1265 Oak Knoll Dr
San Jose, CA 95129

This rating and review is based on multiple years in this school. A comparison to other schools in neighborhood school districts.Where does it shine well:a) It is a relatively safe school, in terms of general safety of the childrenb) Most of the neighborhood families engage actively and enable the kids a lot!c) It has a lot of smart kids, who are well supported at home wrt a continuum of education.Issues:a) The learning experience is well below expectation. There are few resources for children other than a continuum of usage of tech. Make no mistake I work in the tech. sector and love it. Having said that, education needs to be holistic such that the child understand the environment around them both intellectually and socially.b) The school works well for kids who are already very smart, and can do most of their work themselves. An e.g., for kids who have language barriers it is a tall order.c) The previous principal Mr.Steve Kaufman was proactive and easily accessible to all. The current principal is mostly interested in keeping the job, and makes hardly any improvements or does anything beyond the bare min. needed. fwiw: You will hardly ever see her outside of her office. d) There is a massive dearth of fundamental science and understanding. It is not taught to any level.e) Some teachers in this school should really have no place there. There is no way to change the teacher (as is in some schools can't blame them). Given that as an educator the teacher is pivotal to a child's success it is sad. f) This comment is related to school, which post COVID-19 sends notifications that the child should not have more than 7 days of absent. Hypocritically, sends another note that if they have fever to keep them at home. Dr.'s recommend that the kids stay home and have OTC medication, i.e., no direct visit. I say this because the school further adds restrictions addressed from the principal without any thought. Conclusion: As much as this school is near and dear to me. It needs to improve its overall functionality to work upwards, not depend solely on smart kids and an above average IQ neighborhood. Keep in mind all of this might be moot, given that CUSD has so far closed (as general public school) up to 3 elementary schools in the area and might close more schools due to lack of enrollment.

My child experience discrimination. Support or change has not be put in to place. All personal been informed. Learning should be challenge, creative and enjoyable.

I am an alum of lynbrook high school. When I was graduating hs initially, all I remember was wanting to leave. I felt a lot of pressure to do well in every aspect (academics, standardized tests, athletics, extracurriculars, etc.) and act as a perfect model student. I think one aspect of this school that is quite harmful is the way that mental health is not taken seriously. Everyone is competitive with each other by nature and self-deprecating jokes are the norm. Teachers are also very strict in terms of accommodations, even if the workload is unreasonable. I think it’s also hard to fit in as a student here if academics and college are not your priorities. Although my hs experience was very challenging, I can say that lynbrook gave me a strong foundation and work ethic for my adult life. I never thought that my college courses were harder than hs, and even now in graduate school, I don’t struggle too much with time management or academic rigor. I think there was a definite trade off in my case. Working hard in hs gave me the intelligence, confidence, and work ethic to succeed with any situation that life may present to me in the future. It also helped me to handle any situations with know it alls or annoying tech/finance bros.