Oak Ridge Elementary School

15452 Valle Vista Drive

School District

Chino Valley Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:22
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 15, 2024

My child is doing well academically but feeling beat down emotionally. The teacher you are assigned to will make or break your child’s experience for that grade year. There are a handful of teachers who have disorganized classrooms and poor communication skills. It’s important as a parent that you are proactive in keeping track of your child(s) progress. There have also been issues for students of color being called terrible names such as monkey or teased. Not to mention, the turnover rate for employees/staff of color is 100%. As a parent, I would like to see more diversity and for the school administration to create a school culture that celebrates diversity. Children should be able to let their guard down and feel safe emotionally at school. Parents also can do a better job of spreading kindness and saying hello to one another in passing so that our kids have a model.
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2023

My daughter started here in 3rd grade and is now in 4th grade. She absolutely loves this school and is excited to be there everyday. The teachers are also great. She’s made a big improvement academically after only 1 year of being here. I highly recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on July 22, 2023

Newly refurbished classrooms. Great principal, teachers and staff.Love Oak Ridge!
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2023

My child Started kindergarten last year and loves his teacher. The staff are very kind and understanding. I would definitely recommend Oak Ridge.
Submitted by other on September 12, 2016

I was so excited for my grandson to attend this school. He loved preschool ans was so excited to move into Kinder. My sister's kids attend the school and had warned us about a certain Kinder teacher. To my poor little boy luck, he got her. My daughter has given her the benefit of the doubt for a month with no help at all. My grand child is now hating school, having accident, having nightmares, getting hives, and lets not even talk about his little self esteem. Been an the education world my self I know how a teacher can touch a child's life forever. Her comments to my daughter"He is to happy, dances to big, has a learning problem." Well we had him tested and non is true. Now she is waiting for the VP to get involved and observe. How much longer should one wait before this sweet little boy spirit is damage??
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2015

My children really enjoyed this school. They attended K-6th grade. I would recommend this school by far.
Submitted by parent on August 03, 2015

The school is old and outdated, teachers some great others don't want to be there and teach. Classes are small, dark, clattered ;( it's reminded me "Hoarders show" . New principal every couple of years. Tons of homework for poor kiddos. Only positive is a beautiful location and great parents.Would not recommend that school. High ratings is a lie.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2015

I came to this school because of the test scores. You think okay Chino Hills, great area awesome school district. Boy was I wrong. The staff, the teachers, the parents HORRIBLE! I could not wait to get out of here and move to another school
Submitted by parent on June 15, 2014

School located in the great area, surrounded by gorgeous parks. Wonderful parents who are helping as much as they can. Amazing speech therapists. Classes are small and messy, not organized. School is old, no renovations done in years. Every year they have new principal. Teachers doesn't care about kids education, they just do minimum. I would not recommend that school, if you care about your child education don't bring them there. If it located in good area at Chino Hills it doesn't mean it's a great school :( glad my kids are out.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2014

This school is very good. However they are very face paced when it comes to learning. Of your child falls behind then they will be pretty much left behind. Teachers are pretty good also.
Submitted by parent on January 17, 2014

We moved to Chino hills mid school year, so my son has been having a hard time in this school. Not only that but he has been in private school his whole life. I do find that the teachers are no help in helping him catch up. Which for me is to be excepted, but I am the type of mother to call or talk to someone as soon as I hear of problems. His math teacher has done little to help and when I ask she really does nothing to help me understand what I need to do to get him caught up. So we are hiring a math tutor. As for his primary teacher, she is alright, as far as I can see. I am going to start helping in my sons class to see what's really going on. I call the school a lot about any problems, so does my husband. The principal seems to be good at handling our problems so far. I do like her and the office staff, as of now. My son has only been at this school 2.5 months. By the end of the school year the staff will definitely know who I am. If my son is not treated right, they will hear from me. Overall, we have had some problems, but they seem to try their best to help us out. I can't expect red carpet service like we had a the other school, I just have to put in a little more effort.
Submitted by parent on November 22, 2013

The parents are what make this a good school not the teachers. My child is in kindergarten and he has not learned a thing all year. He is being taught things he learned in his 3 year old preschool (shapes, colors, letters) Advanced kids are not helped to continue improving and kids who struggle are brushed off as a burden. Very disappointing that the previous reviewers were correct. I was hoping that is was just a few disgruntled parents but they are very accurate. This school has such great potential but some of these lazy teachers who are set in their ways do not care about lovingly pushing students to achieve.
Submitted by other on September 12, 2013

