Silver Gate Elementary School

Parents, as a member of the community, and someone with friends all over the Point Loma cluster, I have to say I could not be happier with Silver Gate. Both of my kids are there and both have devoted teachers, and a very inclusive school environment.

Silver Gate Elementary is a wonderful school! It is inconspicuously placed in the middle of a residential area right between Ocean Beach and Point Loma. At one time when my son was younger, it was a science magnet school but I don’t think it is anymore.
My brothers and I are all alumni of Silver Gate so of course, there will be a soft spot in my heart for this school. I haven’t been to Silver Gate in a while but I dropped my neighbor’s daughter off there for school not too long ago.
The campus is still the same. The big auditorium next to the cafeteria; the large play field sandwiched right in the middle of the school. The Kindergarten located right above it all and the very convenient drive-​thru alley that goes right down the side of the school. That alley is perfectly adapted for parents to just cruise down and drop their kids off at the end.
No hassles with traffic or crosswalks or school cops! Simple and clean.
As for the academics of Silver Gate, I think the school is just a few points behind nearby Sunset View Elementary School when it comes to test scores. I read that it is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.
I also know there is a lot of community spirit around the school. The parents are very supportive and turn out in large numbers for school events. Silver Gate Elementary School hosted a inaugural Holiday Tree Sale on Dec. 4 of last year to raise money for the Silver Gate Foundation. The Silver Gate website is full of notices for jog-​a-​thons, bake sales, restaurant fund-​raisers, and silent auctions-​all to raise money and benefit the school.
With the School Choices program that San Diego Unified allows parents to take part in, there is absolutely no reason that any parent should shy away from placing their children in the best possible educational environment. Even if you are not as prosperous economically as some of the fine folks whose kids go to Silver Gate, it is not a snobby school by any means of the imagination. 5 Unilocal STARS (and not just cuz I went there!)