Guadalupe Elementary School

859 Prague Street

School District

San Francisco Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 29, 2024

As a parent, my experience at Guadalupe Elementary has been deeply enriching and inspiring. The school’s exceptional teachers and staff create a nurturing environment where students thrive both academically and emotionally. Programs like the Mindful Life Project have had a profound impact, fostering emotional well-being and a positive school culture. The curriculum is enhanced by specialized instruction in computers and P.E., equipping students with essential skills for the future. I’ve also been impressed by the partnership with America Scores Soccer, which builds teamwork and a sense of belonging among the children. Additionally, the two after-school programs offer a perfect balance of academic support, athletics, and enrichment, providing my child with countless opportunities to grow and succeed.
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2024

Our first year at Guadalupe has been amazing. The teachers and administration are absolutely amazing. Within our first month or 2 at the school, I took my kid in late due to a dr appt and as we walked through the building, teachers and staff all greeted him by name. The TK teacher is phenomenal. She’s everything you would hope for in a TK teacher. She’s calm, patient and kind. Our kid is learning at such an increase and will be so ready for kindergarten this fall. Communication is great. Every morning at drop off families can stay and hear the announcements. There is also a weekly newsletter that helps us know what’s going on. The community and the PTA are wonderful. The holiday performance had the best food I’ve ever eaten at a school function before. They also did a wonderful career week where parents were invited to talk to the class and read and they had a wonderful and organized set up. We’re so grateful for the teachers and staff at Guadalupe. We were so nervous about our little guy starting school but it’s been wonderful.
Submitted by other on February 12, 2016

Both my grandsons attend Guadalupe. The older of the two is in 5th and the younger in Kindergarten. Their experiences are very different and worth reporting. The school was a surprisingly good elementary option from preschool through the 5th grade for my older grandson. The teachers were for the most part attentive and engaged and the administration supported them with good anti-bullying and good citizenship policies. That has drastically changed with the new principal and now there are children attending in the lower grades who regularly defy adults (parents and teachers) with foul language and behavior. The teachers are intimidated and not supported by the administration who actively support the misbehaving children in front of the adults, students and teachers they attacked. My daughter was physically attacked by one of the children and my husband and grandsons have endured verbal and physical attacks. The veteran teachers who are concerned told my daughter they are helpless and implore her and other parents to make it known. It used to be a good school but I can't recommend it now.
Submitted by teacher on June 19, 2006

The teachers at this Excelsior neighborhood school collaborated over many meetings and put in hours and days of extra work to create a grant with the San Francisco Education Fund to weed outthe library and purchase a wide variety of new and vibrant books to help their English Language Learners grow. They cleaned up the library and are barcoding all the new books to be checked out via a computer system. This is a dedicated staff. The principal this year was new following another principal who'd been there for over 10 years. Parent involvement is beginning to grow.