This school has been a good experience for our child coming from a private school. Your child can…read morelearn at their own speed. The staff is extremely helpful to the students. A good move.

Great school! My child loved this school very very much! This school has helped my child grow so…read moremuch academically and athletically! The best teacher my child had is Mrs. Gonzalez my child is now a 7th grader and this school is a 10/10

Good place they teach them kids lessons me and big carol have our kids coming here to but they know…read morethere place and not be put in the cage

Excellent School and Staff, security guard is always really friendly and helpful. Mr. Woodbury…read morealways welcomes the children and the lady by the MPR room always hugs them and makes them feel welcome as well. She's my favorite.

Great School!! Staff very nice and helpful! My kindergarten loves it. Love that they have to use…read moreuniforms. The curriculum in this school awesome!

I absolutely love this school! We are new to the HD and I was very nervous for my ids to start…read moresomewhere new but it has been a GREAT switch! the staff is amazing and my kids are thriving here

Overall this school has been very helpful to my children. The ladies in the front office are always…read moreunderstanding when I come in and I can come off very aggressive at times. They always are patient with me and take the time to understand things from my point of view and even though I at times don't agree they always try to explain things in a way I can understand..

Great school. All 4 of my children have our are going through west palms conservatory since the…read moreschool opened. No issues at all, and the teachers have all been outstanding. I would recommend this school to anyone.

Horrible school. Would not recommend this school to any parent. My son was bullied and picked on,…read moreand nothing was done about it. When I reported it to the district office. The school and my son's teacher tried to video record him, on her phone play fighting with another student, trying to show my son wasn't being bullied. I sent a recording device with my son to school and all of this including a very disrespectful conversation was recorded. When I revealed I had a recording, the response was, it's illegal to record someone without their knowledge. I responded so I have an illegal recording of your teacher illegally recording my son. The district office, nor this school clearly doesn't care about the education or well being of any children. Be aware! We will have nothing to do with this school anymore and I am pursuing legal actions, to have our day in court.

Some people say this school is good, others say it is awful. To be honest, I am disappointed. The…read morekids here are rude, and the staff barely listen. I had a sister who was beat up in the bathroom, and she said the staff did nothing. I think it could be better.

I have a fourth grader here and he actually enjoys going to school. He loves riding the bus and has…read morea ton of friends on the bus. The kids he plays with are older and that doesn't bother me because they all have been very respectful. The neighborhood kids at the bus stop are all very well behaved and the parents are very involved. Every morning you will see many parents at the bus stop keeping an eye on the entire group of kids. The teachers have been great so far and I have always felt welcomed when I visit the school. The office staff is helpful and friendly. Nobody is rude or uncaring. My kindergarten son loves school but that is expected because of him age. He loves his teacher and I enjoy volunteering in both of my kids classes. The PTA has been great and has a ton of fun activities for families and the kids.

Attention Parents Do you know Sitting Bull Academy?…read moreDid you know that when new employees are employed, there is no drug test? Did you know some show up to work drunk or high? Did you know these individuals watch your kids during school hours? Did you know that the ones who advocate for your kids are being targeted and destroyed by HR and Administration? Did you know that Sitting Bull has had a high number of good teachers who have left or are already gone? Did you know a proctor hit a child a few years ago and was allowed to continue to work with students? Did you know the children are not being supported in academics? Did you know that they are not being supervised? Do you know how filthy the bathrooms and water fountains are? Did you know how cramped the students are at the cafeteria tables while eating? Did you know that the school district is so financially strained that it cannot afford to hire more staff to support the students? Did you know administrators will tell you they will handle a situation with your student, but will not? Listen to your children when they tell you stuff about what is happening at school. Don't have any doubt about what they are saying; help them resolve the issue. Tell me, how well do you know Sitting Bull Academy or the district? The district has some explaining to do to us parents, and we need to demand some answers and solutions to correct this.

I am a mom of a high functioning special needs child, I was so nervous about her starting junior…read morehigh this year at Sitting Bull- but I did not need to be! The staff at Sitting Bull Academy have gone above and beyond my expectations to help my daughter have a smooth transition. My daughter loves school and gives me a hard time on the weekends because she wants to be there. I feel like she is safe and the school has accommodated all of her needs. I couldn't be more grateful. Autism Mom

This school was my childhood. Had a lot of great memories, still are friends with people i've known…read moresince first grade going into freshman year. It's a small school so everyone knows eachother and nobody gets left out

My son started school here last year and they were more than accomidating…read more We didn't have a place of residency yet and were living in a hotel which means they can't start school yet. They bypassed this rule for us and even found a way to get him to school since he wasn't on the regular bus route. Everyone in the office, the teachers and the principal are all great, they actually care and take their time with each student/parent. It might not be the fanciest, newest school, but it does the job and my sons happy, what more do you want?

My daughter has attended Mountain View Montessori since Kindergarten and, up until this school…read moreyear, we had a positive experience. She always loved school, felt supported by her teachers, and often served as the classroom helper. Unfortunately, this changed drastically in 4th grade when she was placed with a new teacher whose behavior toward her became emotionally harmful. She went from coming home excited about learning to crying almost daily after school. Concerned, I met with both the teacher and the principal--multiple times--only to have our concerns consistently dismissed. I asked for teacher training to help address what appeared to be burnout. With 33 students--well above the recommended limit--it was clear she may have been overwhelmed. I also respectfully requested a transfer to a teacher with fewer students and more capacity to meet my daughter's needs. Both requests were denied. Despite escalating the issue to the superintendent, no meaningful changes occurred. The principal continued to deny any problem existed. In every meeting, the principal told me my daughter was simply "misunderstanding" the teacher's behavior, completely disregarding how she was being treated. When the principal finally agreed to "talk to the students," she never addressed the specific behaviors I raised. That's when I learned the principal and teacher are close friends--a relationship not previously disclosed--which made the process feel biased and unfair. I ultimately made the heartbreaking decision to withdraw my daughter from the only school--and group of friends--she has ever known, in the middle of the school year. I chose not to enroll her in a brand-new school mid-year with a different teaching model and unfamiliar peers. Since leaving, several parents have shared their own frustrations and concerns, confirming that this wasn't an isolated experience. I've considered legal action to advocate for policy change, but I hesitate because I don't want to take funding away from the students still enrolled. It saddens me to say I no longer trust that my daughter would be safe returning, even with a different teacher. My fear is that if anything serious were to happen again, it would once more be minimized or denied. I once believed this school was a rare gem in the High Desert, but it turned out to be no different from many underperforming schools in the area.