On Wednesday February the 19th we picked up our boys from Ygnacio Valley Christian School. We…read moreheard a very disturbing story. We always ask our boys what they learned and how their day went at school. On the way to Parish Hall our son was saying, repeating a couple times out loud "I really love school" Teacher, Mrs. Lauren Hopkins (Mrs Lauren Coley) responded to our son's enthusiasm by saying "your dad says you hate school." We were absolutely devastated to hear that Mrs Hopkins would make such a false statement. A teacher's responsibility is to build up a child and to grow him. We believe her words made in front staff and children are demeaning and an attempting to embarrass our family. The principles and mission of YVCS is to nurture a child's mind, spirit, and character, providing a purposeful education. When we drop our boys off at school, we are trusting that the school upholds these standards. We've witnessed some staff at YVCS being awfully rigid to rules and principles. In the beginning of the year, we were often bombarded with negative things said about Luke. We questioned if they were over-emphasizing on disciplinary actions. Our question today is what happens when staff breaks their own rules and responsibilities? Do they hold themselves to the same high standards they hold our children to? As his teacher, we questioned why doesn't Mrs Hopkins concentrate on our son's strengths? He's an incredible leader, he's curios, active and loves to help his classmates. He actually loves to learn. Our sons have over 100 well-made videos on YouTube with their dad exploring subjects like science experiments and building rockets, learning about animals and exploring insects, building a treehouse, creating crafts and adventuring the great outdoors. There's been a number of times where I've picked up our son from school and we've noticed that the "wind has been out of his sails." It is usually in relation to how he feels like he has failed again. Mrs Hopkins words were verified by other staff and kids who overheard her destructive and careless words. We understand God to be one of graciousness. We expect that our child be treated purposefully, with understanding, and with favor. It is also our desire that staff at YVCS be treated with the same care and purposefulness. It is for this reason that we want to school to review Mrs. Hopkins words and follow them with purposeful action. UPDATE: He was removed from his classroom by the school principal We were NOT notified of this change nor did we receive a phone call or email, nor did we receive an apology from the teacher or Principal Mrs. Ilyn Kagawan.

My son has been attending YVCS since entering the 6th grade and now as an 8th grader almost…read moregraduating I can say we are so sad to have this be our last year with this amazing school. Not only has my son flourished academically, socially but also spiritually! He has been surrounded by loving/caring teachers and faculty who have shown a deep interest in his young life. The school is small which allows teachers more individual attention to each student and they REALLY get to know each child's strengths and talents and work to develop those areas especially (while still working towards increasing weaker areas of strength). This school feels more like a family and that is a HUGE change from the public school environment my son came from. My son has expressed his love for the school. I am so happy we decided to enroll him. One of the best investments ever!!

As soon as a started attending Pine Hollow in 6th grade, I found myself thrown into fights almost…read moreevery other week! The administration didn't do much to stop the violence, it really just sorted itself out which was lucky. The principal was an unenthusiastic mess, she focused on minor problems like dress code and running in the halls instead of the violence that happened all over campus, and really never solved problems brought up by students/counselors. My teachers were overall pretty good, but some were terrible. My eighth grade math teacher Mr. Woolridge, was an oaf. He didn't know how to spell or even do the curriculum. He strictly went by the book and only went over problems were they give you the answers. Luckily he was fired and left right after the 2024 school year ended. Overall I can say that the school has gotten better since 2022, but is still a violent and overall lacking education and administration wise.

First thing I noticed at this school was the coldness in the administrators office. Nobody said…read moreGood morning no hello no smile not even the volunteer student smiled though she tried to. It was the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever had going to the Admin Office. I all ways felt the atmosphere or mood of the office starts from the top. Talking to several teachers they all have delicately said Principle Bain is very busy and has alot on her mind which is why she doesn't engage in a positive friendly manner with parents or students. I just stared back at the teachers in disbelief they just smiled back what else can they do if they want to keep their job's.

Hi Jocelyn A. I'm the father of the boy you witnessed that vomited at the school. I can't speak…read moreto how the front desk responded to you, but I will fill you in on my son's condition. I'm only doing this because I do take illnesses seriously and if my son was ill I would have kept him home. He too spent time in the ER last month for RSV so I can understand your concern. My son has asthma and a gag reflex. The gag reflex causes him to easily throw up. This sometimes can be triggered by stuffing his mouth too much or even a heavy cough. His asthma isn't too bad normally, but sometimes when he talks too fast (cold variant asthma). This is what happened on that day, he coughed heavily which triggered his gag reflex. He was sent home due to him throwing up, but we are working with our patrician to get an exemption. Not every sneeze is a cold, not every cough is a virus, and not every throw up is a sign of something contagious. As parents we should look out for each other, I would have appreciated if you asked what happened and expressed your concern in person. God bless.

