Great teachers make a great schools. My children love their school. Thanks to the hard working…read morefaculty, my children school experience is a wonderful one. Thank you Central Elementary!

Teacher yelled at me for a good while in second grade. I couldn't comprehend what she was telling…read morefor I wasn't taught before. So she kept yelling at me in front of class for what felt like for ever. Third grade teacher would pull kids ears. She was a very mean teacher. I was bullied all the time. Kids would spit on me. Kids would want to fight. Teachers would throw me in Kindergarten for six grade. Separated me from kids in class. This place is evil.

Saddens me to post this review. Very disturbed by the principal Joshua Mangold's unprofessional…read moredemeanor. He chose to call me "trash and a piece of shit" when he doesn't know me nor did he have his facts straight. His verbal attacks are definitely not something I'd expect from a principal. Poor role model.

As a former student, here is an insightful and more in depth review of the Santa Fe Fundamental…read moreexperience for all parents/guardians. Let's start with the pros; the material being taught was adequate. A few staff members showed professionalism, maturity, and kindness. Cons? Where do I begin? Apart from a few kind souled staff, most staff members and teachers have massive egos and gossip behind students, parents, and other staff members. Lack of professionalism and rather pretentious they were. During a fire drill, an elementary teacher said--and I quote, "I wished this place would burn down" in a joking manner. Regardless, the undertone of unprofessionalism was there. Another teacher who I won't name would look down on specific students who didn't appease their every demand. I advise them to go to google and search up, "What does it take to be a good teacher." As for the school environment, it had to be one of the worst experiences in my learning career. Having attended quite a number of schools, I am more than qualified to speak on this. Most students there created the worst experiences of which mostly consisted of daily verbal attacks. Perhaps their behavior was influenced by the poor role modeling of staff members; egotistical, full of nerves, immature for their age, and unable to handle criticism without pulling the victim card. They were disrespectful and a headache for teachers to handle. Teachers were unable to control the class, making it hard to concentrate in peace. Overall, a rotten experience. I assume and have witnessed this type of behavior rubbing off on the younger students. Schools are supposed to influence students into being morally well off and well rounded individuals of society, but this school does little to that. The size of this school didn't help either, making it one of the most suffocating/excruciating experiences. Not to mention a pointless rivalry existed between Santa Fe elementary and Holland Middle school students, where students would curse at each other across the field. And to add on, despite being poor, this school invested money on useless ad screens in the cafeteria? Money NOT well spent. Most students here may be quote on quote smart, but I wouldn't compromise your child's mental well being for it especially if they are young and impressionable. So if you are still considering enrolling your child to this school, please re-question your priorities.

I really like the teachers here. My aunty searched which school was the best for her kids to go to…read moreand the this was the one. There are many elementary schools around here but the one has the best teachers. They're kind and patients with the kids. My little cousin got plenty of compliments from her teacher for being a smart reader in class. And her teacher gave a an award for it. She acknowledge my little cousin and that was a really nice thing to do. The school also have those days when the kids can wear pjs, sunglasses, hats, and depend on the week. They usually send the parents a calendar of the month before anything can happen. Which is pretty nice since you can expect anything that will happen that month. Over its a nice school. Teacher do know their stuff, and best of all, school is really clean.

My favorite church, i like to come here midday or late at night because they are always open.read more

I work for Baldwin Park Unified School District and retired after 45 years. I mainly worked at the…read moreadult school. I am sadden that after our senior Director, Mr. Robert H Benbow passed away on March 12, 2023 after retiring, where he spent 35 years involved in the schools and the community that the school board and the superintendent did not share any condolences. They up to today act like he never existed. In all the years I worked at the district they would send out condolences to staff about the passing of an employee and many times would close a board meeting in the person memory. The only folks that shared condolences is the mayor and Baldwin Park city council. They closed the city council meeting in his memory and last Saturday placed a wreath in his memory at the Esther Snyder Community Center. Those who knew him have many memories of the many things he did for the community and the vision he had as a leader. Mr. Benbow's vision of creating a larger adult school and building the Performing Arts Center was just a small sample of what he brought to the city and school district. I sent a letter to the Baldwin Park school board members and superintendent asking them what the procedure and protocol was for renaming the Performing Arts Center in his memory.I have never received a response. I find this very unprofessional to ignore my letter and request for the process. I am truly shocked that the district has been SILENCED about his passing and the lack of sympathy and respect for a man who worked for the district 35 plus years and did so much . They have acted like he never existed.

My younger sisters just started school here a few weeks ago and so far it's going great! Love the…read morequick and easy drop-off/pick up in front of the school, they open earlier than other schools we've gone to which is nice to have for working parents. The playground is open early and the cafeteria is there serving breakfast as well which is very convenient. We love the teachers and staff here always greeting us with big smiles and nothing but professionalism.

This is a great school! Even through distance learning everyone is working so hard to make sure the…read morestudents still get the education they need. Teachers and staff are all so wonderful!

An amazing little gem in Covina Valley. Two schools within a school, dual immersion and English…read moreonly. Every student also learns and speaks Coding.