Dolores Huerta Elementary School

The staff and teachers are great. I'm very happy with the education they offer to the children.

I personally attended this school when I was younger, I’ve come back to it online and through a younger family member and from what I’ve heard it hasn’t changed much. This school might not perform the best on state tests but it was incredible at providing a safe and encouraging learning environment for all of its kids. I remember going in groups to the schools library and choosing books to read, I remember the rainy days where the kids sat inside and chatted, the introduction to stem, and the large playground with things for all grades. This school doesn’t deserve a low overall score, from a first and second hand account it should be rated much higher.(Thank you to all my teachers for making it as good as it was)

Overall, great place to work. We are a unionized charter which helps staff feel supported and valued. Our school was one of the first charters in LA! So strong history of success. Kids here have ended up graduating from our high school with prestigious scholarships and to a variety of universities and community colleges. In elementary and middle school, our students outperform neighboring schools on the California assessment. Safe school environment, students are calm during recess/lunch.

During the quarantine I was forced to remove my son with African descendant from Private school, where he was on honor roll, and enroll him here. The teacher and the assistant placed certain children in virtual rooms where they NEVER read to them (supposedly the 2nd graders were supposed to be reading to their selves), they never assisted them with math or science, they spent most of their "learning" in isolation. One time, on accident, they placed my son in a non-isolating room, they were reading to children, and they kicked us out. I was livid. Do not send your child from African descendant to this "school." They attempted to dumb my son down, but I, an educator and recent UCLA grad, will never tolerate that. THANK FOR TRYING SIS!!!