15114 Foothill Blvd
Lancaster, CA 93535

I went to Hemlock when I was in 1st-5th grade (from the 2019-2020 school year to the 2023-2024 school year) I don't go here anymore but when I went here it was ok-ish. I learned what I needed to, but sometimes teachers can be a bit rude. In my 5th grade year, a girl was crying because our teacher yelled at her because she didn't understand a problem. When she finally answered the question correctly, she went back to her seat crying. Our teacher then went to her and told her, "I know that you're sad about this but I do not care at all." I still had a fun time here but the kids could be a bit mean. Other kids enjoyed their experience here. It varies from person to person.

My kid has improve a lot since enrolling in this school. she feels more confident and feels safe.

Overall this school isn’t all that bad. It has a variety of classes (both AP and regular), clubs, opportunities, events etc. but it is ruined by the students and the teachers who don’t even try to regulate them that well or at all. I cannot go a single day without hearing something racist, ableist, homophobic, sexist/misogynistic, etc. The students constantly say slurs every time they open their mouths, either “jokingly” to their friends, reaction to a situation, and/or talking about someone else. The conversations I overhear from them talking (or basically announcing to the entire room) are so incredibly hateful and disgusting, and it’s terrible to think how they are going to be when they are older. They are disrespectful to the teachers and others around them who want to learn and pass the class. Besides that, the teachers have to be the greatest bystanders/enablers of all time, they do absolutely nothing to stop or even criticize the behavior of the student's at this school. They think a student saying slurs is equivalent to them cussing and at most say “language!” when they do, which I don’t think I need to point out how incredibly useless that is. They are supposed to be the authority figures and set students on the right path both academically and behavioral. Them ignoring and not criticizing their hateful and violent beliefs/morals, spreads and affects everyone around them. I understand there are limited options as how they’re so many students like this that are very stuck in this type of thinking but at least try. I know this was long - but I tried to give details on the experience I’ve had at this school so far.