Valley View Elementary School

Great school, amazing stuff , Ms kim created fantastic structure and it feels like home

Great. This morning, my six year old son was running down the steps with his shoelace open. The Principle of the school, Ms. Kim, stopped my son, bend down and tied his shoe laces. What a great gesture. Thank you Ms. Kim.

Has been a good fit for our family. Our son is very happy and growing. His teachers are giving him a diverse and rich curriculum and he enjoys learning.

My child attended VV for the last 3 years of elementary school. We came from out of the area. One of the three teachers my child had was a proficient educator who liked children. The other two were not. The principal is a walking billboard for all that is bad about LAUSD: detached, unavailable, disinterested, unaware, rarely on site, but quick to cash her 100k+ paycheck and enjoy her annual 2 month vacation. She lacks vision, energy or regard for her job, and her disinterest shows on every level. The good news is that the parents, students and foundation supporters of the school are wonderful, as is its small size, better than average test scores, and many special programs.The school is safe, well-maintained and pleasant, despite its lack of a grassy field. Overall, Valley View is an intimate, pro-active community, with nice children, engaged parents and a bustling PTA. That is off-set by uneven teachers teaching the very lackluster LAUSD curriculum, headed by an incompetent principal. Depending upon what matters most to you for your child, VV could be a decent choice. For my family, it was a draw. We don't regret it, but we can't really endorse it either.