This is a wonderful school and of course if your child goes to this school it's a good school! The…read moreteachers are all so caring and appear to have a good relations ship with the students. There is one teacher who really appears to bond just a little better than the other. Not sure what his name is but as the kids where walking up to get their promotional certificates for graduation yesterday 6/4/25 he did special gestures with each and everyone of his students which was a treat to watch. Thank you to that awesome teacher! My biggest complaint was that the promotion was exceptionally long! I attended a college graduation and a HS graduation both within these last 3 weeks and this 8 grade promotion by far was the longest! Maybe if the principal hadn't gone on and on and talked so much it would have made it much shorter and more enjoyable. The video at the end was absolutely great and as each one signed off made it even more special. This is the second promotion I have attended for this school. Maybe next year make it more about the kids and not the principal and shorten it. Congratulations to class of 2025! Go little sharks and become big sharks!

My son is now in 7th grade. SJCA still continues to exceed my expectations. The teachers have all…read morebeen amazing and my son feels very comfortable in his classes. He has grown so much academically and is now participating in an after-school program called STREAM. This is a coding class which gives students the upper-hand in this technology-growing world. We could not be happier with San Jose Charter Academy, not to mention, Mr. Tang is an amazing middle school teacher! We highly recommend SJCA!

First time enrolling both of my kids for summer school. This week is their third week. Everything…read moredone through google form. I attempted to contact them multiple times through phone calls/ emails, with no answers/ replied. If I showed up in person, sometimes someone buzzed me in to the office, sometimes no one in the office and I had to try another time. Good thing my kids already older and they can communicate things with me. But I will not consider this school for regular attendance based on gap of communication among staff, educators and parents. It feels that parents concerns are not appreciated. The issue that I had was class changes, updating pick up person form. Had to do it multiple times and still not updated. So if you enroll your kids in summer school, pick your classes wisely. My daughter accidentally picked 3 science classes back to back and the school did not make any attempt to help us to change it until the next two days. One of this science class, my daughter was the only student there. For third week of summer school, my daughter chose spanish class as her last class of the day, and she was enrolled to something else. ---update 7/22/26 in response to South Hills Business Manager--- Thank you for your response. I appreciate your feedback. However, I would like to understand how South Hills Academy ensures that parents are able to effectively communicate their concerns with the Summer School division when emails go unanswered, phone calls are not returned, and, upon visiting the front office in person, I was instructed to "just email the director." I followed the process your staff directed me to follow by emailing the director, yet I did not receive any response or acknowledgment from South Hills Academy. As a parent, this leaves me without a clear avenue to address legitimate concerns. I would appreciate your clarification on how parents are expected to communicate when the established channels are unresponsive. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

This review is for the Pre-K program, and I would strongly warn any parent considering this school…read moreto look elsewhere. My son started in July 2025, and at first, everything seemed fine. The previous Pre-K principal, Mrs. Ana, along with Mrs. Lisa and Ms. Brittany, were supportive and caring. Once Mrs. Macias took over in September, the entire environment changed--and not for the better. From that point on, parent concerns were dismissed, minimized, or completely ignored. It became very clear that administration would back staff no matter what, instead of addressing legitimate issues being raised. My son was in the Rainbow Room (2-3-year-olds), where a teacher, Karina Vasquez, was brought in. Almost immediately, I saw a negative shift in my son's behavior. He would come home saying, "She yells at me." No parent should ever hear that about someone entrusted with their toddler. In my experience, there was a serious lack of patience and an inability to appropriately handle very young children. What is even more alarming is that after my son left SHA and began attending Walnut Montessori, there was communication about him between Karina Vasquez. She used to work at Walnut and was talking to staff at Walnut about my son and saying very negative things. That is deeply concerning and raises major questions about professionalism and confidentiality. When this was brought up, the responses from administration were inconsistent and dismissive. Instead of accountability, there were excuses. The way discipline was handled was completely unacceptable. There was an attempt to suspend my 3-year-old child for over a week. A preschooler. Rather than working toward solutions or support, it felt like certain staff members were pushing to remove him altogether. There are also serious concerns about transparency. I was informed that classroom cameras either do not work or are not being used. For a school responsible for very young children, that is unacceptable. The overall culture felt toxic--favoritism, gossip, and protecting staff seemed to take priority over the well-being of the children. As a parent, I felt unheard, unsupported, and ultimately forced to remove my child for his own well-being. Do not be misled by appearances. Based on my experience, this is not a safe, supportive, or trustworthy environment for young children. Mrs. Macias is a horrible principal and Karina Vasquez yells at the kids and hates children. Parents if you feel this way as well and have children attending the pre-k side, report everything to the state licensing department.

I love Merced Elementary. This is a great school that truly cares about the children's foundation…read morestarting in Pre-K. The principal Mrs. Dominguez is professional and caring. The whole staff is amazing and would recommend this school to everyone.

I love the office staff and the principal Mrs Dominguez. Overall my experience at Merced has been…read moreok. There are definitely teachers to AVOID. Rebecca Unver is the worst teacher , she is rude , horrible to the kids , and an unhappy miserable person: you can tell by how she speaks. A lot of children including my son told me that she throws their homework on the floor and makes them pick it up like it's trash . She's the most unfit person to be a teacher and I'm wondering everyday why she's still there. She also likes to bully her class and say mean things to them , I have a long list of evidence and have met with the principal regarding her behavior but I needed to post this and warn other parents , I wouldn't want their child to go through what these kids have gone through.

