Sutro is a great school. Its have a great team of dedicated,devoted and loving staffs and teachers. They put in 101 percent of their time in to their students. Parents and community including teachers participate in lots of environmental awareness and instill the importance of environment to the earth.
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Posted by a parent on 10/02/09
Sutro has a great staff. It's a small school but kids get a lot of one on one attention from the teacher and the paraprofessional. We have great enrichment programs that benefits the kids there. The school not only not foster great academic achievement but also environmental awareness and good social
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Posted by a parent on 10/01/09
Our school is a GREAT place where all of our children, along with all their friends, achieve great things every single day. This is only possible with a great support system, made up by a fantastic team of teachers and staff in a COMMUNITY environment. Every child receives individual attention- from
... Read more adults that they idolize and love- every single day. Starting a new school year may feel scary and intimidating to a lot of other kids going to big schools. In our small school community, there is never a 'transition phase'. By the time we finish Kindergarten, we naturally know who 1st Grade teacher will be. From Day One each year, our teachers already understand how we learn best and what we play well. This is another of the countless reasons why we choose to send our children to Sutro School. Our teachers are those who give up their lunch breaks to teach our kids to play guitar and dream up adventures such as school sleepovers. Our school is forever bonded by strong friendships, where 5th graders take time out to read to their 1st grade peers. Our teachers and families join together on Gardening weekends to beautify our school. Our teachers stay up late at night to write online journals so that we parents can catch up on our children's day. Our school is truly one big happy family and we are thankful every single day. We drop our kids off every day knowing that they will be in good hands. As parents, this is a great relief! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
School teachers love the kids, and teach a lot at the school lesson.
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
I had my oldest son complete K-5 at Sutro. I have an 8 year old in 3rd grade there, and a 5 year old who just started Kindergarten. Every teacher they have had has been fantastic. Great music programs and fiend trips. A real community at this school. Recent renovations have really beautified the
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
Sutro has the best teachers. Our kids love the school: high academic standards, involved parent and teacher community.
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
The teachers are hard working and go above and beyond their classroom duties. The kids are amazing and it's a wonderful learning community.
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Posted by a teacher on 09/30/09
Sutro is a small school with a caring, dedicated staff of teachers and parents.
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
Sutro's strength is in being a small school with fewer students so the principal and teachers know most of the children by name. It's a feature that I learned to appreciate when my daughter, now a first grader, thrived on having more personal attention. The principal demonstrates commitment to making
... Read more Sutro the best school possible by attending and supporting fundraisers and social events sponsored by the PTA. Many of the teachers have a lot of years of teaching experience, yet I can see that they're embracing new teaching methods and technology to stay fresh. There are teachers who are designated champions of specific curriculum such as art, health, and the environment. The school is tucked away in the inner Richmond district so it's relatively safe from intruders. Sutro alumni have attended Lowell High School so this school provides the same opportunity for students to excel as other top schools. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/10/09
The school has plenty of extra-curricular activities, so the previous reviews stating that Sutro doesn't offer them is wrong. Perhaps five years ago, they were accurate, but now, Sutro offers music, dance, ballet, guitar, knitting, after-school tutoring, choir, basketball, volleyball, P.E...all of the
... Read more teachers are trained every year in VTS (visual thinking strategies) for their art curriculum. Really the only criticism I have is the PTA. There is little parent involvement, aside from the occasional activist. Also, the principal needs to maintain a better discipline structure for the kids. Overall they are kind, but there is an occasional outburst that never seems resolved. Read less
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San Francisco schools — Sutro Elementary School is located at 235 12th Ave, San Francisco CA 94118. 235 12th Ave is in the Inner Richmond neighborhood and 94118 ZIP code in San Francisco, CA The school district for Sutro Elementary School is the San Francisco Unified School District. Sutro Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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