Our girls have been attending Arroyo Vista since Kindergarten and are now in third grade. The…read moreschool and they programs offered consistently exceed my expectations. The teachers have all been amazing and we love the arroyo vista children's theater.

We had high hopes for this school. Having heard it had good teachers and the students did well…read more This was part of the reason we moved to our current home. Kindergarten was great, our son did well and had a great teacher. 1st grade wasn't quite as good, but the teacher (1st year at the school) did put in effort to make it a good experience. 2nd grade was an absolute disaster. The teacher was horrible. Aside from being unorganized and unprofessional, she would verbally abuse our son on an almost daily basis (Several times witnessed by my wife and other parents). While he did well with his grades, we noticed a decline in his personality as well as his self esteem, he often cried about not wanting to go back to school. We had our son tested and found that he was significantly above average in intelligence and had a minor case of ADHD that with some minor accommodations would have helped him to be able to "behave" more to her liking. The teacher made no effort to engage in productive conversations on the accommodation, and the Principle was useless. We got thru the year and quickly pulled our son out. He is now in a charter school and absolutely thriving with simple accommodations that the school gladly implemented (as well as suggestions they made to help him out) I would have hoped for a more cooperative approach from the school and it's staff, but you definitely have to look passed the "Awards" to know how a school really is. follow-up: I have heard there is a new administration at the school, and while I hope it improves things, I will not consider returning either of my children even though we are now driving 20 minutes (vs a 5 minute walk) especially since the teacher in question is still teaching 2nd grade

We have been pleased with this elementary school. The teachers and staff are excellent. I am…read morethankful we came here years ago. My only recommendation is that parents be allowed and encouraged to be on campus again for picking up their students. The current policy- which changed with Covid- and they appear to not want to reverse- keeps parents waiting outside like a prison- therefore parents don't get to know each other or have much interaction with the teachers.

Transitioned to this school from private kinder and so the Bar was high, but for a 9 rated school…read morethat shouldn't have been a problem. My 7 year old was left unattended outside of school after dismissal for 30 min until a teacher found her under a tree and realized they didn't transition her to the after school program. Negative experiences continued after that - to sum it up we are considering pulling child out only 2 months in. The principle and Front office staff is horrible - and unfortunately deal breakers. Even for a high rated school with good teachers - it isn't worth it to deal with the office and Principle for the next 6 years.

Del Lago is an amazing school! Small, but mighty! Great admin, teachers, kids, and families.read more

My granddaughter made good progress here ar DelLargo School. She attended another school for Kgn…read morebut was so upset we pulled her and started here. Good progress and she enjoys her teacher and her new friends. Thank you teachers.

The teaching staff here seems to have a great interest in teaching our kids…read more Their ideas and concepts about getting our kids ready for each upper grade and always striving them forward, are great.

- i attended trabuco mesa elementary school from kindergarten all the way to 6th grade, excluding…read more5th grade. i absolutely loved this school!! the teachers, students, volunteers, lunch activities, and all the many other things this school had to offer was absolutely incredible. this school has given me unforgettable memories and experiences. just one thing,,, i had an incident that had happened my 6th grade year that's had to do with bullying and let's just say when i was offered help, the principal was no help AT ALL. if anything, she made matters worse. when i has reached for help, no help was given by staff nor the principal, all i got was a very, very loud yelling from her and questioned by the police after demanding i have a parent present before further questioning. i never knew a principle could talk to an 11 year old student in such a offensive and demeaning way. not to mention, she told my parents lies about my behavior at school and that i was a bad student even though i never was. - overall this school is truly great. one of the best and if you're thinking about enrolling your child into trabuco mesa elementary school, your child is going to have the time of their lives. you will not regret it. :)

Our two daughter have gone to San Joaquin since first grade and we have been extremely happy with…read morethe small community feel and extra attention we get from the teachers, staff, and principal. Our kids know all the staff and they are very welcoming and friendly. They know all the kids by name which is so important. I highly recommend this school if you are considering it.

I recomend this school because I was a former student there and it is an amazing school there is…read morenothing wrong with it its amazing and the teachers, staff, librarian, and principle. It is a safe place and the events are fun and most children who went to the school ahve become succesful.

The FOOD there is not good. My kids rather bring a peanut butter sandwich and some fruit than…read moreeating the stale, cold food. I really don't understand how the people in charge of contracting these providers don't go and check the food. But there is good news, once the kids graduate from Gates Elementary, Los Alisos Lobos has much better food. But the government is wasting $$$ from our taxes there.

Wasn't a good fit for our kid. He wasn't picking it up and there was no extra help. When we asked…read moreif we should get an outside tutor, it was advised against. His kindergarten teacher was not very nice. First grade teacher was nice. Seems it's hit or miss. A lot of the kids he was in class with have also left.

Fuck this school. I used to go here . My parents would literally BEAT ME WITH A BELT to a point I…read morewould bleed and be bruised and the counselor said to me "maybe because you're bad" like what the actual fuck?

This is a good school and the principal is funny sometimes. When I first go to this school it was a…read morebig school and they have stairs too. When I go to my first period class the teacher was very kind and every time when I was struggling on stuff she always helped me and easy to understand.

I spent all 3 years here, and the teachers are great! The students mess around a lot, but 8th grade…read morehere has been one of the best years yet, leaving with over 10 friends and mostly A's. Enjoy your retirement, Mrs. En

This school is terrible. The administration all the way through to the teachers are the worst I've…read moreever dealt with. It's sad. The school playground at lunch time and recess is like something out of a prison movie. Bullying, fights, weapons, this school has it all and does nothing about it. I'd highly recommend picking any other school in San Clemente over this one. Best of luck if you send your kids here.