This is my son's first year at South Ranchito. He started 1st grade here after coming from the…read moreIrvine School District, where he previously had a positive academic experience. I chose this school in part because I attended South Ranchito myself as a child and had a good experience, so I never imagined we would be dealing with this now. That said, it is important to note that the school was very different back then and structured differently than it is today. Before enrolling my son, I was repeatedly reassured that he would receive support learning Spanish and that the language barrier would not be an issue. We are now six months into the school year, and that reassurance has proven to be inaccurate. My son is struggling significantly due to the language barrier, and it has affected his confidence, attitude, and academic performance both in Spanish and English. Homework has become a daily struggle because he dislikes the school and feels overwhelmed. These issues never existed before. He is now falling behind academically, and I am genuinely concerned that he may not pass the year. I recently received notice that he must stay after school for additional ELA testing, which unfortunately confirmed that he is being pushed back academically rather than supported. Communication has been another major concern. I am contacted when my son is involved in an incident, yet there is little to no communication when something happens to him. Minor issues are treated as major problems, and I receive repeated calls stating that he "doesn't listen" or "has difficulty following directions," despite my explaining multiple times that the language barrier plays a significant role. Instead of offering understanding or solutions, responses have felt dismissive and authoritative rather than supportive. I also attempted to contact the principal regarding my son's academic struggles and transition. I left a message and never received a call back. For a parent raising serious concerns about their child falling behind academically, this lack of response is unacceptable. As a single working mother, I am unfortunately forced to keep my son enrolled until the end of the school year due to after-school care availability. However, he will not be returning next year. I strongly discourage enrolling your child here if Spanish is not their first language unless you thoroughly research the specific classroom and support system they will be assigned. While this may be a classroom-specific issue, based on our experience, this school has failed to support my child academically and emotionally. Avoid if possible.

south ranchito is a good school but one time when I was playing I fell on my left arm In at the…read moretrees I shouldn't have been playing there since we couldn't play there but I was saying I fell on my left arm I went to the office the nurse was trying to understand how I fell on my arm she was asking and all that stuff that they ask you but she didn't call my mom instead she gave me a ice pack and sent my back to class then later at hospital they said I had a sprained wrist and my mom was talking to a nurse or someone who worked there and she told them that the school didn't call her and they were shocked I think I don't remember but I know that they were agreeing with my mom that they had to call her

we had to move to another county and unfortunately it was too far for my boys to continue at…read moreGallatin. the new school absolutely does not compete to Gallatin. almost daily events , amazing teacher to parent connection, volunteers in classrooms, daily classroom posts , and everyone going above and beyond for our kids. i will forever be grateful for this school. i'm so sad we've had to leave . do not second guess this school.

My son had been very kind and helpful through out the school year until there was this horrible…read moresupervisor named Mrs. Lindsay and she was new to the school so she had got him in trouble twice for no reason. She said that he got in trouble the first time for asking for a ball back even though she denied to give it and he didn't say anything wrong but he got in trouble because she thought it was a good idea to get him in trouble and just say that he hit her. Then the second time my son had been screamed at TWICE and they were saying to take a seat because he was looking for a clean table. They then told him to sit down at a table full of trays and trash all over. They never cleaned his table so he asked for a new table and that lady said no so he asked another supervisor that was way more kind and so they moved. The first supervisor said that they weren't supposed to move even though they got permission and him and his friends got in trouble twice for no reason. And his teacher Mrs. Tanaka was really horrible because he didn't even want to go to school anymore because of the way she acted to him so she would always scream at him and he would never like it. These two shouldn't even be on this campus because of the way they both act but this school doesn't even care at all about what happens.

Great school All of my kids attended this school…read more Great after school program And tutoring

Great school! Dedicated teachers. Committed staff. Students consistently excel there for good…read morereason!

Nice staff, my kids have been going to this school for sometime now. But as a parent you guys need…read moreto follow through what guys are doing. In every aspect of your agenda for example picture day was a error you Guys made. There is a date on the reminder you guys sent home but it was not followed through. I'm a parent of 5 and it's not easy but I do my best everyday to follow through what with whatever kids need for school. I expect the same from you guys from the little things to the bigger things. Thanks

I am a old student from here the teachers most likely chose the girls side and bad staffread more

My son had a great first day !!! The staff was amazing setting up an Oz theme. #there is no place…read morelike Maude Price .

I went to this school from 1973-1979 (kindergarten through 5th grade). I have nothing but great…read morememories of the staff, my education and sense of community the school had. My teachers Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Reagle (Kindergarten), Mrs. Drawbond (1st), Mrs. Miles (2nd), Mrs. Sullivan (3rd), Mrs. Huey (4th) and Mr. Soelter (5th) were all outstanding educators, mentors and people. The principal, Dr. Cosgrove, was a great person as well. Even the custodian, Fred, was a great guy and would entertain us all at the yearly Ice Cream Social with his barbershop quartet. The school has grown in size over the years and changes are visible from the 40 years ago I was there. But I would bet it is still a great place for young minds to get a great start on their education.

School has hardly any space for kids to play, staff is friendly but there's too much focus on and…read morein your face about LGBTQ issues starting with kids ages 4 and 5. I think they are too little for that. College themes are good, big focus on attendance $

hi my name Sebastian Caceres I'm in 3dr grade i recommend this school cause wonderful staff teacher…read morealso lunch teacher and helper i also like it cause the recess teacher are super nice that's why I like this school and recommend this school

My Son did 2 years in that school TK and kindergarten we took him out because we had found out that…read morethey would take him out of class and send him to another class room because the kindergarten teacher could not work with him. I was never told anything that she would send him to another classroom until the TK teacher told me I always have him here in my class. it was very upsetting for me. When she seen i took care of this problem teacher asked to go on stress leave. There also no support for kids who are in the Autism spectrum there.

I'm amazed how our two little boys don't complain when getting up to get ready for school. They…read morelove their school.

I love this campus, I transferred here after wanting to get out of Linda Marquez. The teachers and…read morestaff are amazing this is a school that I feel has a lot of soul in what their professions are. I graduated back in 2022 but every-time I recall my last half of my high school experience that was with Huntington Park high I have nothing but good memories. The teachers care, the staff, the nurses, the principal. All my teachers were great they loved what they did and taught, because of them I achieved only good grades. Not to mention the campus was beautiful they had a lot of original old architecture it looks like a park with all the grass and blossom trees, the walk to any of my classes were peaceful especially in the mornings. Thank you HP

When I enter the restroom it always smells like weed in the main building and in the boys locker…read moreroom and the school does nothing about it they get mad over students using their AirPods or their phones which is honestly stupid they don't get mad at students making the restroom smelling like weed I'd say this school is the worst.