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Gabriella Charter School

Charter | K-8 | 436 students

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Posted April 4, 2013

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I am happy that my daughters both attend GCS. I would recommend this school to other parents. Teachers are dedicated and the administration supportive. Administrators, Teachers, Students and Parents work together to give our children the best education possible.
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Posted November 4, 2012

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great school, good teachers, good education, great dedicacion for all students, and a great program.
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Posted October 12, 2012

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I'm please that our efforts made great results as parents,students and of course teachers and staff worked together for a great 894 API. Congratulations to GCS!
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Posted October 11, 2012

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My Son started at Gabriella since kindergarten, a preschool teacher recommended this school. I have NO REGRETS putting him in this school, I wish they will expand to HS!!! What's great in this school, they make learning fun and enjoyable, excellent on disciplining the students and I strongly believe PARENTs involvement in children"s school makes them feel that the school+teachers+students+parents = GREAT EDUCATION !!!
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Posted October 2, 2012

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Cost, Uniforms, Safety, Learning Environment, and Teachers are some of the things we look at when considering enrolling our children to a school. Ultimately, we look for a school where our children will be happy. As a Gabriella parent, since 2005 when the school initiated, I can say that my children are always happy to go to school. Can you blame them? Honestly, they have the best of the best. Their staff is top notch and quick to asses and resolve anything hindering the academic advancement of their students. Let me not forget the dancing! The discipline and focus from dancing and how it trickles over to the classroom is genius! Can't say enough good things about Gabriella Charter School and I'm proud to say I'm a Gabriella Parent.
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Posted September 25, 2012

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Excellence comes trough dedication! We have a son at Gabriella for 7 years now and he is always had the extra support from the teachers and they offer Individualized Education Program (IEP) and make sure the kids are on task the teachers even call you, email you set up a meeting if your kid needs extra help or they let you know how well they are doing. Gabriella offers a special menu for the kids lunch and promotes healthy eating and even accommodates your kid's especial diet. At Gabriella everybody knows your kid and your name and now our daughter started kinder garden and loves it too.. For more info visit www.gabriellacharterschool.org
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Posted October 19, 2011

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great school" great teachers" i love the way the teachers try to help the kids.
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Posted October 11, 2011

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I don't know why people are saying they lovet this school. I pulled my 2 kids out. They were having way to many issues and assistance needed was not given. Life is not all about dancing and having fun. Gabriella needs to focus on academics. There really is not difference between the Logan kids and Gabriella's becasue the majority came from Logan. Very disappointed. I know of other parents that also pulled their kids out this year.
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Posted July 19, 2011

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My daughter attended 5th grade last year, having won a rare spot in the lottery. This chance application turned out to be a lucky stroke for our entire family. The faculty and staff - including the dance professionals who provide a daily hour of dance instruction - are singularly dedicated, informed by the generosity of the Gabriella Axelrad Foundation. GCS is located on the campus of Logan Elementary, and the contrast between the Logan kids and the GCS kids is readily apparent. We experienced a couple of staff changes in the middle of the year, but the transitions were handled smoothly. The highlight of the year is the final dance performance, and deservedly so. There is genuine talent in some of the performances and in much of the original choreography. But I was even more moved by how the school pulled together in support of a family whose father passed suddenly, and how the school held a massive garage sale to raise funds for the 5th grade sleepaway camp in Temescal Canyon. My daughter loved her experience. She blossomed as a student, and her gifts as a dancer have matured. If only GCS went up to high school (it's expanding to the 8th grade in 2011-12).
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Posted June 15, 2011

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My daughter is just finishing up her Kindergarten year at Gabriella and loves it. It is academically rigorous but still fun and creative. She especially loves the dance, art and music classes. The classes are small enough that she really considers everyone in class to be a friend. The few interpersonal issues that came up during the year were immediately and thoughtfully dealt with by her teacher. She was reading by half way through the year and now she writes little books for us that she puts around the house for us to read. She really loves her teacher and the teacher is very committed to all the students. The staff and faculty have been, without exception, great and we've also really enjoyed getting to know the other parents. We feel so lucky to have found Gabriella and are so grateful that it goes through 8th grade!!!!
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Posted May 11, 2011

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My 3 daughters are currently attending Gabriella Charter School. I love the way all the teachers try to incorporate and see learning as a fun thing. I also love strong leadership that is demonstrated at the school by the principal, teachers, and staff. As a result, my daughters are taking in that leadership and I am positive that they will have a wonderful future. I especially love all the different programs they have like dance, art , and music. It helps my children express themselves in way that is positive and unbelievable. Thank you GCS!!!

