Great school use to go here for high school pretty cool place and everyone nice over hereread more

My son had a 10th grade english teacher at Rowland High school. She was very unprofessional and…read morevery dishonest. Very discriminatory towards students based upon racial ethnicity. Doesn't take grading seriously and wastes half the period talking about her personal life, very unprofessional for an educator. Her own curriculum fails to correlate with major assignments she gives out to students. These assignments can majorly impact a students grade for better or worse, and due to her inconsistency in teaching, it only really got worse for my son. Inconsistency in teaching also shows in her grading. There is no rubric for essays and major assignments, leaving many students confused and puzzled when given "make or break" assignments. Tends to hold uprofessional grudges against students in her classroom.

My experience at this school was close to terrible. The administration/ office people are super…read moreunsupportive. I remember telling the school COUNSELOR that I was getting bullied. Her response is forever imprinted in my memory. She told me I was overreacting. What kind of adult has that type of reaction to a CHILD telling them that they were getting mistreated. On top of that, they are quick to point fingers, accuse students for being "bad", and not look into the students' situation at home. I was going through the roughest period of my life and they made it a thousand times worse. I hope no child has to go through that. Miramontes, Villa, Canales, and Schreiber. I hope you guys do the world a favor and retire.

Be prepared if you send your child to Alvarado. It's not all bad. The administration tries, but…read morethere's just too many students and not enough support. This school can get pretty scary and unsafe. Dropping off in the morning is a nightmare. Leave early and be prepared to wait. Major traffic and unsafe driving. Daily fights occur between both boys and girls. Smoking, vaping, alcohol and drugs are a common place at Alvarado Intermediate School. Not much justice for the victims. No substantial consequences for the criminals. Bullying is a part of the culture. Rarely do the offenders receive more than a, "talking to" for their offences. Pay the money and go to a private school or opt to Ybarra or Oswalt. You won't regret it.

This is more than just a school it's become our second home our extended family. My kids have been…read morehere Pk -12 currently (3rd,8th,SENIOR )and one "future eagle" the nurturing caring environment this school has provided for my family is what keeps us here! Thank you SCS Family!!

Most of the good reviews here are from the school staff or people who are associated with the…read moreschool or their church. Students will be treated and graded differently based on parents' donations and involvement with the school or church. Teachers in this school do not hold any credentials or credentialed teaching permits in K12 that public school districts require. This is shocking because parents pay tons of $ for "private school," but someone without credentials teaches them. They hire some parents as teachers. The facility is so small that kids need to go to another school's gym or tracks. There are no arts or sport extra curriculums.

Great school great teachers and many people use to here when I was a kid pretty cool placeread more

I call today in morning ask for something, the lady who answer the phone looks like having bad day,…read morevery not nice for simply question.. I heard a lot good things about this school and this not it !!!

We enrolled our son into this school and he had a rough start but the teachers and staff and…read moreprincipal have been so helpful with solutions to whatever we need.

The parking is bad when picking up in the afternoon. Make sure you get there early to get parking…read morein front of the school along the street. If not you'll be forced to park in the neighborhood and walk

ACS is an amazing summer school choice! My boys enjoy learning Chinese, other topics such as math…read moreand science, and having spirit days on different days of the week. I've also attended ACS when I was a child and I had a wonderful experience that I believe my kids would love to have. Overall, my boys look forward to school every morning!

My daughters has been going to ACS for a year. All stuff and teachers are not nice and patient. I…read morerecommended this school to all parents

horrible school! my daughter always comes home with bad news for me after school. The teachers are…read morevery rude! The nurse as well. Why even be a nurse if your just going to tell someone to deal with it? This schools needs a way nicer staff. This school needs to something about this.

My son's experience at this school... He starts 7th grade with 8th grade books easy fix right no!!…read moreTheir staff witch includes EVERYONE from the ppl at the front desk to the vice principal and principal Mr. Smith they all said he's going to need to work with what he's got not enough books witch would be understanding BUT two days later a new student shows up and he gets brand NEW books and my son still nothing he fished 7th grade with good grades....8th grade comes around and he has the right books thank goodness but he's not even in the year book..His name not even his pic asked him about it he couldn't retake his photo witch is understandings because of the situation the world is in but they couldn't even put his name with the cap picture like they did for everyone else that didn't show up for picture day the only time my son's name is mentioned is for the award his getting LEADERSHIP!!!

Absolutely Horrid, the new principal has no real goals that actively benefit the entire school…read more He'd rather support "popular" sports that don't need any extra funding and ignore problems of other sports. Why would you continuously give funding to a team that doesn't need it. Multiple jerseys and helmets don't make a team better. Focus on spending the funds on making the school environment better.

I love coming to sporting events here. The campus is so clean and well taken care of. The hosts are…read morevery hospitable and always want to ensure a great game day atmosphere. The school staff is very thoughtful and concerned about the student experience. They do a great job to keep the students engaged and serve their People with Passion and Purpose.

Great school. Amazing staff. They have afterschool tutoring. And the kids are good.read more

Class of 2025 student here (Junior as of writing this review)…read more Academics are rigorous but fair. The teacher quality is varied, but most teachers (I took mostly AP and Honors) are fair and motivated. Student organizations (clubs, teams, ASB) vary, some being well organized, and some being poorly organized (it's just what happens when you put students in charge of something). School events are nice too, HOCO and Prom are overly expensive though (Rowland has their homecoming for ONLY $20, ours was ~$80) The staff are helpful, I went to the office 15+ times in Sophomore year because my mom sent me to school with the flu, and the cold. The office administration were understanding and dealt with all situations well. Counselors are helpful. Fights rarely break out. School is a mix between two majority races - Hispanic and Asian. Security does their job well, and the school has procedures in case of emergency. In the 2022-23 school year, a false shooter call forced the school to lockdown procedures. This situation was rapidly taken care of. Not gonna lie, our sports teams aren't the best (except Badminton, they're really good). The STEM pathways in the school are great. School lunch improved drastically in the last few years (it's also free). Would give a 5 star but our campus isn't in optimal shape. Restrooms smell terrible. The bottom floor boys restroom had its stall door stolen as a result of the "devious lick" trend in 2021. The boys restroom up stairs always smells like weed and raspberries (vapes).

My child is a picky eater but loves the vegetarian lunch. For this reason alone I would stay at…read morethis school. I like the small class sizes. All the teacher and staff are so loving and caring. I saw huge improvements in my child's mandarin in just a month of starting school. I was only planning on staying for one year but my child loves the school so much we decided to continue.

My son has been going to Tzu Chi for over 3 years. He also attends the summer camp program too…read more Learning a second language and being exposed to the buddhist culture was very important to my family. Although we raised our son in an asian culture, we do not speak enough mandarin at home. We are amazed on how much mandarin my son understands via speaking, writing, and reading. I didn't think he will pick up much mandarin since we do not speak mandarin at home but we are so amazed on how much he knows. The faculty at Tzu Chi are very nurturing and caring. It's great the class is small so the kids get more attention and care. The school is very safe and they also organized a lot of school activities so we are well connected. My son looks forward in going to school everyday. He goes to the school with smiles and he comes back home with a even bigger smiles. This school has an enriched curriculum and I feel my son learns a lot from this school.