I have had nothing but good things to say about all of my kids teachers. They have all been so…read morehelpful in trying to get my kids up to par in all of there subjects. Good security and camera systems.

This school is terrible, they do nothing when kids are sexually harassed, they allow colorism to be…read moretolerated. And especially with their new schedule that does nothing. It was better when the kids were separated by lunches now, seniors and juniors are fighting with the sophomores and freshmen's.

Respectfully and no offense :) the front office sucks, they're rude and lack any form of…read moreunderstanding. They act like total snobs and answer in an annoyed tone, they're not there to help, and clearly don't care about the students or parents. Aside from that, that school is staffed with some wonderful lovely teachers that really do care for their students success. Some of the security staff there have been questionable... overall an alright school. I'd just really swap the front office. It sucks that they're the first faces parents are greeted with.

Virginia Avenue elementary sucks!! The teachers do not care the principles do not care. Everyone is…read morecareless unprofessional.! my son came from Highgate and went to this school. Oh God why did I do that!! During the first year someone picked up gum put it in my son's mouth, kids called him monkeys, kids bullied him non stop! Yesterday there was a substitutite and he forced my child to run 6 laps!!!! My son told him I CAN NOT BREATH multiple times and he stopped running. The teacher said just for that do three more.... My son was on life support for 4 months as a baby and they no it's hard for him to breath!!! The principal, Miss fat, I mean Miss Jackson made up an excuse like she always does and said we are training the kids because they have to run them out once they get to fifth grade...MY SON IS IN 3rd grade!!! Smfh don't send ur kids here!!!!!! Please!!! This school needs to be investigated!!!

Fairfax School District was established the year 1891. It serves a various degree of students,…read moreK-6 in East Bakersfield through 4 schools: Fairfax junior high, Virginia Avenue elementary, Shirley Lane Elementary and Zephyr Lane Elementary. This community founded District strives to give the best give the students of the Fairfax community the best education possible. it currently employees roughly around 350 employees, Many of whom are former students, parents, community members. As of 2022, The district is working on building a 5th school.The district office is open from 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

I would like to speak to whoever is in charge immediately…read more I attended this establishment for four years under the impression I would receive an education. Instead, I was given sleep deprivation, emotional damage, group projects where I did all the work, and a lifelong fear of hearing the words, "Pop quiz." The parking lot was a daily survival challenge, the printers only worked when they felt like it, and somehow the Wi-Fi always knew exactly when an assignment was due. I expect a full refund for my emotional distress, my missing pencils, and the years of my life I spent asking, "Can I go to the bathroom?" Would not recommend unless legally required.

My family recently moved to Bakersfield, hoping for a positive school environment and a fresh start…read morefor my daughters. Instead, Highland High School has shown bias, poor judgment, and a complete failure to protect my children during a very serious bullying situation. After my daughters chose to distance themselves from a friendship that became uncomfortable, another student began harassing them, spreading lies, posting threats on social media, and escalating the situation. I provided the school with videos, screenshots, and detailed statements showing clear and ongoing cyberbullying. What makes this situation even more disturbing is that the other student collected multiple students to attack my daughter, resulting in my daughter being bludgeoned, injured, and visibly harmed. This was not a typical school conflict -- it was a coordinated assault, and the school was fully informed. Despite all of the evidence: * The student who made threats, organized the group attack, and continued harassment was allowed to remain on campus with no real consequence. * Her parent was even seen freely walking around campus with her, which was completely inappropriate. * Meanwhile, my daughters were repeatedly told to stay home "for safety," essentially punishing them instead of protecting them. * Staff admitted to having my daughter's earring after the fight, then later acknowledged it may have been thrown away. * Dean Kristen Urquidez communicated inconsistently, dismissively, and left us feeling unheard, unsupported, and minimized throughout this entire process. After fully cooperating and providing everything the school requested, I was informed that my daughters will not be allowed to return to Highland High School for the remainder of the school year. Yet the student who initiated and organized the violence remains on campus without consequence. This is not fairness. This is not safety. This is not how a school should handle bullying, physical violence, or threats. As a parent, it is devastating to see my daughters punished while the aggressor faces no meaningful accountability. Highland High School failed to uphold its own bullying and safety policies and failed to protect my daughters when they needed help the most. I hope sharing our experience pushes the school to take bullying, threats, and student safety seriously -- before another family is forced to go through this.

