Lampson Elementary School

13321 Lampson Avenue

School District

Orange Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 13, 2021

My 2 kids have both been to this school. When we first moved to Orange, I went with greatschool rating & moved my kids to a different school as Lampson’s was lower. We had a few late attendance (it was a bit farther & i work at night, come home to drive my dtr to school) so we never got accepted to the same school with a better rating & had no choice but to enroll my kids to Lampson where we are assigned. I have to tell you, I don’t really understand why they have this rating. They deserve so much more! Their environment is multi racial, everyone (principal down to office staff) is kind; & respects all culture. Both my kids have never experience bullying, except one time w/ my son, while in kindergarten, got bullied by 2 of his classmates & his K teacher saw them - let them talk & all 3 of them became bestfriends after. Not sure with the details as my son just told me this story when he was in 1st grade already. Shoutout to Mr. Rawalt. - I have witnessed his patience with kindergartners in person & especially during the sudden virtual schooling changes. He is one of my son’s favorite teacher & that is saying a lot from someone who doesn’t like school! Special credits to Ms. McCabe & Ms. Nicholson too! Virtual teaching and teaching in person at the same time takes a lot of patience and skill! Sadly, we are moving to a different county & we have to leave Lampson. But I would like to add this review so future parents out there deciding about their kid’s school, Lampson is an awesome school! My eldest (dtr) has spent her 1st-4th grade here & shy as she is to others, she tells me how she loves her teachers in various ways. Special credits to Ms Hoy (1st grade) , Ms. Gutierrez (3rd grade) - My dtr has truly enjoyed her class because of you & i’ve seen how genuinely you love your job & your kids; Ms. Nghiem (2nd) & Ms. Chaudri (4th) - thank you for teaching my dtr discipline - it helps us as parents too! Just know you all are appreciated & we hear it from our kids even though you may not hear it from them & us parents all the time! You all deserve a raise. :)
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2019

We feel fortunate to be a part of Lampson. Our child loves going to school. The teachers here are passionate, committed, hard working and go above and beyond daily. The principal is absolutely wonderful (see comments on “leadership”) The STEAM labs are exciting, the property is well kept, playgrounds are great, technology is readily available and the library is excellent. We are extremely happy with our experiences and enjoy getting involved with the wonderful programs they offer.
Submitted by parent on August 08, 2016

A lot of bad reviews but I have to say that is not only about the school is all about parents been involved. My daughter has been here for the last two years and had the best teachers Mrs Dao on first grade and Mrs Nguyen second year. My daughter improove her reading a lot, they have Reading Counts to motivate kids to read but like I said is about teacher and PARENTS team.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2013

My son started Kindergarten here. Classes are too full. Lunches are horrible. Events are extremely poorly poorly planned. The school seems only concerned with money and not the students. I can't say we've had one positive experience here and I do not plan on returning him to this school next year. Parent involvement is low and I believe it is because they do treat us like outsiders. We're not even allowed to come and have lunch with them. Sign in is a joke in the office as well. Anyone can sign in and for any reason. I do not feel like it is the safest school.