Pleasant Valley El School

The parking is terrible. School events require us to walk uphill over a mile. We both have severe back issues from a car accident. I can drop my partner off, but that still requires me to walk a mile after 45+ minutes in traffic. Our kid has had trouble with tests due to reading difficulties so they've been reading her the tests. This is a valid stopgap while addressing the root problem. However, they're not addressing the root problem, so it seems like just a way to sweep the problem under the rug while keeping scores up. They've bought into this culture of terror. Despite the fact that a kid is more likely to be hit by lightning than injured by an adult in school they still have the place on lockdown. You'll be screened through a veriphone at a locked door, treated rudely by the staff, even have your license taken when you enter. I will say that the teacher's have mostly been nice when we've needed to talk to them. They respond via email, which is an absolute must in the 21st century, though I often got a much more in-depth and heartfelt response from the elementary school. All in all, it could be worse, but I'm looking forward to my kids moving on.

I was bullied by a lot of TEACHERS in this school. And yes you heard it right, teachers not students. I was an average kid but my personality was very reserved and quiet. I made average grades and never miss behaved but that was never enough for these teachers. They treated me like I was the dirt beneath their feet and i'll never know why they did it. They repetitively humiliated, degraded, and embarrassed me in front of my fellow peers whenever i didnt understand a lesson ir assignment. This then caused the students to pick up on their behavior and the students avoided me because i was the 'dumb' kid. There were a few teachers in specific that I wish I could name in specific but it's against guidelines unfortunately. The teachers only care about how their students' grades impact their profile as a teacher. They don't care about the student.

My child has been attending this school for 3 years. The teachers are good, but overall it is just an average school. The school teaches the same curriculum over and over again without making any changes. The teachers aren't really open to change and the kids have a lot of down time during the day. The PTA is constantly begging you for money and having fundraisers. It's a nice safe school...but it is certainly not above average and not worth the taxes I pay for it.