Since this school decided to retaliate I took my review down until I was able to get them into yet…read moreanother school bc the pastor didn't like me informing parents of the things that were being done to my children here calling the pastor of my kids new school and prevented them from going there. FROM PARENT TO PARENT, MOTHER TO MOTHER, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL SENDING YOUR KIDS HERE IF YOU CARE ABOUT THERE WELLBEING. I have 3 kids that attended. My oldest attended since he's was 2. I have only watched it decline these past 2 yrs since the new pastors took over. W/in these past 2yrs my son has been punched in the face, tooth dislocated & then having it pulled. (Kinder). Then while trying to learn @ school he should feel safe at gets kicked walking up stairs by another child telling him he wants to "Kill him". (1st Grade) When I brought this up that this was not ok. I was informed that, "Oh, ya know kids and video games." Like, no, I don't. This is unacceptable behavior to allow. I have tried to have multiple meetings w/the pastors and principal and it took me over 1yr to get that meeting. Which was a joke in itself. We took time off to handle these issues. The pastors literally told us to our faces they do not like to focus on the school side of things and only like to focus on the church side of things.Are you kidding me? Why would you take over a church and school if you only want to focus on one side you should have just joined a church. You have our children's education in your hands and yet you don't want to focus on the school side? Now we had to make an additional meeting bc the pastors were unfit to handle the situation. I tried to have multiple meetings w/the principal when I brought up issues instead of her dealing with it she sent us a de enrollment form. So we thought if we met with the pastors this would be handled bc they're suppose to be the top of the chain. Boy were we wrong. So the pastors made us have an additional meeting w/the principal for intentionally de enrolling our kids. We only found this out due to the re enrollment fees not being taken out and the registrar informing us the principal asked her to not take our fees out bc we wanted a meeting. So for my son getting bullied you're going to retaliate against us for bringing these issues to the forefront? After dealing with the mishandling of these situations we decided to pull our kids out of this school for their safety. I will also mention other safety concerns. Homeless people sleeping in front of the school. Two people walk up on campus have no child that attends KVCS, ask to use the restroom on the blacktop. They allow these people in the school. Can you imagine if a child was in that RR and these people were pediphiles & did something to one of our children? Now the nail in the coffin of why our kids were pulled out on top of EVERYTHING ELSE was bc I went to p/u my son for an appt thank god I did bc I would not have known this was occurring. I walked in & was informed my son was in the back room w/ a psychiatrist. WITHOUT MY CONSENT. (Behind a closed door w/minor). When I asked if I was going to get an email or a phone call about this I was told by the psychiatrist, "By law I don't need to tell you anything." The school did not call me or inform me this was happening. Come to find out forms were forged w/o my knowledge or consent. DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE WITH YOUR CHILDREN! I can go on and on about the negatives of this place. They're NOT about the kids they're about the money. Your child is nothing but a # here. The preschool can't even keep a teacher. Most of the BEST teachers have left here that should tell you EVERYTHING. I should also mention in the preschool I walked in for my younger son's bday and they HAD HIM FACING A WALL and told me he's just been a lot. So how many other times is my son being mistreated? I pulled him out immediately and had to have him at work with me bc of the mistreatment he endured. He cried every morning coming to this place not wanting to go and now I know why. He LOVES the school he goes to now. Then my 7yo tells me after leaving this place that homeless people across the street from the school playground would stare at them watching them play.This school is horrible and I can give you plenty more reasons but I think I gave you enough. I have to let other prospective parents know what is occurring bc this could be your child. PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN PLEASE!!

I'm very torn between my review. Most the staff is wonderful. Teachers and Custodian staff help so…read moremuch with whatever is needed. I can't count how many times the custodial crew has gone out of their way to help and work so incredibly hard. But one of the leads of the school is rather dreadful to deal with. The office manager, Juanita, is always so aggressive and angry at everyone and hard to talk to. I've witnessed and heard bad stories of experiences where she doesn't focus on her job but will just yell at others and staff for things that are out of control. I've even been told she refuses to officialize overtime and comp pay that is legitimate. Really terrible to see such improper and unprofessional hostility in the workplace. Maybe she needs a position of less authority.

This place is alright. However, there are two teachers in particular who are pretty cool. Hats off…read moreto Mr Trowbridge and Mr Wilson for being good teachers.

My little sister currently goes to this school and has been bullied, harassed and assaulted by a…read moremale class mate. The school knows about this and my family has brought the issue to their attention, yet they continue to do nothing. We have talked to the school directed and instead of trying to help in any way... she threatened my mother that next time they speak will be with her lawyer.

