Paularino Elementary School

1060 Paularino Avenue

School District

Newport-Mesa Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 17, 2024

My children love this school. The staffs and teachers are very kind, respectful, responsive, patient, caring so many qualities. The teaching is very good. I highly recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on July 03, 2024

Amazing elementary school in NMUSD with dedicated teachers, staff, and caring families. Shout out to fantastic teachers such as Mrs. Hansler, Ms. Moon, & Mrs. Langworthy!
Submitted by parent on April 15, 2024

Considero que tiene buena educación basada en la enseñanza de mi hija de segundo grado no solo me ha gustado la parte académica sino los principios y valores que la profesora Ladworthy le ha enseñado a hija a parte de la ayuda puntual con el inglés ya que me hija venía con un nivel 1. Les recomiendo al 100%
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2024

Love Paularino! The teachers and staff truly care about the students. Everyone here is supportive of each child’s unique needs and works hard to create a positive learning environment. There is a great sense of community amongst the families who attend Paularino. The school and PTA have done a wonderful job beautifying the campus since the pandemic. Principal Schwartz and Ms. Lucy are the best! Go Panthers!
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2021

Both of my boys go to Paularino. We have had a great experience. They are doing great academically (well above grade level), love going to school each day, have had amazing teachers, met some great friends. Both teachers individualized their needs as students very well and seemed to know them uniquely as individuals. We have appreciated our time at Paularino and my younger daughter is excited to attend next year as a kindergartener!
Submitted by parent on March 10, 2017

Paularino is wonderful school that my both my kids attend. Since Dr. Nagy started in 2013 she has really put her heart and soul into the school to make it the wonderful school it is today. Both my kids are excelling in all subjects and love going to school to learn. The teachers are wonderful at teaching the kids and making sure they are learning at the level they need to be at. Having parent involvement is also big at Paularino. The school is very welcoming and friendly to everyone that attends there. Paularino as been the best choice I have made for my kids to learn at.
Submitted by parent on January 07, 2015

My daughter and I love this school! The staff is amazing, the principal rocks, the school is beautiful. Even the PTA is awesome, We are blessed to have such a remarkable school in our neighborhood.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2014

LOVE!!! The new principal Dr. Nagy. Paualrino ES is moving up and out of being a PI school. Leadership is the final puzzle piece for maximum achievement. The One Star reviews are people who expect teachers to their job as a parent. Check Homework, parents job! Reading at Home, parents job! Pick-up child from school, parents job! Over active child, parents job! As for students on the Autistic Spectrum, Paularino is the perfect school for a mainstreamed child who still needs a little support. The whole school is aware, empathetic and supportive of students and families with children who live with ASD.
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2014

Paularino School is Costa Mesa's best kept secret, a jewel of a school. With focus on character and community, students education has a foundation of respect for everything. The teachers, their support staff, and parents collaborate beautifully and are driven to see Paularino succeed. In addition, the new principal encourages all panthers enthusiasm, drive and focus. Paularino School is FANTASTIC!!! Mission Statement "Every child, every day; learning and growing in every way!" School Cheer "Good Better Best; Never Let It Rest, Until Our Good Is Better And Our Better Is Best!"
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2014

Paularino is a Need Improvement school for many reasons. My child's 1st report card-child is below grade level. 2nd report-child is far below grade level. The principal wrote meeting reading goals is Expected, without improvement child will be held back. My child did worst? After 1st report we were concerned & placed our child in Project Success. I was told they will help with homework & improve on reading. My child comes home with incomplete work & some are wrong. My child says there is no reading involved & when I pick up my child, it's like a sloppy day care. I help my child correct the errors & finish the incomplete work. We read 30 min, 5-6 days a week & I'm not a teacher & that doesn't leave us with much family time. My child tells me school is boring & the teachers are not nice. They should ask themselves, Why are the students failing? What are we (the teachers) doing? What can we do to improve? How can we help these kids? You cannot just Expect a child to just do better. You are the educator. These children are in your hands to learn when they are at school. Stop blaming the kids when your school Needs to Improve on the way they educate these kids in the 21st century.
Submitted by parent on December 30, 2013

My son is in Kindergarten & not to happy. Academically, my son brings home classwork that are halfway done & mainly with colored pictures of every classmates every week, very strange. As far as the review regarding the pick-up. I must agree that it is very unorganized. Parents including strangers stand all around the lawn while teachers are in the driveway. The teacher would walk the children to the lawn & head off to the driveway. The children stand or sit at the lawn with no adult supervision. So I always show up extra early but it does scare me that there are lots of strangers standing around the lawn. we will be moving next year so I will transferring my son out of here.
Submitted by parent on November 20, 2013

My daughter currently attends Kindergarten here and I could not be more pleased. Contrary to the other reviews they do not ever leave the kids unattended and none of them are allowed to walk home. When the kids are let out of school they all go to the lawn they are not allowed to leave until they are either escorted to the car, or the parent is at the lawn and they have said goodbye to thier teacher. The new principal is doing an excellent job at turning around the school and getting it out of PI status. To all the negative parents on here just remeber that a teacher can only take a child so far it is up to the parent to take thier child the extra mile. My child is excelling beyond my wildest dreams thanks to everyones involment with her from the teacher to the principal, staff and most importantly her family.
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2013

I had to transfer my son immediately out of this Program Improvement School. My son started kindergarten this year & wasn't learning anything from the school. His classwork was never check & was sent home mostly incomplete or blank. There are no homework assignments & books either. The communication level between parents & teacher is not open & straight forward. My son was constantly injured at school, on a weekly basis, either hit in the head or bruised and severely injured. When I pick him up after school, he was always left unattended by his teacher and/or staff. There are no safety precautions here as the kindergarten children are always left unattended on the school front lawn & just about anyone can pick-up the children. My son's experience at this school was horrific. Since transferring him to a non PI school, he's doing great & loves his new teacher & school.
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2013

My son has not learned much at Paularino that I have to spend extra time teaching him so he feels he is average to kids his age that don't go to Paularino. One of his teachers even suggested that my son needs a psychiatrist because he is too active. He is not too active, he's just an average kid. They even allowed him to walk home alone when he is not allowed too, he was only 6 years old at the time. My nephew had to transfer to a new school because his teacher was very mean and had no patience for him. He is mildly autistic. I don't recommend Paularino. I want to transfer my son to a new school but he doesn't want to lose his friends so I am still working on that.