Excelsior elementary is a awesome school ! Don't read those bad reviews . I am acttully a student !…read moreAnd I love this school ! I love everyone in it too ! the teachers are so nice and they teach super well . They do awesome games and attivitys and for pe the littles kids like in 1rst,2nd,3rd get to play dodgeball, powerball (it is a game somebody created ) tag , and more !!!!! They have Friday flag day ! Sping concerts and in Fridays they sell flavored snowcones and candy , but sometimes popcorn . They have big playgrounds for kids and places for kids to eat ! Excelsior is so close to stores and places to eat and I love it so much ! It has swings and has new students about everyday ! The lunch lady's serve REALLY GOOD FOOD unlike other schools , they serve Mac and cheese , peanut and jelly sandwiches , corn dogs , chicken nuggets and more ! They also have a guy and he teaches us how to play the ipad and computer . and yes we do play iPads and computers ! Also Excelsior is a friendly place I should know cause I go there ! The teachers are so cool and we love to laugh and have fun ! I tottally recommend this awesome school and yeah thank , I hope this was

The teacher is yells at children and discriminates against them. My child feels scared and does not…read morewant to go to school. He feels he is not treated fairly and is forced to admit his mistakes when he has done nothing wrong.

The staff its so friendly and ms Evans it's a great teacher, they do nice events for the students…read moreto make school fun

Hi so my name is Isabella Quach and I've been here since I was four years old and I was in…read morekindergarten and I am Vietnamese too and also when I was four I only speak Vietnamese and the kindergarten teacher was very helpful she taught me a lot of English so I can communicate with others now that I'm older I can speak Vietnamese and English I had Miss Solis for kindergarten and Mrs. Hetherington for first grade and Mrs. Atkin for second grade, thank you to these 3 teachers! If you're a parent and is finding a school for your kids, give this wonderful school a chance. You won't be disappointed!!

After years of experience and having to move my children from school to school because of work-life…read morebalance, I feel with deep confidence this was one of the best elementary schools my children attended. Special Thanks: - Dr. Gary Gerstner and prior principal - Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling) - IEP staff - Speech therapist - Dolly Chatterton - Lilia (a name similar to Lily) - Parent/Community Advisory Committee - Parents in action Let me give you some context to compare amongst the other reviewers vs my review as a parent. When my children attended this school, I was a single parent, attending UCI as an engineering student, with a child in the IEP program, and having to manage my children's mother who was later found neglectful by CPS. All of this while working at Disney in customer service and born into poverty. Therefore, I had minimal chances to succeed as a parent, let alone the patience for all the possible mistakes I might encounter from being inexperienced. The Community: The people here are great and the kids are decently behaved. There might be a conflict between children every now and then but they do resolve it. The Parents In Action (PIA) cares about making a difference in the children's involvement with school activities. I've never attended a PTA meeting, sorry. The Staff: I don't like to generalize but they were awesome. I especially recall Dolly and Lilia (similar name to Lily). I put Dr Gary Gerstner and possibly the staff through some stuff with CPA getting involved, like the conflicts between the mother and I. In the end, I wish they knew it saved my children's life. Parent/Community Advisory Committee: The Advisory Committee is another level. I recommend attending if you're a parent looking for advance information regarding how to make the best of your interaction with the school system. For example, I asked what was the best way I can make the most out of the IEP meetings with advance resources. The person who answered my question was highly educated and very prepared. They taught me the steps on making a meaningful impact at each IEP meeting. IEP: The help in the beginning was profound. However, to make the changes necessary to improve as a parent for a child in the IEP, I had to be more involved. The specialists and teachers knew my limitations and made the best decisions available to them. The absolute best advice I received was from Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling), to make my child love reading and there is no limit to how much they should read.