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Posted December 15, 2009

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My son began kindergarten at Gabriella this past September and we are thrilled with the school. His teacher is so enthusiastic and dedicated to the students. My son has a kick in his step when he enters the school, clearly happy to be there. The school is academically rigorous, but the teaching is at such a high level that students are not overwhelmed and seem to develop a love for learning. The administration and staff are also so genuinely committed to the students - it's pretty amazing. The only negative is the physical appearance of the school, but the administration and parents are working to make it more beautiful and green.
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Posted May 22, 2009

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This is my daughter's first year at the school and we really like it. She has excelled academically and has an opportunity that most schools don't offer and that is a strong arts program. The school lacks diversity but the staff and owner are great and I love the differentiated instruction. The school could use some more field trips and activities. We are concerned about being at a new location and hope that the school will keep all the tihings that we love about it. I enjoy the high expectations that the school sets for the students. Highly recommended.
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Posted May 21, 2009

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This is our first year at this school. It has been a wonderful experience. My son, a very active and imaginative boy has thrived. I was originally worried about the homework, but he has learned to do it and loves the achievement of learning his 'words', spelling and reading. I sometimes find his teacher a little uptight about rules, but that's probably my issue more than hers. a note on homework, they do assign it over the holiday's which is something I hate and find completely unnecessary. The bad: We love the commonwealth campus, but due to many reasons, next year the school is going to share a campus with logan elementary. This will allow them to expand to 8th grade, which is nice. But, we are all worried about integrating the campus and making it as nice as the one we are leaving.
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Posted September 16, 2008

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My husband and I love this school and my daughter does also, which makes her excited about going to school everyday! Her teacher has already shown that she gives individual attention/assesments. The first week of school, my daughter was given homework that was at her level, then week two more homework was assigned to her because of her educational experience. The dance/art programs are enjoyed tremendously by my daughter, and as parents we are over joyed to have the responsibility to volunteer.
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Posted June 4, 2007

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This is a wonderful school, my five year old has become more confident, focus and discipline, he already reads, adds, subtract and make good choices, that means they have excellent teachers plus the art program they have is wonderful (dance, music and paint) I also feel welcome any time that I want to enter the school, and I think that we as parents can work together in benefit of our kids. I love to be part of this family
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Posted May 8, 2007

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For a rather new charter school, Gabriella has a long way to go. I'm not happy with the Principal's or Vice Principal's leadership. The academic programs can definitely be better. I see areas that can use improvements. The school provides a variety of extracurricular except for sports. The level of parent involvement is high but I still feel a lot of parents are alienated because of the cultural difference. I see why I've always sacrificed to keep my children in private school and after 2 yrs of friction with this school, I'm seriously thinking of making this my child's last year.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	76%	49%
Asian	11%	8%
African American	8%	7%
Filipino	5%	3%
White	1%	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	59%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	87%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	87%	85%
Korean	9%	1%
All other non-English languages	3%	1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	1%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	21	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	4	N/A	11
Average years teaching	8	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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All Students	95%
Females	96%
Males	95%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	94%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	95%
English learner	95%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	96%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	100%
Parent education - high school graduate	91%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	91%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	97%
Females	100%
Males	95%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	97%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	97%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	97%
English learner	100%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	96%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	100%
Parent education - high school graduate	91%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	100%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	67%
Females	68%
Males	65%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	60%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	76%
English learner	41%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	84%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	43%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	83%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	81%
Females	77%
Males	85%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	81%
English learner	65%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	92%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	79%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	92%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	87%
Females	86%
Males	89%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	95%
English learner	72%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	96%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	85%
Parent education - high school graduate	87%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	56%
Females	58%
Males	53%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	53%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	56%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	62%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	64%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	45%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	62%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	71%
Females	70%
Males	74%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	70%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	76%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	80%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	75%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	69%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Korean Spanish
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Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Arts (all)
Visual arts	Painting
Performing and written arts	Dance

Bi-lingual or language immersion programs offered	Yes
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Korean Spanish

Before school or after school care / program onsite	After school Before school
School Leader's name	Lisa Rooney
Best ways for parents to contact the school	Email
Special schedule	Extended/longer school day
Is there an application process?	Yes
Fax number	(213) 413-5874

Foreign languages spoken by staff	Korean Spanish
Extra learning resources offered	Remediation
Transportation provided for students by the school / district	None
School facilities	Computer Playground

Dress Code	Uniforms
Parent involvement	Parents work in the classroom, assist in the office and library, monitor pickup and dropoff, help with school beautification projects, garden, monitor dance and art classes, make costumes, hold leadership positions in our parent organization and on our school governance committee. high school and adult community volunteers work in the classrooms and tutor in our after-school program.
More from this school	GCS values development of the following: Strong study skills; attentive and respectful behavior; cooperative learning; effective communcation; ability to relate history to current events; accurate computation and creative problem solving; fluency and critical reading; proficiency in technology keen observation (science); joy in learning. GCS asks parents to partner with the school in support of student learning.

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