Los Cerros Middle School

968 Blemer Road

School District

San Ramon Valley Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:22
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on September 11, 2024

this school stinks they took my phone
Submitted by other on November 27, 2021

A lot of the kids here are rude and stuck up and some of the teachers are incompetent. The attendance system is also very bad as me and my friends were constantly marked as absent when we weren’t. Would not recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2019

coming from private school, we didn't think that it will be so well organized with excellent teachers and caring staff who does a lot for new students.
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2019

Great school with amazing teachers! Very happy that our son is attending this school. Looking forward for two more kids to spend quality time here.
Submitted by parent on April 18, 2016

I waited to post a review until i had a combined 5 years of attendance at Los Cerros Middle School. The school is one of the best middle schools in the state and prepares the kids for high school. The big challenge for the helicopter parents of today is Los Cerros cuts the cord ( as they should) and there is very little parent involvement. The kids need to learn how to learn, and in a lot of situations learn how to fail, to make sure it does not happen again. The process of little Johnny or Little Hailey getting a zero or not being a star sends some parents into a fit. They always blame the school, when in reality the school is teaching them what is necessary to succeed in High School and College. It is middle school after all, hormones flying, moods flaring, any expectations of a Kindergarten experience of loving and nurturing are unreasonable. One of my kids did require special needs as she has mild dyslexia. The counselors and staff helped her to learn how to study properly and efficiently.
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2016

I am happy that my child attends Los Cerros. The teachers are supportive and the office staff is friendly.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2015

This school has gone downhill the past two years. This year is especially awful. A constant flow of substitutes and many new teachers. My child has a new teacher that can't be more than 21 or 22 and is the most immature woman, who treats the kids like they are bothering her. That's when she's not calling them "gross" or other inappropriate things. What a sad commentary on this school.
Submitted by parent on July 30, 2013

What a disappointment this school was! They put on a fabulous dog-&-pony show during BTSN,open house,special events,but the credit is due to parents-not the administration or staff. A majority of teachers are set in their ways,disregard current teaching trends & research,have little regard for the community they serve. Most appear to be clocking in & collecting a paycheck. They collectively set a tone of arrogance bordering on rude. If your child is in Resource we STRONGLY advise that you seek another school as dept leadership here is unwilling to meet the particular needs of students other than the bare minimum. RS teachers are extremely unprofessional,forever demanding the RS children fit the staff's teaching expectations without any regard to their disability,IEP,self-esteem. Their focus is "fixing" kids. Our child consistently reported that professional conduct changed when other adults were not present,"They're always mad at us & talk different when nobody else is there". We felt,for 3 years,at all times,that our child was an inconvenience to the staff there & DEEPLY REGRET that we held out hope that things would improve. Learn from our mistake, we wish someone had told us.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2013

My child is promoting this year and overall, I've been happy with our experience at LCMS. The Principal, VP and admin staff are professional, thoughtful and approachable. There's a lot of emphasis on prepping for high school & personal responsibility/ownership, which I appreciate. For the most part, the faculty has been good - I like that they have office hours or lunchtime group sessions for the kids to utilize for additional help & do a lot of project based learning; however, I've had challenges with their organization & follow up, which has been difficult because my child is lacking in these areas as well. That said, I never had an issue working with any of them in resolving issues. If anything, I wish they would focus more on steering kids away from school loop and emphasizing utilizing their planners for schoolwork tracking. We had too many teachers that said "refer to my website" or " check school loop", which were often not updated timely or at all. Ultimately, do I feel my child learned a lot? Absolutely. Do I feel that my child has a good foundation for high school? Absolutely. Do I feel your child will get a great education at Los Cerros? Most definitely.
Submitted by parent on January 17, 2013

I find the many reviews for this school to be strange. Very little is mentioned as to the academics, enrichment programs etc. My middle schooler is having a good experience at this school, challenged in advanced math and sciences with excellent teachers, happy to participate in the other classes. One teacher seems to be disorganized but they get the work completed - often its with extra homework over doing any of it in class. The principal seems to be involved, the vice principal appears to be the authoritarian of the school. Bullying is non-existent if its discovered (very strict policy against this). I would rate this school well as it should be considered when looking at middle schools in the area. Athenian of course should be rated higher but for 30k/student that's to be expected.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2012

This school will not do much good to your kid's self esteem. Education in this school is not about teaching and encouraging kids; it is about disciplining and punishing. The Principal seems to be nice but has no power.
Submitted by parent on June 14, 2012

The principal is great and only some of the teachers are great. If your kid is at this school and is popular - watch out! That's NOT a good thing. There are so many self absorbed kids in this community! They are very sneaky and have most of the adults/teachers completely fooled into thinking they are the good ones. It's hard for the good kids to get noticed because it's the loud mouths and brown-nosers that demand all the attention. The problem, of course, is the parents in this community that are living vicariously through their children, allowing them too many freedoms, especially online with little to no parental supervision. Watch your kids friends carefully!