My son was hired to do IT at one of the schools. He got no supportive training and his job…read moredescription did not include doing accounting for his department. He was entry level and therefore it should have been a department head doing accounting, or the principle. When handed a stack of invoices, he was told to do the accounting. My son had no idea how to go about doing the accounting. When he told the principle that, she said: Well maybe we should fire you. My son looked at her and said, no problem. I will resign. As far as I am concerned, he has a clear workman's comp case. If this is how the district operates with entry level employees, I have to wonder how they treat their students. My oldest son went to kindergarten at a Garden Grove School 35 years ago. We moved because the school was so bad. It seems the district hasn't changed.

I was here when I was in Preschool and I had Mrs. Martin, she was the best teacher I've ever had…read more The teachers were so nice and friendly. I

Brookhurst elementary school is a public school serving from grade k-8.(LInk:http://www2.ggusd.us)…read more My review is specifically for the toddler class here and I have no experience with the other classes so far. -The preschool teachers are nice /friendly. -They provide students with an opportunity for learning involving physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. -Parents & teachers work together to enrich child's early educational exp. -They have lots of fun activities, crafts for the kids - I have volunteered for this school few times and it's fun. This was my 1st attempt to review a Public school in USA, and since I completed my studies/higher studies overseas, so I really don't know much about the schools/curriculum here. Saying that back in my school -it was only about "studies" and no fun, academics were very tough, teachers were very strict and all we did was study and tests. After I see the schools here and how much fun they have I just feel that we missed out on the Fun part back in our school. Oh well!

No parking wish I can rate O Star they built the school…read morewithout parking for parents only parking spaces for teachers not for parents

I am student here. I came here to decide to rate this school I go to. The teachers, and staffs are…read morepretty nice. The principal is really nice, and pretty chill too. This school actually teaches you a lot about math, reading, and others. There is some after school programs that help you with subjects you struggle. I love this school. After all the should definitely deserves 5 stars! -Mateo

The new principal doesn't know how to handle things he needs to be replaced! I went to this school…read moresince I was 5 and i went though a lot of things all he did was suspend me when I did one little thing he does not deserve to be a principal.He kicked me out of the school when this was the school I was going to my whole life!

Good school and there is BGC also you can play all kind of sports such as soccer, basketball,…read morevolleyball and football

All 4 of my kids have been going here since 2016 so I've been here awhile . Some years have been…read morebetter than others and not all the staff / teachers are the best but most are great . I love so many teachers here that I request for my other kids to have . It's a close knit school . Front staff is helpful and friendly . The school has got better this year as far as activities and the PTA doing more for the students . They have a great / fun Halloween night every year that my kids enjoy and volunteer at . I've had issues thoughout the years but nothing bad enough to make me want to change schools . They have boys and girls club after school until 6pm for working parents that have tutors that help with kids homework and activities daily for the kids. My kids were in it for years but since they have sports every day they no longer attend . They give snacks everyday if child doesn't bring . Great programs and love that it's free for parents who need it .

Absolutely not. After being here from TK to 6th, I can assure you most staff here are horrid…read more Especially a certain fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Spencer. She always made assumptions about kids. I was a passionate student who always got honor rolls until being in her class. I constantly felt depressed being in her classroom. She had a short temper, and easily lashed out. Back when I was in her class, my project popped and so I simply fiddled with it for merely a few seconds to fix the tape. She responded with forcing me to do a lap at 8:30 in the morning. I've also had a bad experience with a former fourth grade teacher but I can't say anything since he retired last year. Most staff simply aren't designed to be around kids. I do believe one sixth grade teacher, Mr. McPherson, is pretty good at teaching students in his class. He's pretty experienced, and he encourages his students. He explains things in a way in which they can understand pretty quick. The music teacher, Mrs. Son, is also lovely to be around.

Oh the best school ever the teacher are loving and caring my children learn a lot amazing things…read moreand everyone there is so nice,the teacher who watch kids during recess and lunch time help too they help kid out a lot, oh how lucky I am to have my kids in such a

Best school ever, teacher are loving, caring and well prepare to teach academics. They work daily…read moreto motivate students to do better and make all the kids feel safe and happy.