If you think your kids will be safe at a mountain school you're very very wrong. If your kid is a…read moregood kid and gets jumped they do NOTHING to discipline the attacker. They are ONLY concerned about getting money from your child being in the school everyday paid by the state of California. Hence "perfect attendance awards" they get money every day your child is there at the beginning of the day. Not late or they don't get money and your child is punished... It's UGLY and unfortunately we're getting our lawyers involved as we learned they are some rules of theirs in fine tiny print most people don't read. Glad I have lots of time to read. Take you kids to the private schools but stay away from Rim public schools AND Rim homeschooling. Yes... they still get money if your child goes through their homeschool system. Shame.... Wasn't like this when I went there.

This school is a piece of work for sure. There are so many horror stories about this place, it's…read morenot even funny. I attended this school 6 years ago when I was in 6-8 grade. It was bad then, but it's only gotten worse. They've had to fence the entire school in which isn't totally crazy but all in all Drugs, sex, & VERY poor staff/teachers are the top 3 worst things about this school. Middle schoolers having sex in the bathroom, an Excess amount of drugs being sold/used on campus & the teacher are horrid. They simply don't care about their students. It's sad. Fortunately there are a few good teachers & it's not impossible to be a "good kid" at this school but I would highly advise parents to consider NOT putting their child in this school if they have shown ANY behavioral problems in the past.

Ok so let me start out by saying I'm not the demographic for…read morethis hotel....I'm an LA snob who sleeps on high thread count sheets and linen duvets. That said this is the perfect little spot for a summer camp or a family reunion type thing. And this review is specifically for Nicky who literally bent over backwards to make our experience better. I have stayed in 5 star hotels around the world and Nicky would fit in just fine in any one of those. As for a bit more about the place itself the grounds are pretty and wooded and the pool looked nice though we didn't try it. Great location close to the village Etc.

******update review 03/20/16****** We received a response…read moreback from Nickie. She indicated that there must have been a misunderstanding with hotels.com and according to their records never communicated with them. I am still not happy with the drama and the lack of communication between both companies, due to the extra bill and honestly the BS excuse to justify charging our card. I still stand by the fact that my family had an amazing time,! The grounds, for us, had been magical and both of my bulldogs could not stop playing in the snow. *****original review***** I thought I had left a review for my stay and looked through yelp to update it. Evidently I never did, so. Here it is. I booked a cabin for thanksgiving 2015 (through hotels.com). We showed up early on Thursday the 26th and where so happy that they let us check in early. In full disclosure we showed up at 10am and our check-in was not until 2pm. I was freaking out since the place seemed abandoned. My husband kept telling me to relax, its early. It was such an amazing experience and truly was perfect. It was snowing , the place was empty except for 2 other families. We arrived with our 2 bulldogs who we walked around EVERYWHERE!!!!! See pictures Fast forward to Dec 9th. I receive an email from Nickie telling me that she is going to charge my credit card an extra 156 for pretty much destroying the room and the icing on the cake is when she states "we don't allow dogs" Really ?? It wasnt an issue to have dogs when i booked theough hotela.com and i always make sure that the place is pet friendly. It wasnt an issue when nickie finally greeted me and checked me and my famliy in. One of my bulldogs was with with me when i filled out the papetwork. It wasnt an issue when the maitence guy showed us to our cottage and helped walk one of the dogs in. BUT IT WAS AN ISSUE ONCE WE CHECKED OUT and she took the liberty to charge my credit card and send me an email telling me btw..... Really ??? She charged me more than it cost to book the room! This was definitely surreal. Add injury to insult they had the audacity to inform hotels.com that I cancelled. So I was still charged for a late cancelation and have now opened a case with hotels.com since I want to receive my credit that was removed when "SOMEONE" from this place told them that I had cancelled directly with them. I can't start to describe how frustrated and upset I am. Shame on this place for lying & over charging me. My 1 night stay turned into a $400 ordeal. I would suggest booking elsewhere!! My biggest disappointment is that I always travel with my dogs and I have NEVER, EVER been so insulted as I was with this email. I didn't contest it. The only reason I wanted to update my reviews was after finding out that they lied and stated we cancelled. When you only have 2 families on the premises it can't be that hard to keep track of them or, notice when one of them has dogs. I won't deny how beautiful this place is. It was the overall experience that has soured. Here is my proof that Nickie charged me for a stay that we supposedly never made. From "Nickie Scott" nickie.ranchlive.com Date Dec 9, 2015 1:36 PM Subject: Cottage 16 To Cc Good afternoon, Thank you again for choosing to stay at Arrowhead Ranch. Upon inspection of Cottage #16 after your stay, damages were found. Evidence of a dog was found because our bedspread was used as a dog bed on the floor (MUCH dog hair was left behind and we do not allow pets). Red wine was spilled on the walls and a bath towel, wash cloth, bath mat, curtain panel, and throw rug. Some items were unsalvageable due to fire and soot damage and/or wine stains. Also, something was burned on the fireplace shovel and could not be scraped off and saved. Please find the breakdown of our fees below to clean and/or replace the items that you damaged during your stay. Our staff spent over 2 hours cleaning this cottage that commonly takes 45 minutes to clean. As a result, we were forced to charge your card with the following breakdown of fees/damages. Cleaning Fee $60.00 Shovel $20.00 Rug $20.00 3 Towels $36.00 Bathmat $12.00 Wash Cloth $8.00 Total Charges: $156.00 Sincerely, Nickie Scott Guest Services Manager Arrowhead Ranch P.O. Box 123 Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 (909) 337-7265 nickie.ranchlive.com

Very rude kids. There is no attempt to stop the problem with bullying at this school. Kids smoke…read moreduring class and teachers do not pay enough attention to notice. Many kids ditch class and just stand in hallways making out. The roof and walls are falling apart there is hardly working air and heating in this school. During flu season when many children are sick they refuse to turn on the heat. The buses are packed always packed with kids and many do not move so more people can sit with them. The food is not very great and there are hardly any places for kids to sit for lunch. Womens feminine product machines are always empty. This school has had many disturbing male teachers over the years. I would suggest just homeschooling your kid unless you want them to be groomed by held back students over 18, have nasty rumors spread about them, or have their private photos sent to every student.

We now have three grandchildren attending this school. It is an accredited school that teaches both…read moreskills and character! LACS provides a safe, caring environment for children to learn what they need to know not only for a career...but for life.

They have a "folded lens " telescope. Basically, a huge telescope that takes up way less space…read more It's a little difficult to find, the gps failed us on that one. But when we called, they knew exactly how to guide us. We had to find the entrance behind a high school football field if I recall. Great tour, the kids had a blast. Wonderful gift shop as well. They treated us wonderfully.

Great little observatory run by passionate and educated locals! Events are paused for COVID but you…read morecan take a free guided tour of the telescope on Saturdays and visit the gift shop.