Emerald Middle School

1221 Emerald Avenue

El Cajon, CA 92020

School District

Cajon Valley Union
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on November 16, 2018

I had an amazing time at this school as a student and continue to have a great time as a volunteer. I love the staff and would not trade them for the world.
Submitted by other on March 26, 2015

I'm currently a 7th grade student in Emerald middle school right now and my experince there has been great, like in the 6th grade they had no common core so it was easy but now that we do have common core i think its hard but the teachers are amazing they might go hard on you nut thats because they care and in order to learn the most important thing to do is, Pay Attention. In emerald all the kids are great like there is no mean people its a bully free zone school which i think is amazing here to have a good time all you need to do is listin like follow school rules and if you are ever failing a class like ( Math) well like I am all you need to do is try to succed and if u dont succed at least you tryed or are trying but that will get u to the the top There is sports there there is 1. Soccer2. Basketball 3. Flag football and we also have coding!!!!!
Submitted by other on August 27, 2014

Great school. Caring staff. New principal is AMAZING!!! I hope the community of El Cajon realizes what a gem EmSTEAM is.
Submitted by teacher on June 23, 2014

The truth is I don't usually give anything the total score, but Emerald is one of the best schools I have ever taught at. If you like caring teachers and STEAM classes then this is the school for you. The teachers care about the students this includes clubs and tutoring. One of our graduates this year was actually voted El Cajon's student of the year. If you are the type of person that likes to work hard to get good grades this is the school for you.
Submitted by parent on October 09, 2012

My daughter graduated from this school in 2011. We were a little concerned, because she was moving from a highly rated elementary school to this one. Alli-in-all, the experience wasn't so bad. She was able to make good friends, probably with people from backgrounds she might not have otherwise met. I agree with the previous reviewer that the school took a turn for the worse during the 2010-2011 school year when the in-your-face principle took over and changed many things in an attempt to remake Emerald into a STEM magnet school. My daughter also really missed the popular band teacher that was laid off, because band was about the only fun thing at the school.