I have lived in the area for 20 years. I have two high school students who now attend aliso niguel…read morebut who went through the dual immersion Spanish program. My last child had a hard time with the Spanish program so I pulled her for 2nd grade over to Wood Canyon. Pulling from a program like a dual immersion is not recommended. As a result, my daughter started wood canyon pretty behind. she currently is in 3rd grade and is excelling. I really do like this school. there are lots of great parents that help. I think the best thing about is has to be the principal though. He is a really great principal and many parents, staff and kids like him. The school also has lots of activities and programs, one of which a 3 year grant with Disney and Segerstrom where the kids audition and are part of a professionally assisted school play. They do get to perform at segrestrom as well. It is really great. My daughter loved the after school practices and experience. There are two more years left 2025 to 2026 and 2026 and 2027. I recommend this school.

Beautiful school! I was particularly impressed with Mrs. Shultz…read more Ze was geduldig met de leerlingen. Ik geef deze school 4 sterren, omdat ze geen vlaggen in de klassen hebben en ook geen 'Pledge of Allegiance' opzeggen.

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. :)

My son attended Oso Grande Elementary and unfortunately had a very negative experience. He was…read morerepeatedly bullied by other students, including comments mocking his Asian background and racial slurs. We reported these incidents to school staff and supervisors multiple times. While some staff members were kind, we felt our concerns were not taken seriously and the response was inadequate. The bullying continued, and we never felt our child was properly protected or supported. As parents, it was heartbreaking to watch our child struggle while feeling that the adults responsible for student safety were not doing enough. Ultimately, we decided to move him to another school. I hope the school improves its response to bullying and discrimination so that other families do not have the same experience.

Great school. Teachers are awesome. Principal is extremely attentive to the individual needs of…read morethe kids. Have sent 2 kids to this school and would do it again in second. Not sure what the prior review from ANABELLA is about...but this was not our experience at all. Ladera Ranch is a great place to raise kids and the school district is amazing. If there is any complaint, it would be that the kid drop off and pick up can be a bit of a process but that should have no impact on the great education that the kids receive while attending here.

This school isn't that great for TK special education the teacher here Ms. G lacks communication…read moreand the teacher has you download 4 different apps that she barely uses to stay connected in regards to your student. Another thing about the school is that for picture day or career day or anything that has to do about dressing up or pictures day if you like to be informed last minute, this is your school.

We love this school. Learn all about it from the principal here…read more https://parkbench.com/blog/beth-ewing-interview-rancho-santa-margarita

Part 2 of previous review. During an IEP meeting, Irene…read morewhite being there the main person in the special Ed department from the district my sons kindergarten teacher Lorraine Winakur, Grace the school psychologist and a couple others, they even made a statement after I had been sent to see the other school (which was far in mission Viejo almost lake forest area) that it was more Orange County and they all started laughing (when they were referring to having other races attend) I have never felt so dehumanized I'm my life, one thing is when people do something to you, but when they do it to your innocent child it is truly excruciating, they screw you over with a smile, they are a bunch of hypocrites that had all over the school that they were anti bullying, when they bullied my family out, I reached out to her boss I believe he was a president or vp at the district and his Assistant with my complaints and even emailed them proof, but I was completely dismissed and got no call or response (till this day) For these BIGOTS certain minorities are allowed there but only to be employed at certain jobs and only provide them services they're (the racists) are comfortable with, but never as an equal parent with actual legitimate concerns. His teacher Lorraine Winokur who was a special Ed teacher and had 5-6 kids in her class, couldn't even give me an answer when I asked her if my son had someone who assisted him full time or part time or only at recess. I was always just dismissed bullied and made to feel completely dehumanized, they would schedule the IEP's just about every month to bully us out, I would leave those meetings completely heartbroken, belittled and with actual physical pain in my stomach. It's sickening that some people want to fill their mouths saying they help those with special needs, but it's only the ones that are white even ones that belong to aliso viejo school district not Laguna, but us who lived in South Laguna and paid Laguna beach prices (were bullied out) ,this was completely racially motivated as at first it was presented to me as an option to send him to the other school, then the moment they found out we spoke Spanish at home, which for some reason that became a 5 minute conversation and after that it was no longer an OPTION but it was made to be our only choice. Now I see that they want to claim that they anti racist. Which feels like the BIGGEST slap in the face. I really hope that this stops as NO human race deserves to be made felt this way.

This excellent school does a great job providing a quality education in a spectacular setting…read more Easily the prettiest elementary school in South County, the playgrounds provide ample room to burn off energy with views of Aliso, Laguna Niguel and beyond. This school limits class sizes and teaches to State core standards. Thanks to the generous support of the community, School Power and the PTA, TOW has wonderful programs that go beyond that found in typical schools. Clean, safe and secure, this school truly is at the top.

I currently attend this school and I must say I love it here and could chose nothing more. They…read moretake the meaning of school pride next level and they show what it means to be a team. The football games are incredible and they always go out for them. As with every other event like pack the nest and other events. They have good teachers and kind staff. All though what they could use is more plants and flowers for the campus other than that it is great campus and I highly recommend attending here if you or your child loves coming together as a community and is overall social

My son has had all of his basketball practice games here and it is a nice and well run school…read more Some areas such as the bathrooms could use a remodel, but it is well maintained and they have a great staff and wonderful students.

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.

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.