K - 4th grades are very strong. The middle school (6-8th grades) are in a shambles. These grades do still tend to fill up, with 34-36 kids per grade, primarily due to the even poorer quality of the local, public middle school. Hopefully the new principal can get the school's house in order.
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Posted by a parent on 05/30/07
St. Joe's offers solid opportunity for K-4 education. Good kids, caring, competent teaching staff. The upper grades have been plagued with staff turnover and suffer from lack of coherent science and math programs. The new principal may be able to solve these problems, but it will take time.
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Posted by a parent on 05/23/07
Great community school. Excellent teachers, and strong curriculum. The students are well behaved and respectful of their teachers, peers and parents. I am also impressed with the way the older students help out the younger students.
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Posted by a parent on 04/25/07
In our first year of attendance at St. Josephs, we have already been highly impressed with the overall balance of the curriculum and the school as a whole. There is a genuine sense of community that is felt throughout the school. I have been impressed with the service opportunities that the students
... Read more are involved with. Also the classroom management has been impressive as well - the students are well-behaved and the teachers truly dedicated. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/30/07
St. Joseph's offers incredible opportunities for students for participation in student government, sports, music and other extra curricular activities such as chess club at lunch and science classes and math tutoring after school. It provides a support group Bridges for children suffering a loss (divorce,
... Read more death) that is incredible!The smaller size of the school allows students of all abilities to participate and grow at their own speed with great support from faculty and other students. Larger class sizes have never been an issue as each grade has their own assistant for the teacher and by grade 4 the class size is comparable to public school. Only down side is cost (when compared to 'free' in public school) but when compared to other private schools tuition is not out of line. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/31/06
SJES currently provides a high quality Catholic education to some 260 students in grades K-8. The school has a tradition and history since 1881! The school is 'sistered' to St Joseph Notre Dame High School and both schools reside on a common secure and private campus. This is a community of students
... Read more and families with significant parent involvement. If you seek a high quality education in a safe and healthy Catholic learning environment then SJES is as good as it gets. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/15/06
St. Joseph Elementary School is only interested in two things: money and children who 'fit the mold'. I strongly discourage parents from sending their children here and I, myself, am an alumni. It is not at all the wonderful school it once was.
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Posted by a parent on 06/30/06
St. Joseph Elementary is a reasonably good school. Class size is far too large for teachers to handle effectively and the footprint of the school is too small to accommodate the amount of children. The school community is excellent and parents participate at a high level. They could use more classroom
... Read more assistance and more after school programs in math, language arts and science. Teacher turn over continues to be a problem and soon, the school will be on their third principle in three years. Home involvement is critical for any student to succeed here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/05/06
St Joseph is a wonderful community for educating and nuturing your child. Its unique setting and association with the high school provides students access to special classes and assisitance. The Church Community takes pride in it children and the pastor is dynamic. This combined with quality teachers
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Posted by a parent on 02/03/06
My husband and I were very impressed with St. Joseph Elementary School and have put three children through from Kindergarden - Eighth grade. They are all now attending a University and were well schooled and ready thanks to the foundation that they recieved at SJES. I recommend this school for its
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Alameda schools — St Joseph Elementary School is located at 1910 San Antonio Ave, Alameda CA 94501. 1910 San Antonio Ave is in the 94501 ZIP code in Alameda, CA The school district for St Joseph Elementary School is the Diocese Of Oakland Education Office. St Joseph Elementary School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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