Vine Hill Elementary School

151 Vine Hill School Road

School District

Scotts Valley Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 21, 2024

If you are white American and fit in classic PTA/ soccer mom group, your kid will be fine. If not, it's not a welcome environment for kids and parents. There are great teachers, there are absolutely horrible teacher. Counselor is like a joke - gave advice to my kid: ignore bullies. Office stuff is friendly, but it doesn't help kids to feel safe and comfortable, while there is a PTA clan that is actually controls everything. I would love to give 5 star personally to couple of kids, but there were some truly bully teachers...
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2022

Uneven experience at Vine Hill. The front office staff is excellent - caring and patient, and a couple of teachers were outstanding. Those folks keep me from rating VH as a one star experience for my child. Having said that, overall, our experience was not great; some staff were completely dialing it in. In second grade, my kid was sent to a counselor. When my son asked why he was sent to her, she told him "I'm supposed to help you with your mental problems." That's a verbatim quote. In a parent-teacher conference, a teacher mistakenly discussed someone else's child with me. When I pointed it out, she laughed and said :oh, they kind of look alike." If your kid is extroverted and vocal about their needs, they will do well here. As a parent, you would be wise to ask your child regularly about what is going on in their classroom and raise issues immediately.
Submitted by parent on November 09, 2021

Excellent experience with Vine Hill with both my son and daughter. They love their teachers and are making friends and love going to school. High parent engagement compensates for lack of resources due to the 'rural' designation. Coursework could be more rigorous but I consider that a good thing since the kids have time to explore their own interests.
Submitted by other on October 20, 2021

If your child is a self-motivated learner who can tune out a distracting environment, Vine Hill will be an ok fit for your child. If your child needs any extra help or has learning differences, this will likely not be a good school for your child. We had the worst experience at this school.
Submitted by parent on July 12, 2016

My child has attended K - 3rd grade at Vine Hill and will return for 4th. To this point, we have been extremely satisfied with his teachers, whom have been warm, caring, empathic, and competent. The class sizes have been reasonable, allowing for individual attention and social interaction. The parents seem to be more actively involved than other schools in the area and our experience is that they have been warm and friendly. At any school, your kid gets out what they (with your guidance) put in. Vine Hill has certainly given my child every opportunity and tool to get a quality education. I feel it is an out standing public school. Getting in and out of the parking lot can be difficult and there are a lot of "temporary" classrooms, but these are mere logistical challenges, not educational. Most importantly, all of my child's teachers, to this point, have been top notch!
Submitted by parent on July 11, 2016

my 2 young children have been and continue to attend Vine Hill, I'm very happy with the quality of the instruction they have received and the special attention that each gets despite the large class sizes. Kudos to Vine Hill, keep up the good work.
Submitted by parent on April 04, 2016

I feel like our child wasted her years at this school. The classwork is not challenging at all. The homework is in the same format every day- they are obviously just teaching the kids how to pass the standardized tests & no more! The classes are jam packed with kids (ratios like 34 kids to 1 teacher!). They try to solve the problem by forcing the kids into "combo classes" (two grade levels of classes per each teacher). The principal sweeps problems under the rug, the school is rife with bullies whom are allowed to get away with it over & over & over again! Physical and mental bullying. The parking/drop off is terrible. The art/music/PE classes that they brag about having only last for minutes, each, according to our child. We cannot afford to send our child to a private school so we have been stuck here but have plans to move out of the district. Thank goodness! This comment is for potential new parents to heed.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2015

I absolutely love this school. My daughter transferred here from the Bay Area and the staff and teachers have been very informative and considerate with my family getting adjusted to the school. Her 1st grade teacher is awesome and communicates extremely well as far as progress academically and socially. There are more "well off" families at this school, but I haven't noticed any snobbish behavior or segregation going on. If anything, their PTA is well funded and there are many events provided for the children that are free/almost free. I like that this school is fairly small so the little ones don't get so lost and I feel safe with my daughter attending. I am really hoping my daughter will complete her elementary education here.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2010

A wonderful school full of caring teachers, which actively encourages parent participation.
Submitted by other on April 17, 2010

My two VH grads received excellent education in a caring environment. The stereotype of caring teachers willing to give far more than their paygrade is alive and well at VH.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2010

It's a great school with excellent teachers and a very supportive parent community
Submitted by parent on February 05, 2009

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Submitted by parent on May 29, 2008

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