Watching my daughter grow and thrive at St. Joseph School in Pinole has been an incredible joy for…read moreour family. Every year, I see her becoming a more confident, responsible, and motivated student. She continues to improve academically while also developing strong values, kindness, and compassion toward others. As a parent, I am proud to see her excited about learning and eager to participate in school life every day. One of the things I appreciate most about St. Joseph is the strong sense of community and faith-based education the school provides. The teachers and staff create an environment where students are encouraged not only to succeed academically, but also to grow spiritually and emotionally. The emphasis on service, respect, and caring for others truly stands out and helps shape students into thoughtful young people. I also appreciate how the school welcomes diversity and inclusion, creating an environment where students and families from different backgrounds feel respected, supported, and valued. My daughter has made many wonderful friendships through school and enjoys participating in a variety of activities and events throughout the year. From special traditions like Breakfast with Santa to her Spring Concert performances and exciting field trips, these experiences have created lasting memories and helped her become more engaged and social. It is heartwarming to see her surrounded by such a supportive community of classmates, teachers, and families. I am very grateful for the positive impact St. Joseph has had on my daughter's growth and development. Seeing her happy, involved, and continually striving to become a better student each day gives me great confidence in the education and values the school provides.

My daughter has been going here since kindergarten and now she's in 7th grade. The experience has…read morebeen amazing and the community is wonderful. We will miss it when we are gone

They have really improved on this school since the last time I was a student here. My daughter is…read moremeeting her educational needs and she seems very happy here.

I went to a nearby McDonald's for dinner and was told the restaurant closes to customers between…read more4-5 PM--no one allowed inside. When I asked why, an employee told me it's because students from this school come in after dismissal and cause so much disruption that staff can't keep the restaurant open. Their words: students come in and "destroy everything." I didn't witness it myself, but the outcome is undeniable--a local business is shutting down during peak hours because of student behavior. That doesn't just reflect on the school. It speaks to a deeper lack of accountability--from leadership, and from parents. Kids don't act like this in a vacuum. This isn't about blaming teachers. But when behavior spills off campus and disrupts the community to this degree, something upstream is clearly failing. Right now, the surrounding neighborhood is left dealing with the consequences. Vote accordingly.

We have had our children enrolled at Stewart School for two years now and have had a positive…read moreexperience. We appreciate that Stewart is a small school with an active PTA and parent community. Despite budget cuts that have impacted the entire WCCUSD district, Stewart's leadership has remained communicative and committed to building back and strengthening school culture. We made the decision to send our kids to Stewart because of the Dual Language Immersion program, and have not been disappointed- they both can read in Spanish and English and have been exposed to many cultural experiences that they would not otherwise have been.

We have loved our time at Stewart! My son started at Stewart as a kindergarten with an amazing…read moreSpanish dual language immersion teacher. He is now in 5th grade with another amazing teacher. He is excelling well above grade level and speaks, reads and write in both Spanish and English even though we are not a Spanish speaking household. My daughter also goes to Stewart and had the same teachers as he did. She is in 3rd grade with a truly great teacher, Maestra Reyes, and also excelling. The culture at the school is what drew us there. It's very inclusive and friendly. The PTA and admin staff hold events for the community to come together including academic nights, community potlucks and movie nights. Since this is a TK-8 school the students get to stay on the same campus making the transition to middle school a breeze. Stewart is a true gem in Pinole!

Trunk or treat was a great success ! A huge thank you to Mr Gomez ! The ESCS staff and families !read more

First off I would like the thank the Pastor and staff of this school. They truly care about the…read morekids and instill the word of God and high family morals into them. This is an excellent christian school which our kids need and their education is amazing. Its a safe, loving and God fearing environment who put God, the kids and education as a top priority. To those who read Laurie M. review she is a complusive liar with major anger issues. She reviewed them negatively because the school wouldnt force me to leave a parking spot so she can have it. Which sounds crazy but it is the truth. She lied about the pastor and the staff whom she only met once to ask him to make me move and calls everyone ignorant when she doesnt get her way. Clearly she has serious anger issues and needs Jesus. Today she blocked me in forcing me to contact the school to talk to her. I am glad her son is in 8th grade graduating so I dont have to deal with her next year. If she would have asked me like a normal person to please move and explained why, I would have, instead she flipped me off and blocked me with her car. Again please do not let her post steer you in the wrong direction if you are looking for a Christian school to put your young kids in. I believe this is one of the best schools that the bay area has to offer. Thanks goodness for them.

Went here four years ago, was inappropriately touched by a student over EIGHT times, while…read moresimultaneously getting no real solutions from the admin or his student aide despite several other victims and statements. When asked why he's not suspended she stated "the district doesn't want to suspend students of a certain race", yet they sent the police to my home about this for what? Only resolution was getting a 2 day in school suspension after threatening a lawsuit a month later and being persistent with printing district protocols as a 13 year old girl. Ridiculous.

