Calabasas High School

Although the school looks absolutely post-​card perfect, that beautiful exterior barely conceals the toxicity that lies within. For the parent of a child with special needs, this facility is to be avoided at all costs and for those lucky parents of mainstream children: beware. There is no one watching over your student. Blake, my son’s case coordinator, conducts himself like a pre-​adolescent Neanderthal on muscle relaxants. He is incompetent, unresponsive, unprofessional and lazy. He has no knowledge of special education beyond that of a first year psych under-​grad and he is proud to announce in meetings that he is unavailable the day after Halloween because he is planning on partying too much. Often, when his responses are actually intelligible, he is typically saying something along the extremely erudite lines of, «I don’t know what you want me to do about it.»
Drug and alcohol abuse run rampant on campus and students walk off campus as they please despite not having passes. Administrators are distant and uninvolved and do not seem to mind having unprofessional individuals under their employ, who do irreparable damage without sanction or consequence.
Parents, look elsewhere and do so quickly. Do not let the pretty buildings fool you.

My son is graduating from Calabasas High School this school year and I can’t say enough about what a great school this is and the high academic standards they adhere to. I know from reading at least one review here that everyone does not have the same experience at any school but I can only speak from personal experience and having 2 kids that attended. My daughter graduated in 2009 and she loved it here, made lots of lifelong friends and still speaks of her teachers. My son is a very smart kid and an above average student but wasn’t always. What most people don’t realize is that this school sets the bar higher than most private schools and then provides all the resources for students to be successful.
I wanna also say that Principal CJ Foss is a fair problem solver and deserves respect and recognition for what she shoulders being at the helm of such an affluent school. Bottom line is this, like any other school (public or private), there will unfortunately be the popular kids and the loners, bullies, drug use etc., all of the problems we face with our young people in general. I believe the Principal at CHS and many of the staff and coaches care a lot more than they have to and go the extra mile to fix what is broken. You simply don’t get that at many schools anymore unless you pay through the nose for it and then sometimes, you still don’t.

Good school some good memories this brings back for me at the football games and basketball games I was on cross country and track and field :) I give it 5 stars Go Coyotes!!! :)

I know people who’ve had mixed feelings about this place. What I like about it are all the extra curricular activities that they have. No matter what you’re into, they’ve got something for you, especially if you’re into performing arts. The teachers are up to par, most of the time. If I lived in the area I’d put my kids in this school because I think it’s great for networking.