High Tech High Chula Vista School

Overrated school. Visited the informational meeting and walked around the classrooms and was highly disappointed to see the type of work the children are producing. The first grade writing samples were at par with my preschooler. I think the hipe of the school is just too high. Hopefuly they improve in the next few years. Good luck. Keep an eye on your child's education and keep an open mind. Don't justify the poor teaching just because it was difficult to get in and now you have to live up to the hipe.
--Submitted by a parent

I was thrilled when my son was chosen from the lottery to go to this school, and he does love it. It is full of science which is a huge interest for him and was severely lacking in his last school. But the honeymoon was over for me when all the 4th grade classes were to read a book in class that had social issues in it that I thought was not appropriate for my sons age. I was able to opt my son out but when i urged the teachers and even the principal to make sure the other parent knew that they were going to expose the kids to abortion, and teen pregnancy i got no where. They never agreed this was not appropriate material for 9-10 year olds,but did "run out of time to read that chapter" Now I find out the kids never say the Pledge of Allegince in this school and I haven't gotten a straight answer from the director yet as to why that is. I just have a feeling that this school has a hidden agenda in teaching kids and I have to watch them like a hawk.
--Submitted by a parent

High Tech School system offers a great child care service, social development for child... and nothing else... Good luck if you bring your child to this school, it's a fraud. Nothing but fundraisers. My rating on the school continue to disappear, so I will try changing the rating to see if that is the reason why, I'm thinking they don't accept negative comments for this school, go figure, why am I not surprised?
--Submitted by a parent

THIS SCHOOL IS AMAZING. I am a Sophomore here, and after being in an number of terrible schools I have finally found my safe haven. ABSOLUTELY no fights, or drugs problems, and all the upper classmen are nice to me. I haven't been bullied ONCE at this school, they are very strict when it comes to bullying. The teachers here are AMAZING, I love them all. I LOVE YOU HTHCV!

I Love this school! The teachers and staff are so happy, they enjoy their job and don't complain. The students are happy as well. The project based learning is wonderfull and the homework very meaningful, not just busy work and memorization. What I like the most is the fact that the teachers get to know the students and the students know their teachers. I also like the POL (presentation of learning) they present everything learned during the semester, what they like, what they need to improve and their goals for the next semester and they learn to speak in public. Enrolling my son was the best decision I ever made.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a freshman at High Tech High CV and I am blessed to be in this school. I have made lots of friends and I have discovered a new way of learning. Its all hands on and projects, and to me, I see that these are going to be the best high school days of my life. Even though they don't have much homework as a regular high school such as Otay Ranch, Olympian, Eastlake etc. They have challenging ways of learning. The reason colleges accept most of the student, is because we don't just sit on a seat and memorize stuff, everything is hands on and we get INVOLVED in the community and also in school. I encourage you to enter your child into High Tech High. Your child will love this high school and that it will change your childs life like it did to me.
--Submitted by a student

I love the method of teaching at this school. The fact that they are original and concentrate and the subjects that are most needed for college.
--Submitted by a parent

Awesome! My Twin 15 year-olds have attended for 9th and 10th. I am so proud of them! I have and would recommend this high school to any parent or child who would like to be more prepared for the real world! I encourage anyone interested to learn more about project based learning and the benefits of this school!
--Submitted by a parent