Wonderful school and community for our two children. Feel so very blessed for the experience. Tim…read morewas the BEST! Thank you all! - Warm regards from Terry, too- Valerie Houghton

My grandson is 10th grade now and he's been experiencing some wonderful things educationally…read more He's got good grades and exceptional skills and lots of new friends. He said he would like to finish school there

I attended this school a long time ago and wanted to share my experience. Unfortunately, I found…read morethe teachers to be very poor, and some of them still work there today. If your child has special needs, I strongly advise against sending them to this school. The staff in the special education program and their aides can emotionally traumatize your child for life and try to push back their education from preventing them to succeed or even to move forward in life. There was one kind staff member, Miss.K, who was very tall and thin with her hair styled in a bun. She previously worked at Eaton Elementary as well. I also remember a kind Chinese woman whose name I believe was either Ms. Lin or Ms. Chan. She was very sweet, but I can't recall her exact name. Unfortunately, the rest of the staff was not very pleasant. As for the food services, please keep your child away from them. The meals provided are inadequate, and your child may go hungry throughout the day. However, I am not sure if California's 2022 policy allowing free meals for all students from pre-K to 12th grade has changed that situation. If you're considering putting your child in this school, I highly recommend waiting a couple of years until some of the current special education faculty members leave. Otherwise, they could negatively impact your child's life and end up leaving serious detrimental issues with your child's success in the long run. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS! Let's fight for systemic justice in educational systems!

My daughter goes to Lawson and LOVES it! She is now and 8th…read moregrader and also a WEB leader. She loves her classes, her teachers, and the food. Especially the food. Every Monday they have Wahoos. Tuesday they have Subway, Wednesday they have Smoothie King, Thursday they have Papa John's Pizza, and on Fridays they have sushi. The accademics are great. My daughter LOVES physical fitness. once a week they run and they have GREAT units. Her favorite was ultimate frisbee in seventh grade. The teachers are superb! Mr. Oncay (8th grade) has probably been the most helpful. He prepares the students for high school and although he is hard, alot of his old students have had an easy A in language arts in high school. Overall, I'm pretty happy with Lawson, my daughter loves it and I'm sure that for anyone living in the Lawson area will be happy that they will go/went to Lawson

I'm a previous Easterbrook Discovery School student. Now, I go to Prospect High School, Santa…read moreClara. I loved E.D.S. (Easterbrook Discovery School), which changed my perspective on school. When I think of school, I think about EDS and how it was such an amazing school. They have a nature path and a giant place called the Moreland Woods Moreland School District continues its legacy of outstanding musical programming and is thrilled to announce that the Easterbrook Discovery School instrumental music groups were recognized in several categories at this year's Music in the Parks Festival and Competition. The EDS band, orchestra, and jazz band all participated and each went home with a trophy. Symphonic Band placed first in the category with a rating of "excellent". Symphonic Strings was placed first in the category with a rating of "superior," which is the highest possible rating. Jazz Band placed first in their category and also received a "superior" rating. Just wanted to say: GO, HUSKIES

Best school I have been to in a long time. My kids go here and the teachers are loving and caring…read moreto kids AND parents. They use hands-on curriculum that is tailored to each child. How do they do it?!?! There are garden areas, a nature path, and an art room. The staff make sure the children are well rounded socially as well as academically. I wouldn't send my children anywhere else. EVER. Thanks EDS for making our community and world a great place to live.

Dear god this school. For Students like me, This has been by far THE most STRICT school I have EVER…read moreattended. Yes of course rules are perfectly fine with me but to THIS degree? Absolutely not. Firstly YONDR pouches are a nuisance and show just how little the staff trusts us. Constant YONDR checks everyday, if you get caught with a fake phone or no phone at all? Well it varies but for Me I had to talk to THE ADMIN. Are you serious? All over a phone by the way. Next, the teachers. Jesus Christ these teachers are just not very great. One of mine for health is Arrogant, cocky about the kids and all talk. Others are TERRIBLE at teaching and genuinely have me wondering why the hell im even here. My Mental health here was and still is at an all time low. Everyday I wake up and DREAD coming here, yes disliking school is normal but the fact I felt damn near suicidal (I wish I was joking) due to this trash and wretch of a school is insane. Yes there are good students here who have helped me, but the staff? Absolutely not. I can't wait for this school year to be over and I hope and pray on this school's downfall. I already have enough things to worry about for my future. I'm not trying to stress over a GOD DAMN LETTER

My son is in the class of 2029. He also is part of the STEM Leadership Institute & plays…read morebasketball. I'm truly amazed at the quality of teachers he has for every class. I had a chance to meet all of them except for his English teacher at back to school night. This year is setting the bar high for the next three years!

