I really like this school. My daughter seems to be getting a great education and there hasn't been…read moremuch, if any, negative feedback from her. She is a sharer, so I would have heard. The teachers are well trained and know how to prepare the kids for the coming difficulties of h.s. The teachers are quick to let parents know when extra effort is needed. Students seem mostly focused and there to learn. (mostly ;)

First I would like to point out my positive experience with Mesa Verde Middle School. The teachers…read more(for the most part) are nice and understanding, especially Mr. Lester and Mrs. Doty. Take one star each as a symbol of your awesomeness. The school's grading policy is fair for the most part, as well, and Mr. Newmark is an awesome Assistant Principal. However, this school has MANY, MANY problems, and if these don't get fixed, I'm docking my review down to one star (zero if I could). For one, the school is poorly maintained with gum everywhere, corroding metal, broken faucets, and literal safety hazards in the locker room. Park Village Elementary, despite being one year older than Mesa Verde, is in significantly better condition than Mesa Verde is. And bullies and harassers are rarely held accountable to the "zero tolerance policy" the school claims it has. And there's their new awful electronics policy. Their policy makes sense in classrooms; students shouldn't be using their phones during class time. But this rule wasn't changed from previous years, so the "difference" people are seeing is only from increased enforcement of the rule. However, the part that is new this year and absolutely absurd is the TOTAL BAN on all "unauthorized electronic devices" during lunch, passing periods, and even before and after school (this isn't really enforceable, though). No phones, smartwatches, personal laptops, the school even gave a hard time about headphones! And their headphones policy is just as extreme, and the school board and many of their employed staff use the new policy to torment and stress students because "20 minutes to watch YouTube or contacting your parents because you had a hard day is harmful", while not addressing the real culprits who sneak their phones behind their back to do fishy stuff, and even though the staff already neglects us. Other schools have rules specifically about smartphones that are less extreme than MVMS's, and even those I think are a bit extreme. Even if they're not going to fix the many other problems at the school, at least don't take away helpful stuff from students as insult to injury. So there needs to be some serious change to this school, otherwise it will inevitably fail. Students don't deserve to be treated this way, and if the school wants students to succeed (which they express LITERALLY EVERYWHERE), give them some freedom and some guidance, enforce necessary rules and get rid of unnecessary ones, and don't order us around like farm animals. At the end of last year, I would have given this school 3 stars or more, so the school board should retrace their steps and see where they messed up this year. Sincerely, A now 9th grader who has received a SOAR Award

I wish I had better things to say about this school. I couldn't recommend it to anyone…read more Our family had been attending this school now for 5 years. Recently it has had a turn over in Principals. Since then, and even prior the school has not been focusing on the important things, a well rounded, safe school. Over the passed year my son, (8th Grader) has been harassed/bullied, by another child everyday. He has damaged his personal property on numerous occasions. My son chose to ignored it because he (my son) is much taller and didn't want trouble. The school staff brought this bullying situation up to the Principals and brought my son in to speak with him to check on his wellbeing. The school DID NOT NOTIFY ME!!! The way I found out (before my son was home from school) was the attendance hot line calling me to please excuse my sons absence from 2nd period. That was when I found out about everything. On the last week of school 2019, this same bully assaulted my child by hitting him in the head, three times in P.E. class. Of which I learned the P.E. teacher told my son previously, that he has a few options with this bully. He could hit him, but he would get in trouble, or he could choose to stay away from him. My son had repeatedly chose the latter. When my son came home and told me this bully hit him three times in the head, I emailed both the Assistant Principal and the Principal. Please remember I was notified about the school's staff being concerned for my sons well being, ONLY because the attendance recording called me. I heard back from both principals the following day. Of which they told me in writing that they have interviewed the witnesses independently, and I quote, 'All three statements and recollection of the events from yesterday were very much in alignment'. He carried on to mention my son is very polite and respectful. I was told, and I quote, 'Unfortunately, we are unable to share the consequences with you, as we are only able to speak you about your son'. The next day was 8th Grade promotion, 2019. I was awaiting my sons name, and first heard and saw the child that assaulted my child 2 days before, walk and get his promotion certificate. I felt so sorry for my son. He is just a stupid number at BMMS school. They had proof and still the child didn't get suspended. He stood up there proud as can be. This school is not focused on your child's safety. They aren't behind the ball, they chasing the ball. Such as having these young impressionistic children, abruptly leave their classrooms without their belongings, so the drug dogs can have a good sniff. Oh and you aren't, as a parent, notified about that happening either. Its all bad. I am a very fair person, but this school has a lot of work to do. I can't tell you how many families I know that pulled their families from there at the end of a year. I should have in recollection. Talk to other parents from the other surrounding middle schools, we all feel the same about BMMS.

