The teachers, principal, ans staff are committed to providing the best education to the kids. They also listen to the concerns and ideas of the parents, and have a great deal of parent help and involvement.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
Ortega is a wonderful place for my children to learn. The teacher, principals and other staff care deeply about education and each child as a seperate and important person. We feel very blessed to have our kids at Ortega.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
It is a family friendly school. They get the parents and grandparents involved in class, school and fundraiser opportunities. Ortega has a wonderful teaching standard and the children enjoy learning. Even with all the cuts, ortega continues to be an outstanding school. We are proud to be an ortega otter
... Read more family. Our grandson loves school and from day one felt comfortale and has excelled in his studies. He is in second grade and can read very well, spell and do math and best of all likes it. Thank you ortega teachers, staff and parents for making school a wonderful experience. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
My son has done nothing but excel since our arrival here at Ortega. From the fabulous teachers, the very involved PTO and the school itself we have had the most pleasant experience. Just went to back to school night and have good feeling on our new Principle. Looking forward to yet another wonderful
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
because they have great teachers and they care about their students :)
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
We moved to Pacifica less than two years ago and we have been thrilled that our kids go to Ortega and also IBL. We have four children and they all had been in Catholic school, so I had concerns. All the Ortega Elementary School teachers, staff, volunteers and PTO are so dedicated and have a wonderful
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Posted by a parent on 07/28/09
Good school overall. Our family is new to Pacifica and we have two children in Ortega; because of the lottery system we were unable to get into our first pick. The teachers here are great and the families are nice. The curriculum has not been very challenging for my children, so we supplement at home.
... Read more The state has also cut funding so extra programs have been eliminated. This is unfortunate for the student body. The California public school system has a difficult road ahead. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/06/09
Ortega is a decent school even though 50 percent of the parents have not chosen to be there. This creates problems with some just waiting to get into the school they desired and many children transitioning out for the preferred schools from grade one and up. It ends up with the largest class size
... Read more compared to the three k-8 schools (our kindergarden class has 23 students part of the day). Do not bother complaining you will be told 'its legal since its not all day' The teachers are excellent very dedicated and work hard. I think they should get paid more than the k-8 schools since they have much less parental support with huge classes. There is not enough supervison on the playground and not enough parents to organize this support. The PTA does an excellent job with the small amount of participation at the meetings. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/19/09
We ended up at Ortega by default in the lottery system. So glad we did! Our son in in K and has a fantastic teacher. She goes the extra mile to provide our son with challenging activities and enrichment. Mr. Rogers is not a principal who is 'in his office' but is very visible and knows the staff,
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Posted by a parent on 04/14/09
I LOVE this school. At first, I was really 'bummed' about not making it into one of the K-8 schools due to that 'awful' lottery business, but in the end I think I'm the one who won. My son is in Kindergarten and has had a GREAT year. I love how the school's community is so strong and the atmosphere
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Pacifica schools — Ortega Elementary School is located at 1283 Terra Nova Blvd, Pacifica CA 94044. 1283 Terra Nova Blvd is in the 94044 ZIP code in Pacifica, CA The school district for Ortega Elementary School is the Pacifica School District. Ortega Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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