Sitting, waiting for my lil fellas, brings back memories. A wee melancholy for me listening to all…read morethe lil voices, laughter, children playing. It's been 22 years since my son was at the school. Now I'm back to pick up my grandchildren. I've been adopted teeheehee The school today is absolutely amazing. There is lots to offer your child as to mind, science, arts ..The layout is welcoming. Lots of parking available. New Principal and she is wonderful!

Best little school on Earth!…read more I am so grateful for this wonderful school. The teachers and administration are top notch. A small, safe and natural environment just add to the benefits of the excellent education children at this school receive. "What you learn with pleasure you never forget" is their motto. I could not ask for a better place for my children to learn.

A lovely elementry school. The parking is a little crazy but it is a decent school and isnt in too…read morebad of shape for it being there for so many decades. I love the scenery and the people there are so nice.

Very good school, and offer enrichment classes to students!read more

This is just my experience here but I went here from Kindergarten to 7th Grade and some years were…read morefine but others weren't especially my 6/7th year, I would get Bullied for no reason and when i went and told the principal (which was new to the school) she would right it down on a notepad it would stop for a day or two and then it would happen again.

Local Mobile Vaccine Clinic Site Review: Just the other week, this School joined a few dozen…read moreothers in our county in allowing us to set up a one day Mobile Vaccine Clinic in this underserved area, which is quite a long drive from the City of Paso Robles itself. It is in a quiet, rather remote area, right next to Lake Nacimiento. Lake Nacimiento as of recently only had about 15% of its capacity, so I did not check it out on this trip. While I knew about the lake, I had no idea about this quiet community of a few thousand, let alone a school, and a small shopping center just across the street that has a large supermarket [Oak Hills]. In any case, we arrived shortly before the young kiddos left school and people interested in getting vaccinated started to arrive. We set up right outside the entrance and things went really well. Quite a few people did have special needs or lacked transport to Paso itself, since there was no pharmacy in this town. The school staff that we interacted with were quite nice and it was great that they thought of helping their community with this effort. After finishing up, I did drive just across the street to check out the mini-mall and supermarket. Maybe next time I am in town I will check out the Lake itself, but we typically run late so that we can offer people services after work hours, so at this time of year, it starts to get dark early. One of the interesting aspects of being a Medical Reserve Corp volunteer doing Mobile Clinics is that we literately go almost everywhere in this huge county and meet all kinds of interesting people. Of course, the absolute best thing, is that we are saving lives and preventing suffering & disease. Again, if it was not for places like this quiet school, many people who cannot get to relatively few Pharmacies nor the few Public Health Clinics with the full range of vaccines [or any vaccines at all], would continue to go unserved and unvaccinated. We also have the time, knowledge, experience, and patience to help people understand why vaccines are safe & effective, while also dealing with people's fears & needlephobia. Thanks to Cappy Culver we helped people in this out of the way community.

This is a review for the daycare/preschool programs at SLOCA. Our experience has been phenomenal…read more My daughter started in Tiny Wonders during the pandemic and is finishing her first year in the preschool program right now. From start to finish, developmentally, she has flourished. We saw a noticeable change in her language as soon as she started, and since then, she has learned to share, use her words to talk about her feelings, work through conflict, put on/take off clothes, independently eat her lunch/snack, and more. She has developed friendships and relationships with the teachers. SLOCA is not only incredibly competent curriculum-wise, but they are amazing human beings. They are truly a family. When my dad died, I was greeted with hugs and tears and was told that I did not need to complete my volunteer hours that semester. My daughter's teachers even came to her third birthday party. All of the staff, teachers, and admin are warm and caring. And the children feel this! Huge shoutouts to Miss Alana, Miss Debbie, Miss Sutton, Mrs. Molly, and especially the program director, Mrs. Eades. Incredible incredible humans. I have so much love for SLOCA and am excited for my son to start there in the fall!

This school is awesome! All of the staff, especially the teachers, are really kind and are always…read moreready to talk to a student if they are having a problem. The school is very educational and fun. The small class sizes make it more interactive for the students and allow them to really connect with the subjects. What is great about the school is that you only go on campus 2 or 3 days a week! The other weekdays you spend doing homework at home! Highly recommended school! :)

The women who take care of the kids at parks and rec are god awful. They talk about parents and…read morekids behind their backs and do nothing except gossip. They yell at children and lock them outside when they forget to put the doorstop in when they go to the bathroom. My children are terrified of them, don't let your kids go here.