I agree with the others when they say the principal is sarcastic & insulting. She does spend more time socializing with the groupie ladies then paying attention to the kids. Unless they are bringing her gifts and showering her with attention. The office staff can be insulting and rude. I've witnessed some bad behavior to students that the parents probably don't even know what is being said to their children and with such attitude. Unacceptable! I have a 4th grader enrolled and I hope that they make some very needed staff changes. Chino Hills is known for being such a wonderful community and great schools. I'm sure the wonderful reviews are from the groupie ladies/PTA. And if there is such a teacher or staff member using some form of corporal punishment on any child, they should be immediately removed from the ability to be around children. Period!
Submitted by parent on September 06, 2013

Great school, nice staff. I love the PTA team, parents and teachers do a lot to support to school.
Submitted by parent on April 10, 2013

Yes the schl has a high API score. Above 910.so what? It does not reflect the school reality. It's the recent influx of new students that are raising the score' like any other Socal suburb public schools. Teachers are placent. Not innovative. Of course I am sure not aaalll but most I wud say. Most hv been there forever, just waiting 3~5 more years to retire and cash on the retirement which theywell deserve. Most blame on budget cuts and standardized testing for lack of energy in the classroom. The frequent change of administrators only hurts the school to achieve anything. All are set in their old ways. The past principal n vice principal were so dedicated n active on campus. The current principal who came out of retirement knows it all so most parent comment/ concern is just brushed off. All she cares are datasdatas of the past. Her sarcasm is sometimes insulting to parents. The parttime VP is at a loss as her time is being pulled btwn 2schls. The PTA groupie ladies are only concerned about fund raising. Only recently they are involved in helping out on campus n making difference. The "rumored" teacher is wonderful encouragingfunnyhappy. Unruly sts anthr story.
Submitted by parent on January 28, 2013

Terrible!!!! Teachers and staff are bullies and unfair. They all stick up for each other (of course), even if it means lying!!! If you want your child to be treated fair, do not take then here!!! All the teachers and staff gossip about each other, students, and staff. I and several other parents have heard this going on. The new principle is wonderful this year but here staff is terrible, and some of the teachers are too worried about gossiping then teaching!!!
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2012

This school is no longer the same as when one of the BEST principals retired. Theres always a change of principals. The staff are so rude in the office, teachers seem to be there just for a paycheck. i personally had a bad experience with a 1st grade teacher. Come to find out i wasn't the only parent with the same problem. students are overwhelmed as early as 1st grade with a lot homework. Teachers expect for the kids to know everything and if they dont, they are quick to label your kids. i'm very disappointed, i enjoy the fact that parents are very involved, some had to change their kids to a charter school for lots of negative reasons. i'm not happy with this school.
Submitted by parent on October 02, 2011

I love the teachers in the school especially the first grade teacher she took good care of my kid...About the principal...lack of professionalism....I think the principal needs to think first before she say something... So far I have not seen a worksheet dated 1973.. I agree as well that there is no differentiation for advance students,,, But overall the school is so far developing my kids ability to learn. The parent involvement is awesome...
Submitted by parent on June 28, 2011

If this school were my only option, I would home school my child. I cant post it here under threat they wont allow my posting to warn other parents, but there is a current teacher that disciplines by corporal punishment. With the exception of a few, this school is full of teachers who are there to collect a paycheck and not there for your child. They refuse to actually teach things like reading and writing and believe the best way to educate is to overwhelm kids with worksheets-lazy! For that matter, I could buy workbooks at the teacher supply store. This school expects the parents to send their children to school knowing how to read and the teachers do not take any true responsibility for a childs struggles. Oh but they are quick to pat themselves on the back with praise the years the kids achieve high API scores. CH is a community of professional parents who believe in education and take an active part in their children's education which benefited Oak Ridge. This school is a poster child for why the public dislikes teachers unions. I would love to see the school board clean house here. Oh and by the way, OR had the highest mass exitous for transfer to Oxford.
Submitted by parent on June 28, 2011

As a professional educator, I was extremely dissatisfied by the archaic methods used to "teach" children. One worksheet my daughter was given was dated 1973. It was a "one-sized-fits-all" approach with NO differentiation for advanced students. Luckily, we were able to transfer to a school where teachers actually teach rather than hand out a stack of worksheets each day.