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.

Rude office staff. Especially the two main ones when you walk in. A bigger sized female and the older female across her with glasses. They don’t have to say much for you to notice their rude tone. Once you leave the office, they start making jokes about you. Not very professional in my opinion. They say one thing to you and then say a different thing to the next person. School also will get your child in trouble for anything their friends do. Even if your child isn’t involved. They make things that are supposed to be easy, difficult.

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..