North Elementary School

Overall, the teachers provide a wonderful learning experience. It is the school front office staff that are extremely exclusive. They put on events at the school, but if you dont have money, dont have a car, dont have a computer or dont have internet access, well then, you are out of luck. They set up events for you to spend time with your children for their events, but then demand you have access yo certain things in order to participate. If you dont have access to cash, sorry, if you dont have access to internet, sorry, if you dont have access to a computer, sorry. Also, I have witnessed the principal make inappropriate comments during a school function, asking to parents to kiss again, in the middle of a children's function. Incredibly unacceptable.

I will be updating this review as time progresses. Teachers YELLING at a 6yr old is UNACCEPTABLE.

Good luck if you get bullied, sexually harassed, or physically assaulted by other students or teachers at this school. Nobody will believe you or do anything except say that they're "investigating the situation" and then say they're "so sorry for your perception of what happened". And because you raised an issue and wanted help for a problem? You're their new favorite problem to pick at, because how dare you try to make them help you? That's not their job. At least, not here.Oh, and now? If you so much as raise your voice, they threaten to send you to LEO where there's a cop instead of handling the situation like a professional educator. You'll be a target. Are some of the teachers/counselors nice? Sure. But the best part of it all? If you are behind and failing miserably at any subject, they'll gladly let you slip through the cracks and keep on passing you without so much as letting your parent know until it's WAY too late. Nobody at this school cares about you or your education. And it's just getting worse.

As a parent, I couldn't be more pleased with our experience at Rancho Sienna Elementary School. From the very first day, it's been clear that this school truly cares about the success and well-being of each student. What stands out most to me is how they balance both testing and student engagement in a way that helps my child not just succeed academically, but really enjoy learning.

We moved to Larkspur in 2020, during Covid. Both my daughter, 4th grade, and son 2nd grade, attended virtual learning. The experience with virtual learning was a positive one. Once in person learning resumed, my son (entering 3rd grade) struggled with social anxiety and depression from an increased use of devices. There was no initiative to help him, or other kids, who might have been struggling as well. Instead, they matched us up with a 504 coordinator, which may have caused even more exclusion and a belief that he was “different” and in his words, “weak”. There was a safety incident on the swings, where he broke his thumb and wasn’t even taken to the nurse. He came home with a broken, swollen thumb. When speaking with the AS, I was told that his teacher asked him if he was okay and he said “yes”. He was 10 years old!! We were also called to the school one time because he was struggling in math and had suicidal ideation. The counselor sent us a bunch of links and that was about it. They once had dismissal in a thunderstorm and he was standing, soaking wet on the corner when I arrived for him. His last year, I came in to his classroom and found that he had incomplete projects and his handwriting hadn’t improved. When I reached out, they gave me the run around and suggested Kumon. I don’t want another kid to have this elementary experience. Please try for open enrollment at another school.

Both my kids goes to Santa Rita elementary and it’s good school for overall growth of child and has great school campus. Also they always have parent engaging activities.