B. Gale Wilson Elementary School

I am NOT satisfied with B Gale Wilson. The last couple of years have NOT been good. My child is in 8th grade, and these last couple weeks of school cant go by fast enough. Im so happy I dont have to deal with this school anymore. The middle school teachers have their favorites, and the rest get tossed to the side. If your WHOLE class is failing. I feel its not the class its the teacher, but B Gale will not take accountability for this. The Principle is a joke. He does NOT know how to run a school. He does not know how to talk to the students or the parents for that matter. Thankfully I am done with this schoool in 3 weeks... Good bye to the bad days of Middle school for my child...
--Submitted by a parent

I have dealt with this school for two years now and it has been the worst experience of my life. My son left a private elementary school to attend middle school here and I regret the decision to place him here. This school has a handful of good teachers. The major problem I find is the school can be racist. Minority students are treated unfairly! If you can help it, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL. I have a daughter nearing middle school and my husband and I would prefer to continue to pay $500 a month to keep her at her current private school rather than saving that money. Putting her at BGale Wilson is like feeding her to the wolves!!!! Wolves that are in positions of leadership. Two thumbs down!!!
--Submitted by a parent

What a horrible school to deal with if your child is being bullied. I went in to speak to the man and his assistant just to have him say to my daughter that she must be provoking the bullies and that she is not the only victim. Just to find out the next day that my daughter was beat up for "snitching" on these bullies. She ended up getting suspended. The administration, the principal and the assistant turn a blind eye to what is really going on in the playgrounds. Bullying will never end if the two individuals I spoke to keep ignoring what is really going on. Funny thing is that these bullies keep getting away with tormenting and harassing the good kids, all they get is a slap in the hand and then their back in school again. Just ridiculous.
--Submitted by a parent

Wow, what a difference a new administrator makes - for the worse! The man is used to middle school students and could care less about the K - 6 group. Terrible vibe here. It's going from bad to worse!
--Submitted by a parent

This school has recently gone through many changes. From going from year round to traditional, incorporating Dual Immersion, and getting new electives for the school. I am very proud to be a wildcat. Teachers and parents are very involved in this school and the students who have 90% of their homework completed are awarded once a quarter with PAT time(prefered activity time) This school has a great balance of reward and discipline. Overall, this is a great school(:
--Submitted by a student

It was definetely better 10 years ago. A lot of change is not good if is not for the better. Data shows falling APY. If I am not wrong, Great Schools rate used to be 8 last year or before all the changes took place: Like students, teachers & Administration getting out of there, and now is 7. This school has lots of problems that are ignored. I am happy to be there for only a few months more. It is sad because we moved to the area because of the school and we watched it going down.
--Submitted by a parent

B Gale wilson has been through many changes in the past two years...going from year round to traditional and the addition of many new teachers and programs. It was a rough start but this year familys teachers students and staff are coming together like I have never seen. We have lived in the nieghborhood for 13 years and have seen the school go up and down right now it is going up! Teachers Administration and parents are coming together and students are happy and moving toward thier goals. Yes many teachers left but many excellent teachers stayed and new staff has joined. The jr high leadership program has seen a 600% increase of student participation since 2006. Change can be hard but with thoose kind of numbers it has been worth it!
--Submitted by a parent

B Gale Wilson has turned out to be a complete nightmare. The very best teachers left after the 2006-2007 year and now bullies roam the school yard bullying the good kids. I moved here a decade ago as the school was previously rated top 7% in California, it is now an embarrasement to the area with all kids who live adjacent to the school now leaving to find a safer place to attend and the administration is turning a blind eye to what happens on the playground. Truly a nightmare for a parent.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent of two middle school children this school is excellent. Having been at another school in the district. This is a great place to have your kids in middle school. Safe environment. Well behaved students, teachers that challenge students and good parent involvement. Yes and my kids I consider are average students and are doing great. They love the school both their class mates and their teachers
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the post that says if your child performs at the top of the class then this is the place for your child. This school is very driven when it comes to academics and test scores, but not for the average or below average kids, they feel like they are in the way or not wanted. This is a very rich area, so what can you expect. I have had to deal with issues regarding some teachers almost everyday. I have one teacher(Mrs.Chun-Remick) that teaches 3rd grade that is caring and kind, quite a breath of fresh air compared to the rest. I may consider homeschooling after my experience here.
--Submitted by a parent