Tularcitos Elementary School

35 Ford Road

School District

Carmel Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 06, 2022

Tularcitos has been such a blessing for our family. Coming from another school district we feel so fortunate that our children get to learn, play, and thrive here. The teachers are brilliant and clearly love their jobs, the principal is kind and approachable, and all the other staff we've met are top notch. Go Bobcats!
Submitted by parent on January 09, 2021

Exceptional school with great communication to parents. Our daughter is happy and thriving here. Thank you to the great teachers!
Submitted by parent on November 13, 2017

Our children spent a combined 7 years at this fabulous school and we enjoyed every minute of it. The teachers are attentive and caring. The principal is enthusiastic and present. The office staff are accommodating and cheerful. The school ran very smoothly from top to bottom. Our children's academics improved significantly while attending Tularcitos and we are grateful they had such a positive environment in which to learn.
Submitted by other on March 28, 2016

This was my best school experience. Unfortunately, I had to leave after 7th grade and move to Los Angeles. All downhill from there. That was 1954. I suppose things have changed since then.
Submitted by parent on May 05, 2014

Tularcitos maintains a rare balance between academic excellence and inclusivity. The school's principal presents a strong leadership style while also ensuring that each child at Tularcitos feels seen and heard. My husband and I feel so lucky that our daughter is at this school. She is learning to challenge herself academically and to be a good citizen.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2013

This school is an excellent choice if you have an average student or an under-performing student. They provide extensive resources for students with various learning disabilities & ESL students. If you have an over-achieving student, the school district makes no additional investment of resources (GATE was eliminated in June 2013). The atmosphere encourages "sheep" and not independent, innovative, leadership qualities in their students. The principal is new and young - appointed in the last 3 years - with no prior elementary school experience and never held a full-fledged Principal title prior. He is nice, approachable, great with balancing a budget; but not an innovator. The recruiting/selection of teachers continually fails to appoint gender diverse and ethnically diverse staff members (as opposed to its peer campus, River School in Carmel, only 11 miles away). The PTO is not immune to small town politics. The meeting times inherently exclude the input of dual-income families or single working parents & teachers cannot attend because they are in class. The attendees of the PTO meetings, which set the tone for school activities, are female & lack ethnic diversity.
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2012

My son has thrived since starting at Tularcitos. Every adult he has come in contact with has been positive and encouraging. He came home from the first week of kindergarten excited about science class and the open garden, physical education and music. I also love the importance placed on being kind, and a good citizen. Children are encouraged to "fill each others buckets" by doing nice things and finding positive ways to encourage one another. The principal is wonderful and addresses the school as a whole, sometimes even reading a short story over the intercom to highlight a theme or lesson. Such a wonderful environment and they still fit in all the important academics! The enrichment programs offered after school are also wonderful and offer lots of opportunities to explore other activities. Fantastic school!
Submitted by parent on May 29, 2007

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