Tassajara Hills Elementary School

We LOVE Venture. Our son joined Venture during the last half of 8th grade. He was struggling, coming home from school wiped out. He took two classes at Venture that year (English and Science), continuing at DVMS for the rest. The positive change in how he felt about his schoolwork, and himself was immediate. Venture let him move forward, even finishing science early for the year, earning As in both classes. The one on one instruction with Venture's incredibly caring and committed teachers is amazing. He regained confidence and spirit. Grades also shot up at DVMS. Venture is now full time (9th grade) with a concurrent Algebra class at our nearby HS; challenging but rewarding, and all As thus far. He is figuring out what works for him to truly enjoy the educational process. He is looking fwd to concurrent college courses in English. Independent study takes self-discipline and a lot of parental support and guidance. Some kids get their battery charged in the larger, busier schools. For others, like our son, the larger the classroom, the more his battery drains. Venture charges and challenges him. We are so proud and happy to be part of the Venture community.

I have two sons (3rd grade and 5th grade). Both love going to school. Have great teachers who developed good relationship with students and worked with them based on their specific requirements. They have great friends at school. Both stay excited about learning and stay motivated. They get homework regularly and weekly tests. Both play sports during recess with their friends. Teachers are in touch with us over emails and also parent/ teacher meetings. School takes active interest in students development. We are very happy with Hidden Hills.

We went to Creekside from 2012 through 2020. My youngest finished 5th grade just last Spring. Each of my 3 children enjoyed their years at this school and continue to do well at the secondary schools in this district. We moved to the area in 2012 and were pleasantly surprised by the teachers at this school coming from a very rigorous private school in the city. The teachers and staff are truly dedicated to the students and care deeply about their whole development - not just math or reading but they look out for whether your child is developing as a whole - social and emotional development is also very important to them. The community is very supportive and we made lots of friends during our 8 years at the school. We happily volunteered to raise funds to make the school have just about everything they needed. I am very grateful for the many years we went to this school and cannot say enough to praise the teachers.