316 Spindlewood Ave
Camarillo, CA 93012

Both of our children have attended this school (class of 2018 and 2021). Our children have attended other schools in other states (Texas, Maryland and Hawaii) and this is by far the worst school, school district and state run education system we have experienced. Both of our children were high academic/AP students. If you children are high academic, then you HAVE to make the school what you need. However, you must go beyond and prepare on your own to be successful in AP exams. Only a few classes actually prepare you for the exam Calculus (Mrs Kennedy) and some English teachers. Science (Physics, Biology, Chemistry) and Government and Economics preparation are a joke. The new quarter schedule is pathetic and brutal to AP kids. If you are a AP/honors student, you will no longer have any opportunity to take any other classes besides the very basic subjects and never have access to more broadening and interesting classes. The principal does not care about the well being of the students as I have personally observed. He only cares about facilities, regulations and following district guidelines without any empathy or personal consideration. Especially, during the pandemic that trait was demonstrated on multiple occasions. The campus and lobby now looks like a prison or fortified police station. I would NEVER send my children to this school again. Unfortunately, we were late into our high school years before it really became a problem and apparent. There are caring and hard working individuals at this school, but they are rare and in the minority. We can’t wait to get away from this school and never look back. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Monte Vista is one of the worst middle schools that I know of it was a mistake to send my kid to Monte Vista from the beginning of school year. His first school experience was very poor and escalate it from teachers to bullies to behavior health, or they will file and go to a judge and make your life really rough that they already have done to my family. I cannot stand Pleasant Valley school, Districk head of program Donna she is very vile. Nice to your face same for majority of the teachers. They’re their students from other cities that are at Monte Vista and that’s what makes it hard for the kids that are raised in Camarillo once you’re there because they are such a structure school they team up against you don’t allow your student out of the school because they don’t have any other programs at any other middle school. They team up on you once they don’t like a student they don’t like the student make it very rough for that student push parents into a corner where they don’t have a choice the school over exaggerates because they don’t want to deal with their students .

The upkeep of the school is nice but the problems that continue to occur is not good.