Love the staff everyone is so friendly. Principal is amazing love her . Very attentive and makes…read moreyou feel comfortable

My son is in the PSM special needs class (preschool) Ms. Cristino is amazing and my little boy has…read morebeen doing amazing since starting here.

Great little school (my Jr high Alma mater)…read more.. Biggest gripes aren't with the school but the lack of "parking enforcement" and / or school official to oversee the idiotic, selfless, asinine parents that are too effin' lazy to either arrive early, or be considerate and walk to get their children. It's an effing mad house when school lets out. Peeps will double park and block those of us that arrive early, creating a ginormous clusterfucking exodus to get your babies home. But... the school is cool. Not a fan of the varying "dismissal gates" either. Things just aren't what they used to be...

Dana Middle School has many problems that make it a frustrating place for students. Some teachers…read morecome across as rude or disrespectful, making students feel discouraged instead of supported. The school also appears to struggle with a lack of staff, which can lead to larger class sizes, slower responses to student needs, and fewer available resources. These issues can create a negative learning environment where students may feel overlooked and less motivated to succeed. Addressing concerns about staff shortages and improving communication and respect between teachers and students could help make the school a more positive place for everyone.

This is an amazing preschool! I don't know why there is a bad review because three of my grandkids…read morehave gone here and one of them is already 14. They all did really well they loved it. They excelled at kindergarten once they got into kindergarten. The teachers are very caring and they take their job seriously the kids have so much fun playing there and they have a lot of fun events where their parents can go. The teachers are wonderful, especially Mr. B. He has a app where we can go on and see what the kids are learning and he even post pictures and it's super cute. I love it. This is a really great school for your kid. I highly recommend it.

Hello Everyone, If you are thinking of enrolling your kid in…read morePCC program to this school please read this review before you make any decision. I had some very bad experience with the teaching staff and principal Ms.Jackson. I enrolled my kids to this school on Aug 2019 by reading some of the good reviews for this school. Here I would like to share my experience. My son was 3 yrs old when we enrolled him for the PCC program. He is autistic kid with speech delay and is yet to be potty train. As school started, we gave lots of Training pants to the school staff. But the school staff requested for diaper since they said that it is difficult to change training pants since he is peeing a lot. We felt that strange since he has a normal pee pattern. But we agreed and gave them lot of diapers. But soon we started noticing that his diaper was always full. In fact most of the time his pants also use to get wet. When I ask the school staff about wet pant, they said that they change it. One morning before going to school, my kids of playing with marker and he accidently mark his diaper. Same day when I went to pick him up I see his pants were wet and diaper was full. And to my surprise, I see that he was wearing the same diaper since morning. I ask the teaching staff Ms. Martha who usually change his diaper, She said that she had change his diaper. That was a blunt lie on the face. But when I told her about the mark, then she said that she missed to change it. Ms. Jimenez the class teacher heard our conversation and jumped into it. She told me that your son do not tell us when his diaper is full, hence we don't change it. She said your son is supposed to tell us when his diaper is full. I was shocked to hear this from a special need kid teacher. She was fully aware that my son is a special need kid with speech delay and can't really tell about it. When I tried to talk to her she cut my conservation again and said we have to change diaper for other kids so we can't look at your kid, we get busy. It was a very unpleasant reply from her. Isn't hygiene important for every kid in the class? I had to do something, so I called the LASUD and raised a complaint. The LAUSD complaint department told me that Special education Supervisor (Cherryl Babit) will call me back. They never called me. So then I then dropped an email to the principal informing about the incident. The Principal then informed me that she keep a log book to check if they really change the diaper. But that really did not make much of a difference. In fact Ms. Jimenez behaviors changed a lot. Her behavior become extremely unpleasant. Both Ms. Jimenez and Ms. Martha just stopped talking to me. One day when I went to school to pick up my son,I saw assistant holding my son and other kid while taking to the school bus driver. When I was about reach near my son, she roughly left my son's hand without even looking at me if I have even reach to my son. I quickly ran toward my son, fortunately he did not ran on the road, till I reach him, but the whole scene was just scary. There is one more incident One day after school was over, teacher and her assistant went to classroom. I noticed that my son's pant was wet so I took him back to school to change diaper. We were in corridor and at the same time MS. Jimenez opened classroom's door. If my son was few steps ahead, he would hit by door very badly. Teacher looked at him for 1 second and left with her colleagues. Forget about apologize or even care to say , "are you ok ?" she fail to even acknowledge , it was like me and my son was invisible to her. My son noticed that and he kept on calling Ms. Jimenez for the next one hour. It really impacted him. I shared only couple of my experience here since I do not want to make this a lengthy review. I tried my best with the teaching staff and principal, but it was all in vain. I felt so bad about all this that I decide to leave the school district. Overall please be careful if you are thinking about this school. The teaching staff and principal really do not bother about the kids in the school.

