I was a straight-A student at this school for over two years and completed things on time. When I…read morewas finally done with the graduation ceremony to receive my diploma after, I was told I owed the school for items including books, a computer, and a charger, with charges totaling around $450. The problem is that I returned the items in question and all scanned on my account at the time. Instead of getting my diploma when I went to the school, the school reduced the amount they claimed I owed from $450 to $100, which only increased my concern that it's completely inaccurate. As a student who worked hard academically it was extremely disappointing to have my diploma withheld over charges that I believe were based on incorrect records. I would encourage the school to improve its checking skills and give proper assistance through incorrect processing.

I would not recommend this school unfortunately. The teachers and staff are horrible, no one ever…read moreanswers the phone when you try to reach out and the way the staff speaks to parents and students is so unprofessional

Great school my daughter loved it here . Good Learning…read morestrategies and good teacher Highly recommend this school

Great school. I love the curriculum. The teachers and staff go above and beyond for the students.read more

I absolutely LOVE this school! I was a little nervous at first, since there are zero reviews and…read moreI'm new to the area. Starting at Orientation day at the beginning of 2018/2019 school year, everyone was on point, well organized and sound like they got their stuff together. 2nd school break coming up and i couldn't be happier to have these people be in charge of my Child's education! Starting with the principal, Mr. Cranston & all the way down to the janitor (who I've also met). They're all very pleasant to be around, they KNOW what they're doing and he key... they LOVE what they do! They're not there just to collect a paycheck. School business is well organized, I love he fact that there's only 1 way in & 1 way out into the school during business hours, and that's THROUGH their main office. My son's teacher is the sweetest person! My son wakes up in the morning WANTING to go to school and learn. So far, zero complaints and I have yet to encounter any type of negativity.

My daughter has been here for a few years and what I have noticed is some teachers refuse to care…read morefor children that struggle, whether it be mentally or physically... My biggest issue is with the staff.. They actually yelled at my husband (I will say never tried it with me) they have made my child uncomfortable, and any time I call they are very rude. I would not recommend this school to anyone. I am literally at the point to where I am just deal with it because my child is in 5th grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just started this school last week on Wednesday and already fights and dance fights! People look…read moreat you weirdly and like laugh at you!! They glare and they are so rude. This school is not fun at all! This school is scary one girl broke her leg cause of a dance fight!!! When I go here it's scary!

The teachers here are so disrespectful and rude they cuss at you the principal Mrs.White is super…read morerude even when your being nice to her she is a dyke and needs to get her ego lowered because her ego is way to high and it's really rude these teachers here need to a beating with a belt.You get in trouble for defending yourself and they make a whole big deal about it and yet the kids who were being rude don't get in trouble and they get away with anything. The food here is horrible it's always the same thing over and over and it's really nasty and they probably are poisoning us. Mrs.Ruiz is super disrespectful and gets up in your face and throws away your food. They try to say we did this to their school but yet it has been this bad for 7-12 years my auntie went here and told me all the bad things about this school and I thought she was exaggerating but she wasn't they were super rude and disrespectful to you. NEVER EVER PUT YOUR KIDS IN THIS SCHOOL I COULD KEEP GOING ON WITH THESE BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS SCHOOL.

My daughter is in rolled in virtual learning and she loves it they are super helpful in…read moreaccommodating our needs.

We came here to sign up my son for school when we moved from Columbus in the middle of the school…read moreyear. They were already really helpful on the phone and have a great website, but in person even better. We filled out all the forms and he got to start the next day! I was told some of the schools were too full and they don't always get the closest school but they managed to place my son in a good school about 5 minutes from home. All is good here, your kids will be in good hands, they genuinly care, which is hard to find these days.

