Caring, high quality teachers have made attending Canoas a terrific experience for our family! My kids are excelling and have all become strong, voracious readers. We LOVE the EPGY math program from Stanford - advanced kids can get extra enrichment. An EPGY tutor even calls my child at home once per
... Read more week to work on extra math activities on the computer. An excellent opportunity at no charge to us! Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/09/09
Canoas Elementary provides every child the opportunity to be his/her best! We love our school! The teachers are the best you can find anywhere, and the principal is on his way up, making leaps and bounds in his experience and expertise, always full of caring for the kids. The only reason I do not give
... Read more Canoas full marks is that we need more parent involvement to make our school as successful as the best schools. Any parent that is involved on some level will see their child get everything they need, as we have seen friends move on to the best public and private middle schools with easy transition. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/10/09
Principal is a weak, mild mannered person that does NOT know how to manage a school properly. Stay away from this dump! As a parent I have many issues with the current principal and his lack of ability to effectively run a school.
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Posted by a parent on 12/11/08
We couldn't be any happier with Canoas Elementary. We were one of the families that previously transferred away, but decided this year to give Canoas, our neighborhood school, a chance. The teachers that work with our children, Ms. Fontes and Ms. Brady, consistently push our children to reach higher
... Read more levels academically. They are also very caring and compassionate on a daily basis. This is a warm, inviting, small school that is really a gem. We are happy that our children are here and know that they are in safe hands. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/17/08
Canoas is full of a dedicated and wonderful staff. It has a principal that is out there every day with the students from start to finish. Teachers are working very hard at getting the students to level if not above. Music and Art is being given by wonderful parent volunteers. However, We need more
... Read more volunteers to increase this to all the classrooms. If more parents helped out, more could get accomplished. HOmework is given every night, including reading. Students and their parents are responsible to get it down. The score of the students are improving every year, and will continue to improve with the help of everyone who is around the children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/12/07
Frankly, as grandparents we are appalled by the apathy towards safety & discipline displayed by the adults we entrust our children to. We know there is a lack of parent involvement ect... There are good things about this school and there are not so good things. But the core need is for each child to
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Posted by a parent on 03/05/07
The principal and the teachers are highly dedicated to the students. Yes, more volunteers are needed. Yes, more work is needed. Yes, there is a high turn-over rate. Many things need improvement, but things are getting better every year. If people gave Canoas Elementary a chance instead of transferring
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Posted by a parent on 10/26/06
Academic standard is low, so students are not encouraged. Teachers have no control over the class.
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Posted by a parent on 04/23/06
Schol and teachers are ok, but parent are not interested in volunteer.
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Posted by a parent on 04/09/06
I don't recommend this school. Students are not diverse, almost no homework.
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San Jose schools — Canoas Elementary School is located at 880 Wren Dr, San Jose CA 95125. 880 Wren Dr is in the South San Jose neighborhood and 95125 ZIP code in San Jose, CA The school district for Canoas Elementary School is the San Jose Unified School District. Canoas Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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