24238 Lema Dr
Valencia, CA 91355

Hart has been a great school for my teenager. On his own he has been inspired by teachers to work hard, take harder classes and involve himself in a wide variety of activities. Like any teen he probably would rather not go to school at all, but that aside, he’s having a great experience at Hart.

Placerita Junior High has been an amazing experience for our family. My daughter is thriving in 7th grade—academically and creatively—thanks to programs like Advanced Band, Morning Miner TV, and the Junior Arts program. The principal is truly outstanding. He listens, cares, and shows up to support students at every event, no matter the time. The entire staff is dedicated and kind, and there’s a strong sense of community. We couldn’t be happier with our experience at Placerita!

I’m so glad that my child is at AOC! It’s a small school, about 400 students total, which makes for a tight-knit and welcoming community. My child tells me all the time how everyone is so nice and respectful of one another. At AOC, kids take some college classes at COC, so that upon graduating, they can earn up to 44 units toward their college years and get a lot of their basic college requirements done. The school encourages self-advocacy and maturity, allowing the student to take the lead and preparing them for life in college and beyond. They also teach how the student learns rather than applying the same methods to everyone. I appreciate their group-based and even play-based learning and truly fostering a love of learning and curiosity. I’ve been recommending the school to local friends—it’s a gem in our community.

We did not have good experiences at this school.Considering Covid lockdowns and mental health for the children we felt the 6th grade teacher was not mindful and kept raising her voice on my son and her harsh discipline gave him anxiety to attend school. We also had issues with safety and bullying - one time there was a homeless man going to the bathroom outside of the fence then we also had issues with really rough kids bullying my son who's a huge 5'5 11 year old basketball player they kept bothering him at the basketball court and when things didn't go their way they waited for him in the park next door. Thankfully I ran fast at pick up to break a possible jump on my son. After 2 months we left this school. It was a combination of a strict 6th grade teacher that was over the top yelling for minor issues and embarrassing him infront of the class and also the rough kids. I was also concerned regarding academics coming from a Charter school in the Valley the first few months of 6th grade were easy for my son because he learned in 5th grade already so, that was an other reason for leaving - I hope this review is helpful.