Challenging academics absolutely awful social env...
Challenging academics absolutely awful social environment. Where do i start, if your child has any social life whatsoever then this is the wrong school. If you decide to go, i would recommend starting before middle school. The students are completely unwilling to be nice to new students who aren t exactly like them, and they will ostracize your child at any given moment. The environment is incredibly unwelcoming to anyone who isn t very wealthy or very smart. This classist environment is incredibly toxic and if you don t live in Los Altos, you will be ridiculed for it. The students are entirely unwelcoming, and they are untrustworthy. As for the teachers, many are unqualified and rather rude to the students. There is a consistent theme of taking sides throughout the entire staff. The teachers and higher administrators are the furthest from objective, and when my child saught help, they offered none and my child was highly ridiculed for extremely minor offenses. The campus is ugly and only portables. The restrooms are absolutely disgusting and they reek. There is a massive wealth divide between the students, and it s very degrading. Academics are abysmal as well, yielding an entirely unorganized system, and very little slack from the teachers. The academics are unfairly challenging, and the classroom is a terrible place for anyone with learning disabilities. Extracurriculars are completely unorganized and unprofessional. Project Based Learning(PBL) is entirely absent from any classes, despite it being one of the core focuses of the school. Physical Education is disappointing, with teachers slacking off and being rude to the students, and the workouts being mostly in a cramped portable, watching 8:00 long dance videos. Overall, this school is filled to the brim with unqualified and rude staff, classist, immature, and unwelcoming students, and a sloppy educational system.