Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy

The principal tries very hard. The school has improved over the years. They demand a lot of the students and are particularly diligent in the areas of math and computers, so in that sense, it is a superior choice. It's better than public schools. Nonetheless, some of the teachers are rather disorganized in their class preparation and methods, and unfair. A lot of the burden is placed on the student, rather than on the teacher to teach, with a lot of projects with little eduactional value.This is basically a school for rich people from Mexico. If your kid is not from the upper class in Mexicali, expect your child to be politely rejected by his classmates. At least you can be assured your child will not be bullied overtly by other kids. The school watches kids behavior like a hawk. In that aspect the school is excellent and your child will likely have two or three outcasted friends with good values. There is a very strong emphasis on moral values, although sometimes they go overboard and fall prey to the same sins of arrogance. A couple of the teachers and a nun there are full blown bullies. The schools website claims no child will be turned away for lack of funds. Not true.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the first year my son is in this private school, he comes from another private school, I really like the education my child is receiving in the school it is outstanding, the other private and public schools in Calexico do not met to the standards.That is one of the reason OLGA seems to have always a waiting list, and the public school have children whose parent would not pay a dime for their child education and having them in an underperforming school with children that have teacher teaching to a test rather than focusing in teaching. It is the best elementary school in Calexico,CA that is one of the reason parents keep their children in that school. It is a shame to have parent that critize the school when in fact they have their children there very awkward.
--Submitted by a parent

I think the education is highly deficient and the teachers are very unqualified. They give a lot of homework that has more to do with work than it does learning. More goes into doing the assignment than the actual material covered. It's more arts and crafts and wrting than real learning. It's a real nuissance. Something is wrong when several parents are on the phone trying to figure out the assignments. Some assignments are not at all well-thought out and not do'able. Some times, they will assign material that hasn't even been covered in class because the teacher is given such a heavy load, they can't keep up. Still it's better than my child going to school with all the low-lifes in the public school.
--Submitted by a parent

It is a great school.... and Sr. Elvia is a very good principal!
--Submitted by a parent

I enrolled my child in Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy this school year. So far, he's only been there three weeks. Academically, he's ahead of a lot of the other students. he is in first grade and can read already because he came from small world montessori as compared to other kids that graduated from Our Lady kindergarden that cannot read yet. But I like the fact that he is learning about god, morals and respect for others which is not ALWAYS addressed in other schools. The only thing I completely hate about OLGA is the driving habits that the student's parents have. The school needs to address these bad driving habits during school meetings. It gets extremely crowded with cars rushing at the last minute, creating traffic jamms and putting our kids in danger. This needs to be addressed in every school meeting to see if it improves.
--Submitted by a parent

I think the school is fine, because they lead our childrens with good moral, people that do;nt like the school is because they really do not know what is moral, by parents that we went to catholics school know the patern and is very good, another thing people do not understand is they ask for momey for everything but since the school does'nt depend from the goverment they need to ask they depend from the diocesis of San Diego Is want thing I don't like which is the pronunciation of english and the bad spanglish some teachers speak but since we are in the border I guess is pretty normal
--Submitted by a parent

The school was fine until the new principal.. Sr. Maria Elvia came.. Teacher quality has its ups and downs.
--Submitted by a student

It s a great school not only for the children, but for the entire family. Family life is very important here. I m so happy with this school.
--Submitted by a parent