I love this school! Our son is in the Castro Dual Immersion Program. We feel that we have been given a priceless gift of giving our child the opportunity to become bilingual. His world is already so much bigger than ours...he can communicate in a language that neither my husband or I can. The teachers
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Posted by a parent on 08/25/09
We are now in our 4th year at Castro and what impresses me most about the school is the level of commitment from not only the teachers and Principal but also the parents. Please know that test scores are only ONE gauge by which a school's success should be measured. As parents, wanted our children
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Posted by a parent on 08/25/09
Castro's Dual-Immersion program has been exceptional for my child. Teachers have been very strong educators and care very much about all students. The new Principal (Dr. Crates started in Fall 2008) is very experienced and has been sharing school data with parents and teachers. The Castro parent
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Posted by a parent on 01/07/09
Castro has a tremendously collaborative and involved community. the Principal is fantastic, the teachers are passionate and capable and our experience in the Spanish Immersion program has been priceless!
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Posted by a parent on 11/29/07
I love this school for its offer and caring teachers. Unfortunately, this school does not have all the bells and whistles due to financial constraints... but I'll tell you... the parents & PTA programs really do their best to make up for it and it shows. We did an 'interdistrict' transfer from Cupertino
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Posted by a parent on 10/29/07
This school had a huge gain in test scores this year! While the 89 point increase is partially attributed to the PACT program moving to the school, all subgroups also made really good gains, and it is now one of the top elementary schools in Mountain View! Check out this school, you will not be disappointed!
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Posted by a parent on 09/09/07
I think this school is wonderful! I truly recomend this school!
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Posted by a other on 06/21/07
While the previous writer mentions the lack of unity at the school, I would have to disagree. Due to a school closure, this was the first year that there is several different programs on campus, so school unity is progressing rapidly after this transitional phase.
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Posted by a parent on 03/28/07
I agree that most of the teachers & the Principal are excellent at this school but the disadvantage of having 3 programs on 1 campus is that the children are not experiencing school unity. They are on different bell systems, and do not play together. The difference in ethnic backgrounds are also drastic
... Read more between the programs which seems to create more separation. I would say this school needs to encourage race awareness and unity amongst the students AND the parents. PACT AND DUI are both well intended programs and both systems encourage learning in a positive classroom environment and the afterschool programs are amazing, it just wasn't the best place for my child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/08/07
The PACT school was moving to the Castro campus a few blocks away so we checked it out. We liked the other parents and could see how they were connected in a way that is so rare in our society. The PACT kids were welcoming when ours ventured into the playground with them. The teachers were impressive
... Read more and had low turnover that the private schools would brag about if they had such good numbers. PACT has a garden program where the kids grow and eat their own veggies, and art where they learn techniques to make their own creations, instead of 20 kids churning out 20 similar pictures. This is an amazing program and I'm so happy we joined. Read less
School Profile for Mariano Castro Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
700
Students per teacher:
15
Full-time teachers:
46
Number of classrooms:
4
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
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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.
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Mountain View schools — Mariano Castro Elementary School is located at 505 Escuela Ave, Mountain View CA 94040. 505 Escuela Ave is in the Shoreline West neighborhood and 94040 ZIP code in Mountain View, CA The school district for Mariano Castro Elementary School is the Mountain View - Whisman School District. Mariano Castro Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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