I have had 4 kids at this school. This is a horrible excuse for a school! My oldest breezed through…read morebecause she wasn't challenged, my 2 middle children are in special ed and the special ed teacher is OK. She really does do everything she can with limited resources. My little on, 10 yrs old is struggling the most. He is failing everything but because he tests well, he doesn't qualify for special ed. He also was born drug addicted, we adopted him when he was 4 weeks old. He has behavior issues which would be overlooked if I didn't make the school punish him, he cannot do basic 3rd grade math and he is in the 4th grade. The school has been putting me off for 2 yrs and have done nothing to help him. It is now the end of the year and nothing they promised to help him catch up has been done! They are just pushing him on to the 5th grade in hopes he'll be someone else's problem. I've tried to get him held back and they refuse! He is going to continue to fail as long as they keep pushing him through. It's horrible and my son is the one who suffers!! This is just a little taste of how they do things now. It doesn't matter that he has no idea what he is doing in class in all his subjects, it only matters that he tested slightly below average so too bad, just push him through to the 5th grade. Remember everyone, my son is your future.

As an 8th grade male student here I have seen a crazy amounts of fights, sometimes up to 5 a week…read more They can get students expelled and they have punished kids who have gotten in fights before, but for sexual assault cases they barely do jack shit. And the kids here make it even even worse. In my 8th grade year alone, I've heard of 11 different reports of kids getting raped. The kids will also talk about drugs in class and the teachers won't do anything. This schools support/report system is ass. They have fill out a google form they NEVER AWNSER and if they do the problem will be too late to resolve. The teachers are awesome. Except for Mr Rojas he's a pedo. Mr Hutson is the GOAT Of history teaching

Education is good in most subjects but the disciplinary action taken here is never correct. They…read morebrush off sexual assault cases, sexualize students and tell them theyre distracting teachers with their outfits. On multiple occasions girls have been sexually assaulted and the vice principle and principle did not even put it on the assaulters record, suspend them or properly inform the students teachers so they could be mundful of the situation. Know a guy who git suspended and got end of year celebration taken for "threatening" another student after that student groped his friend and the school did absolutely nothing. They incite physical altercations by failing to protect the students. Teachers are great, but office staff and especially the vice and campus supervisor are terrible and shouldnt really be around kids with the way the make decision regarding childrens safety. TLDR - Not worth the education when the learning environment is unsafe.

the office ladies are really rude, its very unprofessional especially the attendance ladyread more

Tonight I attended EBHS's play Grease. As you walked to the auditorium you are greeted by a staff…read moremember and student as they hand you your ticket, or sell you one if you did not buy one in advance. They had a small "consignment" where they sold chips, candy, and THEE cutest themed cookies (wished I would have taken a picture before I devoured one of them!). I bought 3 cookies, two for my kiddos and one for me. We were given a program of the play and we quickly chose our seats. We got aisle seats on the middle left side of the auditorium. Before the play started, (as usual) I had to use the restrooms. Being at a school function I was a bit worried that it would be not up to par, but it was clean and all necessities were well stocked! The play started promptly at 7pm. The students and staff did an amazing job! Was this really a school play? They looked like pros! The costumes were on-point, and the stage looked like it was out of a professional Broadway play. Great job everybody! Now, I had to take a star because of the sound. Although you can tell the kids knew their songs and had angelic voices, it could not overtake the bad speaker sound. At many times it was hard to understand what they were saying while singing. Other than that, the play was great!

If I could read it zero stars, I will Why because my kid get…read morebullied every day and they don't do nothing about it

My daughter was bullied here for a whole year. We were never notified by the school until she told…read moreus we went down to the school. The next day the principal stated that she was making everything up. I've heard rumors through the grapevine that he allows students to bully other students that he doesn't like without any consequences but taking my daughter out that school was the best decision ever because her grades went up and she got to graduate do better next time Emerson that whole school needs to be investigated