River Springs Charter School

27740 Jefferson Avenue

School District

Riverside County Office Of Education
Grade

K-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:32
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 13, 2024

If your child is behind due to COVID and had trouble before that don't put your child in this school because they will just push them through and if they are late on assignments due to not knowing how and you trying to get them more help if they get insufficient progress due to them knowing that they don't know how what they're doing because they're not at great level they will kick you out and just expect you to find somewhere else to Go and tell you this kind of program as not For You but won't Help you Go to a new program MIMA old teacher helper and they give way more homework than any school I've ever worked with
Submitted by student on January 19, 2024

I recently attended Springs Charter school. What I can say of this school is it’s just like a public school. In charter schools they have programs for anybody to join. Usually they will have up to 20 kids maybe even 30 I’m not so sure. But on my first day of school I was splendid at first, but then I wasn’t smiling anymore. I realized they are just like people from public schools and some of them were not. I tried to get over it with me, not even me making any friends and just doing the work. At lunch it was even more frustrating because I had to find a table to sit at and once I found one I tasted the food and it tasted like something more different. Usually the chicken and macaroni. Then whenever I got a drink from the fountain it tasted like metal. So everyday at lunch I would just get milk. When I was doing a wrong task in class, nobody told me what to do and they would not talk to me however I was able to do computer work by myself. Mainly the boys would interrupt the class and make it hard for the teacher, and it would happen every day. This caused me to not like the class and I was disappointed. Also in charter schools they do not pick up the phone. The good thing about the schools is that you get to do work independently, but you have to sit with other people and at my charter school teachers were really nice but some can be mean. At my school I did not like the speech therapist and the counselor. And if a special-needs person goes to the school but starts acting up they do not understand your disability, but this might be different for other charter schools. At my school they would gossip and they called their mom after five minutes of trying. I do not recommend going here because people are mean and I made no friends at the school.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2023

3/3/2023I am a current student at River Springs Charter School. The vice principal is the worst ever. Before he came here the school was nice and cool and it just felt good to be at school. Now that this new vice principal is here he made the school on edge and just really stressful at school. He this that he runs the school or something because he thinks that he has that much power. I HATE HIM WITH PASSION!
Submitted by student on February 08, 2023

this school sucks there's too much work which stresses me out and they don't take bullying seriously enough
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2022

Enrolled my children for the second time in 2022 after moving out of state. WORST EVER!! Between no one knowing what was going on with enrollment, to no instructional guidance to help get us started we started off behind. Our ES couldn’t or wouldn’t spell our names correctly repeatedly. It was a mountain climb from the get go, with very little help. They say they have a “learning curve” more like sink or swim.
Submitted by student on January 11, 2022

great school im a current student its great amazing people some of the kids can be rude its great there they dont kick you out the class and make fun of you out loud they can just control the bullying
Submitted by parent on June 14, 2021

In 2016 My child and I were both eager to attend the Rancho location because it offered online learning and my child needed to stay home for awhile. We went to all of the meetings that the school offered before we signed on. We meet the staff and principal and were given the whole speech about how they were going to "personalize" my child's learning. What a joke. There was no organized anything. Lots of games and gimmicks were there. The school was an online school and didn't even have the online set up when school started, they didn't even make sure that it was up and working. How does that happen? But all the games and cameras were ready from day one. The camera guy was filming and taking picture of kids playing. But no academics. Come to find out the principal didn't have a degree in educational administration and the curriculum was joke. River Springs Charter has bad test scores compared to the rest of California and everyone knows CA scores are bad. Why does the state of CA keep giving River Springs Charter more tax payer money to keep opening more of these schools when they are worst than the traditional public schools in CA? This is crazy.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2020

This is an excellent school if and ONLY IF you are a VERY PROACTIVE parent and do most of the leg work yourself!! They have great training classes for parents of home school, and they try to offer many good opportunities for students and parents. Over the past many years we were with them, their motto of parent choice has been pushed by the wayside. They are increasingly like ANY OTHER public school. They USED TO BE better!! I would still recommend the school for regular ed students only. If your child is SPEC ED, STAY AWAY!
Submitted by parent on May 31, 2019

It is a business and it is treated as such, children equal dollar signs to those in leadership roles at that place, just try to engage with them. If your child has an IEP they offer no services!!! The middle and high school in Hemet currently have gym time in an asphalt alley. Pick up is a disaster and the school constantly throws half days and unscheduled days off throughout the year. There are good teachers there, but they can't make up for such a dumpster fire of a business, its not a school. Parents are asked to fund the classroom supplies (all of them and all year), supply the items for fundraisers and are then charged to attend the event and for the items they donated.
Submitted by parent on May 01, 2019

