I've had a unique, non-parent experience at this school. Leadership is working very hard to make a…read morepositive difference for staff, teachers, students, parents, & other stakeholders. The atmosphere is very welcoming & teachers are def committed to their jobs. The student areas are roomy, so students never have to feel overcrowded. The entire school is clean & leadership is working hard to maintain a safe environment for learning and working. If you're in Salinas & looking for an option for your child's education - grades K-6 - come tour the school & bring your questions. Lunch & breakfast are served, the teacher / learning aide ratio to student is very good, and the school is easy-to-access in the 93907.

Amazing school my grandson is a thriving been there since Kinder. My eldest granddaughter is…read moreattending kindergarten this year . The teacher is extremely patient with her students. (Same teacher my grandson had in kindergarten) I wish they offered Middle School because I don't want him going to any other public school.

The 5 stars are mainly for Mrs.Alvarez-Cortez. I'm shocked that she would even get a bad review…read moreEVER! My son had her last year and he has done nothing but flourish! Mrs Leonard (who unfortunately is no longer at JES) and mrs Alvarez were the best team of 1st grade teachers I have ever come across. The field trips were great, her class was well behaved and her educational structure was fabulous. My son didn't want another teacher for 2nd grade ... He wanted to keep mrs Alvarez because she made it a point to TEACH. Someone mentioned she was racist?! In Salinas ... Really?! That actually made me lol. Unfortunately, teachers now-a-days have to babysit uneducated parents. We have to understand that teachers have a class of 27 or more kids with NO ASSISTANCE! Give them a break and teach your kids to behave so someone else doesn't have to do it. Do homework with your kids which will help with building their educational foundation. I can't speak for all parents but I fully appreciate all that Mrs Alvarez and JES teachers uphold.

As an alumna of this school, I must say, the greatest memories I've ever had while growing up took…read moreplace here. I recall talking to the supervisor, Bob (may he rest in peace) and him constantly telling us to hold our horses while we waited impatiently to get our lunch, talking about Barbie, or simply making us giggle with the many things he had to say. Mrs. Casey's 3rd grade class, where I wrote "Mathy" instead of "Cathy" while doing a math worksheet (I still tell that story, to this day). I had great joy in taking part in the after school GATE program with Mrs. Loy and making zucchini bread. I loved when it rained because that meant that everyone in our 4th grade class (also taught by Mrs. Loy) would get a nice cup of hot cocoa. I remember bidding the music teacher farewell as she retired (Mrs. West, I believe it was). Ms. Myers', art class; oh the joys of playing with paint and using a marshmallow as a makeshift sponge to get that circular shape for our caterpillars. 5th grade Science Camp with Mr. Mayfield, those were the days. Being a 6th grader and feeling like we were finally at the top of the social pyramid. The many field trips we had throughout our years or the days at recess when we would take turns on the swing as someone counted to 90. They were all wonderful moments that I will cherish forever. I don't know how much the school has changed since I've been there, but the many friends that I have made, the teachers that have taught me; if I had the choice, I wouldn't choose to attend any other elementary school. It was amazing. The carnivals equipt with dunk tanks and the snow cones or popcorn sold every Wednesday added to the greatness of it all. It has to be one of the best experiences I've ever had. They prepared me for my future, as any school should. I go off to college this year, and before I go off to major in film and minor in anthropology at SJSU (and in four years hopefully teach abroad); I will be sure to go back and visit my former teachers before I begin my venture into the unknown because without them, I am almost positive that I wouldn't be an AP student or very literate for that matter. So yes, I think this school is pretty great. Maybe it has changed since I've been a 6th grader (about six years ago) but from what I can tell you, this school is one of the best in town.

Actually teaching kindergarten students instead of pushing the aside.A friends daughter attending…read morekindergarten is basically being allowed to Fall Through the Cracks. Stating they can't make accommodations for students My opinion it's not that they can't it's that they don't want to

My review is based on the four years my son has attended here. The first three years were great due…read moreto him having great teachers. Ms. Pastoriza (K & 1st) Ms. Wong (2nd) both instructors did an amazing job with thier teaching. my son was comfortable and well educated. Not to mention that at any point in time he fell behind they were quick to let me know. However; for some reason this year (3rd) a lot has changed. They didn't have a christmas showing wich was very dipressing & his teacher whom I still do not know her name because she spends more time absent than her entire class combined. And when she does decide to show up shes late not giving me an opprotunity to speak with her. This isn't the first teacher I've heard who does this thus the one star reduction. But the second star was taken off because of the lack of the christmas performance and parent teacher assemblies. I forgot to mention my son was awarded student of the month for February 2014 and his teacher "forgot" to mention it to me. That was very upsetting! I didn't get to see my boy receive his award. Overall some teachers take thier job seriously, but due to those who simply do not care I gave the school 3 stars.

