I have a child at Carey School, and have made an effort to review the academics and overall quality of the school over the last three years. My conclusions are as follows: the teachers at Carey are gifted, affectionate, and intelligent--my child loves her classes and has thrived wonderfully there. Eric
... Read more Temple, the Head of school, is brilliant, practical, and devoted wholeheartedly to the children. He has markedly improved the facilities and brought the parent community closer together. John Loeser, assistant Head of School, working with Eric, has given close attention to best-practices pedagogy, and has made strong, effective refinements in the academic curriculum. I have recently had occasion to visit a number of other private schools, some of them of national reputation. I finished my visit with the conviction that Carey is one of the finest elementary schools in the country. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/08/09
I have 2 very bright children at Carey school who are more than adequately challenged. Mr. John Loeser, the Harvard graduate who has made and continues to make cutting edge changes to the curriculum, is outstanding in preparing students for the ultra competitive private middle schools in which they
... Read more do very well. Mr. Temple, head of school, has taken the school from a friendly, academically adequate program to an exciting, evolving, academic and arts rich, program where children thrive in every way. The atmosphere is one of fairness, high moral standards and genuine care and concern for both students and staff. Music, foreign language and science are not after thoughts. Interest in these areas is nurtured. Incredible facility improvements have taken place and more are planned. Extra curricular program are there (painting, science, acting, juggling, basketball, community projects, computer/technology...) and where there is an interest there will be a program. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/08/09
If you are looking for a great community overall-this is the place-if your child is average or below, Carey is a great place,but if your child is above average they have a challenge dealing with kids who need extra challenge-unfortunately there is no differentiated instruction-my son is in 4th ansgrade
... Read more and I've had to put in a lot of effort myself to keep him challenged at the level he should be- Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/15/08
Carey is a great school for average children or children who are struggling or need special assistance in reading etc. however if you have a child who is above average they don't know what to do with them, my son is very bright and the school refuses to challange him at his level because they do no differentiated
... Read more learning-it is a great community though. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/28/08
Carey is a phenomenal school. My three kids loved going to school there. Carey made learning fun and the children thrived. All of mine got accepted at their first choice middle school and were very well prepared. The curriculum is recently updated and well beyond what is found at the better local
... Read more public schools. Their ERB test scores are above average for independent schools, and well above those for public schools, so not sure how the other reviewer can claim that the students aren't the smartest. My older son goes to Crystal Springs and his classmates are at Menlo, Woodside Priory, St. Ignatius and other top notch high schools. Also Carey probably has more diversity than any independent school on the peninsula. Carey has major momentum with the new building, new curriculum, now double classes up to 5th grade and the coming artificial turf field. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/07/08
Carey prides itself on turning out well-rounded learners. They are successful in doing so; however, as the grade levels climb one notices disproportionately more girls. Teaching style and curriculum is traditional although there is differentiated learning. Differentiated learning is not well-defined
... Read more at this school. If you are looking for stellar academics or hope that your above average child will excel in a particular subject at this school, this place is not for you. They don't admit the smartest students. In fact, based on my knowledge of the above average public schools in San Mateo Cty, I would say that what you are getting for $20K a yr. that you are not getting in public school is after-school care and art, PE, and music as defined curriculum. Is it worth the extra price? Great parent community but you can get that for free at a great public school in the Bay Area Read less
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San Mateo schools — Carey Elementary School is located at 1 Carey School La, San Mateo CA 94403. 1 Carey School La is in the Beresford Park neighborhood and 94403 ZIP code in San Mateo, CA Carey Elementary School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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