We absolutely love St. Joseph! As parents, we couldn't ask for a better environment for our child to learn and grow. The teachers are truly caring, patient, and dedicated--they go above and beyond to make sure every student feels supported and valued. The academics are excellent, but what really stands out is the focus on kindness, respect, and faith. Our child has grown not only in knowledge but also in confidence and compassion. We also really appreciate the strong sense of community--families, teachers, and staff all work together to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere. Communication from the school is great, and you can tell how much effort goes into making every event, Mass, and activity meaningful for the kids. If you're looking for a school that focuses on great academics, strong values, and genuine care for your child, St. Joseph is a wonderful choice. We feel so blessed to be part of this school! read more

Wow this school Is amazing big perfect school the learning is Wow the staff is very kind and nice SJS is a very good school. this school is blessed with excellent first time I stepped in this school I loved the kindness amazing! they added Spanish I love that and art wow this school is a blessing the tutoring is vert good. love this school. read more

Perfect Big School Culture and curriculum is well organized and apt for kids to grow and learn.

Our child has been going to St. joseph School since kindergarten. He's now going into his final 8th grade year this coming fall. We love all the Staff, Parents and Students that all work together to bring together our little community. We'll miss this school once our child graduates and has to move into high school. read more

We joined St. joseph School two years ago. I'd have to say that we were previously in another Catholic School. My children never received attention, there was no communication with the parents, and it was run on who pays more. St. Joseph school hires teachers with academic levels, teachers that are capable and trustworthy leaving our children to learn from them. Not only that they teach them academic level, but also teach them how to go through in life. read more

St. Joseph's School (SJS) is an awesome school. We have two boys and they have been attending SJS since kindergarten. We had looked at the other Catholic Schools in Fremont and we felt that SJS had to most to offer: a challenging education, a friendly family atmosphere, and a safe school environment. The staff at SJS is great. Everyone is so nice and helpful. They care for our kids so much. We feel that the classes provide the education our kids need to succeed. We can tell that they are learning and improving every day. Besides the classes, there are so many other activities for our kids. There is after school care, CYO sports, additional class electives, and school events. What makes SJS so different is the SJS family. We met so many new friends through SJS. It seems like we are meeting new friends at every turn. As parents, we are going through the same things and are sharing our experiences with other parents. It's great because all the parents will watch out for each others kids as they were their own kids. Also participating in the after school activities even strengthens our bonds with the other parents since we are spending time with other families outside of school. We feel that SJS has a safe campus. There is a staff member at every corner watching over our kids to ensure their safety. There is a gate that encloses the campus so that makes us feel better. The only downside I can think of is that once we start to feel comfortable with a staff member, a staff member leaves for whatever reason. But I guess that comes with the territory, people retire, or they move out of the area, or they just move on to other things. Luckily, we've been blessed with new staff members that we can welcome to the SJS family. Anyways, I highly recommend this school if you are looking to send your child to a quality education and being part of a friendly and welcoming community. You will not be disappointed. During our visits to all of the Fremont schools, I actually had wanted to send my kids to a different school since we had belonged to a different parish. My wife and my son convinced me otherwise. My wife had coworkers and friends that highly recommend this school and my son loved the campus because it had two playgrounds :). I am so glad that my wife and son won that battle since I could not imagine being at a different place. read more

SJS is a school blessed with excellent educators. The school administration's dedication to each student, to the school, and to the teaching profession is practiced with the utmost care and devotion. Academically, kids are encouraged to think about their high school career early on, to set goals for themselves. When my son was in 6th grade, his teachers really impressed upon them that "if you don't know something, it's because you haven't learned it yet." The support and the validation implicit in that simple sentence is truly empowering to the kids. Junior high is often a confusing time for kids, but the school handles special situations expertly. Appropriate communications with parents are made timely, with actionable recommendations. It takes patience, understanding, determination, and love to not over-correct immediately. As parents, we are deeply grateful to the school for such collaboration. read more

My daughter has attended St. Joseph Catholic School since kindergarten. Now she's in 3rd grade and is very happy. Her class is small and there's a lot of individual attention. She gets instruction in music, art, Spanish and the basic academics. There is tutoring available to kids that need extra help. There are a lot of opportunities for extra curricular work. This is a school that works great for my husband and I because they encourage even require some volunteer work from parents. We want to be involved in our daughter's education. We know almost everyone that works there now and we find our daughter is so enthusiastic about school and that was a feeling that I never had when I was in school. The religion is not too heavy, meaning that students are taught religion as another academic subject. I like the religion and my family is Catholic ,but I don't want it take so much time away from a well balanced curriculum. There are a few kids in my daughter's class that are not Catholic and they feel comfortable in the environment which creates a good sense of diversity. I would recommend St. Josephs School for families that want to be a part of a community and involved in their kid's education. It works for us. read more

First time stepped in this school, just loved the whole community! very friendly staff and ver small community, people know people, feel super comfortable! The best part of this school is that they teach children Bible, good manner, and moral. Now days not too many schools teach that. Academic, can learn that later on from studying but family values and basic moral concepts starting from children at young ages. If wait till children grow up, everything is too late! So, I think SJS is good fit for my children! Thank you to all SJS staffs! read more