We have had students at BMMS for the past 4 years. In the past two years, since Mr. Corso became…read morethe principal I have seen excellent changes that significantly improved the student experience at BMMS. Mr. Corso is very enthusiastic and caring which is always appreciated but he also listened to the students and parents and worked to "beautify" a very ugly campus. I was also impressed with most of the teachers ability to implement online learning. I know it was not easy for them, but they really cared and worked hard to keep the kids focused. While they did not teach much that was new, they did put a lot of effort into reinforcing what was previously taught. Well done!

My third son is finishing his senior year at MC and it has been a great experience for our family…read more His two brothers (classes '17 and '20) both were accepted into CA public universities (SDSU and Santa Cruz) and were perfectly able to handle college and graduate on time. All three were active in sports and campus activities and stayed very engaged. We never had an issue with drinking or drugs or bullying. A lot of the teachers and coaches are alumni and have a great deal of pride in the school. I always found it a real sign of the school's family vibe when I think about the openly gay varsity football cheerleader from my oldest son's 2015 season. The school loved him and he had zero issues with anyone as far as we ever knew. MC is a great school where your kid will learn what they need in class but also what they need to get along in society.

1) someone got groomed by a teacher 2) one of my first…read moreteachers gave me a panic attack in front of the class 3) Racism and sexism is present 4) got told by a teacher my freshman year that they gave up on me ( never disrupted class or was mean or rude, issues I had made it so I was too anxious to turn in anything conclusion once I left I did better in class and mentally felt better

The school is good, just not GREAT. Very average, good and bad staff, not much bullies…read more The only thing i'd change is my humanities teacher. He's very rude and cranky often to me. He's like nice 20% of the time i'd say. Then again, there's also very nice teachers so it balances out. Yes, they do ask for a LOT of money from parents, i'll agree, which is pretty extensive, but i don't see anything that staff does with the money to help the school. My experience is okay, if anything its just me that makes it a problem with what i go through, but its an alright school just nothing special about it (as they say) The teachers also enter you in a lot of unnecessary projects that are boring and just bad extra work. Most teachers do give pretty good help on homework or struggles. Tests aren't too hard or unreasonable. Average teaching. They use A LOT of visuals to help with concepts. The kids are pretty snobby, and they do kinda show off about their money and privileges sometimes.

Please dont send your kids here. I went through all grades in this hellhole and it is worse than…read moreyou think it is. Teachers are reckless, same with case managers, and admins are full of shit. They beg for your money for fundraisers in which you never see that money again. Do the Monterey Ridge to OVMS to DNHS route instead.

On the day of the graduation, guess what this school did? Exposed the grades of all the 8th graders…read moreby putting an cross with a circle next to the child's name to indicate a perfect GPA and star next to students who got more that 3.5 lol! Whose permission did they take before doing this breach of trust/ data? Why this stupidity? I attended my grandchild's graduation and was stunned at this breach of publicity like some stamping/branding. Isn't it enough these poor children got thru this hell of a year(pandemic), did they deserve at this tender age this kind of grades data exposure? Teachers are okay, admin is super rude.

