Central Valley High School

Although the size of the school was too small when it was built, the facilities are great. Even with restrictive procedures and low funding, the teachers seem dedicated and the music program is excellent. If Mr. Flemmer is an example of the quality and dedication of the faculty, our kids are in very good hands.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school, teachers, learning programs, well supported by the community, good sports program everyone plays!

I love teaching at CV! I'd give 5 stars if only we had more space; we are full and teachers are sharing classrooms; otherwise, it's a great place to be, and I will be choicing my child over here. The administration and support staff are excellent.
--Submitted by a teacher

I am saddened to see that as a parent of a student who is attending as freshman 08-09, there has been NO change. I can not disagree their band and music and drama programs seem to be excellent. I can reiterate that the teachers walk around with an attitude of fear, frustration and have often a 'hands-tied' response. The school has rules and it seems the teachers are subjected to even more than the students.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is over run by administration who are so busy running around protecting their jobs and dictating orders to teachers, parents and students that no actual work seems to get done. The admin, does not return phone calls, does not answer questions, and does not remember what you agreed to at previous meetings.
--Submitted by a parent

Most of the teachers and counselors are great. The school is a bit over crowded, but they're working towards a solution. They have wonderful sports and music programs. In general, we like this school.
--Submitted by a parent

It is a great school the music department is great, with an outstanding marching band. The forign language is very good.
--Submitted by a student

As a former student of graduating class '05, 3.7GPA, and a student of 2 other high schools during my freshmen and then softmore years, I feel I can bring a certain objective introspect into play. Central Valley, while clean, well funded, high tech, and generally visually appealing, suffers from, in my opinion, gross mismanagement. The school itself has wonderful facilities, however, this is overshadowed by the poor teachers and almost dogmatic policies of the administration. The school places little or no emphasis on the actual educational process, rather on bureaucracy of the educational environment, political correctness, and campus rules. It seemed to me that most teachers were walking around with some ephemeral cloud about their heads, a cloud that smacked of an iron fisted administration and conferences on classroom policy, rather than their fields of study. Every teacher just seemed so worried about their jobs.
--Submitted by a student

This school has an amazing band that is very impressive and a great representation of the school. They behave very professionally and are mature beyond their years. This is a reflection on the overall attitude of many kids who attend this school, and that is a breath of fresh air in a world that has been raising their kids to be disrespectful and immature with the excuse that 'kids will be kids'. This is a great school with above average kids. Great work!
--Submitted by a student