Norman L. Sullivan Middle School

This school is a joke. The administration and superintendent have repeatedly put my son in danger this week because he was choosing to participate in a mask choice protest. He was taken outside to the very edge of campus with no supervision. Had his PE and lunchtime taken away and was accused of opening a door for unauthorized adults (his parents). There are constant fights, kids are scared and nothing is being done, administration is targeting children who don’t believe the same as them. The students would do a better job at running this school. Please do yourself a favor and choose another school. Any school other than this one if you want your children properly cared for.

To any parents that are considering this school, if you value their education, do NOT send your child here. I regret ever sending mine here and we moved out of the area because the other options for school after Bonsall West elementary were not promising. In addition to the failures as an educational institution, the location on a two lane road in fire prone area was dangerous. During the Lilac fires, school evacuation was chaotic at best. In addition, $1000/ year for the bus or a 2 hour commute for pickups should be a huge deterrent.

Extremely poor. They do not communicate with parents nor do they believe they need to. They only contact the parents when they want money. They do not protect the students from mistreatment and they do not want to help students with learning difficulties. If your child goes to this school, know that the assumption is that you know everything about the school and the school does not need to inform you about anything. Also know that if a teacher mistreats your child, the school will not do anything to make the situation better; they will not even have a meeting with the teacher in question, the parent, the student and the principal, even if you request it. They will not address your concerns. They do not tolerate individuality or anybody who is different. You have rights only if you fit the mainstream.

We moved here for the schools. Bonsall Elementary was great, Sullivan has been an absolute disappointment. We're moving.

I noticed a LOT of these reviews are old - anything older than 2015 doesn't even apply now. The principal Mr Clevenger here is awesome and fully supportive of students and parental involvement. The students have a handful of different teachers each year and move from class to class in preparation of the high school format. I will admit, Bonsall Unified doesn't have a GATE program for advanced kids. My daughter was bored because she felt like the academic progression slowed her learning. The district is too busy dumping money into a fledgeling high school that many parents don't want to send their kids to. But that isn't Mr Clevenger's fault, its the district's! They could use a fraction of that money and build the kids a great track to run on!