Westview High School

13500 Camino Del Sur

School District

Poway Unified
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:26
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 19, 2023

If you are dark skinned, expect discrimination. White and white adjacent works. Very disappointed. All positive reviews here are probably written by admin.
Submitted by student on January 26, 2023

Westview School is great all around. They treat me nicely and I do my work. Not much else to say about it. It isn't perfect but it's far better than ok. Not too much to complain about other than the fact I want more money to be put into other sports aside from football, Maybe a little more money into other sports so we can buy better and not half-broken equipment with. Overall great school with really good academics, hoping to have a good two more years here.
Submitted by parent on January 17, 2023

A competitive high school comparable or better than many private schools in San Diego. Each year students graduate to join prestigious colleges like MIT/Harvard/Stanford/Yale/Duke/NYU... not to mention top UCs as well as Cal Poly.
Submitted by parent on January 08, 2023

My daughter is black an has emotional learning differences due to historic trauma. She was suspended repeatedly and was eventually expelled. They determined that her behavior was "social maladjustment," not based on her disability. They don't know what the heck they are doing with a child with multiple emotional and learning disabilities. They probably would have if she had less melanin in her skin. Unless your kid is white or asian, and is destined for college, this school will neglect and abandon the kids. They don't want to throw off their metrics.
Submitted by parent on October 03, 2022

As a parent, this school definitely lacks in communication. Just received an email about “police activity “ on campus, and when I wrote to the principal for clarification, was told that “a student needed additional support”. So, potential school shooter? Who knows. Security at this school is a joke. Teachers teach to the test. My kid actually had a teacher quit last year and not show up for weeks, and not even the school knew it!!! PUSD is a joke compared to how they advertise themselves.
Submitted by parent on March 08, 2022

We relocated from the Bay Area, we are delighted that our kids are getting a quality education on par with the most prestigious private schools. The student teacher ratio is excellent and the staff is providing the attention that the students need even during the most difficult past two years. Thank you.
Submitted by other on February 03, 2021

We moved here for the schools. PUSD were consistently ranked as some of the best schools in California, and even the whole nation. Now in 2021 we're moving away because of the schools. Remote Zoom meetings with 25 students are not effective for my kids. Clubs are either cancelled or remote only. Even outdoor sports have been cancelled most of the year. Some teachers are giving out grades like candy to keep up their statistics, and being VERY flexible with attendance. PUSD has no clear timeline to return to regular activities. Based on current state guidelines, it looks like PUSD won't reopen for regular activities until 2022, or even later. For Westview to re-open, SD County would need to be in "Red Tier", which is less than 7 COVID cases per week out of 100k population. That's a VERY low number of cases, and given that this disease is probably already endemic, a low level of cases will be around for a very long time, even with the vaccine. So, the long-term status quo for Westview appears to be Zoom meetings.Meanwhile, as I write this, children in nearly every other state have the opportunity to attend school in person. Sports and clubs are ongoing, as normal. Kids are getting good high school experiences and educations in many places. Schools are operating under CDC guidelines, and they're generally quite safe.Most of the issues I bring up here have more to do with California as a state, rather than with PUSD. But regardless of whose fault it is, this is not a "Great School". Far from it.Leaving California to get my kids into a real school.
Submitted by parent on May 31, 2020

Had a great experience! Stayed involved in sports, clubs and exchange program. Excellent Spanish Exchange Program.
Submitted by parent on March 28, 2020

As a parent, Westview is successfully setting up my son for college and future careers.
Submitted by parent on September 27, 2018

Mixed. Smart kids get a good education and exposure to many extracurricular activities. Diversity is severely lacking, both racially and socio-economically.
Submitted by student on April 23, 2017

I graduated from Westview last year. I absolutely loved my time here; the people were friendly, there were plenty of resources for people to succeed in their endeavors, and the teachers were always helpful and effective at teaching. Of course, no school doesn't have faults. The school creates a high stress environment, but I like to think that it helps students prepare for university and college.
Submitted by student on April 10, 2015

I transferred to Westview, it is a good average school with space for improvement. The people you will meet at Westview are great, the teachers and stuff are friendly and willing to help, there are also some really bright students there. However due to the 4x4 system the school should lacks attention on student's mental well beings. The number of counselors should increase and educated the students a bit more on their mental well beings. Overall its a good school but if you're a transfer student it can be a bit tougher for you.
Submitted by other on November 18, 2014

The staff was very rude. I was trying to explain a mishap on the phone with a lady that works at Westview Finance. My daughter was explaining her situation and I wanted to speak to her. She wouldn't allowed me to speak within her behalf. After my daughter out of the phone with me, the lady yelled at my daughter for being "rude" and "unprofessional". She made my daughter cry with her hurtful comments and it was unprofessional on her terms as well. The staff is supposed to care for a students' needs, but lashing them with hurtful comments.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2014

My son is a Sophomore at Westview this year. He has had a fabulous experience so far. The 4x4 schedule can be challenging for some, but you have to choose the right classes each term. Obviously, you will be overwhelmed if you choose four tough subjects. The great thing about this schedule is that is allows for the students to take many different electives or even an off-roll period every term. My son does very well because he only has to focus on three subjects of homework each night! The teachers have been caring, encouraging, motivated and well trained. The class sizes are huge, but somehow they managed to reach, and even get to know, my quiet son. They seem to truly care about how each student does in their class and go out of their way to be helpful. My child is involved in sports and several extra curricular activities. The workload is challenging, but I feel Westview is doing a great job preparing him for the real world.
Submitted by parent on September 03, 2014

Very disappointed in this school. Was surprised that the teachers were so mean and actually bullied and ridiculed the students. Our recent experience explains and confirms the recent negative national news reports regarding Westview.
Submitted by parent on June 19, 2014

My child was expelled from Westview two weeks after the counselor called me in to discuss my child's special needs and low test scores. The local chater schools are full of struggling learners expelled by Poway schools.
Submitted by other on June 11, 2014

Westview High School is where my grand daughters are going to school. The academic standards are high, the sports programs excellent and they have done quite well. They both have taken numerous AP courses and have GPAs above 4. Having high achieving Asian students is generally a plus although some of them are not very helpful to their peers. Overall--top notch.
Submitted by parent on December 28, 2013

My son currently attends Westview and I must admit it is a great school in it's academics but it's to much stress on a kid and I've seen my son depressed because he doesn't feel he does good enough and the 4x4 schedule is completely insane, I'm doing everything to move my son to another school as soon as possible and I encourage other parents to stay away from this school
Submitted by other on December 28, 2013

Personally I am a student and I believe after transferring to this school sophomore year I've seen my GPA drop by a huge amount, not because I've gotten lazy but the school is incredibly hard classes are rushed , and the teachers aren't the best but I can't lie if ur son or daughter is a fast learner and puts in several hours to study then I guess they should go here but I think it's a bad school , the students r stuck up and don't care for one another , except to get help or use eachother for good grades but the kids who aren't that smart r pushed away and don't get attention as much as the smart kids and the counselors and teachers don't give much attention to the not so smart students so in my opinion bad school and I really wish I could transfer it's to much pressure and now I am a junior
Submitted by other on October 21, 2013

westview's 4x4 is ridiculous. i go to westview currently and the workload is way too extreme for me. i have never been all that smart anyway but westview is making my life hell. i am an athlete and honestly, sports is all i really have going for me, but if westview keeps moving at such a rapid pace, i wont even get into college. im a junior right now and ive been academically ineligible 3 times already. because westview is so focused on AP classes and sending kids to ivy league colleges simply for publicity. it leaves students like me that are working their tails off but just arent smart enough in the dust