Dana Elementary School

Hands down one of the best schools in San Luis Obispo county. The teachers, the staff, the principal all show a genuine love and care for their students.

Dana School has some amazing teachers. Beyond that, I cannot say I would recommend this school in any way. The amount of bullying if your child is different in ANY way, is off the charts. The bias that comes from the Principal is disheartening and completely inappropriate in the school setting. We ended up pulling our daughter out of Dana and put her in another Lucia Mar school and found that she FLOURISHED after being put in a school that treats all students equally. The Principal at Dana does NOT do that. The constant problems that we ran into at Dana were completely based on poor leadership, and NOT the teachers. The teachers were fantastic. I would NOT recommend Dana due to the Principal, bullying, and bias that occurs there.

Great teachers and staff , Awesome after school program too .

I'm not the type of person who writes reviews, but I feel compelled to write one because of what's going on at Dana. I would have rated it zero stars, but that was not an option. The problem at Dana IS the principal. I looked at the reviews here about Dana, and I noticed that UNTIL the current principal came to the school, it had great reviews. Five stars. After her arrival the reviews are one and two stars. Maybe it's because she has no backbone or leadership skills, no teacher support. Bullying here has been a big problem, and they continue. The principal does nothing about it. She actually makes excuses for the bullies. She makes me literally sick. If she is still the principal next year, my child will no longer be a student at Dana. It breaks my heart to make my child change schools, but that's just how horrible she is!!

I knew almost immediately after this principal started at Dana that this school was doomed. Bullying at Dana became out of control and it STILL continues! I didn't realize just how horrible she is until recently. I guess the reason for such a bullying problem is because the principal herself is a bully. My child s teacher this year is a victim of the principal's bullying. Sadly, the teacher left. This year was the best year my child ever had at school because of this teacher. She was truly passionate about teaching and about her student's, and their success in school. She made a huge positive impact on her students. My child used to enjoy going to school! Since the teacher left, my child doesn't even want to go to school, and literally cries about it. I don't blame this teacher for leaving such an intimidating environment. The principal uses manipulation to try to make herself look good. The lies being spread are horrid. The teachers and staff are wonderful. I wonder how many more of them will be lost due the utter incompetence of the principal?