This institution is a really awesome institution. I enjoy having my kids at this institution. They…read morelove to pursue their academic endeavors here and they have never loved a school like this one and they love the community here so do I I would always choose Mary star for my children. I love the Catholic education and how the children are not scared to show their catholic faith, I think the administration is the best here. I just love the school so much.

I am extremely disappointed with my experience at this school. What is advertised as a supportive…read moreand fair environment is anything but. It becomes very clear very quickly that if you don't donate money or volunteer your time constantly your child is treated differently. Students whose parents give extra money or help out at the school seem to get special treatment and are rarely held accountable for their behavior.Meanwhile,other students are more harshly punished for the same actions or for standing up for their self against these kids that do not face punishment. There is obvious favoritism toward students who are close with staff, and their behavior is often ignored or dismissed altogether.The division between students is also very noticeable, especially between public school and private school students.Public school students are treated as if they are less important or less capable,while private school students are given more grace.Both of my children one is my daughters step sister,she is treated like a trouble maker and was told she is making the school look "bad" as if both the girls are not the same which they are.On top of that the school feels like a never-ending money grab.You have to pay for everything your kids lunch,sports,free dress day.And all this adds up quickly adding the monthly tuition i pay for especially for a school that claims to care about its students .It places far too much emphasis on money and connections rather than fairness,discipline,and equal treatment.

Ok, I am gonna admit it right now...I am a mama bear. I am very protective with my children…read morebecause I have seen so many adults abuse their leadership roles. It takes a team of caring individuals and unity to create a good learning environment . Mr. Scotti, the principle, has done and outstanding job leading this school. He has the gift of caring. Very rare these days. The teachers do care about their students and are willing to help, if needed. I am very thankful for this school.

Excellent school, faculty, facilities and sports program. Mr Scotti and Mr Cosgrove take a very…read moreproactive step in being present for these children from knowing each child's name, to being outside school watching traffic and maintaining their safety. This school runs equivalent to any private high school. Top benefits include: 1. Tutoring (free of charge) 2. Off site and didactic learning 3. Uniform standards 4. AP- College level learning 5. Five star ratings J. Correa RN (parent of a 9th grader)

Excellent preschool that is staffed with dedicated teachers who definitely care deeply about their…read morestudents.

Don't send your child to school if you care about his or her safety. The Principal is completely…read moreineffective at dealing with bullying issues. In fact, the principal will favor and treat the bully better than the child who is being bullied. The Principal cares more about the bully's rights than about the victim. Don't buy into the 'zero tolerance ' speech that the principal likes to give. It's all a lie.

This is a very great school in Rancho Palos Verdes! Very great teachers and education. If you want…read morea nice school this is the place! The school is very clean and the teachers are very polite. The school has great service!

Great school, amazing staff, incredible parent involvement and exemplary communication. I have…read morebeen impressed from moment one, and I work with many different districts in and out of the classroom for my job. There aren't enough stars on here to click imo. 10 outta' 10. Keep up the good work Silver Spur Elementary! My Kindergartner LOVES Mrs. Maier and his Principal.

Great school. My son tells me he loves his school and he is having fun. That is the most important…read morething to me. His teacher Mrs. Christensen is kind and cares about her students. The principal is involved and always has a smile on her face. Couldn't ask for more. I am very impressed!