Winter Gardens Elementary School

1277 S. Clela Ave.

School District

Montebello Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 18, 2023

First of all they need to have better staff supervising the gate they lost my child and did not know where my child was at thats unacceptable! N lack of supervision second the principal is rude and honestly doesn't care about parents concerns how is he a principal in the first place very unprofessional now they want my child to get assessed all they care about is their tittle and job securement but as a parent I know my rights
Submitted by parent on August 14, 2023

Melvin Cortez school principal is a bully to students , parents and staff. Students do not feel comfortable with him , staff has been fired by him or decided to leave. Parents have had unpleasant situation for advocating for their children . Overall I would not recommend Montebello unified, if they are formed with the principal they will protect their job positions no matter how rude and unkind they are . Students are not their priority! And sadly there are clicks within the school committees and PTA if you’re not a follower this is not the place for you .
Submitted by parent on March 30, 2014

This school should have more activities for the kids they don't have dances or kinder graduations it's sad what happened to rewarding the students and parents? I would love to go see my son dance or sing like all other schools.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2013

teachers need to get involved with PTA and new members that care for the children need to get involved. the need for positive and fun activities for all children are badly needed. We need to encourage more sports, dance and public speaking skills for all grade levels:)
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2012

I have been monitoring the schools CST english scores for the past couple of years. basically they have been very poor. there should be no excuse for such bad scores. the school should stop teaching spanish to these kids and start teaching them english. i believe in teaching this kids the old school way, because that is what works. not spoon feeding a child engllish in hopes they will learn the language. just because the parent speaks only spanish is not an excuse that the child also has to learn it. believe me you are not doing that child any favors, but helping that child get behind. for those people who dont believe this. look at the english scores for the past couple of years...those scores will speak for themselves..
Submitted by parent on July 06, 2012

Its not that great, test scores are very low only a few students pass.The staff should worry about students concerns especially students from divorced parents.
Submitted by parent on May 30, 2011

The new principle has recently made major changes that really improved the school. My child attended the last two years and I had attended a couple decades ago. There is now a protective fence surrounding the school, they have a anti-bully policy and they wear school uniforms. The good part is the teacher/parent connection. The teachers are very responsive to parent involvement. It is easy to volunteer. The teacher my daughter had was able to manage a rather large classroom. They seem to have good social values. (Last year at least.)