Portola Elementary School

This school has been wonderful! New campus, great teachers, active PTA. My child is happy and thriving. Highly recommend.

Buri Buri is an excellent school. We have a child that has graduated from Buri and two who are currently in Buri. We have had fantastic teachers and the principal, Mr. Ramich, is very involved. They have always been supportive of all of our kids, especially one of our kids who needs more help. We are happy to be part of the Buri Buri community.

I taught there for 3 years and my principal was involved and kind. She modeled lessons for me when I asked. She treated me like a colleague and our discussions about my lessons were productive. She is no longer there so I'm not sure how the principal is now. I made close friends at this school. Teachers were nice and cared about their students

My child is now in fourth grade and has been at Vallemar since kindergarten. My child has had a positive experience for the most part, but I have to say, my personal interactions with the teachers have been lukewarm at best. The teacher this year is downright cold, only emailing me to tell me when my child has forgotten something. She does not even acknowledge my return responses to her. Class size is huge (34 kids!!), so maybe that has something to do with it, but a one-sentence response that would take 30 seconds to write would go a long way. Also, I reached out to the principal about the standardized tests that were administered last spring since we have not received the results yet (it is now September). No response at all.I really wish I could write a glowing review, but I simply can't. Instead, I am very seriously thinking of putting my child into a different school, either next year or maybe even sooner.