Paradise Hills Elementary School

The teachers are harsh on the students (speaking from experience) and when I was being bullied and told my parents and staff members about it the principal told my mother to stop calling her which shows that they just allow the disrespectful students to roam and continue being rude. Do not recommend this school.

My kiddo has gone to Pacific ViewLeadershipElementary (formerly Lee) since Prek, and he is about to graduate to Middle School. It has been great year after year. My little has always loved going to school. The new principal has made positive changes to improve the school greatly. They have a motto, to know every student by name and by need, and ALL the staff display it. The staff works hard to ensure each student is reached, and that families are involved every step of the way. Families are welcomed on campus, and invited to be a part of the environment. There are multiple events monthly to encourage parent engagement, plus field trips, committees and extra events throughout the year. The staff works to instill a community feel on campus, where everyone (students and families alike) feels safe, seen and heard. I cannot say enough good things about this school. It has been an incredible journey at PVLE. I am so thankful.

My daughter attended Kindergarten here. She loved going to school every day! The staff and students made her feel right at home and we noticed a big improvement as the year progressed on her language, numbers, and writing ability. There is a very active PTA who raised a ton of money for student activities. Principle Herrera is great. Great staff and students!!

it has after school programs it has two prime time and explore next door and there is not much kids so its not crowded

So far it's been a very good school and I like the fact that it's a K through 8 school where I can keep all my kids together for a couple of more years. Also if you have a young or maybe small 6th 7th or 8th grader that you feel is not quite ready to go to a big Middle School this is a great alternative. My middle school child receives homework but I don't think he is bombarded with it the way he would probably be in a traditional Middle School setting. Bethune is much smaller and teachers really get to know your child.

While doing distance learning, my child wasn't turning in homework. She was attending every day. Had her camera on, participated in class but didn't turn in assignments. Did the teacher ever reach out to me? Of course not. My child had 3 months of missing assignments. When I found out about it, the teacher AND principal aid, oh she can make up the missed assignments over Thanksgiving break. If she's not caught up by Christmas break, she won't pass. Ok, so can you put new assignments on hold until she catches up? She's already doing 3-4 days assignments in 1 day. The principal said no, what's 1 or 2 assignments a day going to hurt?

My child went to this school not to long ago and she came home sad everyday. She told me that some students were making fun of her and when she told the teacher AND the principal, Ms. Walker, but they never did anything about it. When doing her homework, she never understood what was going on during teaching. Overall, I had to teach her multiple subjects that they were supposed to learn during their time there.