668 Apgar St
Oakland, CA 94609

My experience with Emerson Elementary in Oakland has been mixed. The school environment is generally OK, but families should proceed with caution. District mismanagement and dysfunction seem to trickle down to the schools. I agree with the one parent review urging caution, especially for Black families. Bullying also occurs on campus, and at times it has been racial.

Very disappointed and shocked. Sad to see what is allowed for these scholars.

It has been really difficult at McClymonds recently. In the last couple of weeks a math teacher and a humanities teacher have both quit, and there does not seem to be any clear plan or solution on the way. What makes this even harder is that many parents have no idea how bad things have become inside the school.Student behavior has played a big role in the situation. The environment has become so disruptive that it is pushing teachers away and making real learning almost impossible. Students who genuinely want to focus and succeed end up suffering because the behavior problems are not being addressed.In biology we have not had a consistent teacher at all. We have had substitutes almost every day, and we are not learning the material we need to learn. It is heartbreaking and discouraging to feel our education slipping away, not because we lack motivation, but because the disruptions and the instability make it impossible to move forward.Students deserve better. We deserve consistent teaching, a safe and focused learning environment, and adults who can actually support our education. It is not fair that our learning is being compromised like this, and the situation needs to be acknowledged and addressed so things can improve. My classmates throw chairs, hit each other, curse in class, and even throw water bottles all over the room, and it makes learning feel impossible.