13200 Thistle Loop
Penn Valley, CA 95946

This Is my second year at NU and I absolutely love working here. The teaching staff is dedicated to not only the academic growth of students but also the mental well-being.

My teacher was a descent teacher but the lady at the front desk was completely disrespectful i got yelled at twice once for a parent driving to close to the school there should’ve been a sign saying don’t drive this close to the school but instead I got yelled at for it second time was because I called and asked a question and she would not even let me get one word in and then when I tried to, she said I was yelling and got mad said i wasn’t her problem and hung up. she would not of acted this way if a parent was around or if anyone was around.

I have 2 children at WRS, both started their K year there and are now in 1st and 3rd grade. We have had fantastic teachers and I believe all the teachers at WR love their students and value education. This is a small community and there is a lot of parent involvement at the school; in fact the school relies on it through the PTC and classroom volunteers. There is an average student/teacher ratio of about 26/1, which, I think, is average these days due to funding. Even with larger class sizes, the quality of instruction and attention my children have received has been excellent! The school switched to the common core math program recently, and with all major changes in a system, it takes time to adapt. My children were at this school when the change took place and, again, they are both excelling in their education despite what the test scores of this site say. In regard to another review about attendance. We are also a military family and have run into the attendance policy as well. HOWEVER, it is a state policy, NOT a school policy. The school has been really great about working with us and we haven't had any issues. Overall this has been a great school with wonderful teachers!