They do very little to support new staff and everything in their power to protect tenured teachers…read morethat have no place teaching/ have teaching practices that went extinct along side dinosaurs. Punitive teaching styles across the board and an admin that will listen to the tenured teachers regardless of how out of touch with reality they are. Students with behavioral issues are always assigned with newer teachers while the ones that have been there since the invention of electricity have the gate students or advance placement students. Very shady practices district wide and very little is done to protect lgbtqa students or any student that may be bullied. This would never be the school id chose for my child.

My Son has had a great middle school experience so far! He…read morestarted off having difficulties with a few peers, but now their all friends . The staff have been extremely helpful and supportive. His teachers have been wonderful.

I have 2 kids attending UP Academy and they love the school!…read more My older son used to struggle in a public school with math and writing. 3 years ago, at 2nd grade, we transferred him to UP Academy, and, within a few months, he has become a lil writer. He fell in love with writing. He wrote one full-page of very a fun story. I can't thank you enough to all the educators there. Since then until now, he always happy every morning that he gets to go to school. He loves the community there and the small-sized class makes him feel like a part of the community. My younger one started last year as a kindergartner. He loves his teachers and his friends. He learned a lot academically and socially. We love how UP academy teaches kids by their own paces. Thus, our kids get challenged throughout the year. If you are looking for a project-based learning, a place where you child can build confidence and empathy, small class sized, great community, and personalized learning, UP Academy is the place for your kids.

We love UP Academy!…read more My older one went to the school since 2nd grade (now 3rd grader), and my younger one since TK (K now). The school is relatively new (2.5 years old) but our kids attended since 2 years ago. We are happy with the school in the full two years. ***Strength** We love the super low teacher-student ratio, the differentiation of learning. We also love the mixed-age classes, that allow kids to grow and thrive not limited by grade but by the their own levels. The school focused on growth mindset and recognize the efforts and progress. We also love the focus on project-based learning and social-emotion learning. The school also offers foreign languages classes, Chinese/Mandarin and Spanish. This might be a good plus for some families. We love that. We also appreciate the schools offer afterschool extension to 6pm as well. This is very helpful for parents who are both working. The school builds a great community. Teachers that we experienced - which means all teachers since we have two kids there for two years - are all very caring. Kids love each of them. The founder has an amazing vision inspired by a strong why. We love the philosophy, the vision & mission of the school. ***Potential concerns some families may have*** - Small school space: As a micro school, the school space is small - basically an office building only. But with various field trips and outdoor learning opportunities, especially during the pre-pandemic era, we don't have any concern at all. There's indoor facility for exercise, and kids love it. - Small class size For some parents, the small class size might be another concern for social issues. However, I appreciate this a lot since it also means great individual attention from teachers. Every kid can develop his/her own learning plan, academically and socially. We particularly appreciate the small size of the school during the pandemic time. A small class makes us feel safe to send kids to school in person during pandemic, knowing that the school is small and our kids could still learn and socialize safely in person with the COVID precautions that bigger schools may not be able to offer. The school remains open in 2020-2021 school year with the waiver. I believe it's heathier for kids to interact in person than virtually on Zoom anyways. - New school This is a progressive lab elementary school, and yes it's pretty new. We've seen the school evolving in the past two years, and overall towards a even better direction. I do encourage families to experience the school themselves during the trial-out days. We did so before we transferred our kids from a good public school in the following school year. Kids loved Up Academy so much that we made the decision right after they experienced the school. It turned out to be one of the best decisions we've ever made. Overall, we love the school and highly recommend the school to other families.

Intensely academic school that works hard to provide as many extracurricular offerings as possible…read moregiven its size. Thoughtful, organized, communicative and forward thinking in everything they do, from adjustments to curriculum to their handling of distance learning programs and the hybrid in-person schedule during COVID restrictions. Teachers, staff, administration are the best in education that one will ever encounter. My kids are challenged in the best way and we feel very fortunate they are students at here. You'll notice that the negative reviews here are from individuals who did not attend or have students that attended Crystal.

This is a good school but The campus was weird and the people were kind of mean, needs to work on…read morethe social skills, the school makes people/ me feel like we're dumb because of the standardized test you have to do to get it, I think everyone should get the chance to go to the school and everyone automatically gets into the school.