Attention Parents Do you know Sitting Bull Academy?…read moreDid you know that when new employees are employed, there is no drug test? Did you know some show up to work drunk or high? Did you know these individuals watch your kids during school hours? Did you know that the ones who advocate for your kids are being targeted and destroyed by HR and Administration? Did you know that Sitting Bull has had a high number of good teachers who have left or are already gone? Did you know a proctor hit a child a few years ago and was allowed to continue to work with students? Did you know the children are not being supported in academics? Did you know that they are not being supervised? Do you know how filthy the bathrooms and water fountains are? Did you know how cramped the students are at the cafeteria tables while eating? Did you know that the school district is so financially strained that it cannot afford to hire more staff to support the students? Did you know administrators will tell you they will handle a situation with your student, but will not? Listen to your children when they tell you stuff about what is happening at school. Don't have any doubt about what they are saying; help them resolve the issue. Tell me, how well do you know Sitting Bull Academy or the district? The district has some explaining to do to us parents, and we need to demand some answers and solutions to correct this.

I am a mom of a high functioning special needs child, I was so nervous about her starting junior…read morehigh this year at Sitting Bull- but I did not need to be! The staff at Sitting Bull Academy have gone above and beyond my expectations to help my daughter have a smooth transition. My daughter loves school and gives me a hard time on the weekends because she wants to be there. I feel like she is safe and the school has accommodated all of her needs. I couldn't be more grateful. Autism Mom

The water that comes out of the fountains ether tastes like chemicals or is straight up brown as…read moreshown in this pic

I went to this school back in 7th grade , kindergarten through 7th. I was bullied by teachers and…read morestudents, my own friends were stuck up and loved more than me cause they were better at learning or had gave the school funds. i was at my all time low, i completely gave up on life, a 13 year old giving up cause of this school. they treat mental illnesses like a bad thing that is weird or unwelcomed. the bullying never was fixed due to the lack of discipline, they punished the bullied kids instead of the bully, I hate this school and it almost made me end it, but I'm lucky I got out of it and graduated from a better highschool.

There's fights beyond fights like every single day, some kids are slinging stuff (drugs etc)…read morethere's been a few teachers that were fired for being creepy with students and there's roaches, rats, stray cats by the pods, The metal detectors in the front? Don't work. I've seen people smuggle in knifes and air-soft guns STILL with those time consuming metal detectors. The school its self is very ghetto and I would really not send your kid here. The teaching curriculum is that of one that was simply taken from online and there's no creativity or hands-on learning experiences. They fire most of the school counselors especially if a student is bonding with them in a healthy way, and they do not know how to handle a crisis such as a school shooting, or a threat of. I would really much rather anybody reading this would send their kid ANYWHERE else.

This school never answers, if there was a safety concern for a student you have better luck driving…read morethere than getting an answer. I don't understand how this isn't fixed when they watch our children. This NEEDS to be fixed ASAP or reported to somewhere higher up.

My daughter went here since it was an available and local standardized testing location. We went…read morethe day before the test (Friday) to familiarize ourselves with the grounds and ensure she knew where to go on testing day. The staff were so cute and friendly. Some of them were dressed up for the holidays in movie character costumes. The front office was decorated and the atmosphere was so cheery. There were other students and parents waiting in the small space near the front office desk. On the day of the test (Saturday)- The school has a large parking lot but it is shared with Victor Valley College (VVC). We weren't sure if we needed parking passes so I purchased a $3 pass for the day at one of the VVC ticket machines. The school appears to offer transportation to students as we saw several buses on the Friday we went. We also saw what appeared to be armed security guards wearing black. It's understandable with the recent school shootings in America. Overall, my daughter said her test taking experience was very good. She was able to find an outlet in the classroom she went to and plug in her laptop. Were very blessed and grateful to have had this school as a location for the test. Thanks Excelsior!!!

Student here, got in trouble for saying "Screw you" and a threat of calling home for it…read more Is there not other evils in the world to worry about? Otherwise, an okay school with decent faculty.

One of the best schools to skate at. It's like a little skate park in they! Alhamdulillahread more

Not all students function well at large and overcrowded school sites, Willow Park High School…read moreallowed those students, who for whatever reason were failing to succeed at the much larger Granite & Apple Valley High Schools a chance to excel academically. Sad day for the community and as such a beautiful school site, closing its doors is such a waste of tax payer funding. One can only wonder during this rash of school combining/closings ...... by Apple Valley Unified Schools, if this last school site closing is another example of more of tax dollars - going to Charter Schools instead of strengthing our core educational values to better enhance the learning of our current students?