Susan H. Nelson School

32225 Pio Pico Road

School District

Temecula Valley Unified
Grade

6-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:28
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on February 28, 2024

When I first was switching to this school the older reviews (ones from 2018 and such) concerned me because they made the school seem impersonal. Honestly, I think it must've changed a lot in the past few years because as far as I'm concerned it is great. I've been going here for about a year now after switching from public school, and it is a lot better. I do better in my classes, have way more free time, and just in general have a better school experience. I would highly recommend to anyone that does not like the traditional schooling route. Even if this school isn't *perfect*, its a lot better than anything else.
Submitted by student on February 19, 2024

i highly recommend going the susan nelson route as opposed to the tavs route. its a lot more personal and the teachers are more hands-on while still being independent and whatnot. some of the teachers are, well, not so great. that being said, they're still gonna be more considerate than any public school teacher. i switched from gohs, which is supposedly one of the best schools in california, and i prefer this way more. the staff see you as more than just a statistic, which i appreciate.also, all of the bad reviews for this school have one clear issue, being either the parent or the student is refusing to put in the effort to do well in school. yeah, if your kid doesn't ever try to reach out to teachers or do well they're not going to do well... its an independent school and you're upset that its independent? personally, i used to have a horrendous work ethic. during my time in public school my assignments would be late for up to months, with a lot of them just never being turned in. at snhs though there is actually (surprisingly) more drive to get stuff done. you can't move on in the class without completing the assignments, which is unlike any public school curriculum that just pushing you along no matter what. the teachers are willing to be hands-on with you, helping you through work, you simply just have to ask. all in all, if you have mental health issues, learning disabilities, need a more flexible schedule, or you simply don't like the typical school experience, this is a great school. i personally switched because i have autism and anxiety and at gohs i was being overlooked and ignored by every teacher, counselor, and staff member. at snhs i am actually a person, which no typical school ever felt like
Submitted by student on August 14, 2023

its a good school. i started going there last year. i switched from public school to sns and despite the sudden switch it was a good experience. if you have different mental health or learning needs this is good option. the curriculum is good, it just requires you to stay on top of it independently. the teachers themselves are good. obviously some are better than others, but what can you do? overall, i'd say the experience here is better than public school
Submitted by student on February 08, 2023

Nice teachers, easy to learn, only thing that sucks is tests are in person but I get why.
Submitted by student on October 03, 2022

I’ve been online since last year. I started with Temecula advanced virtual school(tavs) even though I applied for Susan. I switched to Susan this year because one of the tavs teachers was inconsiderate of his students feelings. He specifically told me “there is no art teacher so you don’t have to do anything perfect, you just have to get it done.” I listened to that and did exactly what he told me to do with every art packet. I would bring the packet in, he’d look at it and tell me I did blah blah blah wrong. I explained to him that he told me exactly what to do and i followed it. He would reply with something along the lines of I forgot to mention that to you and would tell me to redo it. The teacher I have this year is Mr. Tucker. He’s amazing. I’m sure a lot of you guys know him from Temecula valley high school as he was an algebra 1 teacher. I see him once a week which allows him to catch up with what i’m doing. We go over all my work which takes approximately 10 minutes and he’ll tell me what needs to be done for that week. I didn’t do summer school, my teacher offered me credit recovery which is what Rancho Vista offers. I’m pretty much finished with credit recovery but it goes to show that he cares about my grades and graduation. Most teachers wouldn’t allow you to do work from your freshman year while you’re a sophomore. Most if not all teachers make you stay for an hour and a half. I go with my brother & he stays for ab an hour to do tests. I willingly stay to wait on my brother but the teacher never forces us to stay with him. Overall susan nelson is definitely a good choice if you prefer online. If your a social bird I wouldn't recommend going here. Public school would be your best bet. ps Mrs.Dixon is the front office lady for Susan. Shes the sweetest & whenever I walk in she welcomes me. She’s also the one you’d talk to if you wanted to switch teachers or if you were applying to Susan etc.
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2018

I wish they would pay more attention to my child and their needs. Some people don't learn the same way and they need extra help which the school refuses to give. Everyone is built differently and if you can't reflect this knowledge then please work toward improving your school.
Submitted by student on April 16, 2018

eh, I don't like it here. The staff is always in a bad mood and i think they don't care about us students.. it makes me sad bc I WANT my friends and I to succeed but the lack of involvement is holding us back.
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2018

I must say, this school's negatives outweigh the positives. I have never had an experience this bad with a school. The faculty seemed rather grumpy and inhospitable when I arrived, refusing to smile or give a simple "Hello". It may not seem like much, but when my first impression is a sour-faced worker, I assume that the environment is not at all friendly. I brought my kid to their class, full of expressionless children slaving away at their computers. There was no interaction at all between them. This made me sad because my son is naturally a social butterfly, and without any outlets for him, it would definitely cause some major changes in his behaviour. I asked his teacher, whom seemed endlessly busy with streams of students, if my son would get the help he needed for difficult subjects. She scowled at me and said "He can figure it out himself, unless he's too dumb." To me, this was greatly offensive. I promptly left with my son in tow, and, needless to say, he goes to a different school now.
Submitted by teacher on April 16, 2018

My son is having trouble with his grades (he has issues retaining information) and none of his teachers have been helpful to us. Shockingly, he told me once that his math teacher laughed at him for not understanding a question. This infuriates me- never has any of his teachers acted akin to this. Before we moved schools because of job reasons, his teachers were generally supportive of him. After coming here for mere weeks, I can happily state that I am not returning.