Canyon View Elementary School

12025 Yale Court

School District

Irvine Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 11, 2024

The staff are so rude and don’t talk to the parents politely especially the principal very disappointing
Submitted by parent on August 31, 2024

My kids are always excited about going to this school. They seem to enjoy the learning experience, however, I suspect the after school program, Catalyst, plays a bigger role in this. The school has nice facilities although like all other Irvine school doesn't appear safe. Anyone can enter the campus easily. The main issue I have with this school is how cold and unhelpful the staff members are throughout the school, from the admin staff to the teachers, to the principal. It always feels like a one-way demand and ask from the school to the parents and the students, not the other way around. When parents have questions or need support, either you don't ever hear back from them, or you get directed to the policies. It's so hard to have a more personable and direct face to face communication with the teachers. I was even told by the front staff that this is how public school is. I guess we as parents trying our best to get our kids the best for their education, leading to such great ratings at this school, have lead to such attitude among the school staff. They shall not forget a good school is not because of just them, but parents and students as well.
Submitted by parent on November 05, 2021

My child forgot his jacket this morning and I brought his jacket to the school later. The lady at the front desk was very polite and helpful. However, she did mention that school does not encourage this kind of behavior. I understand that our mistake does add to her workload, however, trust me that we did not do it on purposely and we do not intend to make this a habit. My child was embarrassed to put on my big old coat to keep him warm. I already felt super guilty to make my kid feel bad. I had to put off my work to got back to school to bring my child his jacket and hopefully that he will still have a good day at school. Yes, I appreciate the lady at the front dest for her help, but a little smile and some kind and comforting words can make a huge difference to the quality of your performance. So, why not?!
Submitted by parent on January 11, 2020

Compared to other elementary schools we’ve attended around the country, this one is significantly safer, smarter, and stricter on their students growing as kids and students.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2019

Overall excellent, high-performing school that balances the rigor with the fun. An active and intentionally diverse PTA really makes the difference.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2018

Canyon View has fantastic teachers, a rock star principle Mrs. Giguiere, an exciting PTA, and many incredibly engaged and supportive parents that all culminate to a 10 star learning and social experience for our kids!
Submitted by parent on January 12, 2015

Great teachers! Parent involvement is fantastic. Everything about this school is really great. Wonderful neighborhood.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2014

Canyon View has a bullying problem. The administration does not take bullying seriously, despite them fact them telling you they do, particularly in the lower grades. The teachers and the administration don't feel the need to tell parents if their child has been bullied by another kid. They will only talk to the bully's parents, and in some cases they don't even do that. Classrooms are over-crowded and the teaching staff is woefully uneducated in how to handle problem students and bullying situations. For us, the teacher could not control one kid in her class so we went to the principal, who is now the principal of the newest elementary school in IUSD. Despite promises to stop the bullying, the bullying continued and the student responsible for the bullying was given little to no consequences by the school. What the school will tell you is that they do take action, you just don't see what they do for privacy reasons. But if this was the case, you would expect the bullying to stop, which it did not, and resulted in a physical altercation. Many parents are unaware of this issue and this problem detracts from kids feeling safe, focusing on learning and enjoying school.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2013

This school is good , our children's teachers last year were the best, so nice and responsible. This year we change to new teachers , seems more new students moved in, also new teachers, hopefully they will be as good as before.
Submitted by parent on February 14, 2013

We have also experienced our child being bullied at Canyon View Elementary in Irvine, it is a problem and agree with the 10/20/12 review. The responses to the 10/20/12 review about bullying have nothing to do with Canyon View Elementary in San Diego, CA as the other reviews from 11/9/12 and 1/10/13 suggest. To be certain, we called Canyon View Elementary in San Diego to ask them if they had a teacher that had moved classrooms, the answer was yes, for personal reasons. We asked if they could say why and they told us the teacher's husband had taken a job oversees and the teacher decided to leave so she could be with her husband. It was a personal family decision that prompted her to move, that was all. The reviews following the 10/20/12 review deflect attention away from the real issue that is happening at Canyon View in Irvine, bullying. To write a review and place blame on another school with the same name is convenient, unfortunately, they are inaccurate. These are facts that could be easily checked and indicates a staff member attempting to deflect attention away from the real issue, Canyon View Elementary has a bullying issue, it is a problem at this school.
Submitted by other on January 10, 2013

I believe that the review regarding the bullying issue belongs with Canyon View Elementary in San Diego, not this school, unless this school also had a teacher who moved from 1st to 4th grade for the 2nd half of the 2011-2012 school year.
Submitted by other on November 09, 2012

To protect other children from these type of issues, you may want to consider writing a letter to the school board, if talking to the principal didn't help your situation.
Submitted by parent on October 20, 2012

- CVES has a bullying issue that even after talking with teachers and the principal, nothing is done, and it's eventually ignored and the victim is ostracized as a trouble-maker. - My son's 1st grade teacher left his class to move to the 4th grade and so both classrooms had a teacher change partway through the year. I don't think this is good for consistency for the kids. - Teachers are "too busy" to help a struggling student. - And according to the principal an IEP is for "exceptionally mentally handicapped and physically handicapped children". - Parent involvement is nowhere near as good as the schools I've had my kids in prior to this one. - The environment amongst the parents is clique-ish and unwelcoming to newcomers. - The PTA had very poor communication with parents. - I've moved my son to another school for this 2012/13 year, and we are all very happy.
Submitted by parent on October 17, 2012

Repeatedly my 1st grade daughter has complained that her teacher was mean, yelled at her, let other parents(helping in the classroom) yell at her. I think Christina Monroe is completely lacking compassion towards very young children who are sensitive to military bootcamp style instruction. My first impression on testing day was horrible and she basically made zero eye contact with me and said almost nothing when she whisked my daughter away and basically said "next" when she tossed my daughter out of the classroom! Maybe it's her horrible hispanic upbringing. I am finally changing teachers as I should have done sooner. My poor kid has hated her teacher since day one and my daughter likes most everyone! CDC teachers praise her and me, stating that she is remarkable, always happy and very compassionate to other children. It makes me mad that these teachers can be this way and be a teacher! Disgusting!!! --Submitted by a parent
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2011

This school is over rated by PTA's involvement and community. My son had a nice teacher last year, but PTA and principal is emphasizing too much of school events and donation. Instead of adcademic improvement, principal and staffs are spending most of their time for jogathon or family fun night events. There are 4 times or more of school events compare to Brywood or Santiago. It seems like principal is having too much power over class arrangement as well. Canyon view is only good for formal students, not for new students.
Submitted by parent on July 08, 2010

So happy with this school. My daughter had an amazing year in 2nd grade. Mrs. Horner is truly the best. Her style, love, care, and teaching method surely makes her a gem at Canyon View. And Dr Kemp the principal knows how to motivate the teachers, parents, and the students in so many ways! I have nothing negative to say about this school. It is better than any private schools. I love this school and grateful that my daughter attends CV!!!
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2010

Great school and great teachers. My son's first grade teacher always trys to use positive way to teach the kids. Even when the students need to have couple minutes of 'time out'. The teacher is very patient and soft voice to explain why they are been punished. The school give compliments to students that have achievement and it announce on very Monday's assembly. I think it is a good idea.