High Tech Elementary North County

1480 West San Marcos Boulevard

San Marcos, CA 92078

School District

Sbc - High Technical High
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 01, 2023

The teachers are very talented and the project based style of learning was good for my daughter. Unfortunately when she was falling behind in math I requested an assessment and extra help. They took months to start it and said they were providing support so I blindly believed them. It wasn't until much later when I placed my daughter in a traditional public school that I realized how very far behind she was. Secondly, several kids including my daughter were injured due to the turf on the playground not not being installed correctly. The office staff sympathized and acknowledged this needs to be corrected for the safety of the children but the leadership staff never acknowledged or corrected the problem. Throughout the 4 years my daughter was there she had three friends leave the school due to bullying. Then my daughter experienced bullying to the point of not wanting to go to school, but when I tried to bring it up to the staff they were not only unsupportive but the school counselor caused my daughter a lot of emotional trauma.I finally pulled my daughter out of the school. She is still in therapy for what the school counselor did to her. Lastly, I ran into an old friend with a son who younger than my daughter and is currently attending HTHNC. The parents confided in me that they too are having problems with not receiving the proper support for their child. The same school counselor told them that if they don't put their child on medication he will be expelled. This is a terrible school environment and I would never recommend it for a young child.
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2017

I have two children attending HTe. They enjoy going to school everyday. Project-based learning is NOT traditional. You won't see packets of homework. However, you will find that your child will have learned real-world skills including public speaking, empathy, multiple approaches to get to an answer & working in a group effectively. I love that the main homework assignment is reading. They encourage reading in class and at home. I also like that they go on many field trips that are usually associated with their current exploratory subject of Engineering, Science or Art. I also love the small class sizes of 24 or less. Each teacher also has an assistant, making the adult to kid ratio 12:1 or less.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2017

We have multiple children at this school and we're not thrilled with their progress in the fundamentals, particularly math and science. The teachers are quite arrogant, especially considering how many of them have never taught anywhere else before and only have 2 or 3 years under their belt. A new principal is starting this year, so we're going to give it one more try, but if we still feel our children are not measuring up to students from other schools, then we'll be taking them somewhere else. The school is "High Tech", however, they are more liberal arts minded. Just check the pathetic math and science scores. The math homework assignments are assigned solely on a computer program called ST Math without books. I tried some of the ST Math homework and it's not only confusing, it's counter intuitive and only makes my kids anxious. For example, they'll have a character walking across the screen and you have to guess the answer before the character falls into a pit. I don't like having to rush to think and I don't want that kind of pressure on my child when they're trying to learn something. It only makes them frustrated. To me, ST Math seems like a cop out for the teachers to have to actually grade and monitor their students' progress using paper and pencil. If you complain, they'll explain that your child is mastering different "strategies" to complete mathematical problems. I'm not buying it considering they do not know their multiplication tables yet and should be learning long division by now, but are way too behind. Using your fingers to calculate 5 x 5 is not a viable strategy!The classes have a number of projects they complete through the year and this requires parents to show up at the school and drive students on different field trips around San Diego County because never once have they chartered a bus. It's hard when you're taking a group of children into a bad neighborhood because the liberal teachers want to help underprivileged. I teach my children charity at home, I don't need the teachers doing it for me. They should focus on math, science and English. If there is spare time for their projects, then by all means, but don't use my kids to get up on a high horse and act like you're Mother Teresa.
Submitted by parent on May 31, 2017

Wonderful! Amanda Massey is a strong leader who will be sorely missed.
Submitted by other on July 13, 2016

We have a super shy daughter who would have gotten lost in the public school system. The class sizes for her 1st grade class was 17!!! This school fosters a community feeling. Pairs up kids with older kid "buddies" who stay paired until one graduates. They help the younger kids with respectful feedback on their projects, while building their confidence in the succeeding in a project based learning environment.