The Spring Hill School

La Tercera is a fantastic school. The STEM program offers students opportunities to think like a scientist not only in the science lab and Maker Space settings, but from a social/emotional perspective too. If student conflict arises, teachers, classified employees, or the principal will work together with students to address the matter at hand. Solutions include immediate intervention to discuss the actions that lead to conflict, in addition to "Think Sheets" which provide students the opportunity to step outside of themselves and participate in self-reflection. The school also focuses on community engagement with events like Family Dance Night, Scavenger Hunts, Engineering Night, as well as other great activities. Field trips are fun and educational with trips to museums, Gold Country, and more as they relate to STEM. Additionally, PE, art and music education are included in the the learning experience. Lastly, the site practices inclusion, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for students in the special education program. From my experience, for the last 7 years, La Tercera has been impactful and instrumental in creating a successful learning environment for its students.

I have two children here and they are both excelling. The small class sizes are great, the lessons are wonderfully engaging. They love going to the science lab, the music class, yoga and PE teachers. The librarian takes a particular interest in what books children like making it fun to read. The field trips I have attended have been great too. We have enjoyed each teacher and staff member we come across, there really is a family energy and time to get to know each kid and their family. Last year we had some great community events and fundraisers by the PTO too. I hope to get more involved since my kids are really enjoying it!

Wonderful school! So glad we found it. I have 4 students going there now and they love it. The teachers, principal and aides are all wonderful and really care about kids. They all communicate so well. I feel very welcomed when ever I'm there or go into the office. I would defiantly recommend this school if you are looking for a great learning environment with a great education program and team

We love the school. We have a kindergartener and second grader, and they are both happy engaged and feel welcome in this school. They both have a IEP and get the services they need. The staff is amazing and very friendly. Ms. Miller is outstanding! You can tell she genuinely cares about the students, families, and staff.

Principal Becker has retaliated greatly against us after bringing real complaints against her work as a principal. A small group of current McNear mothers and PTA board members have protected her, and some have retaliated against my family and I despite the fact we left the school last summer. It feels very much like the mean girls run things at McNear right now. Multiple teachers and parents who have spoken up have either left the school or been pushed away. I hope they can make a change, it used to be a great school for everyone. We attended from 2017-2024 with our 3 daughters, and left after facing retaliation for speaking up for the teachers and children.

Amazing neighborhood school. After school enrichment, multi-cultural activities, Spanish, art, STEM...don't believe the low score on this site. A school with a third of ESL students will not score the highest on tests. What it will do is teach your kids two languages, to embrace diversity and other cultures, and that test scores only matter to funding, not children. There is nothing bad about this school, tour and see for yourself.