This school is one of the most dishonest and disrespectful places to step foot in. The staff are…read morerude and they say things and then tell you they never said that. It's a joke. A piece of work for sure this one. I'm so glad to take my child out after this year ends never again with this place. I fear everyday dropping my child off because they are so rude. He's autistic and only 3 he wouldn't be able to tell me if anything was to go wrong for him. He crys wanting to leave as soon as it's time to go home. Also the staff never lets me talk to the principal some how she's always busy""

Definitely a very good school! If at all, minimal bullying issues, fights barely happen, and the…read moreteachers are actually legitimate people who teach their classes in out of the norm ways, and they don't take out the force building up inside them due to the fact that they probably think about the explicit cycle of get hired & fired. I'll rate a few teachers: Ms. Bohannan | 9.4/10 | Mr. Major | 10/10.

On school days, between the years 1977 and 1982, you could find me dining my lunch hours away in…read morethe assembly room-cum-cafeteria at Cole Elementary, home of the Bulldogs. (RIP, 1981, mascot "K.C.". The sure-footed English bulldog strutted the school's halls for many years with his adoptive owner, School Principal Mr. McTeer, who, unfortunately, may also require an RIP.) Excluding holidays and sick days, that's about 196 days of patronage so the 1 star rating is not prematurely appointed. Indeed I gave Cafe Le Bulldog many chances to tidy up their Sloppy Joes -- and their service. Although a fan of the tater tots, spaghetti with garlic bread, and chocolate cake, I received more than one too many overcooked vegetable and one too many spoiled or leaking half pints of Vitamin D milk. The cole slaw (potential play on words neither recognized nor utilized in my 5 years of attendance) was bogged down in mayonnaise; the weiner wraps were unredeemed by the most generous application of mustard and the Sloppy Joes were, not unlike Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a chronic disappointment. Being the young connoisseur of starches that I was, I compromised by scraping the gloppy brown diarrhea-like matter off the bun and nibbling in a circle around the stain the best I could. The cafeteria was ruled by a stern hostess who received the unfortunate moniker "Raisin Butt". I suspect agriculture as much as anatomy played a role here, for raisins were -- and still are -- a major food export of the San Joaquin Valley. Many of us toted raisins in our lunch boxes and we would receive even more raisins in our trick or treat bags on Halloween. Finally, as very few of you will remember, Fresno (big city neighbor of Clovis) is the title of a 1986 TV mini series about dueling raisin estates, starring the illustrious Carol Burnett. Needless to say, there was a draconian flair about the cafeteria which sometimes made the entire dining experience -- from the process of securing one's seat to ingesting and digesting one's food a little bit terrifying. In fact, I'd like to start a research project to determine just how many of today's adult IBS sufferers were produced at Cole Elementary during Raisin Butt's reign. Once you sat down you stayed in your seat. Hot lunch kids weren't allowed to mingle with the bagged lunchers. Boys weren't allowed to mingle with girls. Or at least, boys were relegated to one side of the table and girls the other. Food was not to be shared or exchanged, although I witnessed many a pie given up under the table for the right corn dog. If a ruckus could not be pinned on the responsible party we all paid dearly -- well above our $1.00 lunch ticket price -- by observing a silent lunch hour. And if a ruckus COULD be pinned on the responsible party, well... one time I opened my Bee Gees lunch pail and a spider dashed out from beneath my cellophane-wrapped sandwich (my Mom the joker!) and, naturally, I was startled and screamed and was ordered to sit on the stage, facing my 200 or so dining companions, all of whom were so very...childish, and finish my lunch which, in the later years (minor footnote), always included a Capri Sun. This experiment in public humiliation made me cry a little bit but it also made me stronger. Now when I frequent a restaurant alone, and look up from my meal to catch a fellow patron's lingering gaze I scream, "What in the goddamn hell are you looking at?!" from my quiet little corner. Still, despite the challenges and unpleasantries of lunching at Cafe Le Bulldog, and despite the appeal or lack of appeal of the day's prix fixe menu, there was always a long line to get in. They did a stellar repeat business; I often saw the same faces ahead of or behind me in line, across from me or at the next table over. Some of their names I knew; others I did not. I had a lot of dining partners here over the years, none of whom I've retained as friends, colleagues, love interests or playmates. Mostly I just watched the minute hand tick on the clock mounted above the exit door. Which reminds me... Time for recess.

Top notch teachers, coaches and principals. Staff really cares about their students. The campus has…read morebeen going through renovations and is only getting better. Parents are encouraged to stay involved in PTC and other volunteering activities. Children are supported by after school activities and academic interventions when needed.

First visit to Rio Vista Middle School to watch our Grandson's soccer game. Nice campus. Clean and…read moreeasy to find your way around. Masks are required on campus, so don't forget to grab one before you get out of your car. Several soccer fields, but we were at the one in the northwest corner of the campus. There are a few trees sprinkled around the sports areas and they were big enough to catch some shade! Yay! There's a nice, big oak right in the middle of the various soccer fields. Nice. On the west edge of the campus there were about 20 redwoods that provided shade, as well. The restrooms by the library were open on a Saturday while teams were playing. There were a few bleachers, but not facing the soccer field, so parents and grandparents will want to bring chairs and perhaps umbrellas.

Been with VCS for 11 years and it continues to impress. It's the only accredited Islamic school…read morefrom the bay down to LA. The school is focused on the education of their students while building a foundation of solid morals and love for humanity. Having been through the public school system here, it was an easy decision to choose this school for my children. No racism, no drugs, no woke agendas. All stuff I had to deal with growing up in public schools. The kids are confident in their faith and represent the ideals and purity of Islam as Muslims. Absolutely blessed to have this school in our community. Continues to get better every year.

Great school!! Principle, teachers, and supporting staff are all amazing! Great community to be a…read morepart of!

My son goes to Brighten Academy. He has been going their for a year. We started him about 3 months…read moreafter age 2 due to the wait list. There are a couple of great things I would like to highlight. 1. They learn things in themes which is so cool. He came home this week and was telling me about camping and the stuff we would need. We have never been camping but he comes home with new information. 2. He didn't have to be potty trained. They helped us and we tried at home. Personally I think he took longer because his little brother was born when he was 2 1/2 so it was a huge transition in life for him. 3. I don't have to pack him a lunch. Some schools I looked into I had to pack a lunch. Honestly I am so busy that adding one more thing before I go to bed or to do in the morning is rough. I already pack all my pumping supplies daily in order to feed his little brother. Now here is the thing that makes the school truly exceptional... they know everyone's name. When I walk in the door, the front desk and the teachers all know my son and every other kids' names. That is just awesome. There is a reason why they are the people's choice. (We go to the Villa campus)

Our daughter attended Brighten from age 2 and its been wonderful! I love that they have cameras so…read morewe can see her anytime. She always loved her teachers and came up excited to share her day.

Wonderful school! It offers the dual language immersion program, which means, when your child…read morecompletes the k-6 grade levels they will be 100% fluent and literate in both English and Spanish. You can't beat that!! Great staff and admin team as well! Also the PTA is highly involved and consistently dedicating themselves in creating new and inclusive ways to bring a sense of community between the students and staff alike.

I don't like it I have to go 7th grade here and they just give us 2 extra elementary years with…read moreharder work the principal and art teacher are very mean

Happy Thanksgiving 2023. Spending Great Quality Time with those we Love and Enjoy, every…read moreopportunity we get.

what an exceptional school for your child, 10/10 would recommend i think this school is prettyread more