The Albany School District has enjoyed a highly-regarded reputation for quite a while. We ourselves chose to settle here when we relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area from Los Angeles. Overall - we are quite glad that we did. Teachers - out-standing! My son & daughter have had the most wonderful teachers. My 5-year-old is finishing up kindergarten. My 8-year-old is finishing up 3rd grade. For kinder, Ms. Eunice Kim has provided a very rich learning and playing environment where my daughter feels loved & challenged. For 2nd & 3rd grade, Ms, Meredith Rogers & Ms. Rebecca Sarikakis respectively, each created a challenging & team-focused arena where my son flourished & quickly made a community of friends. PTA - pretty good: The PTA tries very hard to involve busy parents. They provide lots of opportunity to volunteer with special fundraisers & events throughout the school year. Enrichment Classes - ok, but... My one concern is that there is less opportunity at this school, compared to the other elementary schools for participation in Enrichment Programs provided by the Before & After-School Provider, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. The other schools offer Pre-Engineering and language enrichment that is not offered at Ocean View. This lack of equity is pretty blatant and I am surprised that it is not being effectively addressed, even after several parents have expressed concern. Bonus - Ocean View international community: The international, mult-cultural and multi-lingual elementary school experience is a great boon to the Albany School District. A large portion of the students here are children of visiting scholars from around the world, studying & working at Cal. That, in addition to the already diverse Albany area makes for a truly unique environment in which the children learn, play, and grow. read more