I would highly recommend this school to anyone looking for a more individualized learning plan, or someone that wants to homeschool but also have some time with a teacher.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2018

I have 2 children at the Casa Montessori in Murrieta. Both of my children are highly intelligent and motivated. They have been able to work with advanced curriculum despite their grade levels. The program also has 2 homeschool days per week in which I am able to teach them using multicultural curriculum advancing them with various pedagogies. Casa Montessori has fully supported the educational and academic goals of my children. My children have developed and advanced as I always hoped they would in a school environment.
Submitted by parent on March 06, 2017

I will not go in detail because it has been called out in a number of previous reviews. Bullying in the school is common with the leadership turning a blind eye but has no issues on making sure to go back to review video for other significantly minor offences. I never liked the school from the beginning but took a little bit for my wife to come around until she happened to be there on one occasion where she witnessed him being bullied enough to where he was crying. She reported it to where the Vice Principle chastised her for it! The principle on down to the teachers could care less about the education that your child is getting and this is a direct reflection to where they rank in school averages being found to be significantly below the California average. Keeping in mind that California education system itself is ranked #40 in the union. Students are enrolled in this school for a variety of reasons however if it is to gain an education to prepare to go to college, this is not the place. Whatever the reason maybe, any local public school would be better and if not, then home school. Bottomline the adminstration is terrible, bullying is prevalent, and it is painfully evedent that the school is not out for the education of your child but rather than keep raking in and collecting money from state. Definately not to the adequately qualified teachers whose average salery is almost half of that of other California teachers on average. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
Submitted by student on November 21, 2016

it was amazing and i still go there well just home schooled . and there always looking forward for new students.
Submitted by other on June 10, 2016

I really wanted to love this school, however over the course a few years, I realized that they are very lacking in so many areas. Educationally, I feel they are not up to par with the local public schools. Other than practicing spelling words, my child never had homework. They rely on online tools to teach children. My child hated logging onto a computer and completing endless, multiple practice tests online with no goal in sight. Some of the teachers are really good, and you might have a positive experience if you are lucky enough to get one of the good ones.... The principal does a very poor job at managing the school. The Vice Principal is very cold and unfriendly. The school offers little to no extracurricular activities. The attitude of the staff is very unprofessional. It is a toxic environment. I feel relieved that I have chosen a new school for my child. My child's educational experience can only be better now that we have moved on.
Submitted by other on May 10, 2016

It is nothing what it says it is. There is no tailoring to the student, there isn't any parent/teacher communication over an educational goal and most of all there is absolutely no accountability present. You may sign a charter but it means nothing. At least that's what the principle and assistant principle would seem to express. If a day care is what you are looking for then this is the place. Sure your child will be at risk of getting bullied and it will be their fault but they won't be bogged down with the pressures of learning.
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2016

Stay away from these schools all together. I cannot express enough on how bad they are. Your kids will fall behind. They dibt learn correctly, and not held accountable for any work. They will make it seem like a magical super school, and alternative to public schools, but in reality they are just "playing" school. Do yourself a favor , stay away, we finally open our eyes and have a lot of work to do to get back on track.
Submitted by parent on October 13, 2015

I cannot say more amazing things about this school! They are MONTHS ahead of the public schools, the teachers and staff are amazing (Especially Ms. Lindsey and Mrs. Pearce). And talk about going above and beyond for the Students. They jump on any issues that may arise and I have even received emails on the weekend! Truly the most amazing school ever! This school has kept us in the area, because anywhere else we look, doesn't have schools that even come close to River Springs! If your child isn't here, your child is truly missing out.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2015

This is our family's fourth year at the Riverside Student Center, Mosaic Academy. Through this program my children attend class M-W-F with their peers and incredible teachers, and on T-Th we do school at home. This is an excellent program. The teachers and staff are outstanding. It gives me just the right amount of input into my children's education, with the support of fabulous credentialed educators.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2015

We were moving and we talked to admin an let them know that we were moving. And all of the sudden the Es teacher gave my daughters 3 no shows within one month and they dropped them. I complaint and they forced me to have a meeting with the teacher when I didn't want to deal with her anymore and so I did to try to do what they want and then said I had a 4th progress. ... is that? I asked for help and they just done more paper trail so we don't know what to do. Never had a experience like this. I will get the principal involved at this point.
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2015

My experience has been somewhat frustrating. My initial ES (educational specialist), seemed to be less than interested in my children's education. She was not well-versed in the curriculum, and ordered things for my children to do in their free time without my consent. She got frustrated when I asked things more than once ( there's a lot to learn with this school), and did not always show up when she said she would. I was not told about the lending library either, and that I could "check out" some supplies instead of using my children's educational funds to purchase them. The resources are cool, but the rest of it is run pretty poorly.