La Mesa Junior High School

The principal at this school is amazing! I couldn’t feel better about my child being under her watch. She’s fair, involved, knowledgeable and genuine. The concerns that face parents of preteens and teens can be daunting and terrifying. Knowing I have not only a voice, but am ear that hears my concerns is so comforting in this crazy world. Job well done!

What a great school! Traffic stinks, but that is pretty typical of most SCV schools (bring back school buses!!!). The staff at summer registration was beyond friendly and helpful. Only 2 days in for school and my son can’t stop talking about his teachers and the principal. His history teacher Mr. King made the biggest impression. I expect a great year.

The campus is clean and nice, no complaints there. And from what i’ve heard the quality of education students receive is decent. The location is up a hill in a residential area and traffic can be overwhelming in the mornings and afternoons. I think over time this school will get even better.

Our daughter just graduated from La Mesa. I have no reservation recommending this school to anyone. The principal, teachers and staff are all fantastic.
Thank you La Mesa for making JHS a pleasure!

I used to be a student at La Mesa ages ago, and I remember really disliking the school uniforms that we had to wear, but after «promoting» into high school, I missed having the leisure of not having to put outfits together. My sister is now a La Mesa Lobo, and they no longer have the uniform dress code, which I was a little bit disappointed with. I felt that it just made the school look cleaner and nicer.
I pick her up from school a couple times a week, and the school looks the same. Nice spacious auditorium up front and tennis courts adjacent to the bus loop.
Still the same attitudes from the rambunctious and rebellious preteens when I’m picking up my baby sister. Administration seems to keep an eye on the kids after school to make sure the kids aren’t causing a ruckus.
Pretty nice school in a nice neighborhood.