Tri-Valley Secondary School

Tri-Valley is an amazing school. Everybody's nice here. Kids get great help by their teacher's and are available for extra help. It's a small school but a nice, well rounded school system. I've been going here from 1st to 9th grade and the teacher's care about each student and give wonderful help to those in need. Tri-Valley has an excellent sports department and great coches.
--Submitted by a student

This is the cutest little town and I love driving my kids to school every morning knowing they're in a great place. I have three children, a third grader, a first grader, and one who attends UPK. They all are always excited to attend school and come home with lots of stories, projects, and smiles! They love the teachers and have so many friends I can't even keep up with the playdates. From what I can tell, it seems that everyone is accepted and appreaciated because it is such a close knit community. Recently, the school board introduced a new budget for next year that was unfortunately passed. This budget cut reading teachers, upper level teachers, afterschool and sport programs, and electives. I was crushed to hear this, but I am very hopeful that this will change before my children reach the upper grades. Thanks, Tri-Valley!
--Submitted by a parent

Being a transfer student into Tri-Valley, it wasnt really that bad. The kids acepted me for who i was and got along fine with them. The teachers are great. They help out if you need it and they are there for you if you need to talk. yes, its a small town but its better that way. Keeps kids in line. Great sports and other activities are available if kids would like. Many of the kids do real well and are going somewhere in the future.
--Submitted by a student

The biggest complaint I have about this school is that it is a very 'clicky' school. If you are not one of the local 'families', you are cast outside. There is a large amount of favoritism given to the children of the 'chosen ones'. Some of the office staff and teachers, do not believe in confidentiality. My second concern is that this school is not looking out for the 'child left behind'. If the student can't keep up, in most cases, he falls behind. No Preventative Intervention given, to avoid the child falling behind. This school is in a Very small, rural town, and lacks the checks and balances as a result.
--Submitted by a parent

tri- valley is a decent school, many of the everyday need for students go unnoticed and teachers are not properly credited for the hard work they do. Since the recent change in the administrative office my children enjoy school to a much greater extent.
--Submitted by a parent

this school is great for succeeding in sports and other programs but does not have the best teachers 75% are good but some teachers don't care speccificly in the seventh grade like english and spanish and science.
--Submitted by a student

Tri-valley is a good school, improvements can be made. The administration needs some changes. They issue infractions and sanctions without doing proper investigations. Which is unfair to the students. Remember kids will be kids, and no one is perfect. They should try to help the kids (counseling, workshops, etc.), not only penalize them. Teachers at Tri-valley have to remember that all students are not alike. Some students will need more help than others, those with the special needs should get extra help if needed. Again lets help the children because they are our future!
--Submitted by Eddie Santiago, a parent

I am a former student and my mother teaches at Tri-Valley. It's sad to see how much has changed in a few years in regards to the way children behave now in classes. I don't believe that the parents discipline their children enough at home and the kids come to classes with no respect for adults. The classes combine all students together (from honor students to special ed.) which means the class moves too fast for slower kids and is boring and tedious for those more intelligent. The middle school principal is unsupportive of the teachers who work incredibley hard.
--Submitted by Kim Krodel, a former student