Riverside Preparatory School

I haven't had any problems with this school. The teachers are very supportive and very accessible. I love their no tolerance approach to children who are not behaving. I think the parents that are complaining on this site have kids that are bad and uncontrollable...take your kids to an Adelanto school so they can act up.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the person that posted on Jan. 8th!!!! These teachers and this school doesn't know what the heck they are doing! I thought this would be a great school but NO WAY!!! Don't believe that they are a great school. They turned against my child and made it so it looked like my child was bullying when the teacher and the other students were doing the bullying!!! Do not put your kids here
--Submitted by a parent

Most of the teachers at Riverside Prep are NOT credentialed, nor do they have a Masters degree. They are straight out of college, and have no experience in dealing with students, which explains why there are so many parents that have tried to remedy the lack of skills, but ultimately decided to remove their kids. This school talks the talk, but does not walk the walk. Our kids and our families have been let down by the High Desert's "dumpiness" once again. Riverside Prep is all show, and no get up and go.
--Submitted by a parent

I put my four children into Riverside Prep two years ago. There grades have rose drastically. I could not ask for a better education and caring staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Oh, correction, they did delete the fake doctoral degrees from their teachers' web pages. However, as far as a "new superintendent" that's a farce because the new person in charge is still in the extended family.! They just shuffled the cards a little, no doubt to keep the state off their backs, lol! Unfortunately "charter school" is all too often synonymous with "familly business" a way for charter school founders and their relatives to pay themselves fat salaries at the taxpayer's expense. Well parents, if you don't mind that, and all you care about is test scores, go for it!
--Submitted by a teacher

This school is the greatest choice you could make. They do not tolerate bad behavior so your children will be very safe here. They have great projects, as it is a project based school, that you'll never forget. The teachers here are great. They are responsible and urge their students to do their extreme best. It is the best school that I have went to yet.

The class sizes are less than 30 students. If you can find a school that could do better than that send your kids there:). It's a choice to attend RP and it would be your choice to leave. I honestly do not want unsupportive parents to voice their negativity to their children. As a result of this the students show disrespect to the staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Pioneer University is now closed. We have a new Superintendent and he was not involved with Pioneer. We have a great staff and work very hard to make the students learning environment exceptional. Thank you for your positive support.
--Submitted by a teacher

Something fishy here..the charter school itself seems legit enough.but one of the guys behind it also runs "Pioneer University" down the street. This "university" is giving out PhD's which are worthless, because "Pioneer University" is not accredited. All of the "students" of this "university" seem to be employees of the charter school. Apparently the mastermind in charge even thought of creating a "school district" which includes the "university." (And since when does a public elementary/secondary school district also include a university?) Well, I guess you have to admire their ingenuity, if not their ethics. And don't bother trying to find out anything about "Pioneer University" on the internet, because they don't even have a working website, lol!

Great school; always know that my child is in good hands when get on bus. Also love the no nonsense approach to discipline, I feel very secure and do not worry about my child while at school. The campus is growing and I know that I made the right decision when my child transferred to Riverside Prep 3 yrs ago. As far as Schools in the High Desert Riverside Prep is one of the best! :)
--Submitted by a parent