Alice C. Stelle Middle School

This school is just ok. While there are many teachers that are great, there are also many that are not. The principal does not discipline the children or teachers appropriately. Just because it looks pretty from the outside does not mean it is the same on the inside.
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my granddaughter moved from private school to ACStelle 7th grade. Loves it. Getting As and Bs...has many new friends...excellent environment for her

You won't find a middle school this beautiful, clean and organized every day. Most teachers are very good. Some kids are priveleged and spoiled, but I have never heard of bullying incidences. Kids and teachers in GATE/Accelerated programs care a lot about academics. Fun clubs and activities at school.
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The best teachers are: Mr. Kane (really challenges students to think), Mr. Beutel (great science teacher), Mrs Asher (very kind), Ms. Andrews (outstanding English teacher), Mrs. Hepps (excellent English teacher), and Ms. Dickinson (fabulous history teacher). Wish the class sizes were not so large. Too much homework assigned by the math department.
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Now that my son has graduated from Stelle I'd like to reflect on the 3 years there. In general the school is quite good - especially compared to other local middle schools. The campus is state of the art and lacks for nothing other than an auditorium IMO. The staff is excellent with top notch teachers. The culture could improve quite a bit though. My opinion is that the administration, especially the principal, are "in the box" thinkers, doing little to unify the student body, or increase global awareness. In a sense, the students here exist in a vacuum, with little knowledge of the world beyond their priveleged lives. This would be my only complaint.
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More of a miniature college than a middle school, A.C. Stelle is a diamond in the rough. I pulled both my boys from private school when they transitioned to middle school to place them in Stelle. I have NOT been disappointed. Highlights include the Science and Math departments. I couldn't be happier.
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What a fantastic school! One foot onto the campus and it becomes very clear that Stelle is not the ordinary public middle school. I have had 3 children pass through the gates of the school with my 3rd in 6th grade now. Hope that you get Asher and Beutel for teachers. They are the best of the best.
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The P.E. program at this school is ok in my opinion and a few other bad things, but other than that this school rocks!

A.C, Stelle is an amazing school with fantastic teachers and a great support staff. They do everything they can to prepare our pre and young teens for high school and the world beyond.
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This is is so incredible from the very clean campus and classrooms to the outstanding Staff that are there for my Son. My Son is doing very well and I owe it a lot to the Teachers and the Administration. It is clear to me that AC Stelle is making sure the Children's Education is #1 on the list.
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My kids get best education from top notch teachers!
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My child is thriving at Stelle. The Principal and staff are amazing. Not only are they fabulous educators, but they are teaching the students about values, attitude and compassion for others outside of school. The only difference between Stelle and a private school is class size. The school is the cleanest, most organized campus I've ever seen. Love it!!
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great school with many wonderful teachers, and also a supportive and terrific community of students and families
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I love that school, I have my second boy there. My eldest is finishing highschool. He was one of the first students to attend since its opening. I especially like the principal Mrs Sistruck and the people who work at the library. I used to volunteer there, now they must have a 'loterie' every year because so many mothers would like to help... ACS, That's just one of the best things you get leaving in Calabasas!
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The best math and science departments around. The math teachers are kind and caring teachers, that want the best for every student. The kids test scores continue to rise every year and more and more kids come back to the middle school and thank the teachers for preparing them so well for high school.

We have a great faculty of committed, passionate teachers who give of their own time to enrich our students' lives.

great school ! and has the bestest pricabale ever !!! who mrs.sinsurk u rock
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This is a beautiful school inside and out. My son is in special ed for add, and the sped staff has always had my son's intrests in mind. When they called our first meeting, I was shocked to see every one of his teachers sitting around the table ready to give me their insightful feedback on what would work best for him. The teachers are wonderful, but I think the kids there are the best thing. My son has the greatest friends, and always looks forward to school, even though he sometimes struggles academically. Last year (6th)was difficult as an adjustment year. I looked for signs of him losing faith, but he's never uttered the words, 'I don't want to go to school today, mom,' and I credit the school for that. This year, I have signed up with yourhomework.com and now I get emails every day listing his work.
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My son spent three very good years at AC Stelle. We felt Mrs. Sistrunk ran a tight ship and did a very good job setting the tone for the school. Funny that a previous poster felt too much money was spent on Special Education as my son had his core classes in the program. I will say if the rest of LVUSD had the quality of teachers my son had in Special Ed, then the district would be perfect. Mrs. Schrieber was so wonderful and she really got it that these kids are intelligent and bright, they just don't learn the same way the GATE kids learn. If anything the schools in general have a teaching disability as opposed to the kids having a learning disability. Only complaint would be the lack of actual physical activity in PE and the abudence of paper/homework given in the place of actually running/playing/sports.
—Submitted by a parent

Great school is your children get the right teachers. Mrs. Coleman in sixth-fabulous GATE teacher, Mrs. Hepps-outstanding English teacher, Mr. Beutel and Mr. Johnson-great science teachers but awful class sizes, Mr. Kane and Mrs. Andrews in 8th GAte-fantastic, Mrs. Asher-wonderful math teacher, Mrs. Sistrunk the principal, nice woman who will listen to you but always pulls the political agenda, Mrs. Baron and Mrs. White in counseling are easy to work with and usually give parents what they want, too much money spent on spec ed and regular classes suffer
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