This is my second year sending my children to SFR. One is in kindergarten and the other is in TK…read more I'm happy to say they both love their teachers and all the fun school activities. I'm very impressed by the hardworking teachers and hardworking staff. My first impression of the school was the welcoming greeting of the schools administrator/ secretary Mrs Fitzgerald. She answered all my questions and made me feel that this was the right decision for my children's education. I like it so much that I volunteer two days of the week in my daughter classroom. My husband and I feel just as strongly about our children religious education as we do about their academic education. We feel SFR meets both these high standards most assuredly. The principal Mrs Mendez has a noticeable leadership quality that makes me want to be part of the SFR Families that truly care about this school.

All of our children have attended and graduated from different Catholic elementary schools within…read morethe San Gabriel area; all which were positive. However, because of logistical reasons and because of a close friend (Jeannette) who recommended SFR, we decided to send our youngest child Noah. Noah just completed TK and I have to say that our experience has been an overwhelming positive experience and a blessing to our family. The teachers, parent involvement and the curriculum have prepared our son for first grade. We look forward to growing our faith and our child's education in the years to come. Fight on SFR Lancers...

My mom gave me permission to write this interview to speak about what actually happened at this…read moreschool when I attended. First off, if your child is disabled and or has an IEP, please do NOT send them here. The teachers don't even follow the lEP or the child's basic needs for the majority. I remember clearly needing help with opening my food and drinks at lunch and snack breaks. There was always some lunch lady on duty to help with whatever was needed. I had a very hard time opening the milk cartons and always needed help with them. I remember this one time I asked a teachers aid to help me and she said "no I want you to try to open it yourself this time" I shrugged it off figuring she was right at that time. But soon she calls another aid over and they literally stand over watching me struggle to open it. Of course I eventually got pretty mad and she finally opened it after what seemed like a century. Second, the bullying. I was always a major target for any bully at this school. What is so funny about this is how the school always talked about a "no bullying" policy yet the teachers didn't even bother to follow it themselves. I remember my mom had had a meeting with the principal and she had told my mom I was on a "scale". Saying | was below bullying. Which I guess meant I technically wasn't being bullied despite me getting verbally abused by other children each and every day. And the one time I actually stood up for myself I was always the one to get in trouble. There was this one incident that still upsets me even almost 10 years later. Some girls were picking on me, normal stuff, but I finally had the courage to yell back. I never laid a hand on them. Just simply wanted to stand my ground. All of a sudden, my old teachers aid from TK (she still worked at the school after | was in her class), grabbed my wrists and started to pull me away from them. She was restraining me. I have sensory issues so of course this just made me more upset and even terrified. Her cold hands grabbing me and pulling me, I'll never forget that. I even told her I wasn't going to hurt them. Sorry this review was so long but thank you to anyone who reads this. I want to help kids like me who are being mistreated without anyone knowing it. I want people like me to be safe and enjoy a normal school life like any other child. Once again, if you have a disabled child, it is for their own good to not send them here. If you see something, say something.

Principal was making bringing lunch to my son so awkward that my son was uncomfortable with even…read morebeing there Miss Estrada scolded me as I was a student and I told her I will take my son out for the day since she was being aggressive even slamming the door shut to her office while my son was in the office and she is suppose to be the leader of the school acting like a child not good habits for kids to learn I hope the district will get involved and make some disciplinary action towards this principal for the erratic and rude behavior

My family and I love this school! The Principal is wonderful and very helpful. She is always there…read morewhenever we need or have any concerns!

went to this school when i was a kid honestly didn't have the best teachers but i did love mrs…read more Herrera she was the best, i also loved the office and mr.see-he (dunno how it's spelled) made a whole bunch of amazing friends that im still friends with today. it was honestly a super amazing school, i wish i could go back.

This school has a few students that have bullied my step daughter. The school has done absolutely…read morenothing about it. Parents went to the school and they never notified them that my stepdaughter was getting bullied. She was locked into a bathroom stall and made my step daughter lick the toilet and the principal responded to my partner "Oh? We never called you to tell you?" Principal did not have a conversation with the parents. We never found out who the students were and who the parents were. Principal did not hold a meeting between parents or students. I would not recommend this school because if something is happening at school or in the after school program, Thing together, they try to avoid the parents. They won't notify you. The staff is a total failure. Now, they have a lawsuit coming their way.

Love this school I went here in second grade and I can still remember the smell and how nice the…read moreteachers were

I'm a parent that has nothing but positive things to say about powell school. We have had the…read moreprivilege of having Mrs. Lotten as our sons kindergarten teacher which she help us create the foundation with her great teaching skills and getting to hear after all these years how much time and effort she puts in to everything she does amazes me. Mr Alanis has been nothing but a positive up beat teacher that has always welcomed my wife into his class to give positive reinforcement to our child and other kids which he cares for and has made strides to make sure our son was on top of his game when it came to giving his best . Mrs.Corthell has done such a great job teaching the fundamentals and has helped out in many ways to make sure that we received feedback and was able to share her concerns and the needs for our child improvement and what we can do at home to help the growth of our sons education because their has to be a balance of teaching at home as well. We also have a great teacher Mrs. Peale that my son wasn't even in her class that let our son attend a special reading eggs class and that helped our sons reading improve and we are grateful for her time which she didn't have to do.Mrs. Morales where do I begin with this amazing woman she single handedly has been the person who has shown me what the word dedication means ,she has put in countless hours after class and into her talent shows ,Sock hops ,Christmas programs ....I can go on but she is a class act and she goes beyond the call of duty with what a true teacher stands for .Ms. Adriana has directed the think together program and have gotten a lot of positive feedback from students as well as parents to where the direction of the program as a whole has become great with the addition of enrichment time has made a big difference and has done a fantastic job as well as our think together teacher Mrs. Dorthy has welcomed us in class to ask any questions and concerns which we have none because she does such a great job leading our kids after school and she has our sons best interest in mind .I'm so pleased with our BOKS program before school starts we have a couple students from Azusa Pacific University come and make a difference in how we need physical education to start our day and to make it fun too. We also have a great coach for after school sports in coach Steve and I can say that he is very passionate about his job he definitely takes his time in showing the kids how to become a team....their are many other teachers and staff that I didn't mention that take the time to do for our kids future and you will be lucky with any of them as your child's teacher ,Last but not least Principal Wiebe is doing such a great job leading our school and has listened to the parents and is so involved with all things that help bring our parents to be more involved with our kids education and has set up many workshops to help us understand the work being done at school to help us get more involved .....Powell Panthers .