This school has failed. If anyone has a kid with special needs autism child for at the age of 3 and…read moreis recommended from the regional center to take them here. I would not recommend it any autism parent. The teachers don't supervise them as we expect them to. Had my 4 year old come back with bite marks from another student. I am FOREVER TRAUMATIZE. Sucks that teachers and principles cover up for each other and not really give us AUTISIM PARENTS THE ACTUAL SUPPORT WE NEED. THIS SCHOOL HAS FAILED. ALONG WITH THE TEACHERS STAFF AND PRINCIPAL.

Great school good teachers definitely recommend this school no bad teachers just good school go…read morehawks

Quality! Mrs. Beverly, Mrs. Wilds the principal, Lena, all teachers and staff are amazing. Always…read moretake the time to listen when you have a concern. They take care of our kids as if they were their own. Most importantly whenever I've had concerns about possible bullying they have always addressed it immediately, professionally and in a timely manner. This is what I love the most about this school highly recommend, teachers are so easy to get a hold of even after school hours! Thank you California Elem School!!

The fact that these parents don't seem to care where they park, regardless of whether there is an…read moreemergency or not, is really concerning. There is also a clear lack of communication and support, which makes the situation even more frustrating.

Staff it generally helpful in the little contact I have with them. It gets a little crazy at…read moredismissal, but the staff aren't in control of the parents. Drive slowly because the PO PO's be lurking around the corner.

Going off on Brandon A. This school in my opinion has ups and downs. When I first came here it was…read morea hard transition as I just immigrated and sadly to say I was bullied and I received no help from staff or from teachers. I was ridiculed as I couldn't spell "color" right as I learned it as "colour" and the blatant racism from students because of the way I pronounced words or how I dressed and looked because of my parents financial situation at times. There was a few teachers I felt comfortable with that made me feel like a normal student there but I remember being told I couldn't report my bullying because it happened yesterday and not recent so I spent hours in the play ground with kids picking on me and not feeling confident in my ability to communicate that I'm being bullied. That carried through till 5th grade when I made decent friends. Some teachers here were a godsend but there's still most that I feel don't care for their students and hopefully by now there are more inclusive teaching and support for students. - from an old 2nd grader that wished someone stood up for her

My kid loves this school. Everyone is friendly there and the teachers provide a comfortable and fun…read moreteaching experience. She says the principal walks by the kids while they eat and says hello. That sounds amazing! I would definitely recommend Mesa. You go Mustangs!

The good, the bad, and the ugly:…read more The good: The community. The teachers, parents, and students all seem to be insync with providing a good environment for the children. There is a fundraiser every month to improve the quality and materials in the school. API is in the high 800 and more near 900 which is outstanding for a Covina elementary school. It truly is the best of Covina's schools. The bad: Class size is large, students do not get a lot of personal attention. However, they are a public school and the best so its understandable. Teachers are good, but you find a few here and there that you just don't like. The Ugly: The school could use a make-over and a little new paint. The people in the office are usually not the friendliest. They tend to forget that they are providing a service. The district itself is not good at keeping records. Whenever we get our transferred renewed I have to literally stay on top of the process the whole time because our paperwork got lost twice in the past two years. I believe the district has had the same people working these offices for years. They really need to do an assessment and hire some fresh blood that are hungry for work and experience with better people skills.

If your kid has prior schooling like preschool this school would be more a social school,…read moreacademically other elementary schools in the area are stronger. Admin isnt very helpful with how to transfer or information on the district and they don't really give you much info regarding the schools academics or activity.

Children from my family has attended Vine Elementary school for years and it has always been an…read moreelite school until these past few years. but one thing that bothered me the most was how Mrs Levesque humiliated a staff member from the after school program (RAS) because she made a report to CPS when there was reason to be concerned for a child's safety and well being. I learned that this staff member was fired for contacting CPS, as she is mandated to do. As many know and I, myself knows very well, that ALL school staff members are mandated reporters. One day when I went to pick up my granddaughter I saw Ms. Levesque approach this staff member and a few mins later that staff member came to release my grandkid and saw tears down her cheecks so i asked what was wrong the staff member told me that mrs Levesque had just humiliated her with saying to use this as a lesson to be more professional not only for herself but her staff and to learn to do her job better. I found that very disturbing that the principal would tell her this after this woman had already lost her job and it was her last day at Vine..not professional at all.

Love how teachers and parents work together in the morning with our students getting them into the…read moreschools safely.Our Grandsons are learning so much .Very Great school .Great PTA too.

I went to this school k-5th and my son now is in 4th grade. This is a great school and Mrs…read more Christiansen the principal has only made it better! She has made everything way more organized! I love that speaks Spanish and makes an effort to speak to the parents that only speak Spanish. I'm pretty sure she remembers every child's name, which I think is awesome! Rowland Avenue Elementary has won many awards that you can see displayed in the front of the school. The school is clean and is always being updated and renovated. I would highly recommend.

My daughter has only been coming here for 2 years now but she loves it. All of the staff are…read morefriendly and super helpful. My daughter is in Kinder and she's taking Mandarin. Very impressed with their program and how they really support all of the students!

The school was not for bride children there are no black children at the school I looked and I did…read morenot see none I think the school is very prejudice and a specifically for Hispanic kids and Hispanic is only thank you how are you