Norte Vista High School

6585 Crest Avenue

School District

Alvord Unified
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 28, 2023

doesn't prioritize their student's mental health as they kick kids out of counseling at the beginning of the year and promise them that they will be back in with the hiring of new counselors but these "new counselors" never came and now its the end of the year.
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2021

This is a really bad school don't send you're kids here
Submitted by student on July 05, 2020

Great school with a caring teacher support system
Submitted by student on December 21, 2018

I’m a sophomore at novi and my experience here has been good. Teachers always checking up on you on your grades and we are a strong family.
Submitted by student on July 18, 2018

I'm a junior @ novi and the least i can say is that most of the sports teachers are disrespectful and have favorite students.
Submitted by other on March 16, 2017

I feel this high school is very well rounded in all of its departments. Evidently, the faculty put a tremendous amount of effort to ensure their students' success. I graduated in 2013 and I was really bummed out of leaving this school community. It is one of the best.
Submitted by student on January 11, 2017

Norte vista is a good school, and cant be blamed if the students don't choose to be in avid or ib. Also students could take part in a sport, clubs, and other activity's
Submitted by other on January 05, 2016

This school has many wonderful teachers who easily make bonds with students but its the students themselves who lack morale, manners and discipline. Yes I know, many school have that but this school brings it up to another level. Its also very easy to get influenced by many things good or bad
Submitted by student on August 18, 2015

I am currently attending this school. I am enrolled in the both AP and IB programs. Some of the teachers are great, while others are just average. I do accept that this is pretty much typical at any school. My real problem is with the staff at this school, at least the ones in the office. You walk in there and they treat you as if you were some kind of second class human. They are rude and simply seem as if they do not care, they always seem to try to deflect problems from their office. As long as you do not bother them everything is fine.
Submitted by other on April 23, 2015

I graduated in 2008 from this school honestly in angers me how much they DO NOT prepare you for the real world. Yes, it is true the have the IB and avid programs, so for the students that make it into these programs, good for them! They're the ones who will be watched over, who are expected to succeed, so they will get more attention than the rest of the student. For myself because I was jumping in and out of AP courses I never felt that I had individual attention, I felt that I was babysat rather than being taught. And when I entered the University system it was apparent that I was not at the same standers as everyone else. I currently graduated from one of the top UC's but I struggled compared to the rest of my peers. I was always behind! I do not think I made it this far because of Norte Vista, I was one of the forgotten students who made it far because my parents help and my own determination.
Submitted by other on November 08, 2011

It's concerning that NOVI doesn't develop or maintain critical thinkers. More often than not, students are pushed out of the educational system for a variety of reasons but by no means do they get to this point alone. Consider the analogy of "it takes a village to raise a child". Well the same should be applied to the experience of students marginalized at NOVI Why is it when a student is "high achieving" it's due to the support of teachers and counselors but the same does not apply to a student pushed out? In my experience, my frustration attending NOVI along with the lack of experience to articulate my feelings was not once met with a caring or concerned teacher, with exception of two. One was a Spanish teacher who thought I didn't go to class because he thought j was pregnant. Not once did he consider that I may be bored in class because I already know Spanish. Similarly in English I would not attend class for weeks only to show up for an exam and score the highest grade. Instead of considering that I should be in a different level the teacher's only concern was how I was able to miss so much and still pass. As an educator now I carry these experiences of what NOT to do.