This is my son's first year at Benchley and he absolutely loves going to school every morning (which says a lot, due to the fact that he must get up at 5:30am to catch the bus). His teacher Ms. Trujillo is an oustanding educator as are all of the other kindergarten teachers. I am extremely satisfied
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Posted by a parent on 03/12/09
Our family has been at B-W a few years now and I feel like we are getting an excellent public school education for our kids. The prinicipal seems to manage the school well, but she could be more progressive with curriculum that would truly make this a magnet school and by proactively incorporating emotional
... Read more and social education into the classroom, the playground, and the lunch area. The school should do better in these areas. Right now they are getting by quite well because of the daily effort teachers make and because of an amazing group of dedicated families in the Foundation and PTA. I'd like to see the principal step outside of the box and push this school to measure up to its 'distinguished' status. The parents expect this type of leadership and effort, and certainly our kids deserve it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/04/08
My daughter has had 2 fabulous teachers so far: Mrs. Gleaves and Mrs. Glaze. The staff in the office are very helpful and friendly. The librarian is also a great asset to the school. We're looking forward to another great year.
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Posted by a parent on 08/30/08
We are extremelly disappointed with BW. The mainly focus in test taking and standirized testing to the point that has crated anxiety and stress to our kids and hated to go to school. Principal is very uncooperative and does not have a good understanding of students needs. The school is clean and well
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Posted by a parent on 05/23/08
We are extremely pleased with BW and have been for a long time! We've been at Benchley from K through 5th now and the quality of education is strong and consistent. Thank you to all the teachers for their hard work and dedication.
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Posted by a parent on 02/05/08
We are very disappointed with Benchley this year. The quality of education seems to vary significantly from each grade and teacher to teacher. Primary focus is standardized tests and social studies and math are lacking. Extracurricular programs are minimal at best. At times its difficult to find staff
... Read more smiling at lunch time, etc. Parents are exceptional. This school is lucky to have such dedicated parents that make up for shortfalls in instruction. Principal needs to work on trusting and respecting parents input without ridicule. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/17/08
My daughter is a kindergartner in Ms. Sward's class. Ms. Sward is great. She has been a BW K teacher for 15+ years, which normally would give rise to burn-out concerns, but those were dissipated the first weekend of school when she attended a Saturday birthday party on her own time. The administration
... Read more and office personnel were very prompt, courteous and helpful. Nurse Madonna is great (active daughter + PE = bandaids). There is a large and active group of parents that volunteer their time and talents to make the school a better place. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/11/07
My son's first year and I must say, overall, BW is a wonderful school. Seems like the staff, teachers and students are all very happy. The school is clean and organized. My son's K-1 teacher is the best! Lots of parent involvement. Nothing negative to say about this school.
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Posted by a parent on 03/27/07
Great kindergarten program. The kinder teachers did rotations in the afternoon and got to know other children and the children got to know another teacher. Big disappointment in the other grades. The magnet isn't upheld in many of the classrooms we saw and heard from other parents. Great parents- loved
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Posted by a parent on 09/11/06
Great school tons of parent involvement (too much with a few parents) very caring teachers (most of them) excellent principal most of the admin's are wonderful...One or two of them are rude. Nurse sandy is one of the most caring, sensitive staff we have ever encountered. Some of the kids at the
... Read more school are not very nice, out of control but for the most part the kids are great too. Too much focus on the state testing. Read less
School Profile for Benchley - Weinberger Elementary School
Test scores
Enrollment
Programs
Resources
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Student enrollment:
526
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
31
Number of classrooms:
23
Special Education
Gifted Students, Speech/Language Pathologists
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Gifted and Talented
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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
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Special Education Classes
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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.
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San Diego schools — Benchley - Weinberger Elementary School is located at 6269 Twin Lake Dr, San Diego CA 92119. 6269 Twin Lake Dr is in the Lake Murray neighborhood and 92119 ZIP code in San Diego, CA The school district for Benchley - Weinberger Elementary School is the San Diego Unified School District. Benchley - Weinberger Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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