West Hillsborough School

Great classroom education, plus lots of extras: innovation lab, mathletics competitions, annual musicals at each grade, week-long trip to Yosemite, etc. "Essential Outcomes" (presentations, teamwork, persistence, etc.) are as important as grade-level state content standards.

I don't know why the negative reviewers wrote what they did. Both of my children attended West and got into two very prestigious, selective private schools on the Peninsula for which they were very well-prepared. All of the Hillsborough schools are excellent.

I have 2 children at West. There are many good teachers and dedicated staff, but school has been having enough turnover in the past 5 years to be concerned about sustainability of quality.

This is a great school for teachers. Many teachers take too many days off. The school always hires substitutes as babysitters to watch the students. If you would like your kids to spend time with babysitters, you should come to this school.