My boys have attended this school for a few years and we have nothing but great memories and…read morepositive experiences. Their inclusion program has caring staff who are thorough, proactive, and responsive. Joe Nightingale has a great reputation and it's been a hub for us for basketball and baseball practices too. The office staff is friendly and will get to know you if you frequent there when you drop off late or pick up early. It's great to have schools like this in our community.

Best school you can find in Lompoc. This school allows students to choose what they want to do…read more Like enrichment classes every day. On Wednesdays it's a short day but if you prove yourself you can do robotics,outdoors.drama and pe. I recommend!

MPCS is slightly different than a "regular" public school. They encourage responsibility and high…read morestandards within each student. There is more workshop style learning versus lecturing which is a proactive step for children learning at their own pace. From the teachers to the school support staff to the principal, everyone is truly happy to be a part of the Manzanita family and should be proud to be making a positive difference in Lompoc's youth. We MPCS!

Sitting, waiting for my lil fellas, brings back memories. A wee melancholy for me listening to all…read morethe lil voices, laughter, children playing. It's been 22 years since my son was at the school. Now I'm back to pick up my grandchildren. I've been adopted teeheehee The school today is absolutely amazing. There is lots to offer your child as to mind, science, arts ..The layout is welcoming. Lots of parking available. New Principal and she is wonderful!

Best little school on Earth!…read more I am so grateful for this wonderful school. The teachers and administration are top notch. A small, safe and natural environment just add to the benefits of the excellent education children at this school receive. "What you learn with pleasure you never forget" is their motto. I could not ask for a better place for my children to learn.

A lovely elementry school. The parking is a little crazy but it is a decent school and isnt in too…read morebad of shape for it being there for so many decades. I love the scenery and the people there are so nice.

Very good school, and offer enrichment classes to students!read more

This is just my experience here but I went here from Kindergarten to 7th Grade and some years were…read morefine but others weren't especially my 6/7th year, I would get Bullied for no reason and when i went and told the principal (which was new to the school) she would right it down on a notepad it would stop for a day or two and then it would happen again.

Local Mobile Vaccine Clinic Site Review: Just the other week, this School joined a few dozen…read moreothers in our county in allowing us to set up a one day Mobile Vaccine Clinic in this underserved area, which is quite a long drive from the City of Paso Robles itself. It is in a quiet, rather remote area, right next to Lake Nacimiento. Lake Nacimiento as of recently only had about 15% of its capacity, so I did not check it out on this trip. While I knew about the lake, I had no idea about this quiet community of a few thousand, let alone a school, and a small shopping center just across the street that has a large supermarket [Oak Hills]. In any case, we arrived shortly before the young kiddos left school and people interested in getting vaccinated started to arrive. We set up right outside the entrance and things went really well. Quite a few people did have special needs or lacked transport to Paso itself, since there was no pharmacy in this town. The school staff that we interacted with were quite nice and it was great that they thought of helping their community with this effort. After finishing up, I did drive just across the street to check out the mini-mall and supermarket. Maybe next time I am in town I will check out the Lake itself, but we typically run late so that we can offer people services after work hours, so at this time of year, it starts to get dark early. One of the interesting aspects of being a Medical Reserve Corp volunteer doing Mobile Clinics is that we literately go almost everywhere in this huge county and meet all kinds of interesting people. Of course, the absolute best thing, is that we are saving lives and preventing suffering & disease. Again, if it was not for places like this quiet school, many people who cannot get to relatively few Pharmacies nor the few Public Health Clinics with the full range of vaccines [or any vaccines at all], would continue to go unserved and unvaccinated. We also have the time, knowledge, experience, and patience to help people understand why vaccines are safe & effective, while also dealing with people's fears & needlephobia. Thanks to Cappy Culver we helped people in this out of the way community.

My daughters attended here years ago and now my boys will be as well. This is a safe campus with a…read morecommitted staff and principal. They love to see their students excel and are open to feedback. Now that my boys have been at this school for 2 months and having served here with Serve Santa Maria, I want to say how thankful I am for my boys to be here. The Special Ed program for my older son (5th grade) fantastic, friendly, and low-stress. Miss Cave and her team are so wonderful! And my younger son (3rd grade) is now in love with Patterson and really enjoys his teacher Mrs. Ross. It's invaluable to have a school that is safe and friendly and thoughtful. What a great school.

My daughter attended this school and it's very organized and set up for independent students. She…read moredeveloped her education in a small group setting and had a terrific experience!

If your looking for a great independent study school this is it. My son has an iep. He could not be…read morein the special education program at the school he was in. They got him in very quick. Most all of his work is online which is great for him. He goes once a week. Everyone is super helpful. They have accommodated his iep. He can go to the school anytime he needs to get extra help or do work there. Great program.

yesss i love oakley this was the school i went to fir a rlly long time i loved all the teachers and…read moremiss it here

This school is GREAT if you wanna get bullied by loads of fuckin teachers and I recommend stay away…read morefrom this school and warning you your child will get depression and will forever be sad and possibly be cutting I have experienced everything and I'm traumatized from this school so don't send your child to this school

Extraordinary school! Full time music, art, P.E. and gardening teachers-in addition to librarian,…read moreaides, small classes and terrific classroom teachers. We're second generation Ballard Bears. High standards, high success rate and positive atmosphere makes it the school that everyone wants to be part of.

So far so good. My little guy started kinder here and seems happy with it…read more The school is a cute little community with only 116 kids total this yr. Which means plenty of individual attention for students. Gina in the office is so sweet and helpful. I joined the PTA and all the parents are really nice and supportive.