Valley View Elementary School

I have seen much better than valley view, especially in Pleasanton. Most of the teachers are wonderful but some are just not patient at all. I have walked past Mrs Gunn's class room to hear her actually screaming at the children 3 separate times, it was horrifying behavior for a teacher. Principal Cruz in very inexperienced but he cares about the kids and stands by his teachers. Rosemary runs the office and is absolutely amazing. The parking is a complete nightmare. The parking lot is tiny and over crowded and a complete mess during drop off and pick up times. You are better off parking 3 blocks away and walking than waiting for 40 minutes in traffic.The staff directing traffic are incredibly rude to the children and parents, but I cant say I blame them. With the parking lot the way it is that would be the worst job in the school. Over all, with so many great schools in Pleasanton this one disappointing. Im giving it two stars for that reason, because in Pleasanton you have your pick of some of the best schools in the Bay, and compared to others it is below average.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent school. Principal Cruz is a caring, wonderful principal. I'm not sure why the scores don't reflect this. This is Principal Cruz's 2nd year at the school, so that might be why the scores aren't higher. The teachers here are very helpful, caring, and skilled and the staff is phenomenal. Very pleasant, helpful, and make you feel like you are a part of a community. The receptionist/ office administrator, Rosemary couldn't be more kind or helpful. The kids and parents love her!
--Submitted by a parent

The school, although with limited budget, is always going the extra mile to make learning fun
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It has a fantastic dual immersion program as well as just being a wonderful caring place.
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Offers great dual immersion program.
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We are a California Distinguished School that has also won the CABE Seal of Excellence for a Dual immersion Program. The dedicated and professional staff rocks!
--Submitted by a parent

Valley View is a great school with first class teachers. We have a stellar spanish dual-immersion program in half the school, however it does not over-shadow the english-only side of the school. Families from all socio-economic backgrounds co-exist and even thrive together. Our school is multi-cultural, with varying degrees of affluence, yet we still have a lot of cohesion here. Special things about our school include the Go Green Committee, the school garden, the Wellness Committee, Family Fun Nights, and lot's of fun activities for the kids all year long.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter starts there this fall in there Kinder and we as a family are very excited for her. The school was very helpful and caring about help us decide were to send our daughter. It was between a mono lingue school or dual immersion.The teacher were very excited about the DI program and the excitement was brought over to us as parents. But most of all our daughter wanted to go and learn spanish!
--Submitted by a parent

Very high parental involvement which is great for any school, however I feel that the whole learning process here is all about getting the children to 'test' well and get high scores for the school. Much of the homework is tedious and unecessary (spelling the same works over and over for example). My child has gone to more creative schools with far lower ratings.
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Since the program has gained so much popularity, they should make more strict guidelines along with testing for program qualifications. Besides this issue, the school is fantastic! The principal is great and works closely with the Parent Faculty Club. The PFC does an excellent job raising funds for the school and the parent involvement is unbelievable. Best of all, the teachers are caring and highly qualified. I feel that my child is excelling because of this environment.
--Submitted by a parent