Walnut Creek Intermediate School

Not a school for disabled or disabled and for children that have 2.0 GPA below.

WCI is the best school. The teachers are VERY nice, and principals too especially Kevin Honey. I'm about to finish eighth grade, and from my first day here i loved it.

My daughter is in 6th grade and she is loving this school. She came from a small private school so it was an adjustment to a large public school but so far everything has been great. The school has a lot of extra activities for the kids (sports, band, drama, glee club, etc) and they have a great after school youth center for working parents.
—Submitted by a parent

This school is great so far. By that I mean we recently moved to Walnut Creek form San Francisco where my son attended Highland Christin School. At this point my son loves the school, teachers, and staff. The back to school night was very informative and all the teachers have one goal of improving your childs learning. My wife wishes we had moved years ago!
—Submitted by a parent

I love WCI, i think it is the best middle school in walnut creek and the teachers are great there they really make learning fun. foothill middle school is not in a friendly enviorment most of my cousins that live in Concord have gone there and said that some 7th graders have been smoking there doing sexual stuff and cussing alot, and besides the Mt. Daiblo school district has lost a lot of teachers and has not raised a lot of money. i really recommend that you should send your children to the Walnut Creek School District (WCSD).
—Submitted by a parent

i love this school. i think that most of the teachers here are very nice. i am about to finish sixth grade, and from my first day here i loved it. Squire Pride!

After sending two children through this school I must say I am thoroughly disappointed with the teaching staff on the whole. Voters have approved each and every bond measure to improve the situation, yet teachers seem to be in punishment mode, bemoaning the number of students they've been saddled with each year. I have had teachers ignore emails altogether with no explanation, or in better scenarios, I receive one lined responses that do not answer my most basic questions. Teachers direct parents and students to the website for homework assignments, yet many times there is no relevant info there. Each teacher uses the site differently, so we're expected to adapt to each one's way of doing things. If it takes a village to raise a child, this village has been deserted. As a parent who attempts to be involved and helpful - what more can one do? I should have home schooled.
—Submitted by a parent

WCI is a fantastic learning environment. My son's STAR scores are up 20 points over 5th grade in Concord. I moved to WC to get him in WCI and now my daughter is at Walnut Heights, too. Every time I am on campus, the students are helpful and very friendly. The teachers respond quickly by email and are more than wiling to provide progress reports whenever I ask. This is a great way to stay on top of your child's grades and all his teachers have suggested that all parents stay this informed. The parents here do a lot too, me included.
—Submitted by a parent

I've worked as a substitute teacher through out Contra Costa County over the past 5 years and Walnut Creek Intermediate is the best. The special education program is superb! This school does an excellent job at reaching diverse learners from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. This is a very balanced school and a fun place to teach.
—Submitted by a teacher

This school has very poor oversight of children who are non-standard. My experience is that students who need any kind of help are not given it; that instead, they are blamed when they need assistance. I asked for help, and was not given it. As a result, my child suffered.
—Submitted by a parent

Walnut Creek Intermediate is a Great School and remains Great even in tough financial times! WCI is excellent at preparing students to enter high school, but even more importantly WCI is wonderful at teaching our kids to be productive and kind citizens focusing on respect and inclusion of all diversity! Go WCI!!!
—Submitted by a parent

Walnut Creek Intermediate is the best middle school I have attended and i went to two differnet other middle schools and if I had to rate this school out of 10 I would give it a 10.The vice principals Ms.vorhees and Mr.honey are very nice and friendly.It is a very safe school all the teachers there are very nice except a couple that I could point out but this is a very good school and I would definetly recomend it.My name is Grace A. and this school is excellent!!!! And there is no gang violence at all unlike El dorado middle school.
—Submitted by a student

It is a wonderful school. I am now a seventh grader. The teachers (most of them) are really nice.
—Submitted by a student

I concur that while WCI is generallly a very good school, it does not provide sufficient challenge the brightest students and the teaching is aimed at the average student
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter just graduated from WCI and she had a wonderful experience there with very few exceptions. Now my youngest will be attending this year and she is already excited about attending the school her sister talked so highly about.
—Submitted by a parent

Our son is finishing up his first year at WCI. He enjoys attending the school and we're very happy with the academics and extracurricular activities. Parent involvement is very high and the school has recently completed impressive renovations of its library and other facilities.
—Submitted by a parent

Good overall middle school but bright kids do not get challenged enough. Teachers are teaching towards the average kid.
—Submitted by a parent

I subbed in this school for a year. I taught in all the grades in a variety of subjects. This school has quality academic programs. The school environment is very safe, positive, friendly, and cooperative. The students are very well behaved and classrooms are well managed. I never had any discipline problems, unlike in other middle schools I have subbed in.
—Submitted by susan martinez, a teacher

This school year has been a year of transition with new administrative leadership. Students seem to be repsonding positively to the new prinicipal and vice principal. The quality of instruction can vary widely within a department. Some classes rely on lecture and note-taking for instruction while others are more interactive and require more critical thinking. The electives selection is broad and extracurricular activities (mostly sports) are available. As with many schools, there is a small group of incredibly active parents, a larger group of supportive parents, and a percentage of parents who do not participate in school acitivities. Overall, the school provides a 'B' program. I do think that they continually actively try to evaluate their programs and performance to improve the school experience for students.
—Submitted by a parent

My both kids attended this school starting with seventh grade. Limited vaiety of math classes was one of the biggest concern. I mean, they do not have Geometry neither Advanced Algebra. The quality of teaching is very uneven. There are some great teachers and, at the same time, some the most uncooprative teachers I ever knew. The ratio is 1:4.
—Submitted by Emma Broid, a parent