Yulupa Elementary School

2250 Mesquite Drive

School District

Bennett Valley Union Elementary
Grade

K-3
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:22
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 11, 2019

The teachers and admin are not up to date on best practices for teaching or emotional literacy, especially kids with learning differences. They insist that they provide the "gold standard" of intervention but when their old bag to tricks runs out they blame the child and parents for lack of progress. This place is full of rules and blame with no innovation or understanding of children's development and individual differences.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2013

This school it's great. They have well organized system. Their staff is very committed with their students education, not only academically but also with their social development. Their curriculum include art and dance. They offer a variety of after school programs.
Submitted by parent on July 17, 2013

Very unhappy with school. It runs like a prison, mostly to the benefit of the adults and not the children - very organized and filled with rules, which if broken result in punishments. It's a beautiful school where children are not allowed free play. For the last 1 1/2 years they were redoing the field (don't ask me why) children were not allowed to run free at all. Can you imagine your 5-9 year old walking everywhere 6.5 hours a day? Then in April when track was done, they can only run in one direction! A huge field is available but only for "organized ball sports." No tag of any kind. Small sloped triangular area with a tree is for running/follow the leader - not realistic. This is typical of attitude running through school. 3rd graders are encouraged to report other kids running and "breaking" rules. As opposed to catching kids being good/kind (like what happens at Strawberry), a "Lord of the Flies" environment is created. Are students safe? Physically, yes, but emotionally, students can't bloom and explore, a necessity of childhood. Academically - basic lock step teaching to the test. Little creative/critical thinking activities. Reputation based on scores, "look."
Submitted by parent on May 29, 2013

I love Yulupa School, My daughter is about to finish first grade and will definitely return next year. The staff is great and excellent teachers.
Submitted by parent on June 01, 2011

i love this school, anne in the office is amazing. so far the teachers my daughter has had are amazing. my son will be entering kindergarden this following year and we are very excited to be apart of this school for another 4 years.
Submitted by parent on March 11, 2011

My daughter got accepted to go to this school and I can't me more excited for her to get into this school and district. Dealing with the bureaucracy of Santa Rosa City district was a complete nightmare and I have a complete opposite feeling about this school within Bennet Valley district. After taking the tour, I was overwhelming impressed and I toured almost every school in Santa Rosa. A true blessing!
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2010

because my daughters teacher pays close attention to her students and was able to notice my daughter had a difficult time concentrating and is helping us by fixing the problem early.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2010

Yulupa is a first rate school. The teachers are wonderful, the academics are top notch, and the best part is the community and parent involvement. Despite education cutbacks, there is no lack in support for art and music education.
Submitted by parent on May 20, 2008

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