Joshua Chadbourne Elementary School

801 Plymouth Avenue

School District

Fremont Unified
Grade

TK-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 17, 2022

The school has no leadership at all. Teachers hate the principal and that's why a lot of good teachers left the school. The school is not trying to strive for excellence. They always do the minimum and do not try to prepare your kids for the middle school education. They have substitute teachers all the time because full time teachers are sick of the leadership. Parents are not willing to help the school because there is no leadership. This is the weakest elementary school in the zip code 94539. Bullying is there and a lot of them but the school just brushes them off by sending your kids to inexperienced school counselor who just came out from school. Avoid this school at all costs. Check out Twitter, this school has zero representation compared to other elementary schools. What a shame!
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2022

I really do not understand why this school is 8 and not a 10. My son used to go to a renowned private school before going to Chadbourne. He never missed the private school. The teachers are friendly, experienced and students score very well. Since its a very old and established school the infrastructure needs a facelift. They lack diversity as population in this part of Fremont is largely asian hence that is reflected. Chadbourne students always make it to the national math and other competitions. I have seen my son turn from introvert and shy to a moderate extrovert. The teachers, and admins of the school sprint quickly to action to control misbehavior, bulling etc. Fremont is densely populated hence that is reflected in the class size as well. The parent association generously donates to support this school.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2020

I have two kids attending this school and would classify it as a little above average. There is no bullying and the teachers and office staff care about the students, but the classes are really crowded, there are no school trips even after parents donations and after school activities are also lacking.Not to mention the lack of diversity...
Submitted by parent on August 16, 2019

The teachers here are passionate; however, the leadership is lacking. There are no funds to this school and parents are asked to donate to the class and to the schools otherwise programs will be cut and field trips will be cancel. The fields trips are either to the Jr High nearby or to the pond at Lake Elizabeth which are not memorable experiences for the kids. The principal would rather build a gate for the teachers parking lot than to fund the school programs, field trips, or better facilities for the kids such as a roof over their heads when they eat lunch so they would be away from the sun and the bees. When asked why they can't fund for field trips, her response was "there is no money for the bus". When we pressed on why there are no money for the schools when other schools nearby have multiple field trips or assemblies, she said that all the schools are funded differently and Chadbourne didn't get the money. The rating for this school went from a 10 to a 8 under her watch. I have two kids here and I am thinking of pulling them out. Everything is relied on volunteers and parents donations. It is time to put the kids back into the priority and give them an elementary experience that they deserve!
Submitted by parent on February 26, 2018

My son goes to this school. He is so happy to go to school everyday, and he loves all his teaches. Excellent school!
Submitted by parent on January 30, 2018

Good school and teaching staff. My daughter in 1st grader enjoy the school and her class.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2017

I would rate Chadbourne as average. Nothing spectacular or outstanding about this school at all. The students come from backgrounds where education is prioritized and n average perform well. Quality of instruction by teachers varies - it varies remarkably from teacher to teacher. Some assist students in learning the material and performing unit reviews with them prior to tests and other teachers are completely hands off. Some teachers read to their students while other teachers encourage students to read themselves. Some teachers allow hours and hours of movie viewing in their classrooms and other teachers don't. Just depends on what teacher you get. There should be a rating system for teachers. I just don't feel that the teachers put in as much effort as they should to actually teach - they call it in. Was not impressed with the interim principle at all - glad she left. The old principle was sharp and outstanding and was sad to see her go. New principle - verdict still out - she hasn't been there long enough for me to formulate an opinion.
Submitted by teacher on May 03, 2017

This is a great school. There is one problem with this school lately, they seem to be opening lot more sections that the number of students available. As a result, school district is sending kids from various other zones, resulting in students that are not that eager to learn. Hopefully, they will resolve this issue soon.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2015

New to school and got a shocker ... just didn't understand why the office staff down to the yard duty people at Chadbourne are so rude and full of attitude. Got my answer after meeting the Principle - leadership by (bad) example. Hope students will not pick up their negative attitudes.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2014

My 1st grader totally enjoy the school : the physical layout, the student boy, the faculty and the staff. Chadbourne has a great reputation in the Bay Area. It is very strong academically with a very involved parent group. If you want your child to succeed and are willing to put in the time to work with your child, this is a great school to cultivate a young mind!
Submitted by other on October 30, 2013

This school is officially the best school I've ever been to. It is very popular, it has awesome food, fun playground, and calming classrooms. Even I am so confident in learning everyday. What I would like to improve is nothing.lt is the best school in my whole life!. GO CHADBOURNE!
Submitted by parent on September 27, 2013

Joshua Chadbourne is a great school with a great staff. The teachers work very hard with the students as a class as well as on one on one basis to help develop and mould the child into a great and positive personality.
Submitted by other on May 06, 2013

Very good. I love it. The staff is friendly. The teachers are great. The computers are good. They cut the Sacramento field trip.
Submitted by parent on December 04, 2012

We have faced very bad experience with the office staffs. Lot of attitudes being shown. I am not even sure how they are handling the kids of elementary. First of all the office staff really needs some training on how to talk to the parents, rude attitude towards the parents are not good. Also kids spend more time at the school than at home. So a rude or a attitude behavior shown by a staff is going to reflect on the student. Sorry for my comment being negative but if these comments can change the school enviornment, I would be the first person to be happy.
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Submitted by parent on November 18, 2008

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