Lake Mathews Elementary School

12252 Blackburn Road

School District

Riverside Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 11, 2013

Lake Mathews is a great school.they have great teachers and have a amazing principle. I have one child going to six grade their and one is in hight school. I'm very happy that my children went to such and amazing school. Submitted by a parent
Submitted by teacher on September 10, 2013

This site is a substitute teacher's best friend! The students are wonderful, the lesson plans are very clear and the teachers are extremely supportive.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2013

I love this school! My child has been here for 5 years now and although I wasn't completely satisfied with all the teachers throughout the years, overall it's a SAFE and CLEAN environment for the children to learn and excel in. Their is a lot of parent involvement which always helps schools improve and the staff and principle really care about all the kids. The playground supervision could be improved with more staff avail to watch the kids, the bathrooms could be cleaned better, and their could be more shade for hot days, but other than that the school is great. My only other complaint is their reward system. A lot of kids earn achievement rewards year after year, while other kids never get even one reward for their efforts over the years. The field-trips, fundraiser s, and shows the PTA puts on are a lot of fun for the kids. Overall, a good place to send your kid to school.
Submitted by parent on January 03, 2013

I was torn about which school to send my son for his first year of kindergarden. After sitting down in an impromptu meeting with the principal our minds were easily made. The communication between staff, principal, teachers and parents is great. We all are very happy with lake mathews elementary.
Submitted by parent on February 03, 2011

This school does have GREAT test scores. I have seen a teacher not agree with a state mandated test question and give it correct with out it being correct. This school is like a Public Military. Kids are not allowed to talk during lunch time. Although all the employees claim the kids can talk during lunch if you ask any kid they will say no and if they do they will be benched. They can't play tag or chase during recess because someone may scrape a knee or bump heads. My daughter gets her behavior clip moved down if she wants to go to the restroom. Kindergarten kids have to go sit on the lunch benches and wait till the bell rings.