Rocklin Academy Gateway 6550 Lonetree Boulevard, Rocklin, CA 95765

"Rocklin Academy Gateway is a concentration camp where you are punished when you do anything less than perfect. Kids are expected to be perfect thinkers who act perfectly. The level of authority the staff and admin have when compared to the students is abysmal. Punishments are handed out left and right for no good reason, kids can't do anything without being told they can. The food is terrible. My turkey sandwich from the lunch cafeteria has molded cheese and completely yellow lettuce. The bathrooms are always broken, the place is rarely cleaned, and the students bad mouth and hit each other daily. most of the good reviews are propaganda and shouldn't be listened to. Never send your children here."

"This was my first year working here, i had a great year! I enjoyed getting to know most of the students by name, and the middle school teachers were amazing/supportive. The admin staff always try their very best at answering questions, responding to many parents, and going over and beyond! As an aide here, I will say the school (like every school) has improvements to make BUT I really enjoyed my time here. Shout out to some of the best: Priscilla, Shannon, Susie, Timarie, Al, Kathy for making this year amazing for our students ❤️ -Gabriela"

"The yard duties here are always punishing kids for very crazy reasons. Like giving affection and hugging other students.The are also very strict about giving referrals for the smallest reasons and are always blaming kids for things they didn't do. They have a very weird way of teaching kids the things they need to learn, and don't do a great job of it. There are a few good teachers who know how to teach, but most don't do anything. Plus, they don't give teachers a long prep-period, so they are always late on returning assignments and don't have much time to get the things they need to get done to be ready for class. The classrooms are always filthy covered in paper and food wrappers and rarely get cleaned properly. They never fill the bathrooms with paper towels, soap, and toilet paper. I would not recommend this school for your kids, but there high school is one of the best high schools you could attend."

"I went here since it opened, so far I think it's kinda meh. The teachers are mostly nice, though sometimes there are some mean ones, and the curriculum is pretty ok too. The only problems are that some of the yard duties are not very kind and some kids there don't care for the rules causing you to waste lots of time waiting for your teacher to stop yelling at them for the 20th time. Sometimes I feel bad for the teachers at the school for having to deal with that, if only people would just listen and then joke around at recess or something. The worst thing about those kids are that they think they are cool for doing that, they don't care about the rules at all and it ends with about a fourth of your entire day being your teachers trying to get everyone to be quiet. Other than that, pretty nice place. I was able to make quite a few great friends there. I guess you should send your kids there if you want to?"

"My husband and I are parents of 4 children who are students attending this school. One of which is on the spectrum and special needs. Though we (our son, his teachers, school staff, my husband and I) have had a lot of difficult days and many I.E.P./school meetings...overall, I think this school deserves the highest rating possible (which on here would be a 5). The teachers we have had so far are amazing (for all 4 of our kids) and you can tell they want the best for their students and genuinely care about each child's progress. R.A.G. (Rocklin Academy Gateway) has received a lot of negative publicity in the last couple years over following the law by keeping the identity and privacy of a transgender Kindergarten student protected. When we saw the news about a transgender ceremony and book reading, we too were initially concerned, especially since we had a Kindergartner attending there. We were able to sort out, to the best of our knowledge, what actually transpired without specific details on whom or when that the ceremony was the normal Kindergarten graduation ceremony, not a transgender reveal. The book, albeit perhaps not advisable to read to 5 and 6 year olds who may or may not understand what gender is yet...was on the approved reading list and brought by the student; not specifically selected by the teacher. However, personal opinions on what 'could' have been done differently aside...even in the midst of heightened media attention, threats, controversy and adverse student body responses...the school maintained their stance and followed state law. Even if you disagree with the political or social controversy you can be certain of this fact...they will protect your child, your family's identity and provide a safe environment for the student NO MATTER WHAT. I respect that and applaud them for their composure through the entire ordeal. We NEED MORE SCHOOLS LIKE THIS ONE!"