Granada Elementary School

My daughter is ending her Preschool year here at the State Preschool Program, we had a possitive expereince at the Preschool with very caring teachers my daughter loves going to school and I was so thankful for her to have the oppertunity to attend. I found there to be a lot of supervision and a very impressive schedule that they followed. My daughter learned way more then if she had stayed home as well as social skills and math/ reading skills/ science/ and about the world arou nd her. I read the other reviews for this school, and our expereince for Preschool was nothing short of 5 stars. I recommend getting Mrs Jackson as a Preschool teacher to anyone thinking of putting their children into the state preschool program. The teachers aids in this classroom were over the top, and my daughter wll miss them all when she moves on to Kindergarden. Mrs jackons teaches Preschool at Granada Elementary thru the state preschool program, I am writting this review as a parent of a child whom attended in 2011/2012 school year.Get on the list early and ask for Mrs Jackson if possiable. We have a great expereince.
--Submitted by a parent

Not a good school to put your children to. I had both my children attend it and I did not feel a full support of the staff in the educational process of my children. There are lots of problems that staff sweeps under the rugs.
--Submitted by a parent

Sorry you are so miserable. Why not just leave if the school is so terrible and you are so dissatisfied? Too bad after so many meetings and phone calls you don't see the real problem is nothing to do with the school or its staff and you use Great Schools as a personal soapbox.
--Submitted by a parent

I Went to the Granada Volunteer meeting Friday. Volunteers are well organized and do a great deal of work. Also found out that Granada dose have a web site sponsored by the PTA. http://granadaelementarypta.com. Has a lot of info including a calendar and links to lunch menus.
--Submitted by a parent

I live in the neighborhood and Granada Elementary is the home school for my children. I have three boys - one graduated from Granada in 2010 and two are currently attending. Granada is a great school and I have been impresed with the education that my boys have received. I find the staff to be attentive to the needs of my children and feel that the school has a nice community atmosphere. Issues I may have had were quickly resolved and the administration is very accessible. I love Granada Elementary!
--Submitted by a parent

This school's staff does not care for the well being of kids but rather for the high t5est scores at any cost. The higher their test score the more money they will get from the district and the more purple would be in principal's hair. The kids are forced to study all day and then do their homework till nearly midnight. The resulting lack of sleep and rest causes emotional and physical distress. There is no time left for family games, reading, playing with toys and after school activities. The entire day from 8 am till 11 pm is consumed by school work and homework with breaks for meals. Principal does not agree with that and emphasizes that kids need to be pushed to be high achievers, even if parents does not want that kind of pressure on their children. Nobody asks parents opinion. Principal decides what kids will be pressured and who would not. When parent complains, principal refuses to hear parental concerns. What she does not understand is that her political agenda and greedy attitude for money is robbing elementary school kids their childhood and causes emotional and physical distress.
--Submitted by a parent

This is below average school with poor organizational skills of its staff that constantly asks parents for money to buy office equipment (they call it "fundraiser"). It is sad when school brings politics into the classrooms. The quality of education is poor and school seems to be concerned only with one thing - money.
--Submitted by a parent

Granada is a great community based school that works really hard to keep parents informed and involved! Newsletters go home regularly in two languages, weekly recorded telephone messages keep parents in the loop, procedures and deadlines are well publicized in advance. The focus is truly on students and student learning, which sometimes might not allow time for "extras" like websites, but the school is always open to volunteer assistance to help fill its needs.

This school has shown very little professionalism and no organizational skills. The website hasn't been updated since 2006, and there is no message to go with the phone number given. This makes it pretty difficult to find out when the new school year starts, and when regisration is/was. Again, no organization.
--Submitted by a parent

Not enough supervision on kids , and it is not a bully free enviroment.
--Submitted by a parent