UC Berkeley, UCSD, UC Santa Cruz, Boston University, Whittier College, and other great private liberal colleges as well. Ojai Valley High School was also very strict and they even expelled a few of my sons classmates who were using marijuana. Children leave this high school as young men and women ready to take on the challenges of universities and the next phase of their lives.

School still sucks. I graduated but those experiences still stayed with me. It's horrible there. I…read moreespecially wouldn't recommend anyone to attend boarding, it's just horrible. Education is tolerable for the most part that I could remember, sixth grade was a breeze for me. However the boarding aspect is horrid.

It is a wonderful school. The kids are amazing and the leadership is supportive. If I had kids, I…read morewould enroll them at this school.

Very nice clean good school. Kind employees. Kids look very happy. Love this school for my grand…read moreboys

Great school! Superior academics, and a small close-knit community. The best Catholic High School…read morein Ventura county.

Every experience in life is relative - and in that sense, relative to the Ojai Valley and Ventura…read moreCounty in General, Villanova Preparatory School remains your best bang-for-the-buck in private high school/prep-school education. The class sizes are small and there is still a cap on the number of students who may be admitted. The campus is absolutely beautiful, much like a small college, and there is an abundance of open space. The facilities are steadily (albeit slowly) being upgraded and improved upon, and the safe, quiet environment certainly promotes a sense of peacefulness and promotes learning. Through review of recruiting literature it's obvious that the school enthusiastically promotes it's International Baccalaureate (IB) Degree program which was put in place a few years back. And while this program may be of some value to international students (and a very small number of domestic students) it seems to be more of a "prestige marketing ploy" geared toward the well-off parents of foreign students who pay a ton of money to educate and board their children at VPS for 4 years. The bottom line is that although taking IB classes (or obtaining IB certification) may "look impressive" on a students college admission application, it's next to meaningless to the vast majority of United States based colleges and universities. These institutions would much rather see "AP" or "Honors" on that high school transcript next to the course title.....not "IB". Unfortunately, being such a small school with a small staff, VPS didn't have the capability to do both, and chose to phase out it's AP and Honors programs as it went "all-in" with the IB program. This, unfortunately was a huge disservice to those American kids who were / are likely to attend an American-based college or university that could honestly care less about IB. For a such a small school, there are many athletic options within which to participate, and there is an abundance of academic, service and social clubs run by students and overseen by a chosen faculty member. VPS is both a day and boarding school, with approximately a third of it's students living on campus. Most of these students are foreign nationals from around the world, and this obviously brings an interesting and engaging dynamic to the to the prep-school experience - not unlike college. These students share their culture and are readily immersed into the VPS community and ultimately become part of the family for life regardless of where they may go in the future. Many lifelong international friendships occur as a result. This love of sharing, acceptance and diversity in the Augustinian tradition has been happening at VPS for decades - long before the toxic "cancel-culture" and "woke" extremism we see today. In general terms, the VPS faculty and staff are quite qualified. And being blessed with smaller class sizes and motivated students, they will routinely out-perform their peers elsewhere. In all fairness, a handful of the teachers are absolutely phenomenal - some wearing multiple hats as teacher, coach, advisor, etc. There are of course a small minority of teachers and staff who seem to have a personal agenda beyond that of educating the students and preparing them for the real world. Determined to find a "racist" hiding behind every tree and united in their hatred of America, our military and the police...they form an increasingly vocal element devoid of truth and honesty, but full of parroted phrases and slogans. The obvious hope is that this too will pass, and that both the headmaster and the Board will keep the stupidity in-check.

The school is overall the best school ever! I went to Mound and some teachers can be a little much…read moreand hard but it is a good school maybe the principal can be rude and take sides but it is still a great school! I would recommend this school to any children that are going into kindergarten!

I went to mound there are new principals every year the newest principal has not helped with the…read moredrama and been lying so often. there is so much drama and fights but the principal never makes them any better and takes sides.