Pretty good rural AG like school. Mom's are insane like many elementary in their SUVs and lattes,…read moretalking and not caring about much at pick up and drop off. The school has some issues with principals as they change often and lack much skill to enforce rules with staff and parents. I do like the small size and location but teachers are mostly jaded and need to retire except the mid aged and young ones still have it. Why this school that does not allow bikes or walking does not have FREE bus service to offset the crazy drop off and pick up is way beyond me as it used to and many kids could bus home.

From: the class singing Happy Birthday to you over a plastic cake in Mrs. Snyder's Kindergarten,…read more Mrs. Chambers checking your fingernails, Ms. Hill's Tye Me Kangaroo Down Sport, Ms. Mathias' donut mornings-football-high expectations, Ms. Bunky's UFO stories-massage class-fireworks, Mr. Leary's Quest for the Holy Grail reenactments... to the Big Toy/kitty litter box (which sadly no longer exists), handball, four square, tether ball...

Best school you can find in Lompoc. This school allows students to choose what they want to do…read more Like enrichment classes every day. On Wednesdays it's a short day but if you prove yourself you can do robotics,outdoors.drama and pe. I recommend!

MPCS is slightly different than a "regular" public school. They encourage responsibility and high…read morestandards within each student. There is more workshop style learning versus lecturing which is a proactive step for children learning at their own pace. From the teachers to the school support staff to the principal, everyone is truly happy to be a part of the Manzanita family and should be proud to be making a positive difference in Lompoc's youth. We MPCS!

Our older son has been in the early childhood (TK) program at Central Coast Waldorf for the past…read moreyear, and we couldn't be happier. He's thriving in an environment that truly honors childhood -- with play, creativity, and care at the center of everything they do. The teacher is warm, thoughtful, and deeply attuned to the kids. You can tell the staff love what they do, and the children absolutely flourish under their guidance. We especially appreciate how the school weaves hands-on learning into the day: from seasonal arts and crafts to preparing food together in class. Our son comes home talking about the bread they baked or the soup they made, and it's clear he's learning valuable life skills while having fun. It's also been wonderful to see him grow socially -- the community of parents is tight-knit and welcoming, and the kids build strong friendships in a nurturing, screen-free environment. We're excited to enroll our younger son in the same program next year. It's a gift to have a place like this on the Central Coast.

We are so happy we found this school for our children. We have been at the school for 5 years now,…read moreand hope to be for the rest of our children's schooling. The teachers care so deeply about their students, and there is a beautiful dialogue between teacher and parents so that each child is seen and held. The academics are lovely and meet our kids right where they are in their development. And the reason we love it the most, and would recommend the school to anyone is the way they teach to the whole child. My kids are growing up with incredible social-emotional skills, awareness of the environment/stewards of nature, and have such a gorgeous community of friends and family to lean on. The festivals are also such a treat, and I would say even if you aren't at the school make it out to the Winter Faire!

My daughter started at Ocean View her 2nd grade year. In her first few months she was involved in a…read morebullying situation. The principal never listened to her side of the story but told her that if she saw her again she would suspend her. My daughter is a fairly timid girl and this terrified her. Now in 3rd grade she continues to be picked on and is terrified to tell anyone because she doesn't want to get in trouble. This school is full of cliques and my daughter will be going somewhere else for 4th grade. I believe the only reason the testing scores are so high compared to some other schools is because they have no diversity and pretty much all the kids are English speaking unlike many other schools in the area.

My daughter goes to Ocean View, this is her second year there. She loves the school and has loved…read moreall of her teachers. I haven't had any problems with the school beside other parents. Everyone that is part of the school that I have to interact with have been nothing but nice and helpful.

My kid is a San Luis Obispo HS student, but we use Arroyo Grande HS for many athletic events. The…read moreAthletic Department and all its programs is amazing!!! We enjoy the fields, basketball gymnasium, and swimming pool a lot. Let's not forget the Clark Center that is part of HS property. Wonderful performing arts center with excellent acoustics. Cuesta College uses HS campus for many of their Emeritus Classes. Overall, Arroyo Grande HS is an excellent school with a lot to offer athletically.

Terrible. The admin doesn't take threats seriously AT ALL,…read moremy child was literally being threatened physical harm for REPORTING STUDENTS VAPING IN CLASS, and the admin did nothing. If anything, the vapers/threateners (who had a lengthy record of being terrible students and trouble makers) were treated as the victim, while my student went through hours of lectures about how she MUSNT tell her friends about what happened, as that could lead to the orignal threateners to be unfairly targeted or biased torwards bullying. Admin is also extremely passive aggressive and dismissive and don't care about vaping or general student safety. They say to report things, but if you report anyone you will now be the 'aggressor'. All the teachers are fine, I feel terrible that they are stuck in such a terrible school.