Casa De Oro Elementary School

10227 Ramona Drive

Spring Valley, CA 91977

School District

La Mesa-Spring Valley
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 07, 2024

I love Casa de Oro Elementary! My son has a disability and has been attending since he was three. He also attended the TK session offered due to his age. The school is small, charming and everyone is extremely friendly. The principal is fantastic and has a personal relationship with my son- he even knows my two year old from brief interactions at drop off! The teachers and special education staff are also great. I appreciate the OT and SLP being aware of the importance of neurodiversity and honoring my wishes to avoid ABA-like goals. In addition, the Extended School Services are really great! Especially the school breaks which rotate to other local campuses. I’m hopeful my children will have many great years at this campus.
Submitted by parent on December 27, 2022

My son has gone to this school from kindergarten to 5th grade. We have had nothing but good experiences. I love the staff. All of the teachers are well experienced and they all care deeply about the students. They have an excellent ESS program. The school grounds are clean and well kept. I like that the school works with the parents and it feels like teamwork. They plan a lot of family events and field trips, which I've always valued.
Submitted by parent on November 08, 2022

Pick up and drop off and no communication to the parent on your child’s day or progress.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2022

For the past almost 2 years, my autistic son had been in the preschool program and had just started kindergarten. For preschool, 1 year was virtual, then TK was in person. The TK class was not too bad, they had a hard time communicating about my kid to me and always felt like I had to be the one to ask about my kids day or to even get feedback on how he had been doing through the year. It was rough at first but the teacher really loosened up by the end and my son seemed happy. However, this year he was starting kindergarten 2022 with basically the same group (except a teacher change). Explain to me how they have 1 teacher and 3 paraprofessionals (teacher aids) and they lose my non-verbal autistic son during school hours ON THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL. Then don’t even realize he is missing until his father was at the school to pick him up. And no, he did not wander (as he never does). He was left in a fitness class (Motorlabs) and never accounted for when they left (there is literally nowhere to hide in this room as I’ve been in it) during almost 100 degree whether. They only realized he was gone when his father asked where he was while standing in front of them all at the pick up gate. I have reported them to the district and made complaints wherever I could when it happened. They are lucky I haven’t taken legal precedent. Will never recommend this school and suggest everyone stay far from it. ESPECIALLY with your special education children.
Submitted by other on May 30, 2015

I love this school. This is not our homes zoned school. We requested a transfer so my daughter and son would be in the same school when she did the tK program. I'm never returning to my home school! This place is a cut above the rest. The teachers are gems, over qualified, and so invested in the kids. You're getting a private school quality education with some of these teachers. I wish they had the funds to reduce classroom sizes by hiring more teachers. 30+ kids in each class is typical, but hey, a mom can dream right? The principal mrs. James is awesome! So involved in the everyday. The kids just love her. And the parents do too! There's events throughout the year and themed weeks and school wide gatherings every Friday morning. Kids are given awards and recognized for academics as well as citizenship. A free soccer program throughout the school year, science club, sunshine club. And the office receptionist, mrs. Karyn, is superb! Friendly, helpful and ..........ah, I love this school.
Submitted by parent on January 24, 2015

I like how the school has the EAK program. As well as after school program.
Submitted by parent on September 25, 2013

The Principal mrs. James is amazing and has lots of energy and enthusiasim and is very invloved. The kindergarden teacher mrs. West is amazing, i was lucky to have my child in her class and she is a great teacher. The only thing is that the ESS program is not so great, the leaders are too young and they let kids run around and shout and yell and everytime i had to pick up my child, he wasnt ready, their backpacks are outside and always would lose his stuff and wouldnt have the kids ready to be picked up by 6 oclock. There was a kid who wasnt all normal which should have been in a special education class becuase he was always bulling my kid and i had mentioned it couple times and nothing was done about it, so i took my child out of the school and he loves his new school. They have a anti-bulling thing they do at this new school which ever school should do.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2013

CDO is an amazing school. I am particlarly impressed with the sense of community and the strength and enthusiasm of the teaching and support staff. The principal at CDO, Mrs James, knows all the students , and all the students know and respect her. I would never go to another school, my children are flourishing there, and what more could you ask for than that?
Submitted by parent on July 27, 2013

I have a child at CDO and we both love it! We live out of the district and I will keep my child here until he graduates. The teachers and staff are amazing. They care about the students and parents. Parents are always welcome to participate in school events and activities.
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2013

This school has had an incredible improvement in the last two years. We have been there for three years and our children love it. What one parent said below about the school in 2011 was true. The old principal was not very engaged and the spirit around the school was a bit gloomy. Now the new principal has been there for two years and she is amazing. Test scores are going way up, the teachers and the students are energized, and at the risk of sounding flighty there is just a "spirit" of hope and learning at CDO now. One of our children went to a highly rated elementary school in the area for a time, and it just wasn't as nurturing as CDO. The kids are held accountable both behaviorally and academically, and I see in my kids as well as in other kids the *desire* to succeed. That's all I could hope for and more out of their elementary school.
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2012

I have 2 children at Casa de Oro Elementary. Both are excelling academically due to some amazing teachers there. They are excited about learning and have built friendships with their classmates. I am out of the district and CDO was my first choice for them.
Submitted by parent on April 04, 2011

My child has been at casa de oro for 3 years. I loved the school. The principal Dr. parsons was the best. Dr. parsons is not at the school anymore. Allot of changes have been made and the school is not what it used to be. My child is unhappy and so am i. Lots of bulling and teachers have to big of classes to, take the time to hear the kids. The principal is always out. It makes me sad to remove my child from this school. Everyone wants there child to be treated fairly and this isn't happening here.