As a new resident of this district, I am appalled at the lack of resources and availability this…read moredistrict has for school aged children. Childcare in this district is dependent upon the school the child attends, which means you are required as a parent to submit a request to transfer your child to another school in most cases further from home, just to be sure you can receive before and after school care. All elementary schools offer afterschool care, but lack the necessary support to facilitate more children, so instead the children are waitlisted until whenever. Unfortunately this is now causing me to miss work and I can't imagine how many more families are coming out of the pocket or missing work because of this issue as well. It is so unsettling to move to a new city/district and not have no definitive care for my child. This district so far has made me feel somewhat regretful. When going to the registration department for school transfers, because of the influx of requests, they can't assure you anything, and unfortunately have to crowd certain schools in order to accommodate the parents requests. Although I too need this request, I can very well see why this is an issue and why certain schools are more crowded than others. This is counterproductive to providing adequate resources for this community and works against the betterment of the child. This is not a small county and more can definitely be done within this school district, especially when houses are continuously being built as if families with school aged children are not the ones buying them. It's unfair to our children and creates an unnecessary hardship on the parents. Redistricting your county is not going to fix the problem if the resources are still not there. Partner with more childcare providers who have busses and can care for school aged kids, create RUSD facilities and jobs for before and after school care programs. RUSD needs to upgrade their level of management with this issue. It seems as if it is an already known issue so I hope this is taken seriously and made a priority for our children's care.

This review is regarding Highland Elementary in Riverside. My son (1st grade) attended this…read moreschool since august 9th, 2021. All the staff there "seemed" nice and professional. A couple of days went by, my son comes home telling us kids have been pushing him and taking his toys. My husband calls the teacher (Sweeny) to confirm. she mentioned she didn't see anything in that matter but that she will keep a closer eye on my son. We greatly appreciated it. A few days pass, we get a call from the teacher saying him and this little girl was playing. Hes a playful kid. Him and his cousin (Which is a girl play together all the time.) Again, we get a call from the principal (Dorsey) stating my son has been putting his hands on the little girl and he was switched to a different classroom. We asked if he was doing anything nasty or inappropriate. The principal stated that it wasn't inappropriate but the little girl felt uncomfortable. ok, that's fine. They said he apologized. When we called The school, we addressed The situation about my son getting bullied, they didn't do anything about it. But when my son does something innocently and is playing like a normal kid would, you switch my kid to a different class? I was offended on that. Why not switch the kids that pushed my son around? My son gets dropped off at school today and before I let him go, he says hello to the principal. All she did was waved and gave a sarcastic smile. I felt some type of way about that but I thought it was just me. My son walks on campus and we walk away. I couldn't help but notice how she was engaging with the other parents and students after they greeted her. I walked up to her and asked I can speak to her. Before I was even able to finish that phrase, she cut me off by saying to email her. Parents walk up to her asking her questions and she answered them no problem. I couldn't make a scene at the school so I walked away and went home. I'm not the type to pull a race card but my son is black and the principal is black. The whole school is practically the opposite. She is setting my son up for failure. We are switching schools ASAP.

Full of weird kids and zesty but they are nice some of they say random things but overall they be…read morethe skinny tall white boys with glasses!!

Best school ever. All the kids are good and the staff is such nice and helpful. I recommend this…read moreschool for all types of kids

that administration is completely incompetent. There is clearly a lack of discipline. Our daughter…read morehas been bullied over and over. We met with the vice principal three times put her on independent studies and requested a transfer. The transfer was denied with no help from the administration one of our daughter's bullies was reported three months before an incident that just took place where that same bull knocked out a little girl and gave her a concussion. there are boys that send nude pictures and asked for nude pictures. Do not send your children to that school. This administration is completely incompetent and that is saying a lot coming from LAUSD

I went for 4 weeks and that was enough to make me feel like I was in hell everthing is so run down…read moreand the teacher are the worse teacher I have ever had

Bathrooms need to be cleaned and need to stay open at all times. The after school janitors stole my…read morelunch bag.

Mid ahh high school the school bathrooms are always locked for some reason and they haven't fixed…read morethe paper towel dispenser in over a year

Instead of trying to get bleachers for the field so the students can have games at their own school…read moreand graduate and their own school, they spend the money on golf carts. The school campus is not that big for them to be riding around carts.

I really appreciate the support this school offers families. My daughters started here in the 2nd…read moresemester of their 2015-2016 school year, and from the front desk, to the counselor to the teachers, they all played a major role in helping their already difficult transition, to be just a bit easier. They have now started their 2016-2017 school year, and I welcome Mr. Owens and his leadership, and the continued success of Patriot High School. God bless the teachers and staff for their continued patience with our kids.

I should've been expelled but they kept letting me stay and cause trouble. I made up 9 classes in…read moresenior year and I must give credit where it's due. With my African heritage running deep as a Freeman I am very happy to say I felt very welcome as a black male, my great uncle knew MLK: his photo below. God bless MLK high

they put me in sped classes n then after I still didnt learn anything but it's cs this school was…read moreso fun I was skipping but now I can't even skip like one class lowk mid fr

Admin left a classroom of special education students mainly alone with only outside hire substitute…read moreaides. Their hired substitute had a flat tire who was meant ro arrive later, which they told to only an adjacent teacher to the substitute aide watched classroom. That adjacent teacher proceeded to remove as many kids as he could safely handle to his room and checked in on the aide run classroom for around four and a half hours. Administration finally sent the attendance officer to sit with the class until an entirely different substitute showed up. Said substitute only lasted about 10 minutes until a student displayed aggressive behaviors and fled. Administration showed back upon being told the substitute was leaving. Gross misconduct, to leave a classroom of substitute aides (half of whom have never been with these students before) alone with a classroom of not only children but special education children. Admin could have sent literally anyone in the time it took for a substitute to appear just to ensure that aides had support and there was no risk of liability for students and staff alike.

best school ever!! food is meh weeeeeeeweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…read more teachers are lit da skool is kool cant do drugs tho, supervisors supervise too much :,(

This is the best school ever well except for fights, if we have fights to have a ordered lunch for…read morethe rest of the year I'm a 7th grader and one of the teachers look like a weirdo but this school is really fun I recommend u come here they give out Pizza Hut pizza for lunch and all other types of food..

The worst 3 years of my life. Horrible horrible experience over all. Would not recommend even as a…read moresped school. Beware of Mrs Pruitt she has a really short temper

Amazing with academics and fun activities! Reachella is…read morefun! Parents are great, help each other

I went to inquire about enrolling my child into this school and received very rude treatment from…read morethe front office (Cassandra). I was completely turned off by her unprofessionalism, lack of eye contact, and the way she treats children. The front desk/office is the face of an establishment, the representation of what is the come. After talking with different parents I came to found out the following: * HIGH turnaround on teachers/staff. * The area is bad. * Homeless are constantly within feet of the school and the police don't always clear them out in the mornings. * Restrictions on taking your own child out of school during after hours!? * Over capacity of students. Most often times they need to eat lunch in their classrooms. *During the summer, the air conditioners don't always work, and the children are forced to eat outside with no shade. *Every year, at least 1 teacher leaves the school. Sometimes mid-year! Do yourself a huge favor and do your due diligence. Talk to other parents there and drive around during business hours and you can see it all for yourself.