Rim of the World Senior High School

Both of my children currently attend this school. We are removing them from the school this year. This means an expensive move for us, but it will be worth it. Be very careful before you choose any school in this district. The educational standards are low, sports and extra curricular activities are sub-par. This is a difficult community in which to find a job, so even if a teacher is tired of teaching, they stick with it in order to maintain their lifestyle in this beautiful place. The school grounds have become very dilapidated. Unfortunately, they are an accurate representation of the state of affairs in the district as a whole.
—Submitted by a parent

The mountain has a drug problem. There are many absentee parents who let their teens do whatever they want. Consequently the school is not good now. It used to be one of the best schools, but the last administration was more concerned about budgets than making sure the kids were busy and interested in education. Parents and School Staff need to work together to clean out the school and make it a fun place to learn. The days of leader-lead instruction are over, we need a more innovative and technological way of teaching our kids. Kindles books, group circles, exploration, games, involvement.
—Submitted by a parent

Rim is a great school but it is begining to become run down more and more, if it had more money and/or it would thrive. Because of the lack of students and money classes that are really great for students to have are being cut. This school has extreme potential but just needs more attention and care. Alot of really smart students come from this school. 99% of the staff is helpful and supportive of students and is willing to spend their own time and money for students, if your looking for a good area for children to grow up and learn this area and school is nearly perfect for it. There are many advanced classes for s Parent programs are very active at this school and are easy to get involved in. Compared to alot of schools i have visited within San Bernardino county I consider Rim the best.
—Submitted by a student

Very safe clean school in a great mountain environment. Alot of fun to go there, with teachers who help you become your best.

The new administration has a highly positive outlook and agenda for the coming years. The teaching staff is highly professional and appears to honestly care about the students welfare. The learning environment is rather appealing in as much as multiple learning styles are impleneted simultaneously in order to create a complete education package. Over all, this school is quite nice. A beautiful setting, very little deviance, fresh air to breath and refreshingly goal oriented teachers.
—Submitted by a parent

Yeah Rim is alright,great staff, but nobody knows about our school! I wish college scouts would come to our school cause their are alot of great athletes up here! Our basketball team is amazing, volleyball girls rock! And the cross country runners are crazy fast. One of them got second in all of california!
—Submitted by a student

I currently go to Rim. It's probably the best school in the IE. The athletics, 90% of the teachers, and extracurricular activities are really great. The staff in general is caring and fairly accommodating. The only major thing that I'm disappointed with, is the campus itself-it's somewhat clean, but some parts are very run down. Although this year I have noticed a lot of improvements being done. There's a new administration and they seem to keep things running pretty smoothly. So, overall I consider Rim a very good school and I'm proud to be a student there.
—Submitted by a student

The school used to be more focused on the fine arts. There are, however, some great teachers.
—Submitted by a former student

I went to this school. It's pretty, it's nice. There are some outstanding teachers. But counselors are not so helpful, and tend to 'give up' on many students. The are missing many extracurricular activities that other schools have, but they have many caring teachers.
—Submitted by a former student

The school has no violence and high test scores. The teachers are not sympathetic.
—Submitted by adrianna garcia, a student

Levels of difficulty rise each year at RIM. Extracurricular activities are so much better in the mountains than in suburban cities, kids have more do to and breath cleaner air. The level of parent involvement is high in this area, you will see packed stands at each football game, and parents are always invited to join in on school activities, field trips, games, etc. I was a RIM student and loved the school.
—Submitted by a former student

Great school in a small community. Parent involvement is phenominal. Parents not only are involved with their own children, but look out for the other children as well. The term 'It takes a village' is a very appropriate way to paraphrase the environment at Rim.
—Submitted by a parent

This is a great school for kids to get involve in many activites that are not very common with among many other schools. Such as sking and snowboarding classes. The parents are involve in pretty much everything its a very close knit community. The teachers are great and they go out of their way to keep you inform as far what their current grades are and if they are doing their homework , they will call you at home, work or e-mail you, so you can stay on top of your childres education.
—Submitted by a parent

State testing attests to the quality of education, at least as compared to other CA schools. The question really is how good is the school versus schools in the USA and worldwide. Being the best of the worst isn't saying much. The teachers are generally very good, very involved and care about educating students. The administration is very small townish, lots of politics and basically puts things off. Parental involvement is very high which contributes to having excellent extracurricular activities (less involved parents complain of favoritism, not realizing that some of the programs are really funded by the efforts of other parents). Safety and discipline are not always evenly applied.
—Submitted by a parent

Good high school. Demographics reflect a normal US city. Academics are average. Mountain communities have some odd-ball people but average student is normal.
—Submitted by a parent

The school is great, high percentage of graduates, going on to collage, great teachers take their time to sit one on one with students in need. Plenty of extracurricular activites, thoe some might be a little expensive. Parent involvement is very high. Moving from Los Angeles Unified School District I definetly rate this school a 10.
—Submitted by a parent

The school is as good if not better than most. My children have attended Rim Schools from Kindergarten and have done very well throughout the years. The teachers have been very good to my children, very involved. Bottomline if the parents become involved in their childrens lives, don't expect the schools to be the parent and teach their children to respect the teachers, staff and the other students their children will get a very good education from a very caring, concerned and involved staff.
—Submitted by a parent

I went to Rim. I really loved the teachers, the classes offered, the high standards/quality of the arts program. However, I sometimes felt imprisioned- with lock down at the bell, kids at lunch not allowed to wander the campus, and mostly the start time- I walked to the bus stop in the dark! Rim is better though than most high schools, as I am a substitute in many of them.
—Submitted by a former student

I went there and it wasn't that bad. The best program is Fire Science and Auto Shop - these are the two anybody should take for their electives.

I have two children attending Rim of the World High School. I would like to say that Rim is a good environment for students to learn in. To my disapointment I would have to say that after only two weeks of school we have already had problems. I have gone to the principal about them but at the end of our meeting nothing was resolved. My oldest daughter, who is now a junior, had a great experience at the beginning of her high school career, but since this year when my middle child, who is a freshman, began high school it has all gone downhill. I hope to see improvements over the coming months, as newly appointed staff learns the true needs of the students.
—Submitted by a parent