809 Cape Cod Dr
Redwood City, CA 94065

Ralston Middle School is the most racist educational institution that we’ve experienced. Many students spew hate speech and racial slurs but are never corrected. The administration - all the way up to the school board- is complicit. This school is emotionally, psychologically and physically unsafe for black and brown children. That’s such a shame. The city needs to investigate immediately.

We love Sandpiper! It is a TK-8th grade school which has an amazing culture of belonging, kindness, and empathy. Our principal who models that every day for our students and community. The teachers are friendly and really care about my children, and we have a very good school counselor who goes into each classroom to teach social emotional learning lessons. We're a really close knit, neighborhood school where many people walk and bike there and theres a real feeling of strong community here. Alot of parents are very passionate about contributing their talents and time to the school so we have alot of fun school social events too. Sandpiper's middle school is actually a design thinking school, which means they teach kids how to think and solve problems creatively. Design thinking methodology is actually used to drive innovation by many world leading institutions/companies such as Apple, Google, Stanford School of Design. The teachers train in design thinking with other prominent schools focused on design thinking such as dtech high school, Nueva, etc. We also have an outstanding robotics program and kids can participate and get mentored by high school students. Student teams have actually won world championships in robotics, consistently placing in the top 3 globally. We feel lucky to attend Sandpiper and my kids are thriving in this amazing community here.

I have recently had three kids graduate in 2024 and 2023.Some teachers are simply exceptional, while others are lacking strategies for teaching.So it can be a mixed bag depending on the teacher you get.The chemistry class was basically videos and minimal learning. The physics class my kids had was excellent. Same for the stats class, excellent. If your child plays an instrument, this is a great place for them to hone their skills. However, I was disappointed in English requirements for my kids.Two out of three of my kids went on to public colleges in California. The physics and stats they learned were excellent fundamentals for their college courses.Overall, I would give Carlmont 3.9 score out of 5.Parents need to be involved, it easy for kids to get lost in high school.