I'm very pleased with the school as a whole. Gino Juarez, the principal, is an awesome! She has…read morealways been super responsive and has take adequate measures in addressing any of my concerns. I live that the school Has a variety of after school programs: the homework club, UJam dance/exercise classes, and they seem to always encourage the children to lead a healthy lifestyle. The only drawback or question is the "Common Core" as a curriculum. I'm not quite sold on it yet. It seems to be lengthier in problem solving than simply doing it the old-fashioned way. The more I research and read about it, I'm tending to have stronger feelings against it. I'll hold my verdict out until the end of the year though. As parents, know that you have an "opt out" option for Star Testing, etc. I suggest you do your own homework on the topics and make your own opinion as well. 5 Stars as I highly recommend the school!

The special education department is disorganized, understaffed, and needs better funding as well as…read moreresources. School and district do not train paraeducators, and they are contracted with companies that do not pay their workers their full wage or living wage. Evergreen School District needs to start investing in their special needs community as well as assisting with opening doors of opportunities for their staff and kids alike.

This school was pretty good until 2007/2008, when they changed principals. The activities weren't…read moreenjoyable and the place turned into a dump. The kids there need more discipline, too. Aside from that, the staff is mostly nice. They waste too much resources, however. This place is a target for graffitiers.

The B building boys restroom had feces covering one of the toilets and it was closed for half the…read moreyear. The teachers where nice though.

Evergreen Valley High School has serious accountability issues. Administration often brushes aside…read morestudent concerns, especially regarding safety. Some teachers grade subjectively without clear rubrics, making expectations unclear and inconsistent. With ongoing budget deficits, the school should focus on retaining teachers who genuinely care about student growth, learning, and success, while addressing poor teaching practices. Students deserve a safe, supportive environment where concerns are taken seriously, grading is fair, and staff are held accountable.

15 years ago, I started my first day here at St. Patrick's. I was one of three children of a single…read moreworking mother who didn't have the funds to send us to a great school but also didn't want us to have a shoddy education through the San Jose public school experience. This school was pretty much perfect for her - you could work off the tuition as a parent by working hours with the school and my siblings and I were able to have a relatively low teacher-student ratio which is pretty much impossible in public schools. The best thing about this school, for parents, is that they become a part of the school experience for the kids. My experience here was definitely unique. My fondest memory of this school was actually before I started school at St. Patrick's. I was just dropping in for a day in first grade to see if I would want to switch to this school the next academic year and that was one of the best experiences of my life. I made so many friends that day and when I left to go home, I remember those other first graders that one day just telling me, "I can't wait to see you next year!" Needless to say, I went home to tell my mom, "I want to go to St. Patrick's!" Maybe my nostalgia is fogging my memory a bit, but I had a pretty fun experience with this school. I won't lie and say I had the best or the worst teachers. I didn't have a perfect education, but who does? If you're a parent in a situation like my mom was 15 years ago, I can tell you that this is one of the best options out there.

I'm writing this review because of extended care. I put a 1 star because the people who run…read moreextended care are very rude to the middle schooler especially the first grade teacher. I'm saying this because I can't even kick a soccer ball inside and I can't even go outside the play area because of the first grade teacher. This is very bad for the middle schooler because of the lack of freedom they get. Ms. Lucy is one of the nicest people at daycare but when the first grade teacher come the whole mood turns upside down. Please tell the first grade teacher to give the middle schooler enough freedom like the little kids. Thank you.

Super rich and nice school, the views are insane and so beautiful also all the fields are nice and…read morethe bleachers are huge! Very nice place!!

I am a local parent of the community who enlisted in the swim camp that is being run by Valley…read moreSplash during June and July. I enrolled my son who is 8 and a inexperienced swimmer at the camp that was being promoted at his elementary school for both sessions. Next week is the last class for the swim camp. My son was so impressed with the campus and the manners of the high students/swim instructors that he shared a goal that he wants for himself. He told me that he would want to attend his high school years here at Valley Christian High School.

