Murray Manor Elementary School

This is such an excellent school! There is great parent involvement,and the principal is amazing. The staff really cares about their school, and their students.
--Submitted by a parent

If you want a great school with amazing parent involvement and a principal who is committed to excellence and quality education, then Murray Manor is for your child! The teachers are top notch and even during these troublesome times of budget cuts and HUGE class sizes, they continue to do the right thing and teach our kids to the best of their ability! I am amazed at how many awesome parents are willing to help out in the classrooms and fight to keep education thriving during this horrific budget slashing crisis that California is going through.
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My kids have been at Murray Manor since they started school and until last year (4th grade) we had a GREAT experience. Last year they increased class sizes to 36 kids in the 4th and 5th grade classrooms. WHAT A DISASTER! The kids are LOST in a sea of bodies. The teachers try and they seem to care but their hands are tied. It is not their choice to have that many in class, but just today I had a parent tell me that the teacher does not even know his daughters name yet and we are 4 weeks into the school year. As a teacher myself I just have to say that California and La Mesa district in particular must bring back smaller class sizes! Our kids are just #'s and learning is being lost!
--Submitted by a parent

Love the school, parent involvement is amazing! The teachers really care about the kids and they encourage and uplift the students. Love this school!
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i have 3 kids in this school, one 1 on 3rd gr. 4th gr, and 5th grade. my 5th grader is really having a tough time in his classroom and subject, he doesnt have any problem with classmate it his adjusting status, they enrolled in this school late, like last week of october last year. i feel like giving up bcz me either i cant understand his subject esp math. but i prayed for what should i do, me and his teacher talked and she let me go in his class for several times, just to monitor, just to sit there and watch some actions. and ive learned a lot, i put my kid into a tutor for 1 1/2 mos.he was slow and cant catch up,but now he can make it alone.&always outstanding, parents need to help their kids by getting involve in their kids life.helps a lot
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My daughter attended the Murray Manor during our sabbatical stage in San Diego in 2007. We miss a lot this excelent school, special thanks to the best teacher, Miss Di de Carlo. All our love. MM, MM & AM
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This is my daughter's 3rd year at this school and I am very dishearted by how the teachers have treated her. She does not fit into their 'mold' and have really bruised her self esteem. Now with only less than 2 months of school left I am told by her teacher that she is not doing well. I try communicating with her teachers and they seem to shun her. Give up on her beacuse she's not getting what they're teaching. If your child is the average normal kid that fits their mold than this would be the school for you. But if you're child is not, than don't bother putting her through hell. The teachers there do not care about your child if they are not fitting into their mold. They are not understanding of their situation nor do they have the patience to be kind
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I love Murray Manor. The principal is great and all the teachers my daughter has had from first grade to fifth have been amazing.
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Jim Parker the Principal is an outstanding school leader and person. He works closely with his teachers, staff, students and parents to constantly improve the school. The teachers are wonderfully dedicated as is the support staff.
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My son's 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. M was the greatest he has had thus far. Great activities, great school.
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