Charter | K-6 | 299 students |
San Diego's Nubia Leadership Academy is a charter elementary school. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10.
This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 23 school community members.
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Valencia Park Elementary School 0.4 miles | |||
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0.9 miles |
As with every other school in the district, this school is not perfect. But, my child will remain here as long as possible. She is now in first grade and she got an excellent education as kindergartner. I make it my personal mission to know what's going on in this school and of coarse, that pays off. Parents are just as responsible in their child's education inside the classroom as the school's staff. My daughter always talks about her 'cool' art projects and tae kwon doe. And she always has a song to sing about something new she's learned. Anyone in that school that my daughter had contact with on a regular basis, I did as well. The school is great because the staff as well as my personal involvement make it that way.
I was a former student at Nubia and I think it is a ok school and all but the staff should improve. How ever the teachers are great really great and now i'm in the 7th grade and I still see some of my favorite teachers there and I still sometimes even go to Nubia and yea I think it is a great school and this school is the reason i'm in a gate class so if you want your child to have a good education then send them to Nubia
My son went to Nubia for his first 2 years of school, thank god he had really good trachers so he as an individual did very well in his grades but I felt that the school did not have much ethnic diversity which is a shame because that is a part of life, My son comes from many different backgrounds and I feel that he was not growing in a way that he would know how to deal with other cultures and religions. Anyway I saw that other kids that had the same issue were also treated different by most of the students there. So I sent my kid to another school. I did like that they went on alot of field trips and alway had the kids doing some kind of activity.
I felt that my child wasn't learning what I hope that a fourth grader should. I spend almost everyday at the school when my child was in the fourth grade and I knew that she would be returning the following year.
My son has had good and bad experience at Nubia. So far the Teachers he has had were superb. The students & other staff need to show respect to all; and improve on communication. I feel there is favortism given to some of the students. The Principal could show better leadership and repond to inquiries and e-mails. There is always room for improvement and Nubia needs to head in that direction. I have mix reviews about Nubia on a scale of 1-10 Nubia gets a 4.5.
Nubia Leadership Academy has some of the best teachers in San Diego County. Many of them have a genuine and vested interest in the children's growth, academically and educationally. Some of the teachers are pursuing higher education, in order to provide better service to the students. It is encouraged by the Principal to continuously improve teacher's skill level of teaching. I would recommend parents who children are in K-4 to attend Nubia Leadership Academy.
Nubia is a great school. I was really impressed with their program that sends 6th graders that have met certain academic and citizenship qualifications to Europe for a week as part of their social studies curriculum. They also offer Taekwondo lessons once a week to students and have a safety week which is alot of fun for the children. They also require that all parents sign a contract to committ to volunteering a certain number of hours per year, they have many opportunities available.
My daughter has been attending Nubia since the 1st grade and is now in the 3rd and she enjoys school very much. We as parents instill a lot of discipline and extra educational curriculum ourselves for our child. She is a top student and receives several awards a year and gets all A's in class however,I am afraid that if Nubia does not step up to the world of technology she will fall behind. Due to they are not even using computers in class yet and the physical education needs to be more involved in the curriculum. They teach Tae kwondo and my daugter attends one day a week and with the rise of obesity and overweight in children we need more activity. Overall the school works well with what they have but they need to improve in some areas.
As a former parent of a student that attended Nubia I was pleased with my childs first grade experience and teacher whom went the extra mile and dedicated her time assist my child in improving academically. Unfortunately, not all staff shows such dedication or team effort. I believe the neccesity to strive to ones potential derives from an institute that is well structured. Nubia needs to work on structure. Therefore, I do not recommend this school as a suitable academic program.
This school has given my son a great start from k-4 so far. Most of the teachers he has had have been willing to challenge him to do well academically. There are no music or sports activities available. Tae Kwon Do is taught and is a great tool for discipline. The test scores are good.
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