Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy

Amazing teachers, amazing school facilities and events hosted by the school through out the year. My kid went to TK, and he made a lot of friends, enjoyed going back to his class/school. The school also offered after school day care at a reasonable price.

Perfect school, i’ve had the best years learning with many different kinds of fun activities.

Since Ms. Pappas took over as the principal, the school completely went downhill. She has been a complete disaster for the school and the kids. A bunch of the best teachers left the school because of her poor leadership. Just look at the school’s ratings. This school used to be rated 9/10 and now it is 6/10. I don’t understand how Ms Pappas is allowed to continue destroying what used to be a very good school. Teachers keep leaving, ratings keep going down, class sizes keep increasing. Ms Pappas’ innovation is to create classes where one teacher teaches 2 grade levels in the same classroom. Teachers hate it, kids hate it, and parents hate it. Ms Pappas is the only one who likes it. And I don’t know where the money is going. I haven’t seen any improvements to the school since she took over. I guess the district likes her because she is probably saving them a lot of money by increasing class sizes and driving out experienced teachers who probably cost the district more than new hires.

1. Only cares about their numbers. If you mess with their numbers, get out. That’s the message. 2. Very little support with social emotional development even for kindergarteners. 3. Outdated teaching methods. 4. They aren’t teaching BRAVE spelling or blended sounds, just drilling sight words for K 5. Constant fundraising. School also gives out toys/prizes DURING CLASS to kids whose parents sign them up for the fundraiser. Aka leaves out kids whose parents didn’t. Tears ensue. Principal doesn’t care, it’s all about the $$. 6. I’m pretty sure the only reason the schools numbers are decent is because 1. They eliminate those who aren’t performing, and 2. High parent involvement. 7. Pick up/drop off is a mess. No parking and most of the streets nearby say no parking so it’s an issue. Don’t go unless your home school is really really bad. Do private if you can.

It has been great. Students who don't enjoy the classroom environment can attend a couple of core classes with others and then can work independently to complete their high school credits. It is not a school where you are "given" credits. You earn them. Students go on to post graduate work in places as diverse as Johns Hopkins, Cal East Bay , DVC, and trade schools. If you like to work on your own or simply have no desire for the typical high school hallways and activities, this is the right place.

My daughters just graduated from CTK and we are so grateful for the faculty, staff and the entire community! It was a wonderful experience for both of my kids and we will forever be thankful to everyone at Christ the King.