This school is awful. little to no homework is given. Uniforms for gym are required to buy but not to be worn. How sorry is that? my child missed 1 period 3 days in a row because she did not know her schedule had been changed and worst of all if I had not asked for a progress report who knows how long
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Posted by a parent on 09/22/09
Hello everyone. I am the parent who submitted the comment on 9/11/08. I 'm retracking my statement that the administrators at De Anza were good and provide a safe environment for our students. On 1/27/09, I had to remove my daughter who is in 12th grade from De Anza due to the Administration's lack
... Read more of concern for my daughter's safety. De Anza has a good staff and some good teachers but in order for the school to be a success new administratin is needed!!! I am sadden and upset with the support that my husband and I have given De Anza the encouragement to students and staff that the admininstration was working hard for the school and to now see that we were lied to ! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/05/09
De Anza is a sorrow to the neighborhood. The unusual thing is that one of the best elementary schools in the district is just a block or so away. The level of parental involvement, teacher dedication and community support that the local small primary enjoys doesn t necessarily follow into the larger
... Read more secondary level. I applaud those staunch urban pioneers that have kept their children there, but it s a tough choice to make when your kids are at stake. It's too bad El Sobrante lacks the social & academic anchor to the community that a good high school makes. Read less
Posted by a other on 11/17/07
As a former teacher at De Anza, I would say that it is the worst high school I have ever seen. The administration is incompetent, the campus is filthy, and most of the teachers are burnt out. Under no circumstances should a child go to school there. There is almost no parent involvement, the academic
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Posted by a teacher on 05/09/07
This is my daughter's second year at DeAnza. The instructors are good and not all of the students are delinquents. The principal does not take [anything]from anyone and even cancelled last year's homecoming due to a fight, which means she is no pansy. Security has increased and they have implemented
... Read more a lock-out policy; late for class, suspended for one day. Given the lack of funding, they are doing okay. Parent involvement is key in enhancing any child's school experience. I have one question to those who complain so much; how often do you volunteer at the school to make a difference? Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/20/06
My son went to De Anza for one semester and I went to the open house. The campus is awful, filthy and falling apart, the teachers are burnt out and the bad kids are in control. Truely the most horrible school I have ever seen.
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Posted by a parent on 08/31/06
Great teachers but very bad students. Not a lot of extracurricular activities.
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Posted by a student on 03/10/06
De Anza is a large urban high school in Richmond, California that suffers from many of the typical problems associated with under-resourced schools. While there are some very dedicated teachers who make the experience bearable, they can't solve all of the problems alone.
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Posted by a parent on 07/23/04
If I could afford to send my kid to a private school I would snatch her out of De Anza in a New York minute. There are too many students per class, kids are being sent home with copied pages from textbooks with out instruction on the assignment so parents like me are not able to help with the homework,
... Read more no after school tutoring or mentoring, teachers don't have the time or don't take time with students that are struggling, administrators don't care. I graduated De Anza in 1983, and when I went inside the building to registar my daughter for the 2003 school year I couldn't belive what I was seeing. I have never seen such a discussting lack of maintance of a school building. Read less
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