My child does not like the school very much :( to early for middle school yet.Not very save students....
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Posted by a parent on 09/09/09
Mission Hill school is a great school. The principal Ms. Dena AJ and the teachers there know their students quite well, encourage their students participated in different program, and made theri students confidents and realized their potential. Their staff are nice and helpful.
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Posted by a parent on 05/07/09
Mission Hill looks great on paper...But the reality is nothing like the surface. I have never seen such disengaged teachers & faculty...ever! And I worked for the Santa Cruz County Office of Ed. bullying & racism are rampant!!!! And school loop is updated whenever the teachers feel like it....not daily
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Posted by a parent on 05/06/09
Mission Hill is a great school with exceptional teaching and support staffs. My daughter has had engaging curriculum in a safe, enriching environment. I am looking forward to my son attending next year and would recommend this school to everyone.
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Posted by a parent on 01/26/09
Mission Hll is a good school with a fantastic art program. i would like to give a special thanks to Mr. Mitchell, the wood shop teacher, and Ms. Crottcetti, who teaches all of the art classes. I found the math program highly challenging, but not overwellmingly hard. Also if there are severall different
... Read more math classes that you can take. I do think, however, that the students are expected to do way to much homework. and yes the supervision needs some work. I resent the person who said the P.E. programs were bad, the students do get some out of it. for P.E. it really just depends on what teacher you have. For example, in my first semester, I improved my mile time from 9:45 to 7:51, but in the 2nd semester,when I had a new teacher, I slowed down to 8:40. Overall, its a good school. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/08/08
This is not the place for high achieving students. The expectations are quite low, such that a competent 5th grader could do just fine with the 8th grade work. It is overcrowded and their are a lot of kids with behavioral problems. Bullying continues to be an issue. Given the choice again, we would
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Posted by a parent on 07/30/08
Mission Hill has some fantastic teachers. When your child is with those teachers it is a terrific place. The school tries hard. For the times, it has good sports and other after school programs. It is still a large, crowded public school with sometimes little impact on the ugliness this age can produce.
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Posted by a parent on 12/19/07
After reading the former reviews, I agree there seems to be a low expectation level for the students and there are a few questionable kids allowed to hold court (so to speak) in an intimidating manner. My child is ambitious, and wanted to start a athletic club. After several requests and attempts
... Read more to get the appropriate paper work, not one person from the principal to the secretary, and teachers in between, cared enough to follow up and encourage her ambition. My child was left with a very disappointing message/image of the schools staff.(She's an honor roll student) To the schools credit, When my child was harassed by some kids, they took the matter seriously and there have been no other incidents. ( I went to the police department after informing the school of my plans) I don't plan to resubmit an IDT for her next year. Good luck Mission Hill! Their are worse schools! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/07
I think it is a great place to be. It is fun. The rules are great. They arent very strict and care more about education then disipline with in my book is a huge plus. My child has done excellent here. I woudl recomend it to anybody
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Posted by a parent on 01/08/07
Highly uneven competency in teaching staff. Terrible supervision of students.
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Santa Cruz schools — Mission Hill Middle School is located at 425 King St, Santa Cruz CA 95060. 425 King St is in the 95060 ZIP code in Santa Cruz, CA The school district for Mission Hill Middle School is the Santa Cruz City School District. Mission Hill Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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