1641 Manhattan Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

My family has moved around a bunch. Brooklyn, Upper Montclair NJ, Nashville, Ojai Ca and now Hermosa. My kids have been in private and public schools. Without a doubt, this school district is the best. I have no idea what the one bad review is here on this school. I think she is mistaken this school for some other school.

Both of my kids have been in this district since they were little. Now one is about to graduate and the other is about junior in high school. I don't have any other schools to compare it to, but for a public middle school I would say they are doing a great job. it is a tiny district, there is a very warm and welcoming sense of community and there are loads of fun activities throughout the year for the kids to enjoy (Halloween carnival, beach day, picnics/movie nights, dolphin dash , field day etc). My daughter needed a lot of support through her IEP to help her learn study skills and develop tools for learning. She has an IEP for executive functioning weaknesses. The tutorial teacher Ms. Wilson has gone above and beyond as has the principal. They treat my kids like their own, and this kind of relationship couldn't exist in a bigger district. There isn't a ton of homework, they do most of the work in school, which is nice. The facilities are older and it's not fancy, but they have what they need for all kinds of science, art, electives, etc. I think they could benefit from more variety in terms of electives, maybe implement more school plays and use the community theater, or have a school paper written by the kids, etc, but the kids at this school are happy. There isn't much bullying or fighting, most of the students are good kids who have involved parents and we live in a small town by the beach - we see the teachers out and about in the community. It is a very expensive town to live in but to me its worth it if you can make it happen for the peace of mind and safety as well as quality public schools.