Public | K-5 | 434 students |
Castro Valley's Stanton Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Castro Valley Unified School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.
This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 31 school community members.
School highlights:
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0.3 miles | |||
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Crossroads Christian Elementary School 0.5 miles |
As a retired teacher who ended her career at Stanton Elementary School, I was always impressed with the wonderful support the Parents' Club gave to me and my students. I couldn't have done it without my amazing parent helpers in the classroom either. The community school is outstanding in every respect! :^)
I'm really impressed by the recent STAR test results from 2nd and 5th graders. Congrats to the students, parents and teachers for a job well done.
I'm a Dad with a similar experience as the other parent who rated this school at 2 stars. Bullying is not punished by the teachers. We had an experience where bullying became a serious safety issue, and even the principal refused to address it until the problem was escalated to her superiors at the district office. Too many of the teachers yell at the children, and two of them hand out 'behavior cards' (intended to punish bad behavior) for children with good behavior who don't finish writing assignments on time. The school has good test scores, but is critically misguided regarding discipline.
I love this great school because they, put atention to every single child an what they need help, thas way they are the # 1 start
It is unfortunate that the person before me had a bad experience, but I don't think that is usually the case. My children and my neighbors' children love Stanton Elementary and the teachers. They work hard and really care about the students. The pressure for high test scores is true for all schools, not just here at Stanton.
Well, my opinion is probably not going to be too popular here. While the teachers in general are, for the most part, caring and hard working, bullying against children (and yes, it does happen) is often ignored, or the child is expected to handle the problem better than many adults would do. There is also a tendency if you're a parent who is unable, due to real world constraints such as work to be very involved, to have your concerns brushed under the carpet. Problem children who do something positive get praised, good kids who are consistently good are often overlooked for the same praise. I was told by one teacher that this individual felt that 'Caught Being Good' should really be given to those more problematic as a way of encouragement. Where's the encouragement for the kids who strive to do their best and stay out of trouble? Sad.
Fantastic school. All my neighbors love it, I love it, annd more importantly my children love it. Every teacher I have encounter seems to really know their stuff. Some teachers don't seem to get involved as much as others. I always recommend this school to my friends.
My son has attended since 2005. Scores have gone up, scores have gone down. The push to learn is too much, too fast - just for test scores. Most of the teachers are good enough, but nothing spectacular. Not enough parent involvement.
Both our daughters attend Stanton Elem. The elder one transfered in from a private school after her kindergarden year and have thrived so much. And our younger daughter knows just about everyone, most happy go lucky kid. Great school, great principal and great community.
My daughter was in Kindergartn last year and Miss Souvanasane was her teacher. I am new to this, being that this is my first child enrolled in school, but I must say we really enjoyed our year at Stanton. Parent involvment was great!
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