Love this school! Great location. Awesome principal and office staff. Teachers have been gracious and caring.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 09/02/09
The school has a spectacular vista, overlooking the Pacific and its namesake islands. It is an average to below average school in terms of academics, cleanliness, playground safety and parent involvement. I would estimate that 10-15 percent of parents provide virtually all of the volunteer time at
... Read more the school. There are a number of very dedicated teachers, but they struggle in a school with no money. I am continually impressed with how hard my child's teacher works--despite using her own money to buy supplies and even food for her students. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/03/06
The greatest asset this small school has is the degree of parent involvement and the openess of the entire staff in allowing parents to be part of the community and be active participants in the education process. The teachers are all extremely dedicated, hard working, and approachable and so is the
... Read more rest of the administrative staff. The school is the center of a number of local community activities and voluntering allowing the students to enjoy music, sports, arts, and extra curricular science programs. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/21/06
The physical environment of Farallone view is beautiful. The entire kindergarten teaching staff is unsurpassed. The following grades are strong, but lack inspiration. The principal is very involved with the student body. There is a high level of parent involvement. There is little to no funding for
... Read more the GATE program. A fulltime librarian and upper grade class aides are funded by the Education Fund & PTA efforts. Low population has caused disproportionate per student funding compared to other San Mateo County school districts. Overall, Farallone View is a wonderful learning environment located in a rural, bedroom community, lacking in funding, but maintaining and or exceeding standards and has continues to build on the future. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/24/06
Both of my children have gone to Farallone view and my smallest will start next year. We've found the school to be excellent, the teachers caring and involved, and Mr. Bachichi is fantastic. Teachers of note - Mrs Balciunas in K is outstanding for the little ones, expecially in reading. Ms. Parker
... Read more has a great relationship with her kids and conducts a publishing school each year. The cream of the crop is Mrs. Furst - tough but fair and give personalized attention to each student despite having 30+ in her class. She excells at language arts and has crative projects for the kids each quarter. She makes a lifelong impression on the children that carries them to middle school. The only issue is class size, but with parent involvement - it's getting better. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/21/05
As a kindergarten parent I am impressed on a daily basis with Farallone View. There is great emphasis on reading and writing. The teachers (especially my childs) are wonderful, compassionate and have such a great teaching style.
... Read moreRead less
Posted by a parent on 05/09/05
My boys are having a great experience at Farallone View Elementary School. The quality exceeds that of my own education in the nationally number one ranked Cupertino School District in the 60's and 70's. The community and parents are very active in fund raising to eliminate any gaps and add innovative
... Read more programs. The Ed Fund is a parent-teacher fund raising effort that raises community awareness of the school while funding teacher's aids in the classroom thus keeping student-teacher ratios much lower than the published ratio. My wife and I are professionals and value the quality of our boy's education very highly - we could easily afford private schools. Our boys are fortunate to be in a public school where they are happy and thriving. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/31/05
We've been very pleased with the quality and dedication of the teachers here. There is a very high rate of parental participation. The art program is good; however we have put our boys into a separately funded music class as we felt there was not ample time for music education. This is largely a budgetary
... Read more problem and no fault of this excellent public school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/10/05
Frankly, considering a house in Montara costs around 700.000.00 This school has plenty of challenges. Montara is a very mixed place for such a beautiful and costly location. I believe that a lot of the families here of means have put there kids in private schools - reducing the performance base. As a
... Read more parent with children at the school - I will do my best to help the school. But there are many families under pressure here - and it will not be easy to do. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/26/04
Two of my children have excelled at Farallone View Elementary School. They are now in the 6th and 10th grades at other schools- middle and high school. I am pleased with Farallone's holistic environment, the individual and differentiated instructional approach, and the data-driven accountability models.
... Read more The math and language arts curriculum are substantive, but are also creative and child-centric. This is not solely a school driven by the testing frenzy. Parents have the opportunity to participate in the classroom in a plethora of ways- literacy circles, a very active PTA, Ed Fund and Site Countil- to a variety of fundraisers, book fairs, social gatherings. The Principal, Mike Bachicha is fair; a good listener; and a good leader. Read less
School Profile for Farallone View Elementary School
Test scores
Enrollment
Programs
Resources
{TEST_SCORES_TAB_CONTENT}
Student enrollment:
451
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
34
Number of classrooms:
22
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Homes for sale near Farallone View Elementary School
Montara schools — Farallone View Elementary School is located at Le Conte & Kanoff, Montara CA 94037. Le Conte & Kanoff is in the 94037 ZIP code in Montara, CA The school district for Farallone View Elementary School is the Cabrillo Unified School District. Farallone View Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
School information provided by OnBoard Informatics Copyright (c) 2008. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
We won't spam you. Nor will we give, sell, rent or otherwise make your email address available to third parties.
All our mailings include a link so you can easily unsubscribe. For more details, read our full privacy policy.
Parent Reviews
These reviews include feedback from parents, students, former students, administrators and other staff. This feedback
may help you further evaluate and compare schools, along with other information such as test scores, academic programs,
school resources, classroom and teacher ratios, etc. The reviews are provided by GreatSchools.
Ask a question about this school on Trulia Voices to learn more
about this school or district from residents and other local experts.
Test Score Ratings
Test score ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results reported by this state. These ratings may help
you compare similar schools in this district or area. For example, a rating of 8 indicates that, on average, students in
this school scored better than 70% of the students in the state on the same tests. We have indicated below which tests
were used in calculating these ratings. Other factors should be considered when comparing schools, including teacher
experience, academic programs, extracurricular activities, resources for special needs students, etc. These ratings are
not provided by the state Department of Education, which may have their own rating systems.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