Parents still park in the driveway, it's only drop off zone, I guess they can NOT read, some also…read moredrop off their kids across the street and have them cross both traffic lanes. If only Azusa PD. could assist the school Principal with this issues, Murray would be a lot better for all of us...

I totally miss the elementary life! LOL. We use to have some pretty bomb cafeteria food. Went here…read morefrom kinder to 5th grade. I miss the teachers they were really nice and taught me alot. I'll have to go back someday and see how different it is now.

This school district sucks. Take a look at the conditions of the schools and that will tell you all…read moreyou need to know. My child is being held hostage at Dalton and they would not approve a transfer to a better school district for my child. Then in order to volunteer or do anything to assist at the school, you have to get a live scan done. Cool no biggie, they require a form that has to to be filled out and signed by the school after a meeting as as well as get other things to prove your identity and then get a money order in the amount of $44. Did nobody tell them that no one sells money orders anymore due to the high amount of fraud that's associated with them. Whatever, I went to seven stores until one finally did it. Then showed up little late for my live scan appointment and was told that they couldn't do it because it takes too long and they have another appointment. Mind you there was no other appointment after that appointment so if my appointment ran a little bit longer, I'm sure the person who was after me wouldn't be too upset. BTW I used to do live scan when I worked at the police department before and it takes no more than 15 minutes if you're competent. Guess that just tells you who they have working there. They need a 30 minute appointment for it for some reason.

If I could I would give the district a zero. My son was not only being bullied, but was slapped 3…read moretimes by another kid in Slauson middle school. As soon as I had found out about the incident, I quickly notified the District for an emergency meeting. We met with Gary Creel (Director of Child Welfare and attendance). We told him what had occurred in Slauson and he had the attitude of "why are you bothering with this". He did not seem one bit concerned of the incident and mentioned during the meeting as to "why we're we there?" Which is a concern of mine because Mr. Creel writes a full page on Bullying and how it's not tolerated. This incident occurred a few weeks ago the boy is still in my sons class. You can find the policy on the Azusa district website under bullying policy. https://ausd-ca.schoolloop.com I don't trust Mr. Creel he said he would get back to me and has not and I believe his attitude towards this issue was careless.

Do not take your kids to this school. I signed up my daughter for pre-k and the school was…read morenegligent and lost her on her first day of school!!! My daughter was missing from her class room after lunch. The teacher noted she was missing as soon as she picked up her students from the playground area. My daughter was lost for over 35 minutes before I found out she was missing and I only found once I tried to pick her up from their classroom. The teacher asked me to step in the class and told me they were looking for her but had yet to find her. We proceeded to go see the principal Mrs. Le. Once in the office they were all looking at me blankly and proceeded to tell me they had been unable to find her but they thought she might be in one of the other classrooms. They asked if anyone else had picked her up. My mind was spinning! I proceeded to go look for her at the kindergarten classrooms but no luck on the first classroom. I proceed to the next classroom (I should mention kids were being dismissed to the patent/caregivers while my child was Missing, everyone went about their day as if nothing wrong was happening) Once I went to the second classroom I immediately saw my daughter and called her over. My daughter had been in this class all along although the principal, the aide and the playground guard had gone to this very classroom to look for her (a total of 5 times altogether). HOW COULD THAT TEACHER NOT KNOW SHE HAD AN EXTRA STUDENT?! WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED SOONER?!! This could have had a totally different ending (thank God this was not the case) and the school would have been responsible if anything had happened to my daughter. My daughter will not be going back to this school and I highly recommend you not send your kids to this school they are not safe!

Beware of this principal!!! I have a child with autism and this principal always denied him…read moreservices. She will always pretend that your child is ok. She suggests that if your child has a delay in an area of development it is your fault because you are a bad parent. If you suspect a disability ask for evaluation and don't trust this principal. Inform yourself and know your rights.

I was very scared when my son was going to start kindergarten because he had never before been to…read moreany type of daycare and didn't know how to write his name or hold a pencil. The first day of school he cries and didn't want to leave me. However now after one year he has progressed soo much and I can say it's due to the schools great curriculum along with the teachers and staff and the kids classmates. Thanks to Mrs Hernandez I saw my son slowly start to improve in everything. He grasped everything that he learned and was eager to go back to school everyday. He knew how to do his homework and needed little help from me and soon he was reading words and sentences whenever we would go out. This is one of the best schools and of coarse it's because it is located in a great school district but the teachers and staff are what make it great. I was afraid of bullying but the kids here really are respectful and there was nothing but nice and friendliness from everyone even the parents.

It is good because the food for lunch is free.A fun fact my son go's to this school and my daughterread more