As a parent who has 2 children at Miller and 1 that has graduated from here I must say that for the most part I have been happy with Miller. The PTA puts in a ton of their own time and regularly tries to involve parents. The teachers (the majority of them) are wonderful. The new principal and vice
... Read more principal seem to be doing a good job. The principal and vice principal that were previous to this were great. I did hear it was not so great before they took over. The office staff often has new people and it is often difficult to communicate with them. Make a friend in the office staff- it will help you in the long run. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/19/09
Terrible school, all I have to say. Terrible school.
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Posted by a teacher on 11/09/08
I enrolled my son in K this year, he had a very hard time adjusting to school, and his teacher and guidance counselor were on top of it and excellent! I love his teacher, and the school as a whole. I am very sad we are leaving.
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Posted by a parent on 10/30/08
This site says that the avg. class size is 17 for this school. Not true, my son had 35 class mates last year and this year 33. The teacher is so frustated with so many kids. I took my kids out of this school.
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Posted by a parent on 10/20/08
This is a bad school. If it wasnt for a few good teachers I would have lost it. My kids used to attend and I am very glad that I have moved and that they no longer go to this school. Dont go there and if you do. keep and eye on your kids. Volunteer as much as you can and ask your kids question.
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Posted by a parent on 09/25/08
This is my son's first year at this school and I'm quite dissapointed. The students in his class are highly disrespectful to their teacher. He's become frustrated with the situation and doesn't feel comfortable at all. He is also more advanced in math from his last school. One other thing is that their
... Read more isn't much parent involvement. The reviews on this site reflect this. And I notice the only 'praises' are coming from parents of kindergartener students. I am looking for another school for next year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/29/08
This school has subpar standards for the children (except the GATE and Seminar classes), very low parent envolvement, but does try it's hardest to accomidate the needs of the students with it's resources. The K class has no aides and my 4th grader has 33 kids in her class but they do have instrumental
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Posted by a parent on 10/12/07
I am new to the school this year. I have a 5 and a 10 yr old attending and I just love this school. I feel that it is the best that they have attended.
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Posted by a parent on 10/02/07
I am a parent as well as a teacher here in the county. This school is below minimum expectations. If you can possible choose another school.
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Posted by a parent on 07/07/07
My oldest daughter attended Miller for kinder and she had the best teacher Mrs. Liddell and then my son started a year later and had the same teacher, now my youngest daughter will start in the fall and have Mrs. Liddell too. My son now who is in the 1st grade has Mrs. Gaines and She is Wonderful! The
... Read more entire Kinder teachers are great and so are the 1st grade teachers! But the Office staff and the Lunch staff really needs to work on their attitudes. Every time I have to deal with either staff it is very hard! Read less
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San Diego schools — Miller Elementary School is located at 4343 Shields St, San Diego CA 92124. 4343 Shields St is in the Tierrasanta neighborhood and 92124 ZIP code in San Diego, CA The school district for Miller Elementary School is the San Diego Unified School District. Miller Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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