Perry Elementary School

My son has been going to Perry since kinder. No complaints about the staff or the teachers. He’s loves this school and they have been instrumental in helping him overcome some of his issues with focus and control. The school is old however it is pretty big. The PTA was very helpful in keeping us «in the loop» They even have a FB connect page for parents. The enrollment is predominately military kids so some kids leave midway through the year. It hasn’t affected my son much besides «missing» some friends. If you’re looking for an activity packed school, this wouldn’t be it. They have a good curriculum, good test scores and dedicated teachers. Ms. Rios has been our favorite so far.

Mrs. Mooney is the best. We moved away because the junior highs in the area were less than desirable and didn’t want our oldest child attending one of them. The elementary school my youngest was assigned to, had the worst principal imaginable. She reminded me so much of Mrs. Austin. Horrid attitude, takes advantage of military families and yes, just a nightmare.
Long story short, my youngest is back at Perry and I’m delighted!

Had several incidents where my child has complained about mold on his food. Today topped it when I was called to the school because twice my son declined to eat their molded hot dogs. He brought it to Mrs. Money’s attention and all she could say was he was wasting the schools money. I can not wait to dis enroll him. I would not recommend this school to any one. The staff in the front office are rude and decide on what day of the week it is to check for IDs as if I haven’t been up to that school 10 times prior and no one asked for an ID. Good luck in sending your child here.

Good olé Oliver Hazard Perry Elementary. I could have sworn this place was replaced with townhouses/​duplexes until I looked it up on the San Diego Unified School District website.
My early formative years were spent here where I used to play tetherball, dodgeball, and kickball. I went to classes in bungalows. The only teachers I remember are Mr. Marcus (4^th-​5^th grade science) and Mrs. Kimble (kindergarten). I got my first taste of politics here as I lost my school president election to some girl named Erika because I didn’t offer to ask for vending machines with Dr. Pepper throughout the campus and tater tots each day for lunch. The majority of my classmates were fellow Navy brats who lived down the hill in Paradise Hills Navy housing. This is also the first place I ever dunked a basketball at. Ah, memories!
I’m not sure how the education is there these days, but I’m sure it’s decent. The demographics are like 88% minority, which surprised me with Navy housing still in the area (my old apartments are gone!).
Overall, good times were had here.