Sure, this school might be good academically, but catch this…read more Students here are depressed as hell. I have known several people admitted into a mental hospital. On top of that, the number of kids here on antidepressants is way more than I should ever know. You wanna know why this is. It's because of the toxic environment. Kids here are mean and entitled. The staff here isn't all that. And the true reason why all these kids are like that is that they compare themselves to one another. Envy and jealousy are a MAJOR trait these kids have. It's just terrible. On top of that, the athletic department isn't great either. Their athletic director is rude and tends to favor all the boys' teams. Completely disregarding other teams' needs. Lynbrook High School isn't the best choice for you if you truly want the best for your child.

great campus great academics great reputation - proud of this school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!read more

My son has joined Harker High School in 9th grade. Through the word of mouth, I knew that this…read moreschool will be academically challenging in spite of him being a very strong student in middle school. He was prepared to work hard. But he was not prepared that while working like he has never worked before, he would enjoy himself so much in the process. Both, he and I were touched, when more than one of his teachers sendt him encouraging emails, noticing that he worked hard while trying to adjust to the new school and find his own rhythm and method. His Chemistry, Chinese, English, and History teachers were cheering him on, knowing he wanted to take Honors classes next year and were always available for extra help. I have read reviews of Harker, where parents (or their friends) complained about the quality of teachers. In our first year at Harker, I only saw teachers who want their kids to excel, who are experts in their areas, who know how to motivate kids, and help them realize their full potential. When he started at Harker, my son joined DECA club and fell in love with all things marketing and business because of the two teachers and DECA team. He traveled and competed within a few months of joining DECA. He enjoyed his time with the students and made lots of friends. He was happy that he could talk finally with kids about politics, history, as well as other teenage topics. Harker Dance and Theater programs are very impressive. The new theater is beautiful and their boy hip hop dance team is really top notch. I love it that the school with such strong academic emphasis is developing the whole child, offering arts, sports, and really wide variety of activities. Choosing what to spend time on is hard. But it is a good problem to have. I have not heard any complaints from him about unhealthy competition or lack of friends at school. Based on our experience so far, Harker created an environment where kids who love learning get to do just that, learn, and enjoy themselves in the process.

This place is great but the parking sucks . Your literally stuck at the round about they need…read morepeople to conduct traffic .

This school has really gone downhill in recent years. 1…read more They have had 4 principals in 3 years. Joseph Nuno was absolutely the worst of them all! 2. Cathy Olsen and Cathy Walsh both are not as nice but especially Mrs.Walsh, she screams at kids for no reason and got mad at someone I knew for wanting cold water. 3. Mrs.Heydari was the rudest substitute as she was getting mad at people for the smallest things and even screaming for no reason.

This school has really gone downhill in recent years. 1…read more They have had 4 principals in 3 years. Joe Nuno was absolutely the worst of them all! 2. The office staff (specifically the secretary Cathy, not the vp Cathy Olsen) is very rude. Cathy is frequently seen yelling at students, barking orders at fellow staff and chasing away many good substitutes with her rudeness. 3. Fights in the hallways, bullying, racist and anti-semetic remarks made by students...make many students and adults feel unsafe. 4. Band and Drama are excellent. As usual. Really hope this school can get its (*$# together.

After one trimester, our daughter is transformed. She started middle school at the local public…read moreschool. However, it was a terrible match. The teacher played an audiobook in class, allowed yelling and screaming from unruly students, allowed students to paint their nails in class, and left our child painfully bored every day. After a massive security failure on campus, we searched for alternatives and found West Valley. Within a week she went from resisting getting up for school to being ready on time daily. She cheerfully did extra work to catch up in Pre-Algebra and has gone from hating math to loving it and feeling like she's always learning something new. She immediately made a posse of friends and tells me daily about what they did at school today. If you have never had your child thank you daily for "spending money so that I can have an actually good school," I highly recommend it. This change has been night and day.

