Gabriela Mistral Elementary

505 Escuela Avenue

School District

Mountain View Whisman
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 25, 2018

A great school where you child can become fluent and literate in Spanish on top of getting a good quality elementary education. Principal, staff and teachers are great.
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2018

Highly effective for my children. They learned a lot about diversity
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2018

A work in progress. Let's see how things change. It takes a community to build a school. If we change our standards and say we want better, and work hard to support and improve our schools, progress is possible. Stay active. Be honest. Good things can come out of tough transitions. I'm optimistic.
Submitted by parent on January 30, 2018

It is sad for me to write this review. The idea of Mistral is incredibly important - even more so in these times. Previous reviews here sounds more like what Castro/Mistral dual immersion program used to be. Our child started after seeing the amazing community and interactive culture the year before. We joined was because of great recommendations from friends, which were accurate then. Our experience is that new leadership is failing this idea and this school. After several incidents, we did what we were most afraid doing - pulling our child out in the middle of his dual immersion experience. Now he’s behind academically and we’re working hard to catch up, but that is the far better option than letting him finish there. Three things I believe the school district and school leadership needs to to right the ship:- Address cultural differences between hispanic and non-hispanic communities to foster a more integrated community. It's really hard to bridge this divide, but the success of the school depends on it. Simply encouraging playdates outside of typical social groups would go a long way.- Address emotional bullying and harassment head on, offering guidance to parents of all kids on how to handle incidents. School meetings, talks with outside experts, q&a sessions, anything to help parents help their kids- Clearly articulate a mission and purpose for this school and so that parents are clear on what is expected, how they can help, and get on board.
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2017

The number of countries our small school represents is amazing. Not only are most of the Latin American countries represented but so are the majority of European and Asian countries. On any given day, I can hear not just Spanish or English spoken but Cambodian, Dutch, French, Swedish, Vietnamese and Tamil. This is truly a special school.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2016

My daughter went here for 6 years while it was still Castro Elementary and she graduated bilingual fluent.
Submitted by parent on November 13, 2015

Gabriela Mistral es una excelente opcion para que los chicos aprendan espanol junto con ingles. El equipo de trabajo es excelente desde la principal hasta cada uno de sus integrantes. Lo que destaca a esta escuela es la colaboracion y participacion de su comunidad, es increible como la gente se involucra y pone lo mejor de si para que la escuela este bien, tenga programas extras, etc.Tengo una hija actualmente en primer grado y a futuro mi hijo tambien vendra. Estamos muy conformes con esta escuela y esperamos otros chicos puedas disfrutar de este beneficio de ser bilingues.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2015

My daughter has been in the Dual Immersion program for the past 4 years. It has been amazing to see her language abilities grow each year in both languages. Now in 3rd grade, she is reading and writing at grade level in both Spanish and English. The teachers and administrators at Mistral work hard to keep school fun and engaging, she loves going to school every day, and she always has a smile on her face at the end of the day. She is proud of her Spanish language skills and is eager to help translate when she encounters someone who only speaks Spanish. Gabriela Mistral Elementary was formerly the Dual Immersion program at Mariano Castro Elementary School. The program was split out as a stand-alone school by the Mountain View Wishman School Distract in the Summer of 2015, so that the neighborhood program at Mariano Castro could have the space and freedom to grow and develop in it’s own way and so that the Dual Immersion program could have more autonomy. The schools are still housed on the same campus and share some facilities and come together for community events.