Carmela Elementary School

13300 Lakeland Road

School District

South Whittier Elementary
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 13, 2024

The principal at this school is terrible. She allows kids to bully other kids. She supposedly solves problems by giving the disruptive students treats. I have also caught her in lies a few times. I don’t trust her at all. After giving this a school a chance for a couple of years, I’m pulling my kids out and putting them in private school until we can move to a better area.
Submitted by other on November 08, 2023

There is always bullying and always drama with this school! There is always at least 3 kids who go home everyday, crying because someone was bullying them. The school food isn't the best and so is the principal. There are SO MANY FIGHTS!! The school also isn't very clean. They aren't strict about bad words and that is a HUGE concern for me! The school overall isn't great! I would not let my child go here.
Submitted by parent on July 12, 2022

My son is going into TK starting August 17th OF THE YEAR 2022he is a bit of a trouble maker at home and does not pay attention or follow rules but I'm being told by his therapist (s) he's doing great at listening and he has potential to learn more (I AGREE 100%)WE WENT TO AN OPEN HOUSE AT CARMELA AND MY SON WAS EXCITED TO JUST PLAY AND THE TEACHER HAD A BIT OF AN EYE OPENER TO SEE HIM FIRST AND EXPERIENCE HIS HIGH LEVEL OF ENERGY I HOPE HE CAN BALANCE THAT AT SCHOOL I'M HOPING he will have a great experience at this school and feel excited about learningTeachers I'm hoping at this school all teachers are respectful , supportive, and motivate their students to learn
Submitted by parent on October 08, 2011

For the last couple of years the API scores have been dropping at Carmela. The district is finally stepping up and making changes at this school. Carmela has some of the finest teachers, but without a good, strong leader, its hard to stay on task--especially with the class sizes being so overwhelming. Hopefully this year we will start seeing a change at Carmela.
Submitted by parent on September 13, 2010

My child was in a combination class two years in a row. This definitely affected his academic progress in a negative way. I requested a change to another class which wasn't a combo, but my request was not granted. My child's math and language arts scores have dropped considerably this last year. I'm disappointed that many of the same students end up in the combo classes. What a disservice to our kids.
Submitted by parent on June 16, 2008

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Submitted by parent on April 15, 2007

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