Betty Soskin school is a terrible neighbor. Their alarm goes off for hours and hours, and this has…read morebeen going on for years. They refuse to fix it, even tho it serves no purpose other than to deprive the neighborhood of sleep and peaceful enjoyment of their homes. Even when the school is burglarized and vandalized, no one responds to the alarm. 7-on-your-side tried to get a resolution, and they still failed to do anything. The school provides no contact for resolving their terrible effects on the neighborhood

Coming to the end of our first year and very pleased with teachers, staff, students and most of all…read moreour Principal. She is respected by all, she is at ease, self-confident, approachable and leads with a parent mindset. The long list of electives gives each student the opportunity to build their own natural​gifts and try new subjects. Music program is very strong and teacher shares her passion in a unique teaching style to blend all levels of experience. They have many clubs including Makers Club with access to 3D and laser printers, new student computers issued to every student next year. My son has grown beyond measure at HMS, it's a phenomenal Middle school.

this school is amazing! i have never experienced anything that made me uncomfortable! this school…read moreis the best school i have ever gone too.. except for the fact we have no economics class this year.. heh! guess i deserve this for going to the what the kids say as "mid" heh! i guess i deserve it..

This place is amazing the teachers are kind and no rude kids and I have a lot of friends here the…read morebuilding is a little big and old I still like it it's like the best school ever

My grandson goes to the preschool here and his teacher and the wonderful assistants are so caring,…read moreattentive and patient!

Vista is filled with caring teachers working one on one with students to not only graduate but to…read morebetter plan their future after high school too. I used to be a student here, and I've never felt like a teacher cared for me so much until I enrolled at vista. Thought sometimes challenging, They have an amazing support system going on here. I highly recommend to anyone student looking for a better tomorrow. I can't say how grateful I am to have had the teachers I have had here. Thank you Vista! Go tigers!

teachers here care about their students, take what we say into consideration, and are hospitable…read more there were many times where i was waiting for a ride home and they made sure i wasn't going to be outside for very long. a couple of teachers even offered me a ride home. they have ZERO tolerance for bullying and WANT their kids to learn and graduate!! i've always hated going to school, but this time i'm actually enjoying it. after 5 years at a middle/high school who never helped me and never paid attention to my calls for help, vista makes you feel at home :) i especially love their cafe

I love the school so such but we need more field trips my school doesn't even have that much field…read moretrips only for girls

Making Waves is not a school; it's a slow‑motion disaster wrapped in fake smiles and empty…read morepromises. The moment you step onto campus, you can practically feel your will to live clocking out. This place doesn't nurture students--it chews them up, spits them out, and then acts confused when everyone is miserable. The environment is unsafe, hostile, and emotionally suffocating, like being trapped in a building that feeds on stress and despair. And the deans? Absolutely useless. These people are supposedly authority figures, yet they operate with the urgency, awareness, and competence of broken office furniture. They don't help students--they dodge responsibility like it's their full‑time job. Bring them a serious issue and you'll get indifference, excuses, or silence. Their idea of "support" is doing nothing and hoping the problem magically disappears. It's honestly impressive how consistently they fail at the bare minimum. The entire school runs on neglect. Students feel ignored, disrespected, and completely unsafe, while the administration pretends everything is fine. Morale is nonexistent. Motivation is dead. Every single day drains you more than the last, until you're just existing, not learning. Making Waves doesn't prepare you for success--it prepares you for burnout. If this place were reviewed honestly, it wouldn't even deserve one star. It's a soul‑sucking joke of an institution that should be studied as an example of how badly a school can fail its students. And as if it wasn't bad enough, the school lets big people in the school.

Wildcat Canyon community school is an amazing and healthy environment for children and families…read morelooking for a like-minded community! Waldorf education is a world class education serving the children with a wide variety of subjects and languages, math and science all given through the arts. "Education from the inside out" the children are thought to freely think and with empathy and compassion for each other and the world. This is our fourth year at the school and our two children are loving it! Every year we fall deeper in love with the curriculum, teachers, and community members! Truly, a futuristic school that gives a Renaissance style of education with top-notch educators and holistic minded families. It would be in your best interest to take a tour of the school and then you will be able to see and feel the uniqueness for yourself! Don't be surprised if you see healthy children running and skipping and singing and climbing trees and gardening and playing games together just like schools should be producing healthy, open minded free thinking, individuals!

My partner and I had our child in East Bay Waldorf school for three years. EBWS shut down during…read morethe pandemic and some families, like ours, participated in "pods" with the EBWS teachers who were laid off. We contemplated participating in this "restart" but fortunately made the decision to send our child to another school. We made the decision to send our child elsewhere because this "restart" of EBWS under a different name is , unfortunately, plagued by the same cultish, administratively dysfunctional, and subtly racist practices that characterized the original EBWS. Without going into detail here, our child experienced a consistent pattern of discrimination and exclusion by both teachers and other Waldorf parents. The only regret my partner and I have now is that we didn't take our child out of this school sooner and go elsewhere.