1076 Penniman Dr
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

My daughter has gone here since Kindergarten and enjoyed her Kinder and first grade teachers. But problems arrived with the staff when she was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and I requested a 504 plan with the teacher and principal and never heard back after providing documentation. Then again this year I requested a 504 plan with her new teacher and nothing was done again, which has caused her to fall behind in 3rd grade. Due to their lack of support for my child she could be held back if I dont catch her up myself at home with workbooks. She tells her teacher she doesn't understand her math and is told to just "do her best work". This will not help a struggling child. This school sadly does not care about children needing extra help or falling behind. Only about attendance and test scores.

Marina Village Middle school is amazing! The staff are super nice and there are many great extracurriculars like Battle of the Books and Spelling Bee! The library is also amazing- the librarian, Ms. Kimberly, really fosters the kids' learning and reading!

The Pros: Tremendous parent involvement and support. Strong PTO. Teachers who care and have a lot of classroom experience. High test scores. The Cons: 30:1 ratios in the classroom and there is a bit of a "drill and kill" philosophy in the classroom with a lot of worksheets and desk work (don't expect experiential learning to happen too much). Currently no music curriculum in lower grades, PE two times per week, and art is done by parent volunteers. Classroom ratios are a school district issue. The board is a bit of a mess and does not take into account parent feedback and concerns regarding class size. That said, there are issues with declining revenue due to less students. With large class sizes come some social issues for kids in the younger grades and some bullying behavior that could be prevented if teachers didn't have such big classes, in my opinion. My star rating would be higher if the district could figure out some innovate ways to lower class size and provide a more well rounded education.

The teaching staff are incredibly warm and helpful in ensuring all students succeed. The office and support staff go out of their way to know every student's name and interests; it's really impressive. I highly recommend PG!

I don't speak English and they have no treslation for Russian

There is a lot of entitlement in El Dorado Hills in general but that can be attributed to a student's home life. That is not indicative of this school. The school has been very supportive of my kids and has welcomed my input. I see reviews of sour grapes from some of the parents but these kids finish with a quality education and the majority go on to college.