Del Mar Elementary School

My child is in kindergarten at Del Mar Elementary, and so far we have nothing but praise for this school. The teaching quality is excellent, and the principal here is wonderful--energetic, caring, responsive and wonderfully communicative. We are happy to be here, and feel fortunate to be part of the

When I moved to Santa Cruz in 2007, I settled in the Live Oak area, and I've loved this community ever since. When we had kids, I was unsettled by the mixed reviews I heard about the local public school options. While we've only just started our journey (my daughter is a kindergardner at Del Mar), I

This school is off the charts out of hand. The "students" rule the school. The principal has no handle on discipline with them and the staff makes excuses for the way they behave. "They're just kids." Ummm no! Being disrespectful to adults, running a muck, and acting like entitled brats is not exact

The teachers at Del Mar are highly qualified, committed, and caring. The community of families is quite diverse, and this is one reason we chose to send our child to Del Mar.

Del Mar Elementary is a great school with caring staff and excellent teachers. It will never have a "high" score on sites like this simply due to the demographics of the school and district, but if you live in Live Oak/Pleasure Point and know anything about the community you live in, you will unders