Don't be sexist y'all are an annoying school please stop realize what self defense is and it's jot…read morea referral get better and hop off

PARENTS BEWARE! PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ENROLLING YOUR CHILD(REN):…read more Prior to enrolling my child here several years ago I did a lot of research on this schools and the districts and found only positive feedback regarding McSwain Elementary. My daughters first years here under a previous staff was beyond amazing! Sadly, within the last couple of years, this school's administrative staff and new principle: Lauren Lanum/Vice Principle: Hector Perez and especially the Superintendent Andrew Kersten have completely lost sight of safety and responsibility for the children who attend this school. My child has experienced both discrimination for medical reasons and had been bullied a total of 8 months within one school year. When dangerous situations occurred and death threats were made upon her life nothing was done to stop it even though adults in charge were notified. My child was told by those in charge to ignore the bullies. My child became so traumatized to the point of wanting to take her own life because of the constant torment. I emailed, called & visited for various administrative help about the dangers and suicidal feelings my daughter was having due to the bullying and no one batted an eye except for the school counselor Vanessa Granados. (Thank goodness for her!) The principle Lauren Lanum could care less. Both she and the superintendent Andrew Kirsten hung my child for a situation they stated they had no malicious proof of. They simply used her as an escape-goat. A Teacher who was supposed to be responsible was never held accountable because thats what the adults do here; they protect one another. The female Coach at this school: Heather Perez allowed bullying and even became involved. Parents over-heard/saw her talking negatively about my child and contacted me to let me know she was involved. When I brought up the comments to the principle she made excuses. This school is like a boys club. If you are a "favorite" you get special attention and privileges. If you are new, bullying is a huge problem. I'm not the only parents child who's been emotionally tortured at McSwain. I'm simply the one who is willing to stand up against bullying and speak my truth and experiences. All other positive posts after mine are simply to throw off the scent of the lies and deception that this school is so wonderful at performing. Guardians Beware!

2nd best school in Los Banos. I got 2 girls that go there would be five stars but they're idea of…read moreorganized pick up for your child is a joke. They continue to let whoever park behind you so you can't back up when you want to leave,nobody directs traffic or have anybody on staff on the same page to get these problems worked out

3 kids here . no problems bought to my attention except a rude kinda mean(so my daughter says) yard…read moremonitor.

If I could give a negative review, I would. Kim Bettencourt assistant superintendent is rude and…read moredisrespectful. My daughter was denied Inter -District transfer due to special education services. They waited a week and half before the new school year to notify. Luckily I was a proactive parent and found out before the letter went out. Appealed with Stanislaus County of Education. They stated this is ILLEGAL! Decision was over turned but now I will not send my daughter to a school who I know will not help her succeed in the education she needs. All because the County Board of Directors called out Kim for her mistake. Please Parents BEWARE!

I attended Volta from 2009-2012. I was in 4th grade when I first went, and my 4th grade teacher…read moreMrs. Garst was so kind to me, and she always believed in me. The principal was also one of the kindest while I was there, Mrs. Whitehurst. I had many good experiences and some very bad experiences. The view wasn't bad. It's a decent size elementary school. I thank all the people who worked there for trying to help me.

This is a really awesome school for grades K-6. Every Wednesday is a half day and they have the…read moreGood News Club after school lets out every Wednesday. The teachers are vigilant about anti-bullying and keeping kids safe.

The TK and K teachers at Brown are excellent! They are readily available when needed to have a…read morequick chat, and do an incredible job of working alongside parents to foster independence and positive social skills in the children. My child has already begun reading in the first half of TK! The office staff and cafeteria staff are very friendly and observant. Every time I pick my child up from school the Principal and Vice Principal are visible outside watching the kids leave safely, waving and greeting parents and children as they go home. I really appreciate the attentive and caring staff at this school. My child loves going to school at Brown.

Teachers ignore doctors notes, they use walking around the blacktop as punishment (even if that…read moredoctors note says no physical activity) they tell my child she can wait until she gets home to use the bathroom. The kinder teachers are literally the only decent ones. No field trips for the 2nd graders at all. No parking for parents but they let the favorites without a pass in the staff parking. My child's teacher is the very last class out every single day, no less than 10 minutes after the bell rings to go home. New principal is a joke, she's more like a very bad crossing guard. Liz in the office is a savior and the only light in there.

We love Crowell School! My kids have been going since Kinder and are now in 5th and 3rd. Other than…read moreone teacher that we had issues with (that were addressed) we've had pretty great experiences all around. They also appear to take their school security seriously so that's appreciated. We absolutely love having Ms. Osmer as the principal. She has a lot of experience, is kind but firm when she needs to be, treats everyone equally, knows so many of her students by name, and tries to keep things fun in the midst of all their learning and hard work. I'm hoping to stay in the area so the kids can finish out elementary at Crowell. Only real complaint is the parking and one-way situation. It's a mess getting in and out of there, but that also seems to be an issue at most schools. Some of it is due to poor design, but a lot of it is due to parents not being very courteous drivers.