This school isn't clean, super dirty bathrooms with cameras in them,unorganized,way too big, the…read morelunch lines are too long etc.

There's definitely something different about this place-in the most positive of ways. When you step…read moreon campus, the presence of the Holy Spirit is evident. Having been a part of this community for over 8 years-can't imagine returning to a public school setting. Strong academics, small class sizes, lots of AP options, strength in athletics, an amazing theater program...that's just the start of it! Safe, beautiful location. Staff so welcoming. Check them out-you won't regret it.

I attended Marantha for junior high and highschool. There are definitely some positives that can be…read moretaken away from the MCS experience but definitely more downside that I witnessed. The fact that there are only 2-3 teachers still teaching from when I attended both junior high and high school is a telling sign to the ability of staff retention. For reference my old kindergarten, elementary, and middle school still have 75% of the teachers from when I attended. If maranatha knew what was best for them they'd do a little more to retain the talent they had in house instead of creating a revolving door of teachers. They hire for the short terms instead of the long term like they used to. Just feels like a bunch of bandaid remedies instead of meaningful change and improvement. They're too focused on being ranked as a top private school instead of actually being a top private school. After you graduate there's practically no reason to stay engaged with the school. The fact google reviews are turned off says a lot. Not a place I will send my own kids...

This school and the dedicated teachers and staff at CSSD saved my son! He had never been…read moresuccessful in an academic setting before CSSD. Ms. Lucas is an incredible human being and a talented educator. Mr. Anderson never gave up on my son and helped motivate him toward graduation. And all the other staff members were fantastic too! I am forever grateful!

Mrs. Wightman was a great teacher. During the school year, she always checked in and made sure I…read morestayed on track. Her support and attention helped me get through senior year.

I think the teachers are decent here, but the admin, especially the Principal and admin staff…read morecompletely ignore all emails for months at a time. It's as if they just sit around drinking or golfing until they decide to communicate with parents once in a while. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually get students to write all the standard school communications that go out. In summary, they completely lack professionalism or the ability to communicate and deal with issues in a timely fashion, and in a word they are a joke.

Very snooty and mean students. At least in my experience years ago. The two newer schools/areas in…read morethe district nearby might be worse by now. Not sure. At the time, this was a fairly new school and newly developed area so I guess the kids thought they were the sh*t or something. My poor child is supposed to go here and we will definitely not be sending them here. They won many awards at the time, so did my school, but they also were known for cheating. We literally had to move tournaments when our director caught the judges being paid off. Their repertoire was boring and very easy. Sports that were played against them were also terrible in my experience with their sportsmanship.

This is by far the worst school you could possibly send your child to. There have been incidents…read morewhere children were physically harmed, yet the administration -- especially the dean and his group -- do everything they can to cover it up. They deny the facts and make it seem like nothing ever happened. Their high ratings are completely misleading. When it comes down to real issues, they suddenly claim that the security cameras weren't working, and that they "can't do anything." I strongly advise every parent: do not send your child here. Your child's safety and well-being will not be protected at this school.

I feel like this school is cool in a way where there interesting events like football games and fun…read moreassembles. But also had a lot of problems I remember to this day between 2022-2024. Which includes two school fights I remembered that happened rarely on occasion, and VP trying to stop one fight during lunch between a two students around the cafeteria making it absolutely horrific for SRHS to say there school is a good school in a way where the kids are just troubling sometimes as like if there students that completely don't understand what's morally correct psychologically. they say it's a good school but to those who will be freshman should know these problems because I remember these problems ever since I was a junior in high school. There needs to be more protocols, especially since I remember there would be dudes in the boys bathrooms since 2022 vaping and messing around in the bathrooms. Sometimes they would have to close down due to this behavior, and I remember there was a day most of the boys bathrooms were shut down because of this issue. After I graduated class of 2024, those memories still remain an interesting experience in high school because they reflect the issues that happened. But, also what could improve for new people coming here to have a better high school experience.