Yorba Linda High School

My son attends Yorba Linda High School and my daughter attended Esperanza before Yorba Linda opened. There is absolutely no comparison. Granted, Esperanza was very crowded because Yorba Linda was not open but the support my son receives from his teachers is much better. He is well prepared for college and has tested well on his SATs. I, especially, like the enthusiasm the staff and teachers have for their school. It is a beautiful school and the sports programs are growing and have become successful. I feel my son is getting individualized attention and has been treated with kindness and respect. But, most importantly, he will be prepared to enter college. We have had some issues with bullying and I have heard about some drug issues but I believe these problems to be less than most schools. I am very glad Yorba Linda is our assigned school and not Esperanza!
—Submitted by a parent

My kid is taking Yorba Linda High; per her words, she loves this school very much. Many teachers are really good and students are very nice. Overall, it is a heathy enviroment to put your kids into this wonderful school.
—Submitted by a parent

School has been open for 4 years now, great programs and the staff really care about the students, The sports programs are winning CIF Leagues. YLHS has established itself as a leadinf High Schools with averages higher than the state averages including the state testing.
—Submitted by a parent

I have two student who attend YLHS and they absolutely love it! It is a wonderful, safe and positive environment all of the way around. The administrators always seem willing to help and happy to do so. I could not have asked for a better school.
—Submitted by a parent

I honestly dislike ylhs! Many people thing it's better then surrounding high schools. I strongly disagree. The teachers don't want to teac. The students bully other kids. It may look nice on the outside but it's an entirely different story of what goes on in the inside. There are drugs and alchol everywhere. Teachers make kids work on previous test question through out the year, not even teaching them new curriculum. That why they achieve high test scores. For an honor and AP sudent I wish my child stayed at Esperanza.
—Submitted by a parent

Everyone wanted to go to the 'new school' . It turns out many of the teachers left their original school because they weren't established there for a reason. They weren't the best teachers. My son had better teachers at his original school. Many programs like speech are poor copies of programs like at Esperanza. Also the athletic fields are far too small.
—Submitted by a parent

My child goes to YLHS and it is a beautiful campus and all her classes, so far, have been excellent. She takes both AP and Honor Classes and they can be tough. Only real downside is some snobbery by parents & kids, and competition in the certain sports can be tough. But, I'm sure you can find that in a ton of High Schools.
—Submitted by a parent

Some of the teacher's do NOT want to be there and it really shows. The teacher's are forced to teach for the state testing, giving the students previous test questions for them to review.
—Submitted by a parent

I have been very impressed with YLHS. My son is a Junior at YLHS and has been there since it opened 2 years ago. He has had the opportunity to fill his schedule with honors & AP classes. The school is student focused and offers a positive learning environment. My son has had a great experience at YLHS.
—Submitted by a parent

YLHS is smoke and mirrors. It has a pretty blue ball on top but there's not much going on inside. Furlough'd teachers, overcrowded classrooms, only the most basic electives offered, teachers forced to drive between two schools and teach 3 different classes in the same classroom. The kids are good kids, most of the teachers try, but with a bankrupt state and a District that tells more lies than truths, it's hard for a school to succeed given those odds...and it doesn't.
—Submitted by a parent

I absolutely love my school! All of the teachers make every student feel special and important, and our campus is beautiful!
—Submitted by a student

This school has an unwarranted sense of entitlement. Our apparent purpose for existing is to further ourselves and not the student. I don't know why this school can't stay focused on teaching instead of succumbing to the neighborhood's equally offensive false sense of entitlement.
—Submitted by a teacher