Felicita Elementary School

737 West 13th Avenue

Escondido, CA 92025

School District

Escondido Union
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 06, 2017

First year for my daughter to go to this school so far not impressed, very unorganized. Not very verbal to English parents but on top of it to announce things in Spanish for the Spanish speaking parents. I'm the parent that always likes to ask questions because I try to be involved for my daughter. I was very discouraged because I do not speak Spanish and it seems like more attention goes to the Spanish-speaking parents. It is nice that the teacher is bilingual but would love if all the parents were treated equally. If it is like this with the parents what is it like with the students in that class?. Was not informed when she was enrolled that it was a uniform School. Originally this was not the school she was supposed to go to just happens to be more convenient for my family to get help from a family member to take her to school. Do not like the uniforms policy I don't think it gives them responsibility, my daughter loves to pick out her own clothes in the morning when she gets ready for school it lets her show her personality and who she is as a person. It is our job as a parent to make sure it is School appropriate. If the school wants to be a uniform School they should LEAD BY EXAMPLE . Uniforms for staff as well.
Submitted by principal on May 07, 2016

Students are rewarded when they are sent out of the classroom for disruptive behavior. The students are very sweet but teachers and principal do not work in a unified way to deal with disruptive students.
Submitted by parent on December 08, 2015

The teachers and staff genuinely want to help their students become great people, and their enthusiasm is inspiring.
Submitted by other on March 24, 2014

This school has nice people, but lacks educational standards. The teachers and principal are kind but these kids have a hard time learning they need extra support with a couple more spirit clubs. I don't believe it's fair that you have to wear uniforms.
Submitted by parent on July 26, 2013

This school has great teachers, staff, after school programs.. Their very on top of students, my 5 year old goes to this school she didn't know much, now she can read, do math problems on her own.. I really recommend this school to anyone! I moved a little further but I'm willing to drive her to felicita e. school:) I feel comftrouble having my daughter at this school, they are well taken care off...outstanding technology too
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2013

Felicita School is not same school that I attended back in the 70s with the dirt, trash, broken asphalt and leaky plumbing. My son now attends this school and its resources and teacher involvement are astounding. The teachers seen understand and apply modern teaching methods based on research and results and appear excited to teach. I get emails and recorded calls from the principal that continuously urge parents to get involved. Lastly, the school offers extremely inexpensive modern computers to families unable to afford them. The lawns are now manicured, the bathrooms look amazing and the latest learning technology now grace every classroom. I commend Felicita School--Go Bobcats!!
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2012

At first I was reluctant to send my child here because of everything negative I had heard in the past; however, I was informed by a therapist that because of their bad circumstances the school was granted money to fix the issues. I do believe that they have. My son transfered in mid-year and the Principal was so interested in the success of my son that before the 1st week was over she had already checked on my child and was suggesting that his learning habits were not correctly matched with the teacher and her methods and recommended transferring him to a different teacher whom she felt would fit him better. Throughout the rest of the year, not only was the Principal eager and willing to help (my child also suffers from ADHD) but so were all the 2nd grade teachers. They found that my son learned differently for each subject and accommodated him by having him change classes for each subject to get exactly what he needs from all the different teachers. ie, his homeroom teacher was only going over adding and subtraction for math, where the teacher he got to travel to was going over multiplication which is where he was academically. I am very pleased with the school and staff. A++ :)
Submitted by teacher on April 10, 2011

Felicita School has a rich history in our Escondido community serving children and families in "Old Escondido" for more than 60 years. This is first year serving this community as the school principal. This is the 1st year where we are "transforming" Felicita to better meet the needs of our amazing students and families. @ the core of ALL we do are the Felicita Transformation Foundational Principles. This core is as result of a synthesis of community (parents, staff & students) visioning & researching successful reform designs. OUR GOAL: Development of the WHOLE child (Cognitive / Social/Emotional / Physical), prepared for the 21st century. We invite you to come and see our iLearn program.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2009

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Submitted by parent on January 16, 2009

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