My son has been going to Creekside for 4 years. I absolutely love this school. He has had amazing…read moreteachers that really get the kids projecting towards college. Ms. Cline is the best principal I have ever come across. You also can't beat the incredible parent involvement.

Big difference to have my niece at Madonna versus public school. Other fam members are alumni, too…read more Thank you Madonna for your superb curriculum and attention to the students' needs. Building confidence, skills, and knowledge are essential for future success.. Bravo! Thank you so much.

One of the teachers Mrs.prieto to be exact and I quote did not have the knowledge to help my kids…read morereading improve then why is she teaching constantly tried taking it out on daughter instead of speaking to the parents when ever there was an issue very unprofessional .

I spent ten years working at this district as a substitute teacher and could not have worked for a…read morefiner group of people. They have a large number of schools and the faculty at each school ae top notch. Bar none. It was such a joy working in a different classroom at a different school every day. Made for a very interesting life. And I would not trade my experiences for anything. This is one of the finest school districts anyplace.

Pretty good school it's just that the bathrooms are dirty and there are a bunch of terrible…read morestudents over there

I really enjoy their Online virtual academy for my child. Covid really opened my eyes to how…read moreelementary schools work in the county. I was never a fan of the local Spreckles elementary school since it seems from the top down they really don't care about families and the students that they get paid per day to educate. I honestly feel my child actually gets an amazing education at home, online with teachers who actually have their act together (SCVA). The Principal for the online virtual academy is Erika and she is ALWAYS awesome. All the support staff including Omar in IT really go the extra mile to help us with any and all concerns. The impression I have from the Online Virtual academy is one where the student, parent, and staff all want to work together for the benefit of ALL the students in each classroom. While at some point my little one will need to go interact in a live school setting, if I can avoid the local spreckles school as much as possible till my child is old enough to understand some of politics/BS (enough to be able to tell me at home what happened)... i might consider sending my child back (but only after exhausting all other options to literally go anywhere BUT Spreckles).

This is a good school . A lot of parent involvement, extra curricular education base activities and…read moreexcellent teachers. Thank you principal Scherpinski for always encouraging our children to do better.

I went to school here and now some kiddos I love go to Spreckels. It's almost Talk Like a Pirate…read moreDay!!! So be sure to show your Spreckels Pirate Spirit every sept.16th! School colors are still blue & yellow! The K-8th grade I knew has been shortened to K-5th.... And the schools gotten bigger! The playground equipment all looks decent and as safe as playground equipment can be. BIG Error of Omission on the schools part..... If you're out at the practice field (they are also home to the Toro Bulls Youth Football teams & Cheer squads) there are ZERO garbage cans OR any recycle bins to be found ANYWHERE!? Explains the large amount of garbage clinging to the fence lines around the Entire School! Sad. The kids I know enjoy attending Spreckels. They like their teachers and the teachers I've met all seem to have their act together. The auditorium still looks exactly the same. When setting up for the book fair last year, it gave mii oddly comforting chills to be up on the stage I walked across 22yrs before to get my 8th grade "diploma". Kinda nice to know that some things stay the same- stand up to the test of time! They may not be perfect but I'm proud to be a product of Spreckels Elementary! Proud to continue to support our schools!!!!

bardin is a good school but there is a couple of stuff they need to fix most of the staff working…read morein the office are rude and get mad at some students for no reason. Also whenever someone got in trouble for doing something really bad they would only take away recces or make them sit down for five minutes. I had a friend how was being kicked and punched and the supervisors would talk to the student and then they would go play again.

I attended this school in the 1990s I remember the principal the vice principal were terrible the…read moreservice was bad the school was bad the teachers were bad everything was horrible System was terrible everything about this was rotten and teachers weren't good special department was great one teacher particularly I won't relieve their name amazing person should get an award Save my life was helpful can never repay this person or thank them enough for everything I don't know where i be now in my life thank god for angels i hope this school has improved thank you again for giving me hope and believing that there is meaning to life and pursuing dreams you rock thank you crying I hope you you're doing good and still rocking