This school.... My children loved because they grew up here up until last year. The staff treated…read moremy children as family, until it was an inconvenience on their part. They chose to not help my children academically. Sad but i am glad my children are finishing elementary elsewhere, but children are resilient and we move forward. After school program here is great! If Ms.Lewis is still there she has the biggest heart and treated my boys with soo much respect. They offer many activity's.

Wayside is an amazing school, filled with great teachers and an atmosphere where student learning…read moreis at the forefront!

First thing is first, staff is not prepared to deal will altercations . The incident that I witness…read morewas sad and disturbing. I Went to pick up my son, and I see two mothers in the middle of the street bad mouthing each other infront of children . TWO MOTHERS INFRONT OF THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER!! It took awhile for staff to get invovled and I feel that this school should ensure the safety of children so that they can strive for success. The way the staff handled it, the way the children witnessed is just ABSURD. Staff needs to get trained far better, to deal with these types of incidents, because it makes a parent like myself question whether my child should remain attending this school .

Sing Lum Elementary is one of Panama Buena Vista Union School District's oldest schools. It was…read morefirst built as a "temporary" school almost 30 years ago. Named for Sing Lum who graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1924. He helped organize the Panama Union School District and was on the first school board in 1944. At the age of 65, Mr. Lum became a competitive runner. He set national and international records by the time he was 70! In 1970, he retired as a farmer from Wasco. He went back to school to get his real estate license. He died in 1994 at the age of 90. I have been at this school for 17 years, 12 of which I have been employed. I have been through three principals and a variety of staff members over the years. I love this school because my children went here and I was always actively involved. It's a great little location right next to Campus Park South. Many students have had many "park days" over the years. This is the last year of the original "temporary" school foundation. Students and staff coming back for the 2016-17 school year will be treated to a brand new school! It's definitely bittersweet for many...leaving so many fond memories behind but also looking forward to a new beginning! I gave 5 stars because all the principals have been amazing over the years. The front office staff is friendly and always helpful, and the teachers are GREAT. If your child is lucky enough to be a Lum Lion, consider yourself lucky!!

Every adult around me failed me , I was going through depression and would cry myself to sleep…read moreevery night . The reason I did bad things was because I was so sad I didn't care what I did anymore . Instead of my teacher , the behavioral coach, the vice principal, and principal considering there had to be a reason I was doing bad stuff , but no instead they punished me and lectured me. This only made it worser, everyday I would wish I didn't have to go to school because I knew my teacher hated me and would target me a lot . Also , the behavioral coach also notice when his "favorite students" would hang around bad influences he would tell the favorite student fake information that they were speaking bad about them. He shouldn't do that because he doesn't know if his "favorite student" was the actual bad influence. I hope he sees this and knows don't ever do that again because you made my year a lot worser. Everyone liked his " favorite student" so they left me out , stopped hanging out with me , talked bad about me and made my school year a living hell.

This school is amazing I absolutely love all the teachers and how they do things. I have had the…read moreabsolute best experience at Valley Oaks! It is really a privilege to be here they include everyone even the parents. I highly recommend Valley Oaks to everyone. I think that it is much much better than public school while keeping kids educated. Also the clubs such as the cheer team and theatre are very well taught and performed.

Both my boys attended this elementary, with my older son attending in 2008 as a 3rd grader and my…read moreyounger son just finishing his last year here this past school year, he actually spent all 7yrs of his elementary years here. Love that this school promotes and pushes the kids educationally and makes their learning experience fun. This is one of the only schools that have the G.A.T.E. program from my understanding and they have to bus the other kids from neighboring schools to attend. This school is one of the top elementary schools in Bakersfield, from the kids scoring really well academically to the parents playing a huge role being involved with tons of activities and with teachers participating and pushing the kids to be successful. It's a really clean school and the school strives to stay safe and to keep clean. I have had a lot of ups and downs here, my older son is deaf and most of his years attending Stockdale was always positive, but there were a few teachers who you can tell did not want to spend time with a disabled child or "deal" with it. My son was too advanced to be in a mentally challenged class, but not advanced enough to be in a regular class, so he struggled a lot being in a regular course class. On a positive note, there were many teachers that are amazing people and take the time to create an atmosphere where education was extremely important and there were more teachers like that in this school rather than the bad apples here. I have never had any similar situations with my younger son as he is always academically advanced and that part gives me a lot of mixed feelings. I feel like he had a more fair experience because he wasn't disabled and he did not have to have a whole lot of one on one since he was advanced, but I honestly can't judge that part and say that's why he may have had a better experience because people who have a child with a disability always feel shorted by everyone, so maybe it's just me. Both my kids absolutely loved this school and has had a positive experience here for the most part. Both kids had an opportunity to participate in numerous activities (Band, Chorus, Battle of the Books, Math Field Day, Track and many more). Their most memorable moments had to be their last year when they both went to Camp Keep to experience the outdoors science and education. This gave them an opportunity to gain closer relationships with their peers and to learn a little bit of independence. The school has prevented a lot of traffic problems by utilizing their valet in the front of the school or drop offs at the back of the school, the only thing that still bothers me til this day is when parents drop off their kids at the back of the school, the principal/teachers have had this rule about parents parking in the middle of the road and letting their kids out instead of safely parking and letting their kids out. The principal/teachers have had multiple meetings with parents letting them know this is illegal, yet I honestly feel the principal only allows certain parents to still do that, my suggestion is to make sure your child and everyone elses kids are safe. If you plan to allow your kids to attend Stockdale Elementary, I believe your kids will have one of the best educations in Bakersfield for a public school.

Just moved from boyle hight to bakersfield and my son goes to stockdale elementry and love this…read moreschool for him and also loves it

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.

Save your money or keep researching actual Christian schools that care?! The employee turn over is…read moreunbelievable! The staff talks about parents to other parents (witnessed this personally). The Principal is awful! Their safety awareness is non-existent! I have witnessed the gate propped open on several occasions which is INSANE considering their location and the current environment we live in today?! There is a few teachers that are AWESOME like Mrs. Reyes and Mr. Whitmeyer. I decided to write this hoping to save other parents from enrolling then reflecting over the years only to feel like as a parent I made the wrong choice?! There has to be better private schools in Bakersfield, Ca.? Best wishes

Save your money. My child attended Readyland, and I was not impressed. I went ahead and tried…read moreHeritage hoping for better - it's just an extension of the poor quality of care and service. If your child tells you something and you attempt to talk to staff or the principal, they just blow you off, and you become the enemy. I find it hard to trust these people with my child. I have had several problems and my child has had several complaints. I do not recommend this school at all.

Out in Shafter for a high school game between BCHS and Stockdale High. It's a beautiful day for…read morebaseball games. The baseball diamond is partially surrounded by a almond orchard that is in full bloom. The infield and outfield grass is a deep emerald green form all our recent rains. Plenty of nice seating in the bleachers behind home plate. Parking was at a premium because they're was a girls softball tournament being held today as well. All the fields are well groomed, many teams are precipitating from throughout the county in these well run tournaments Shafter is a growing community with competitive sports teams.Take in a game and support your local high schools sports teams you won't be disappointed.

Attended Stockdale High's baseball tournament at Shafter High School today. Super nice field and…read moregreat environment Beautiful day for baseball.