UPDATED review. (GO TO NEAR THE END IF YOU PLAN ON SIGNING YOUR KID UP). This school has changed…read moreman. If you're a parent reading this, take this review into consideration since I'm a former student who graduated last year in summer 2026, so this is the most modern and up to date review as of September 2026. Starting off with the "good" (skip this if you're a parent since you've probably heard this), the single handed reason this review isn't a one star is because of the teachers. They kept me sane, even if I wasn't the best to them, which I appreciate greatly. Especially Mr. A, Ms. Elston, Ms. Monika, Coach Juan, Ms. Jaqueline, Maestra Naranjo (who left sadly), Mr Aranas (who was unfortunately laid off), and even more of the staff that I don't have enough time to name. The staff was amazing and good people, and so were the students. I also made a lot of good memories there because of them, especially on the field trips. That being said however, NOW we get to the actual part. Starting off, this school is extremely small. Too small, you could say. My high school freshman population is more than the people in this school. This is also the reason why the tuition to funding ratio is so bad. This school barely gets any of the action day funding, which has let to teachers being laid off, lack of cleanliness, and lack of equipment. The bathrooms most of the time look like a crime scene, there's barely any equipment, and the field is small and FILLED with squirrel holes (and rarely found spirit bottles and dog droppings). Also because of the size and lack of funding of Action Day Middle School, they got rid of their library and turned it into a "media center" (a big empty building with a bunch of desks around, a lone green screen, and like 2 tvs for some reason). Much like the library incident, a lot of the school has been rebuilt to look more "modern" which takes the life out of it. Finally, my biggest complaint, AFTERSCHOOL. If you do decide to put my review to the side and sign you kid up for the school, just note that THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS NOT WORTH IT. It looks fun right?? WRONG. ALL of the pictures they show you on their ads and magazines of it are old photos from the OLD SUMMER PROGRAM. I've even confirmed it seeing that I'm in a few. All they do during afterschool is they sit you in a randomly chosen classroom for a grand 2 and a half hours and nothing happens. They want you to do homework, and if you're finished with it and/or you don't have any homework, there is absolutely nothing to do. I had to rely on a single friend or two to keep me company for the grueling hours there. Maybe every once in a while you can go out on the field to do absolutely nothing too, but that's not common either. Overall, I personally wouldn't sign your kid up for this school. For the tuition, there are so many better schools, specifically the Stratford near there, that you could choose. If you're staff or a teacher or anyone else who recognizes my name, yes this is mooman. I'm sorry I had to write this, y'all are amazing people, but I'm telling the hard truth. Also shoutout Mr. A, Coach Juan, Ms. Elston and Ms. Monika for completely changing my academic life. Bye bye

On the same block with Archbishop Mitty High School. Convenient if you have elementary and high…read moreschool kids to do one central drop off and pick up. School has just over 300 students in K-8th grade. If you are a protestant wanting to send your kids to a christian school, this is the closest thing you'll find to it in the Catholic school choices.

Our son did a shadow day at Queen of Apostles to see if the school might be a good choice for our…read moremove to South Bay in the fall. Needless to say, I was shocked when he started crying in the car when I picked him up. Our son shadowed at several South Bay schools including other catholic schools without incident. According to his version, he made eraser marks on his desk in science so the 4th grade science teacher embarrassed him in front of the entire class and made him stay after to clean a row of desks as punishment. My child has NEVER been in trouble at school and is a "A" student. So my initial thought was it must be a simple misunderstanding. Giving the school and teacher the benefit of the doubt, I politely reached out to the principal for clarification on what happened so I could make an informed decision about the school. The response from the principal was a short "picking a school can be hard so take your time" as if the incident didn't happen, was a normal occurrence, or simply supported the teacher's actions. Yes. My son may have accidentally put eraser marks on a desk. But he was also a scared 9-year-old guest nervous and self-conscious not knowing anyone and unaware of the classroom rules. Rather than feeling safe and engaged, he felt humiliated and belittled. The teacher even made a comment "if he did it again next time" oblivious he was a guest. How does a teacher not know all the students in her class 5 months into the year? Needless to say the school was not for us.

Came here for basketball tournament. Nice gym. Very clean. Only downside was that AC was not…read moreworking. It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend.

I don't exactly hate this place because, from what I remember, the teachers were alright. However,…read moreI will knock them down big time because, like with Laurelwood Elementry school, they thought I was autistic and had learning disabilities despite having high grades, and showing off my skills in arithmetic in one of their teacher-student conferences for "the mentally disabled". I'm also someone who wants friends and gets along with most people perfectly, so that fact should've disregarded these mentally challenged officials claims about me being "autistic".