Mark West Elementary School

4600 Lavell Road

School District

Mark West Union Elementary
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 10, 2024

I have, my family has and my kids have been an extremely dedicated family for over 20 years to Mark West, volunteering, donating With No Issue Until I had a child who wasn't perfect who had issues. This is not a school for any kids with behavior or learning issues at all. They will do anything and everything to get ride of them.I received a notice that said we have been watching you for months yet I'm told my kids are not enrolled 4 days before school starts? So I have no after school child care nothing for my children I thought Mark West and its staff Cared About. What a horrible thing all the way around. I had several families tell me that were on interdistrict transfers that had children with any kind of special needs where pushed out by any means. I didn’t believe it and stuck up for MWUSD! They have some of the best teachers but new staff, district people are just well not the same!
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2023

New staff and teachers should be checked out by the school district...not surprised so many did not return for the 8th grade.
Submitted by parent on August 16, 2019

Mark west has a great community of teachers, students and the principal is always present and cares a lot.
Submitted by other on October 02, 2018

The school was okay for awhile but when she was in the special needs class they kicked her out because of financial needs.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2018

Excellent! My kids and I love Mark West Faculty and piers!
Submitted by parent on January 13, 2012

This is an average elementary school, with many good teachers and what appears to be a few bad apples. My child's learning seems to be primarily affected by what teacher he has. And some of the teachers seem to pushing up students who other teachers have let down. The grade level test performance results for Mark West Elementary seem to support this idea. Some teachers do not teach and the kids suffer. My child spent half a year with an ineffective teacher who taught almost nothing. This was corrected, resulting in double the effort to just make up for lost time.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2011

This school turned my child away because he has a minor learning disability and was on an inter-district transfer. The school administrators decided that it was too costly and too much work to educate him. I was given very little notice of their denial prior to the end of the school year. This left me scrambling late in the year to find another school with openings. Then his teacher refused to write a letter to assist my son with enrollment at a charter school, citing her concern of legal ramifications. My child is now devastated that he has to leave his friends and sister behind and doesn't even know where he will be going next year. I don't recommend MWE unless you have a perfect child that will conform to all rules and will perform at a high level academically. Otherwise you may be in for a rude awakening one day when your child is abruptly and callously turned away.
Submitted by student on July 31, 2007

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