Serrano Elementary School

Excellent school. Amazing teachers who care, great students, and wonderful staff. It has a close knit group of families that attend. Everyone is welcoming and truly cares about the students.

I had a terrible time there. Not saying names my teacher from last year called me fat and nothing was done because of it. My principal had parents following me around at recess. Thank god Middle School is right around the corner. I’m not sure if I will get in trouble for this. But hey, I know my rights. And you best better belive I am giving this school a 1 star review if only there was a terrible thing review button. There isn’t unfortunately. I recommend never ever sending your child to this school.

Bullying on the playground and in the classroom is not stopped and is even excused. Even the principal looks the other way. I quote the principal «your child would not get picked on if he acted like the rest of the kids» (in referance to my special needs child) Sickening. Protect your children and believe their stories. There is more to the staff at this school than meets the eye. Not all of them have your childs best interest at heart.

Ah. I went here for my entire elementary school career. I expect it has changed significantly since I left, but what I remember the most about this place is:
1) Encouraging teachers, poor curriculum
2) Lack of education in the sciences beyond a few days of playing with magnets, going to the «Science on the Go» seminar, and making ice cream (an optional after school thing). I showed up to middle school completely unprepared to compete with kids who had gone to the GATE school (Nohl Canyon) in both science and math. I really regret choosing to stay at Serrano and not going there.
3) Pretty diverse class composition
4) Too many combination classes (i.e. 3^rd graders and 4^th graders in the same classes often to the detriment of both sets of kids). I imagine this was hard on the teachers too as they had to simultaneously accommodate two sets of kids with separate curricula. It helps the kids become fairly independent, but fosters a feeling of neglect.
Would I send my kids here? Probably not.