Very small, school that has proved to be a great place for our sophomore. After one year of public…read moreour son transferred in and has adjusted nicely. The teachers are invested and kind, the staff seem to be all hands on deck and were very welcoming to our family. I heard lots of opinions about the school before enrolling. some good some bad. it's a staple in the community and several generations of both sides of our families have attended. We are happy here. may just be with age but our child mellowed out and matured here, seems happier than when he was in public.

School is going down hill...they hire teachers that only last 1-2 years and the they leaveread more

This is a great middle school. It's k-8. The front staff are so helpful. The principle and…read morecounsellors are great! They are very accumulating to foster youth. They always answer my questions and make the students feel welcomed. They have students in the front desk helping, they are awesome! The school is nice and the food provides to the students is great! Plenty of healthy options. We have a youth who is lactose intolerant and with a doctors note they were able to accommodate her dietary needs. Drop off and pick up times are a total zoo, so make sure you have patience.

School still sucks. I graduated but those experiences still stayed with me. It's horrible there. I…read moreespecially wouldn't recommend anyone to attend boarding, it's just horrible. Education is tolerable for the most part that I could remember, sixth grade was a breeze for me. However the boarding aspect is horrid.

My son attended kindergarten last year and this year he is attending 1st grade. This school is…read moreamazing! Horseback riding, wood shop, art, music, and Spanish are just some of the classes that the 1st Graders do weekly besides the core subjects. Both his teachers are great! They work closely with all the students and are very enthusiast. I can't recommend this school enough.

I went to the football field to watch a football game this past weekend. It was a nice day. The…read moregame was very entertaining. Our team won!!! I love the ice cream truck, and the taco truck was out there. I had a good time.

Best school! I went to Buena myself and graduated in 1996, and now my son goes to Buena High class…read moreof 2019! I'm so proud of the continued success at Buena! Buena keeps the school looking fresh and it has a clean vibe. Some of the staff has been their since I went there! (Love you Liz) I am so proud to be a Buena Alumni ‍!!

School pride amongst the students, faculty and parents is amazing. You will not find one student…read moreon this campus without an SB sweatshirt. Its kinda like that TV series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS of how much pride everyone has at this school. The classrooms are close together and the faculty is quick to respond to anything you need for your child.

Great school! Superior academics, and a small close-knit community. The best Catholic High School…read morein Ventura county.

Every experience in life is relative - and in that sense, relative to the Ojai Valley and Ventura…read moreCounty in General, Villanova Preparatory School remains your best bang-for-the-buck in private high school/prep-school education. The class sizes are small and there is still a cap on the number of students who may be admitted. The campus is absolutely beautiful, much like a small college, and there is an abundance of open space. The facilities are steadily (albeit slowly) being upgraded and improved upon, and the safe, quiet environment certainly promotes a sense of peacefulness and promotes learning. Through review of recruiting literature it's obvious that the school enthusiastically promotes it's International Baccalaureate (IB) Degree program which was put in place a few years back. And while this program may be of some value to international students (and a very small number of domestic students) it seems to be more of a "prestige marketing ploy" geared toward the well-off parents of foreign students who pay a ton of money to educate and board their children at VPS for 4 years. The bottom line is that although taking IB classes (or obtaining IB certification) may "look impressive" on a students college admission application, it's next to meaningless to the vast majority of United States based colleges and universities. These institutions would much rather see "AP" or "Honors" on that high school transcript next to the course title.....not "IB". Unfortunately, being such a small school with a small staff, VPS didn't have the capability to do both, and chose to phase out it's AP and Honors programs as it went "all-in" with the IB program. This, unfortunately was a huge disservice to those American kids who were / are likely to attend an American-based college or university that could honestly care less about IB. For a such a small school, there are many athletic options within which to participate, and there is an abundance of academic, service and social clubs run by students and overseen by a chosen faculty member. VPS is both a day and boarding school, with approximately a third of it's students living on campus. Most of these students are foreign nationals from around the world, and this obviously brings an interesting and engaging dynamic to the to the prep-school experience - not unlike college. These students share their culture and are readily immersed into the VPS community and ultimately become part of the family for life regardless of where they may go in the future. Many lifelong international friendships occur as a result. This love of sharing, acceptance and diversity in the Augustinian tradition has been happening at VPS for decades - long before the toxic "cancel-culture" and "woke" extremism we see today. In general terms, the VPS faculty and staff are quite qualified. And being blessed with smaller class sizes and motivated students, they will routinely out-perform their peers elsewhere. In all fairness, a handful of the teachers are absolutely phenomenal - some wearing multiple hats as teacher, coach, advisor, etc. There are of course a small minority of teachers and staff who seem to have a personal agenda beyond that of educating the students and preparing them for the real world. Determined to find a "racist" hiding behind every tree and united in their hatred of America, our military and the police...they form an increasingly vocal element devoid of truth and honesty, but full of parroted phrases and slogans. The obvious hope is that this too will pass, and that both the headmaster and the Board will keep the stupidity in-check.