Harvard Cir
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

My child has been at this school already for 3 years and love Buena Visa Elementary. She is receiving quality instruction and attention from the teachers, and the class environment is stimulating and friendly. My daughter has excelled in her academics, but also in her social and emotional skills at this school. There is nurturing and supportive environment, where kids feel safe and stimulated to learn and explore. The facilities are nice and even getting better, as the district is doing some renovations to campus, which we appreciate. The English/reading/writing curriculum is very strong. There could be a bit more advanced approach to math and the sciences, but I till think the teachers are doing an amazing job. There is a good balance of teaching/learning and testing. The students receive a fair amount of homework. I love that there is a free lunch and snack provided to everyone every day, but I'd love to see more healthy options on the menu. It would be also nice if there were more afterschool clubs available, especially ones that are not sports - e.g. Math fun club, chess, foreign languages, etc...

I’m genuinely surprised by this school. The staff and teachers are incredible, they genuinely care about students progress and support them throughout the school year. The principal is an exceptionally charismatic leader, which is incredibly important in this age.

I am a current senior, and i do agree that they have great teachers but these years the new generation of students are less academic and therefore many good teachers are leaving and the new teachers are not as good as the old ones, also the % of white and higher income students are lowering this year and the attendance and class engage rate has lowered even more this year, plus the distric barely gives any money to the school but it is pretty much needed