Lake Canyon Elementary School

i just ended 6th grade at lake canyon about 5 months ago i had been going there since the school first opened(i was in 1st grade) it is an amazing school and the teachers are the best

Lake Canyon is an awesome school! I have two daughters currently attending in fifth and second grades. My oldest daughter has been attending this school for three years after starting out at Valley Oaks. While I think they did a great job with my daughter and her individual situation, I think the academics at Lake Canyon are far superior. This school has an amazing teaching staff. Parents have to be involved in their child's education no matter where they attend school. You cannot complain about your child's education if you aren't helping out at home. Having said that, my girls have a firm grasp on the homework being sent home since it is really a review of their school day. I cannot praise this school enough for the great education my kids are revieving!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is great! I have two kids there and each have excelled. Ms Seamons 6th grade was fabulous and son enjoyed going to class everyday which was a great improvement over his old school (in sacramento). Be ready to be an involved parent because these teachers need our help.
--Submitted by a parent

Very stressful and high pressure school. In kindergarten they give kids yellow cards and red cards for accademic and poor behavior. My child had a health problem and needed to use to the restroom and the teacher said that she needed to use reward points to go to the bathroom. My 1st grader was understanding the stuff taught but was not doing the worksheets quickly as the teacher wanted. So she would get yellow cards or threatened with yellow cards and it really made her anxious. She associated yellow cards with being bad. I tried to talk to her about it. But she was wound around and not acting like her self at school. Either crying or complaining about tummy cramps. The principal did not care about my child situation at all. I took her out. Best Choice I have made. She is now ecelling at home!
--Submitted by a parent

i would rate it a 5-for the overall treatment of the kids by staff and teachers. The low CST scores, I blame on parents. It's their responsibility to check and increase studies if student is falling behind in a subject. The teachers can only do so much..the rest is on the student and the parents. I loved that the school provided tutoring 2x a week for 6 weeks for math. NON-ENGLISH speaking kids should have to learn a percentage of english at home (WITH THEIR PARENTS) before being admitted to school. That's what they did with my grandmother. With the economic crisis, the school does lack extra programs and activities. Parents need to take responsibilty in this time of crisis. Hopefully, that will change.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter has been at Lake Canyon since kindergarten, which was the first year it opened. I am very proud to say she attends this school. She has learned so much and the teachers are the best. When she started school she didn't want to go, now she cant wait to get there. Lake Canyon teachers really do care about their students. The principal also makes this the best school ever. She is so involved in all the students well being. She makes them all feel like they can achieve anything. Thank you all of Lake Canyon.
--Submitted by Christina Edwards, a parent

The staff is awesome. There are many experienced teachers and they seem to be very cohesive. This is a brand new school so there is still room for growth, like adding after school enrichment programs for children.
--Submitted by a parent