California Elementary School

1080 North California Street

School District

Orange Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 13, 2023

I will start by saying that the bilingual curriculum is great. Someof the staff are exceptional and truly make an effort to ensure students needs are met.. however there were some red flags. There were a few times that the gate was left open and parents were just walking in to grab their kids from the after school program. There were times we sent messages when we were on the way to pick up and still had to wait 20 mins for them to bring our child. The class sizes are too big and the staff can get a bit disorganized because of the amount of students they have to manage. It just wasn't a right fit unfortunately.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2019

So far experience is great; school offer good resources to our kids and is always willing to work with the parents to make sure their kids success .. no mentioned their principal is amazing
Submitted by parent on October 21, 2018

amazing public schooleach kid is made to feel important
Submitted by other on November 21, 2016

this school is a joke. 3/10 is a horrible rating. My child has excelled in reading at a grade level above what she is at currently but due to school policy they wont test her out to bump her up. so now she is wasting more of her time and is bored due to the lack of stimulus from the instructor.Homework is a joke. the minimum is required and teaches her nothing. I've complained to the instructor since September back to school night and nothing has changed. complained again in October, and nothing has changed.They expect my child to learn from an iPad, which begs to question if this is their new instructor why have teachers who wont teach?
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2016

This is my son's second year at this school. This is not our home school, but we choose to come for the dual immersion Spanish program. We are also very impressed with the parent involvement and emphasis on STEAM. They have after school enrichment clubs, a take home tablet with great learning apps for each student, and even a 3D printer and technology lab, just to name a few. Our teachers have been awesome so far and office staff is great! So glad we found this hidden gem.
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2016

California Elementary School is the only school in the Orange Unified School District with a Spanish Immersion Program, which we feel VERY fortunate to be a part of. My daughter has learned tremendous amounts of Spanish after starting the program. There is currently no PTA at this school, which will hopefully change in the near future. However, some PTA functions have been administered to by the office staff (campus-wide family hot dog days, ice cream social, fundraisers). The teachers here have been wonderful to both our children. As with any school, the experience is what you make of it. The more parent involvement in the classroom, the more opportunity the kids have for hands-on activities (especially for the younger ones). If you are considering this school for its Spanish Immersion program especially, take a look! You won't regret it when your child starts speaking fluently before turning 10 years old.
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2013

This school is ridiculous, not very friendly people working in the office, and every year they change the uniform colors, one year it's ok to wear a certain color the next year it's not! Bought my son 4 dark blue shirts for this year and now this year they can't wear that color. Will you make up your minds already I can't afford to keep buying them.
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2012

The Principal of California shows little respect for parents or students! She it seems to be only interested in test scores!