West Valley Elementary School

West Vallety is an amazing school with high star testing scores and wonderful teachers like Ms. Suh Mrs Jarrar ASnd Mrs Freiberg! five stars for west valley and tren out of ten ! my child got a six hundred on her star test in third grade! she is now in sixth at Cupertino Middle! She loves West Valley and could not be happier in any other school! "West valley takes a stride in being full with pride!"
--Submitted by a parent

Since the new principal came to the school, it is apparent that she is only concerned about the teachers' welfare, not the students. It's a shame. It was such a good school. Result? Parents feel unappreciated and parental involvement has dropped dramatically. This has had a negative effect on every school program because (no surprise) they are all parent-run. Teachers just aren't interested. Also, a handful of the teachers are so apathetic that they are leaving the parking lot before parents have even picked up their kids - same teachers every day. PTA has had only ONE (wonderful) teacher interested enough to come to any meetings in at least seven years. Where is the teacher involvement in PTA? They just don't care. On the positive side, there ARE about 8-10 teachers who ARE loving, dedicated and just plain wonderful. I was honored to get to know them. Hope you get them, too.
--Submitted by a parent

I have my children at 2 different elementary schools due to other matters. I think Mrs. Brown is a very balanced principal. I am impressed in regards to the parent involvement and harmony of the school. I am looking to bring my other child back to this school due to the state budget cuts. The helpfulness in parents helps Tremendously. Too many families think it is up to the teacher to teach; this school focuses on the 'whole' and family is part of it. Surprised, 20 parent helpers per week this one teacher gets weekly! (2 am kinder, 2 pm kinder (32 kids total)) Children are happy and love going to school.
--Submitted by a parent

WV has achieved impressive improvement on the API this year (941), already better than some of the elite elementary schools in Palo Alto district. When the API improves, teachers have no need to defend the low API any more. Really no need to claim that WV is better than other schools such as 'well-rounded, balanced' - there is no prove. All the good schools nearby have own merits. Also please do not discount the importance of API. Why do you think California Educantion Department spend so much efforts preparing for the test every year?
--Submitted by a parent

WV is a great school. We are pround of this school. The teachers are great and the amount of homework is adequate. The API scores have also improved in the last two years. It seems some of the parents reviews were deleted and only the teacher's responses can be seen. I hope my review will not be deleted.
--Submitted by a parent

Learn Chinese? Since when does WV teach Chinese? We have a very diverse student population. The majority of students and parents are fantastic! The focus on API scores is a waste of time and money! That is a tiny snapshot of a school year. It is better to look at a student's achievement during a complete year in all areas, not focus on API scores!
--Submitted by a teacher

WV school met their API target growth for the last school year, so there is no disappointment there. Much of our school population prefers not to do homework everyday for 5 hours! They prefer to be well-rounded, balanced students who have afterschool activities as well as homework. The students are involved in all sorts of sports, leadership camps, and charity events. Their learning goes beyond the classroom. This kind of learning is not measured by the API scores!
--Submitted by a teacher

very high API score. Located in a good area to live. Not diversified student body. Teacher is above the average. Too focus on academic.
--Submitted by a parent

The parent involvement is great. Organizing for an upcoming year is great. School campus is big and has quite a few facilities. Expectation for K students is unreasonably high.
--Submitted by a parent

WV is a good school, especially if you want to learn chinese.
--Submitted by a parent