West Manteca

I wish our experience was better. My son is a good kid and very social. He had other boys hitting him and throwing chairs that would almost hit him. Many bad experiences with other students throwing things in his classroom, cussing at the teacher and interrupting learning. One kid told my son he was going to kick his “a$$” right in front of me. The teacher seems to have done her best but didn’t have the support from the school that she needed. The office staff never told me anything about what was going on. Not once. The teacher and after school program staff did a great job with informing me of incidences.

My son attended Lathrop Elementary from Kindergarten and just graduated from 8th grade this past year. I believe that he received the ethics and stability in his student career today from the staff and faculty at Lathrop School. I absolutely adore the principal and office staff who genuinely care about the kids there. My son had some amazing teachers who have left an imprint on his life forever and helped me in guiding him in the right direction, Mrs. Hopper, Ms. Swanson, Mr. Dalisay - We will remember you always!

The school motivates the kids to stay ahead on their grades.

Bulling, hitting, punching, kicking, slapping etc happen daily here. Office staff pick and choose when they are nice. I have heard them yelling and speaking in awful tones with kids more than I have heard them nice. This year there is a new administrator and their first year having added one TK class. The TK class has had a rough start, no hired stable helper as is mandatory, making it more difficult to manage all of the out of control kids. Not sure what practices are a part of the daily curriculum to help combat this, especially since TK is only about social learning, I hope these teachings are happening all day long daily but I am not confident its true. There is no age appropriate playground for the TK kids, instead one with high monkey bars they can not even reach or use themselves. There is no outdoor bathroom for them, instructed to use the one shared boys and girls in the class, or to go to the office. They are 4-5 year olds, not always capable of holding it for such long distances. Hoping for positive changes.

This school does not provide a supportive and inclusive environment. Neurodivergent children do not appear to receive adequate understanding or accommodations, and differences are often treated as problems rather than strengths.Additionally, there seems to be a lack of cultural awareness and inclusion. Representation is limited, and concerns related to bias or equity do not appear to be meaningfully addressed.Schools play a critical role in shaping children’s confidence and sense of belonging and unfortunately my children suffered at this site.

I hate it here I wish I never signed up. The bullying is insane and when the teachers are told they don’t care but the office is even worse they say they will handle it and they never do! My teacher didn’t have some to be a qualified teacher and the teachers are out of hand! They get mad at us for being quiet but get mad when me talk the tiniest bit! The staff are very unhelpful full and the principals are hateful people! I don’t ever wanna come back here when I leave.

Best school ever.. my son is so happy never want to skip school..