My daughter started her academic journey at Futures Academy in San Mateo last year as a sophomore…read more She previously attended our local public high school as a Freshman. Futures Academy is a best fit for my daughter as it provides a personalized and flexible curriculum that allows her to continue to travel to other states to compete in tournaments with her rigorous practice regimen. My daughter loves the 1:1 teacher - student setting. Her teachers are knowledgeable and enthusiastic; they are passionate and mindful of her progress, strengths and weaknesses. All teachers and administrators truly care about her success and go above and beyond to make her thrive. She loves her History, English, Math, Spanish and Journalism classes. As parents, we can see a difference in her interest and learning capacity compared to her freshman school year at the public high school. Futures Academy had been very responsive and swift during the Covid-19 outbreak. They have already instituted online sessions during the first day of the Shelter-in-place order on 03/16. My daughter did not miss any school work and the online sessions had been very smooth. The school had provided us peace of mind during the outbreak. We highly recommend Futures Academy in San Mateo if your child fails to thrive at his/her current school.

My son is a student at Futures Academy in San Mateo. We enrolled him right before SIP began. It has…read morebeen a great experience. His teachers and the school have been very responsive to his needs and he engages in his learning in a way that did not happen before. I highly recommend Futures Academy. We are glad we found it!

Burlingame High School is the best school!…read more This is the hidden gem among the schools in the peninsula. The teachers are amazing, supportive, and kind. They truly care about their students and their mental health. They have a strong athletic program. The principal, Dr. Fong, is an awesome leader. She's very receptive and made the school a safe place for everyone (together with all the staff). Lastly, we love the community! There's a strong sense of inclusivity. My son loves it here. He found his tribe here. The kids are respectful. He was given an opportunity to go to a private school but he chose to stay at BHS!

Great school, really helped me get into a good college. The career center staff is super helpful…read moreand helped me find thousands of dollars in scholarships. Lots of AP classes, great faculty, wood/metal/plastic shop that has tons of great machines, programs with the Regional Occupation Program and Community Colleges as well. There are tons of resources and opportunities at this school. Beautiful campus, and nice facilities. The only reason I'm not giving Burlingame 5 stars, is because the student body can be arrogant and shallow. But o well, I guess you can't have all the great resources with the spoiled brats that come along with it.

Excellent school and highly recommend if you want your children to be respectful, be disciplined,…read morelearn strong Catholic values and be far away from people and schools who will push woke and LGBTQ agenda on your kids. Special shoutout to Sister Corinna, 2nd grade teacher, who is absolutely amazing. She teaches from the heart and teaches the love of Jesus in all subjects. Students are prepared and excel after graduating from this school and attend top high schools. Other things: I find this school to be the only Catholic school in the area with an actual indoor atrium (cafeteria) where students eat their lunch. Classrooms are also roomier (other schools we saw, students' desks were crammed-in and stuck together to fit more students.

My kids go here and it is such a good school and perish! Excellent teachers and staff!read more

As a student at Aragon, absolutely a great high school. It has great teachers and a amazing student…read morebody. The classes are very fun, such as video production. Highly recommend coming here.

This is an amazing school, and I absolutely love going to it. It has a very nice community as well…read moreas classes, offering Biotech, Construction n Trades, Business, etc.

I graduated from Serra over 30 years ago. I appreciated the smaller classes and the teachings in…read moremorality even though I'm not Catholic. They don't try to convert you to be one, but there are requirements to take religion classes. I do remember that even the science classes had a hint of God's handiwork being taught in them which made a profound impression on me. The number of AP classes was quite limited back then (only about 4) compared to some of the top teared schools. I appreciate the fact that they have a requirement to participate in community service volunteering. I think that is helpful to have priviledged kids give back to the community. They didn't have a Calculus class back then, even though Dick Phelan tried to teach 6 of us at lunch it was beyond him. I had to take calculus during my senior year at CSM. Because it is an all-boys school means that there is a lot less machismo around in every day life. No use trying to strut your stuff to impress the girls. I found it to be a lot less cliquey than when I was at a public middle school (Ralston). No alpha males trying to put freshmen in lockers. If you acted up or was a bully you were back in the public school. I've been back in recent years to participate in the career days where we can talk to the boys about what life is like on the other side. What I'm very impressed with is how respectful and polite all the boys are, as opposed to the thugs you may find in public schools. The fact that parents have to shell out $22k to send their sons there mean that there are not going to be academic slackers there, which help to create a better learning environment overall.

Send your son here if you want him to turn into a jerk. These boys are a menace on the roads every…read moremorning and are incredibly rude. The parents are not much better...one of them tried to run me off the road.

Amazing students and great teachers. The campus is absolutely stunning. I love Crockerread more

Great middle school, teachers, families, and facilities. I hope the band program is as amazing as…read moreit was when Mr. Chun was there. Sports teams tend to be very good. Very pretty campus and gym. Nice campus to run around, including the hills, tennis courts, and softball field. Can be confusing how North School is right next to it.