My child has been at his school since K and she is now in 5th grade. She has had a great experience so far. Every teacher has been able to give her extra challenging work to meet her needs. The school also has a great art program for the lower grades 1st to 3rd ran by parent volunteers and a visual
... Read more performing arts program ran by professionals for the upper grades 4rd to 6th. For extra curricular activities they offer Spanish (extra cost), Music Matters (extra cost), and for the upper grades they offer chorus, no cost ( 4rd to 8th grades), and for 6th grade they offer Band, no cost. We also have a good Gate program ( thanks to parent involvement) The teachers are caring and interested to see the students succeed. This year we have a P.E. teacher, that is exciting! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/20/08
There seems to be a revolving door as far as principals are concerned. There have been four in the past six years. The climate of the school is totally dependant on the principal, so it changes each time there is a new principal.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/08
My son joined the school in the 3rd grade and now is in the 5th grade. The teachers are able to give individual attention and give incremental classwork to students who are capable of doing more than the class average. This type of distinction helped my kid to keep moving up in his reading/writing/math
... Read more skills instead of just getting stuck in what the whole class is doing. Currently my son is a 5th/6th combo class and he is all excited to be with higher grade kids and is confident that he is going to be learning more this year with his teachers and fellow 6th grade students. I am very happy with our school choice. The Gate program is satisfactory but is currently limited due to funds availability and parent volunteer efforts ( I am culprit too, I could not volunteer, yet). Great school, overall. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/26/07
Sakamoto is a great school. My third child is currently enrolled in the school. All students get the support they need to excel. My oldest child needed the safety nets provided for ADHD. The teachers were able to spot the need early and get him the support he needed. The second child was in GATE
... Read more - and was given great opportunities to reach her potential. Teachers at Sakamoto are outstanding - they truly care about their students and provide all the support they need to reach their goals. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/28/07
My son is in 5th grade and joined Sakamoto in the 2nd grade from private school. Good solid school- excellent teachers, good community involvement and a safe, nourishing and positive environment with good parental involvement.
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Posted by a parent on 01/04/07
We are in our second year (1st grade) at Sakamoto and have been very please with the school and the teachers. We would recommend the school highly. Physical education is a weak point, that is true, but the academics are more important to us and their scores remain quite high for a public school.
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Posted by a parent on 01/13/06
Sakamoto is a great learning enviroment. The teachers really care about the students success. GATE activities are great - the parents and home & school club have worked together to provide a wonderful creative learning enviroment.
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Posted by a parent on 10/28/05
My son is a 3rd grade student at Sakomoto. We've been happy with the school so far. There could be improvements, but, overall, I think Sakomoto is a bit above average in most areas.
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Posted by a parent on 08/15/05
My son went to Sakamoto for Kindergarden. It was a good experience in general. I like the program designed by the teacher, although at K level, the goals were not all that clear. One of the things I found missing is a focus on excellence. At K level, this is probably not as important as helping the children
... Read more develop social skills to fit in. My son wanted more structured activities. He was a little confused about what he was suppoed to do to be 'best'. I think other kids seem to enjoy the less structured setting. I guess it depends on the personality of the child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/09/05
Quality of academics is above average, level of parent involvement is above average. Extracurricular activities needs improvement.
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San Jose schools — Sakamoto Elementary School is located at 6280 Shadelands Dr, San Jose CA 95123. 6280 Shadelands Dr is in the Almaden neighborhood and 95123 ZIP code in San Jose, CA The school district for Sakamoto Elementary School is the Oak Grove School District. Sakamoto Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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