As a recent graduate, my time at Piedmont Hills was good and bad. A lot of the teachers are very…read morepassionate about their work and are down to earth. A lot of them are kind and always nice to talk to despite the decades long age gap between student and teacher. There are a lot of resources such as a wellness center to support students. One of the biggest problems about this school is the terrible management over the bathrooms. There are several bathrooms across school, and many of them will be closed throughout the day. Newer and nicer bathrooms such as the ones in the new art building and science buildings are always closed. The bathrooms that most people use in the hallways also were closed on and off. There are also locations such as the portables and track where there is no bathroom close by (or the nearest is closed). There is also a 10 minute bathroom policy where you can't go to the bathroom for the first and last 10 minutes of class. For me, as someone who drank a lot of water as a cross country runner, this was hell on Earth. There were MANY times where I would go to class, wait 10 minutes for the 10 minute rule to pass to be able to request to go to the restroom, have to take a long walk (~3 minute walk) to a bathroom, find out that it was closed, walk to the other hallway (approx 70m away) to see if their bathroom is open and find that it is closed, and then be forced to give up or try to find staff to open the bathroom or go on ANOTHER long walk to the office to go to the staff bathroom where I'm not supposed to go to because that's the only bathroom that was open. The lack of bathrooms being open and 10 minute rule also leads to LONG lines for the bathroom during breaks and lunches, which is only exasperated by some of the stalls being taken by girls who smoke in there. Not to mention the bathrooms that were allowed to be open were DISGUSTING. The soap was almost always out, there was ALWAYS a sink (out of the two sinks in the bathroom) broken, and cockroaches everywhere. Reminder that there are 8+ bathrooms, but only 2 were ever really open. Just stupid and silly. Just because there are a few bad apples who use the bathroom to skip class doesn't mean that the rest of the school population should suffer. It doesn't just end there though. It took months of student advocating for there to be a porta potty installed at the track. Hundreds of students use the school's outdoor sports facilities throughout the year (track, xc, softball, baseball, tennis, badminton, soccer, etc) and there was no bathroom near there for a long time. Oftentimes after school, the closest bathrooms (the locker rooms which are still ~.25 mile away from the track) were closed. While the porta potties were eventually implemented, they were CHAINED shut and padlocked. The school has a great student life and I made a lot of memories and lifetime friends here, but the bathroom situation was so horrible it gives this school -2 stars.

even as a graduate, i still come back to the track! open to residents all summer + during non…read moreschool hours in the school year. sunsets are beautiful and u get the magnificent view of the hills (green in the spring) and a wide assortment of trees (palm, oak, pine, birch). super peaceful track for working out, inner grass area that's cut every 2-3 weeks. no lights after sunset is a downside.

Awwww.. Im glad this school is still around even though its now a different name and a different…read moreprogram I miss San Jose... The old San Jose.

It's a great school with teachers who are dedicated to their work. It's flawed due to the lack of…read moreresources provided by the district for programs that promote individuality through art, music, theatre, etc. The students who attend this school are primarily low income and are learning English as their second language. I'm proud to be an alum of Bridges Academy and current college student at Cal Poly SLO.

My favorite of all my school years.The best food,the best teachers,the best times…read more The food was way above average than that of elementary.And there were no half hour waits in line like at MHS.The sausage biscuits at recess were hella good as were the sandwiches they served at lunch. The teachers here,for the most part werent your typical cardboard cutout,boring teachers.I actually enjoyed going to school when I went here.Alot more than I can say for my high school years.

I moved to Milpitas when I was 9 years old and went to Curtner. I later moved on to Thomas Russell…read moreMiddle School where I was Vice President of the 8th grade. The school is here is okay. I enjoyed most of my teachers, it was a safe environment, and I learned a lot. Something I didn't appreciate was if I got sick and I wanted to sleep in the nurse's office, my teachers would mark me as absent, and it wouldn't get excused when clearly I was just sick! So when my report card came home my mom was totally furious and thought I was skipping. Until after summer ended and she finally believed me -_- TRMS needs to work on that one. Anyway, I liked being active in school so it was pretty fun being in ASB and making new friends. The dances were always fun and safe. I remember back in the day when we used to sell glowsticks at dances, candy grams, etc. Haha, good times! Any school that's safe with a decent list of caring teachers is OK in my book.