116 Duplex
San Mateo, CA 94402

Crocker is a great public school. The parents, staff, and students make other kids like my son feel very welcome. Crocker is a great school, if you live in Hillsborough, this is a great start for middle school.

We have a kindergartner. Our first year at the school introduced us to a very engaged and motivated parent community. There is a lot of support for the schools! We were immensely disappointed by the kinder teacher who did not communicate with us that she felt our son needed a tutor, extra homework studies in the form of flashcards, and OT, and that he was telling her he was in pain while writing. Once we learned about the concerns we wanted to proactively engage with the teacher to support our son. She couldn’t understand our request for information. She said explicitly that she doesn’t worry about him and couldn’t understand why we’d be checking in. There were 15 kids in class - perhaps spare some worry for all of them? Yikes! He has come home in tears or with bruises and scrapes - no communication despite repeated requests to let us know if he cries or is injured. Gosh, this all feels horrifying to write. The teachers in specialty areas like music, iLab, phys ed, and library seem caring and thoughtful. The enrichment from these classes is wonderful. For reference for incoming families, your kindergartner should know all their letters or hire a tutor. Curriculum is fast paced. Spelling tests by spring in kinder. Homework is spelling, math, and phonics each night + reading. Recommended donation is 2900 per year per child as of 2022. If it helps keep the programs like music and library and iLab I support it. Expect zero communication from the teacher so plan to check in more than the conference schedule - in our case at the end of September he was fine, by early November there were a host of concerns only shared after our outreach. If I knew what I know now I would have gone to a private school or a San Mateo Public School. Teachers in other districts who I’ve spoken to are appalled at the communication.

Im currently on lockdown and I really think that they should step up their game. I mean cmon its the 2nd to last week of school and I'm currently wearing a suit. How am I supposed to run if I need to? Also the school food could be a bit better, I mean most of the fruit isn't that ripe. I might be allergic to Pineapple since my tongue get tingly when I eat it but I keep eating it anyway. About that lockdown, its been about 30 minutes since we had to run back inside. My back hurts, but maybe thats because I slouch and I have scoliosis. I got it from having to carry a shoulder every day for 2 years in Bowditch Middle School (would not recommend going there too.) I like the teachers and I will say, Mr. Chen does a good job keeping us safe. He also gave out free chips and chocolates, which is better than many airlines and events i've been to. Why are airlines so bad at customer service? And how is a music teacher doing better at taking care of people in an emergency situation than United Airlines? Actually never mind, Aragon is a great school, and the airlines need to learn about customer service from them. Oh, the Wi-fi in this school sucks too they should do something about it. Do you guys think I should get a perm? I've been researching about them and I'm starting to think about doing it.