OH is a highly competitive school. If your child enjoys being challenged intellectually, OH will be…read morea good environment for them.

Use to be a good school academically and socially for kids to grow…read more Not anymore, so much drama and emotional disturbance, not a good school.

I'm only reviewing the gym which was being used for an adult basketball league. Super nice gym,…read morevery spacious... not sure about the seating because it was all pushed back, but I can appreciate the amount of space between the court and the gym walls because I've seen a lot of guys run into rusty door handles and unpadded walls in other gyms. This one seems a lot safer. The refs were cool for our game, but they rotate the schedule! Nice play to ball out!

Don't believe the hype and make sure you talk to parents of current students before you make this…read moredecision. 1. The selection of textbooks for core curriculum is so far fetched that 3 of my son's private tutors, all with PhD degree, shook their heads constantly because they had to they struggle with the CPM material - the so-called college grade stuff. 2. Integrated Science is a joke. It combines so many stuff into a single course and in the end the students suck at all of them. 3. It does not offer anywhere near the number of AP courses available at other Irvine high schools. 4. Some middle-aged female math and science teachers are totally irresponsible and out of whack. These people won't survive a week in the real world. Yeah, trust your sons and daughters with these bunch of losers. I gave 1 star and it is for those few hard-working teachers. I'll definitely move out of the NHS boundary when my daughter goes to high school. Good luck and goodbye.

I am currently a freshmen at Crean and everything is amazing. Most high schools contain bad kids…read moreand some bad teachers but at Crean every teacher actually cares for you and wants you to succeed. And for the kids everyone is friendly and welcoming. And the schools education is top notch.

this school terrorizes to the neighboring communities that live adjacent to them. the school…read moredoesn't provide enough parking for their own students, so they park on the streets of neighboring communities - the students litter, drive too fast, park illegally in front of fire hydrants, and park in areas designated for residents only. the parents use our community as a drop-off zone and cause unsafe traffic conditions as a result. there is a group of boys who peel out in their cars and drive about 50mph in a residential street. multiple attempts to reach administration regarding this issue are ignored. it is clear that they do not follow the mission and values plastered all over their website.

Director Jennifer Ahn and teachers at Jen's learning center teach children with love…read more And they are sooooo kind! My son has been studying here for almost two years. During Pandemic, He had online classes, and I was very satisfied with the new workbooks. I already recommended this center to my friends p.s. Thank you Hannah ! Joon enjoys studying with you very much.

My kids have been attending this learning center for the past 2 years and my wife and I love it…read more The center recently went through rebranding and enhanced their curriculum. It is definitely more advanced but my kids are loving the new challenge. I really appreciate all your help for my kids. Thank you!

The school is such a nice school as a student of pioneer the staff and the students are wonderful…read morebut some 6 7 and 8th graders bully kids and i do not like that

fuck numbers for this year's race have ranged wildly between two 2 hour races and the first one in…read morethe last

So happy for the winning Beckman baseball team! That pitcher…read moreRex is a fine young man and a very good student Beckman can churn out some good citizens and hard working young people. Thanks Beckman. Big credit to the young man who is giving his high school a good reputation -by earning high grades and wonderful win at Los Al yesterday with his awesome pitching. Rex!

Man, I went to this school for 1 year and man was 2023 fun. My favorite teacher was def Mr. Duong…read more This guy really knows how to teach. He also is really entertaining and makes learning fun. Truly an amazing teacher and genuine man. If he is reading this thank you Mr. Duong the goat for real.

the classrooms are small and they dont even tell you if your running out of money, and they are…read morestrict. No phones at lunch or break, no yelling and they would take your phone if your caught with it. Even if its 2 minutes before class starts, the people at the front office said "maybe don't have your phone out" there were two minutes left in class

Sierra Vista Middle School is one of the best middle schools in Irvine. The teachers walk their way…read moreout to help students. The teachers organized the one of best Science Olympiad program, helped the students to attend National History Day competition, teached the students how to broadcast news happened on the campus. There are music and debate programs. The principle supports all of above wonderful activities.

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.