This place doesn't even deserve one star. Ever since principal Kelly Mendoza joined in 2014 the enroll ments have dropped so much infact the largest class is 30 and smallest is 13! What?! In 2013 the largest class was 40 and smallest was 23!? The school has an ugly fence in front and in many school fundraisers Kelly saids that she will add many upgrades to the school, and give money to the poor but no she keeps the money for herself. Many of the teachers do not teach they just have fun. Infact I asked my kid what did you do today she said Just Dance and Abcya on the computers. If she is not learning anything why should I pay over $7,000 a year. Would not recommend:-( read more

Our daughter has been at St Joseph School since kindergarten, she is in 2nd grade now. We spent a lot of time vetting various schools long before she entered kinder, and we are very happy with our choice. It's small and comfortable, and the quality of the instruction is top notch. Don't let the size fool you! We chose St Joseph over several much larger schools, primarily because we wanted our daughter to be treated on a personal level, not just one face in a crowd. Our daughter is also very happy there, the teachers are strict buy gentle in how they handle infractions. The dress codes are pretty strict but that's just fine with us. We intend to send her younger brother there for T-K as soon as he's old enough. We can't recommend this school enough. The only downside is it's location on Mission Boulevard, which is convenient if you are coming off the 680 onto Mission, but if you are taking surface streets, you need to allow a little more time. read more

After 8 years of having my child at this school, I have nothing but wonderful things to say about it. My child has received an outstanding education and a solid foundation for going on to high school. But more importantly, he has been taught how to be a good person. The educational standards are excellent. The teachers are outstanding. The administration is phenomenal. The spirit and the message of Christianity and its teaching of kindness and compassion are an integral part of the school and their approach to educating the "whole child". Thank you St. Joseph for all you do for our kids! read more

I've been attending Saint Joseph for the past five years and all five have been amazing. I like that there's a lot of clubs there like the chess club and after school choir and drama. There's also extra School subjects like Spanish music art and PE and all the teachers are very nice and cooperative. There's also after school tutoring in case if anybody needs help and I like that because sometimes I do need help and the people are very nice and to help me. Every day there are morning except Belize and I really like those because everybody is cheerful and I get to see everybody and the principal leads to prayer and everybody does the sign of the cross and prays and says the pledge of allegiance together. I like it because they combined the fifth sixth seventh and eighth grades and the TK and kinder and first second and third grades as in preschool level lower grades and higher grades. read more

St. Joseph does a great job of having a high level of academic excellence, without the high pressure. Also, while compassionately encompassing Jesus and the Church into their daily activities. I feel safe and secure that my child goes to St. Joseph School. read more

If you are a parent and a family looking to embrace learning and are supportive of children, parents and community... If you love collaboration, have an open mind and respect others... If you believe in helping others and serving others... If you care about kids, teachers, staff and parents that work consistently to provide a safe environment... If you want to be a part of a small community where teachers respect the student's differently learning and personality styles and are passionate about sharing their gifts, talents, skills and love with the kids... If you are willing to share your time, talents, gifts, energy and loving heart with your kids and other kids... If you can respect all teachers that are being trained and integrating the new common core standards which are Singapore based and match/mirror real life examples and critical thinking needed in high tech firms... If you believe in making this world a better place and are not pressured by 'the race to nowhere'... If you want your child to enjoy their childhood in a safe, respectful, open-minded, loving, compassionate and Christian faith filled community... A place where my four kids love and have excelled and continue to receive quality education... A place where they develop into community leaders... A place where they can be kids and play... A place we call 'Home'. A place where everybody matters. A place that defines success by the way we touch the lives of all people. This is our Family. A family with a great Principal, VP, amazing teachers, wonderful families and terrific kids. God's family. A place that FORGIVES. read more

God is Great! VERITAS! Love, Faith, Trust and my Family. We are small but Mighty. We focus on simple Academic Fundraisers, Mother Son Mass Dinner & Father Daughter Mass Dinner Dance for Need based Scholarship (to help more children receive a strong Academic Spiritual Catholic Education) & Social Events where kids and families can connect together outside of school. Our families and sponsors for READ-A-THON & STEAM-A-THON purchased 2 sets of Apple Air laptops, new STEM Science program for all classes & this year we are adding new Safety Window Coverings in classrooms. "Education is the most Powerful weapon which you can use to Change the World". Our alumni are Leaders and are buidling a beautiful World have and are attending TOP Universities GLOBALLY. We have happy kids, happy families and all living in the image of Christ. We Stand TALL...We LOVE...'...we go high'... si se puede...WE not i...! read more

I love St. Joseph School! The principal has an open door policy and is always willing and eager to talk to students and parents. The kids are the center of all she does and it is obvious that she has their best interest and well being at heart. It is difficult to read reviews from an obviously disgruntled parent, L.N., who probably just did not get his or her way and then could not be bothered to take the time to go in and discuss it in a reasonable way with the school administration. So sad that he or she would take time to vent on yelp rather than take that time to try to resolve any conflict or misunderstanding with the school. My children are a part of the St. Joseph School and what L.N. has said is a very inaccurate portrayal of the school. The curriculum is strong and as far as I know most of their students who apply to Catholic High School get into their first choice. Mrs. M is awesome and her dedication is abundantly clear. (I have been an SJS parent for over 10 years!) read more