Honestly I have two kids here and truly this school is nothing special. The whole walk through was…read morea beg-a-thon they were begging for money for paper on full sheets of that thick card board paper and only half was printed on you could have cut it in half and printed it twice on the same page. Both my kids are truly unhappy here. My son has always loved school not any more thanks to his teacher who belittles him. I had a meeting with her about it and all she did was talk in circles and talk down to me. The principal is nice but she is new and clearly doesn't have control over the staff here. My daughter has had problems with another student for months now and her teacher has done nothing to resolve the issue.

My son goes to this school and say that he likes going here because he has made a lot of friends…read moreover the years that he has been here

**Title:** Deeply Concerned About How This School Handles Safety and Communication…read more **Review:** I'm writing this review as a deeply concerned parent about an incident that occurred on **October 16, 2025**, at **El Dorado Middle School**. Despite another parent giving the school an advance warning about a potential weapon being brought onto campus, the school administration **dismissed those concerns**. When the situation finally escalated, the response was alarming, not only because of the incident itself but because of how it was handled afterward. My son who was only a witness and not the actual student that brought this BB gun to school was **searched and questioned by police officers**, and at no point did the school **notify me or reach out** to explain what was happening. I had to find out by my son via text as it was happening ,which is completely unacceptable. As parents, we trust schools with our children's safety and well-being. That trust is broken when serious matters like this are treated with such **a lack of transparency, urgency, and communication**. Regardless of the outcome, parents deserve to be informed immediately if their child is involved in or affected by such a situation. Despite multiple emails to the principal i've only gotten a dismissive response & to follow up the school board hasn't even bothered to give a response back to this situation!

St. Agnes School is a strong community with great teachers and even better leadership…read more The teachers are dedicated, knowledgeable, and genuinely care about their students' success. What really elevates the school, though, is the administration -- responsive, organized, and clearly committed to making the school the best it can be. The support from the top down creates a positive, focused environment for learning and growth. Highly recommended for families looking for a school that blends strong academics with a supportive culture.

The best educators and community I have met in life. My daughter has SLD and Speech Delay, so we…read morehad to pull her out of PUBLIC and find the best place for her. After suffering a lot in public school, we were so blessed to find the most Incredibly caring and community-oriented school. Educators and in general here the people look out for each other. They designed a modify personalized program for her needs and i just can't thank enough their effort because in four months here my daughter has archive so much more than 2 years in public school.

I am a student at Silverwood and I think the rule No physical contact with other students is very…read moreabsurd. I have been yelled at by a teacher because my friend was leaning his head on my shoulder. Other kids get yelled at because they got up without asking for permission. We are not allowed to lean on each other or hug.

Silverwood is awesome! Especially the janitor Steve! Silverwood is so welcoming and supportive!read more

Okay you guys so I wanted to tell you guys something about this place one thing I notice is that…read morethis school cares so much of the wellbeing of their students. They have a station for epi pens and defibrillator. This school has shown me that other public Hispanic schools should be like this school. And yes I will say it Cambridge elementary in lacy ln in concord is the worst to send your kids to. Not only will your children get sick because other neglectful parents still take their kids to school even when sick. Your child might also come home with lice. Teachers talk to your child with out consent from the parents. My son was stripped to search for any bruises or marks on him since a lady spoke to my son and told him to say a bunch of lies dealing with CPS is the worst trust me they put my son through hell my son was suicidal due to them teaching my son two languages at the same time my son does not speak Spanish what so ever. But somehow they stuck him in that class. The old old principal mrs hurley targeted our family due to being LGBT. She stated the reason why my son was the way he is is due to him not having a dad and only having two females as his moms. She told my wife that she could not raise our son due to her not having a male appendage. But anyways I would like to say schools in the Hispanic community should carry this inside school.

This is the best school by far that my son has attended, the teachers are great and the principal…read moretoo (retired this year), the kids are very polite and the parents very involved, PTA is awesome, we have feel welcome since day one. My son and I love this school

Hope Academy has made such a huge difference for our son, a kid that otherwise would have slipped…read morethrough the cracks. My son is bright (as most dyslexics are) and was struggling in public school as he learns differently. He has a 504 and had an IEP and had the weight of the world on his shoulders as he was feeling defeated. We made the difficult decision to pull him from his school and friends and try Hope Academy .... best decision we EVER made. It has been so much fun to watch him grow and watch him succeed. Can't say enough good things. Great experience and worth every penny!

This is an update from my last review from 2014. Thank you Hope Academy Teachers and staff. Even…read morethough my daughter is not a current student. She is soon to be a senior at CHS. The tools she learned at Hope gave her the confidence to enter high school and succeed. She has been on Honor Roll for the past 3 years. Her teachers are always praising her on what a great student she is. I know Senior year will be amazing for her. She takes pride in her studies and is her own advocate at school. Enjoys Teaching other about Dyslexia. We know it was the 5 years at Hope Academy that gave her the confidence and tools to be this amazing successful student.