Paseo Del Rey Fundamental School

Thank you to all of the supportive parents out there! We really love our students and ultimately have to make tough choices sometimes. We REALLY appreciate all of your hard work and support! :))
—Submitted by a teacher

To the teacher who says "shame on me"....really? I voted to keep you working for the entire year (no furlough days) and have supported this school with my time and money for 5 years...so far. The shame is on the teachers who voted that a paid P.E. program is more important than the full-time librarian! Thank heaven for the PTO who had the ability to pay for everything. Why do they have that ability? Because of parents like me who happily continue to support the many fundraisers conducted every year!! How did you vote??
—Submitted by a parent

The Paseo staff and administration work extremely hard to meet the needs of all diverse learners with limited funds. Instead of being negative and nasty, parents should be proactive in finding ways to help fund raise. Place blame on the state for lack of funding to public education not the teachers!
—Submitted by a parent

Awesome! The commitment to individualized attention, character development and academic excellence is second to none. And there is a genuine culture of inclusion and celebration of diversity. My children love their experience daily.
—Submitted by a parent

This is an amazing school with an incredible staff of teachers, administration and support staff. I am disappointed that a parent would right a review criticizing them for making a difficult choice in where the money should go. With the way LAUSD has cutback on funding and the teachers doing the best they can with what they have to work with. Our children still are still getting the best education around.
—Submitted by a parent

My kids love Paseo! The teachers really care and the principal, Mrs. Sullivan, is very present and involved with the students. I love how accessible the principal and teachers are to the parents and students. The school community really comes together to continue to thrive during LAUSD budget cuts. Keep up the great work!
—Submitted by a parent

Wow! When I first checked out this school's kindergarten, I thought it must be a private school, as I couldn't imagine a public school so well equipped. Both of my girls went thru kinder with an amazingly skilled teacher. As they have progressed thru the upper grades, they have received individualized attention and a plan to address the development of the "whole child". The culture of the school is one of inclusion, and it embraces its diversity-something I will look for in a middle school. The principal is a hands-on and caring leader who literally knows every child by name. There is good parent involvement in various groups to help the school, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.
—Submitted by a parent

The biggest asset that this school has is its amazing teachers. My daughter is in 5th grade and my son is in 3rd. They have both been at Paseo since kindergarten. Every teacher we have had in every grade has been excellent. Most have over 20 years of teaching experience. The principal is extremely dedicated and was named one of the 10 best principals in LAUSD a few years ago. We love how diverse this school is and how everyone gets along and respects each other!
—Submitted by a parent

We are also very pleased with Paseo del Rey. We and other parents have been committed to being very involved with the school, and it has made ALL the difference. Not that there aren't great teachers and administrators at this school, because THEY ARE REALLY GREAT! It's just that the key is for groups of parents at every level to be very involved. We plan on doing the same at Orville Wright at the next level, and then Westchester High again at the next level. As long as we parents remained totally committed, I'm fully convinced that our kids will have a great experience in their years here in the Westchester/Playa area, and will get a solid educational foundation.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter, in the third grade, is in her first year here at Paseo. She fell in love with this school on her first day! I must say, we have fallen in love with Paseo too. A great adminstrative staff, the principal, Mrs. Sullivan, has always been available and happy to converse and address parental concerns. She is not condescending and I truly appreciate this approach coming from a school where the principal was the total opposite. My daughter's teacher, Mrs. Edwards is fantastic as I am hearing the rest of the teaching staff here is! It's awesome to see families who are really supportive of the school whether it's involvement through the PTO or involvement in their children's educational goals. It's an added bonus to have music/orchestra as an option and my kid raves about the library. All in all, I am very happy to have found a gem of a school.
—Submitted by a parent

My child goes here and have done really well, absolutely loves the teacher. Principal is approachable, a big plus, and staffs are nice overall, still, play some favoritism. Somehow all volunteer moms end up in same classroom with the most favorite teacher for that grade level, a little clique there. I would have giving 5 stars, due to this took 1off. Majority of kids are bused in, not neighborhood feel, and hard to establish stable neighborhood friendship. At first, I was really concerned for my child to go here, now I am glad, quite diverse & if the Principal doesn't have a good grip here, will have many discipline issues. Teacher has about 22-25 students ratio, can be tough to teach at time with so many different ranges background /weaknesses, quite tough to make on the teacher to have entire class at same consistent level. Overall, glad that my child got in and is top of the class. Would I choose this school again, well if I can afford private school, my child wouldn't go here, but for LAUSD public school, a magnet is always a better choice....
—Submitted by a parent

I love this school. My children have down so well here. The principal is amazing
—Submitted by a parent

I love Paseo because the Principal still cares about the student and is very hands on. I am an administrator myself and I can tell you that Mrs. Sullivan loves her job and is very professional. The school cant help be he fabulous. Recently she helped my daughter's class learn traditional Indian dance moves for cultual diversity day.
—Submitted by a parent

Great school, teachers are great and parents participation is awesome!
—Submitted by a parent

I am so proud to be a part of this school. I've never seen a principal so dedicated to their school. Mrs. Sullivan is always approachable no matter how busy she is. With all the cuts going on from LAUSD, she has managed to keep the morale up while losing teachers and staff which has been devastating to her. My daughter is in 4th grade and we have always loved this school. They have the best teachers which we love too!
—Submitted by a parent

Paseo del Rey is the best. The teachers are all so kind and caring. We love everything about our school! The principal is so awsome and caring! We love Paseo!!!!!!!!!!1
—Submitted by a student

Paseo administration and faculty go out of their way to provide the students with what they need. This includes children who are having difficulty with academics or behavior. They try to obtain outside help from the community and from parents. They also HAVE rules that need to be followed so that all children can received their education in an appropriate atmosphere.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter will tell you - this school rocks!! Just ask those who are part of the Paseo family. Students agree! They are enthusiastic and proud of the diversity of their school environment supported by the magnet program. An indicator of their academic accomplishments is the year to year consistent growth in the school's API scores. There are programs to support the full spectrum of students from special ed to the highest achievers. The teachers of Paseo agree as well! They ranked the principal with the 8th highest score out of all 600 principals in LAUSD. The parents agree too! There is strong parent participation with each child's success/needs & support of many volunteer programs, groups, in class & school events. This school is a great example of a strong, collaborative effort. It is a privilege and pleasure to have my daughter attend this school!
—Submitted by a parent

I have to agree with the most recent post. This is a great school for high achievers! However, there is minimal support for children that are a bit more challenging. The principal appears to be empathetic and concered, but often fails to provide any type of intervention. Most of the teachers are excellent teacher and genuinely cares about their students. There is great parental involvement, PTA, and Booster Club. Overall, pretty good school for LAUSD.
—Submitted by a parent

I have sent two children through Paseo. I feel there are many good things about the school but there is a dark side too. If your child is having any kind of problem there is no help or guidance of any kind! You are treated like a 'weirdo!' With a 'we are a perfect school what is your problem aire!' That said, the teachers seem to care, the Booster and PTA are fantastic and over all the parents and kids are friendly. Way too much homework in the early grades about 2 hours per night. Principal is good but hard to trust and is a bit fearful and unsympathetic to parent complaints or problems. Bottom line if your child is a high achiever 'not intellectually gifted' she/ he should do well!
—Submitted by a parent