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Santiago Hills Elementary School
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Parent Reviews (8 reviews)
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We are very impressed by Santiago Hills. Our children have done very well at the school. While some of the teachers are older and a bit old fashioned - the school is safe and inviting. The atmosphere at the school has greatly changed with the arival of a new principal. The teachers seem warmer and the front office is very inviting.
We have had an outstanding experience at Santiago Hills with the exception of Kindergarten. I frequently tell incoming parents that once their kids get past Kindergarten it is great from there. We were blessed with terrific teachers for both of our daughters. Some parents have complained about lack of discipline, but that appears to be pretty common in schools today with their philosophies. It's a different world today and it's up to parents to address the issues at home.
This school is the worst school in Irvine. My kids went there for a 2 years and I finally pulled them out. The teachers are mostly old and unwilling to change old ways of teaching. I often times worked there as a helper and have heard teachers scream at kids! This school has already gone through 3 principals in I think 5 years! Principals let the kids walk all over them, there is absolutly no discipline at this school. Horrible school.
This school is over rated. It does well due to overwhelming parental involvement. Some teachers are very lazy and totally unwilling to go the extra mile for your child. They rely entirely too much on parent volunteers. There is a huge lack of dicipline in this school....for the kids and the teachers. Curriculum is only geared to the middle of the road, and could really use some vision to teach kids to think outside of the box. If the parents didn't dedicate so much time and care, this school would be fall apart. Too bad the teachers and administration can't put this much effort and responsibility into Santiago Hills, what a great place this could be.
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