We moved to this area of town in order to attend Lake Elementary. Both of my daughters attend the school and have enjoyed excellent teachers every year. Lots of opportunities for parents to be involved and volunteer. We wouldn't go anywhere else!
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Posted by a parent on 03/07/09
I am currently researching High schools in this school district. I found the comments on this elementary to really vary. I only weeks ago decided to leave Lake and try homeschooling. I felt some of the same frustrations that the of the others parents feel.But the good news is that VUSD has alot of choices.
... Read more I do not agree that parents should not 'prepare the path 'for their kids. My kids work hard and are very bright, I just wanted a different learning enviroment for them. If your not happy look to some of the other schools.There are some great options in VUSD. Don't feel that your hands are tied. Your unhappiness will affect your kids education. Also be willing to ask for different teachers, there are some really good ones at Lake. I agree with the others about the principal. If she were friendly, it would change the school enviroment. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/07/08
We LOVE Lake and feel so blessed to have our children attending there. We have two kids at Lake an our son is now in 5th grade and our youngest is in 3rd. I stumbled across this website while looking for something else and found interesting to read the most recently posted review because it appears
... Read more this is from one of the very few parents who is dissatisfied with Lake. I believe that is a case of the type of parent who tries to 'prepare the path for the child' instead of the other way around as it ought to be. If the kids won't do the work and don't follow playground rules, there are appropriate consequences. The kids work hard, but the teacher's our children have had have been fantastic at each level--especially Mrs. Parker in 3rd grade. Wow! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/30/08
I have three children that have attended Lake. The experience that my eldest child had years ago is a very different experience then my children who are now attending Lake. For starters, the principal is cold and distant. The children fear her, and the Noon Nazis,'Get a life ladies!' So many families
... Read more are unhappy at this school. My eldest child had some of the same teachers that my younger children presently have. These teachers are like night and day. They are short on patience and they zoom through their lesson plans. I do not feel that the teachers enjoy their jobs, or that our children are getting a solid learning experience. I know that much of this is attributed to reaching their bench marks. 'There is more to life (and school) other then test scores.' (Lake prides itself on its test scores) Lake Elementary is not a nurturing enviroment. Look elsewhere Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/14/08
Lake is an excellent school. The teachers are caring and there is a tremendous amount of parent volunteers. My 2 daughters have had great teachers. I only wish class sizes were 20 for all grades.
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Posted by a parent on 06/25/08
teachers are great Mr.Beers is so far the best teacher he teaches kids a great lesson and he makes learning fun but some teachers dont let the kids talk to them which my children dont like at all the pricabal can crack a smile every oncne a while like the princabal
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Posted by a parent on 06/10/08
My daughter's teacher is awesome!! caring & understanding!! The principle could crack a smile once in a while. she is too serous and not at all friendly. The school focuses too much on testing and not enough on teaching kids what they really need to learn.
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Posted by a parent on 04/29/08
The Kindergarten classes have 32 kids each. Date of this note is 3-3-08. Kids eat out in the cold, because the Rose Hall has been carpeted. :( The teachers that I know, have been there for many years, and have a good grip on how to run a class and teach effectively.
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Posted by a parent on 03/02/08
After moving to Vista, my daughter attended Lake Elementary for fourth and fifth grades. This school seems to be tired. The principal, though nice and somewhat caring, is ineffective. The teachers need some refreshment in their approach to teaching. They all have wonderful credentials and years of teaching,
... Read more but they seem to have lost the excitement to teach. They could use a great deal more funding. They do not provide much in any of the arts or extracurricular activities. If I had had another choice for my daughter, I would have taken that route. I needed to be very involved in her schooling and this did not go over very well with her teacher. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/18/06
My k student had a very good experience. I highly recommend mrs. Davis! I was very impressed with the science program offered once a week to the k students...Wow! Though the classroom was way too full (in my opinion) for this age group, there were parent helpers on hand daily to help with some of
... Read more the smaller prep projects so the teacher was available to focus on the classroom activities. My main disappointment was with the music/sports/art cirriculum. I feel as though the teachers do the best they possibly could considering the large class size, time restrictions, and lack of staff available for these specialties...Still very alarmed at the lack. Took the responsibility to add those things in outside of class for our student. One other big plus was helpful and cooperative office staff and transportation. Really nice experience. Oh! Also liked the k area being separate from the big kids...A nice transition. Read less
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Oceanside schools — Lake Elementary School is located at 4950 Lake Blvd, Oceanside CA 92056. 4950 Lake Blvd is in the Ocean Hills neighborhood and 92056 ZIP code in Oceanside, CA The school district for Lake Elementary School is the Vista Unified School District. Lake Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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