8820 Ashmore Ave
Spring Valley, CA 91977

Not sure why other reviews are negative but my son goes currently goes to Avondale and he loves it. Hasn’t had a single issue with the school. Nor have I. Teachers are wonderful, lunch is free, he is learning a lot and everyday he comes home he is telling me something new and exciting they did. Avondale is one of the top 10 schools in the LMSV school district so I’m not sure why the other reviews are so low. I’m very pleased my son goes to Avondale.

My son’s schedule was full of engaging teachers who cared for their students even though at times that could be difficult given the clientele of students that attend the school. But, the teachers did care, and for the most part, it seemed as if they were making the absolute best of the situation’s in front of them. My son really wanted to play football at the school, even though I was against the sport for safety reasons, I allowed him to play because I hoped it would build his character. Boy was I wrong. The football coaching staff is flush with men taking their coaching jobs far too seriously and completely ignoring the fact that the young men on their team need social and emotional building as much as they do athletic building. coach Braswell, his coordinator on the team, was simply strange. At first glance I ignored the foul language and machismo building as just part of the deal. By the time I hoped to see the fruit of my son’s labor, I instead saw a kid afraid of his coaches, Braswell in particular, instead of inspired by them. He needed men in life that would see him as an athlete after a student, not an athlete that could be a stepping stone to a coaching job at another school, which I know a few of the coaches see as their trajectory. MMHS, do better!