I was here when I was in Preschool and I had Mrs. Martin, she was the best teacher I've ever had…read more The teachers were so nice and friendly. I

Brookhurst elementary school is a public school serving from grade k-8.(LInk:http://www2.ggusd.us)…read more My review is specifically for the toddler class here and I have no experience with the other classes so far. -The preschool teachers are nice /friendly. -They provide students with an opportunity for learning involving physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. -Parents & teachers work together to enrich child's early educational exp. -They have lots of fun activities, crafts for the kids - I have volunteered for this school few times and it's fun. This was my 1st attempt to review a Public school in USA, and since I completed my studies/higher studies overseas, so I really don't know much about the schools/curriculum here. Saying that back in my school -it was only about "studies" and no fun, academics were very tough, teachers were very strict and all we did was study and tests. After I see the schools here and how much fun they have I just feel that we missed out on the Fun part back in our school. Oh well!

After years of experience and having to move my children from school to school because of work-life…read morebalance, I feel with deep confidence this was one of the best elementary schools my children attended. Special Thanks: - Dr. Gary Gerstner and prior principal - Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling) - IEP staff - Speech therapist - Dolly Chatterton - Lilia (a name similar to Lily) - Parent/Community Advisory Committee - Parents in action Let me give you some context to compare amongst the other reviewers vs my review as a parent. When my children attended this school, I was a single parent, attending UCI as an engineering student, with a child in the IEP program, and having to manage my children's mother who was later found neglectful by CPS. All of this while working at Disney in customer service and born into poverty. Therefore, I had minimal chances to succeed as a parent, let alone the patience for all the possible mistakes I might encounter from being inexperienced. The Community: The people here are great and the kids are decently behaved. There might be a conflict between children every now and then but they do resolve it. The Parents In Action (PIA) cares about making a difference in the children's involvement with school activities. I've never attended a PTA meeting, sorry. The Staff: I don't like to generalize but they were awesome. I especially recall Dolly and Lilia (similar name to Lily). I put Dr Gary Gerstner and possibly the staff through some stuff with CPA getting involved, like the conflicts between the mother and I. In the end, I wish they knew it saved my children's life. Parent/Community Advisory Committee: The Advisory Committee is another level. I recommend attending if you're a parent looking for advance information regarding how to make the best of your interaction with the school system. For example, I asked what was the best way I can make the most out of the IEP meetings with advance resources. The person who answered my question was highly educated and very prepared. They taught me the steps on making a meaningful impact at each IEP meeting. IEP: The help in the beginning was profound. However, to make the changes necessary to improve as a parent for a child in the IEP, I had to be more involved. The specialists and teachers knew my limitations and made the best decisions available to them. The absolute best advice I received was from Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling), to make my child love reading and there is no limit to how much they should read.

My son was hired to do IT at one of the schools. He got no supportive training and his job…read moredescription did not include doing accounting for his department. He was entry level and therefore it should have been a department head doing accounting, or the principle. When handed a stack of invoices, he was told to do the accounting. My son had no idea how to go about doing the accounting. When he told the principle that, she said: Well maybe we should fire you. My son looked at her and said, no problem. I will resign. As far as I am concerned, he has a clear workman's comp case. If this is how the district operates with entry level employees, I have to wonder how they treat their students. My oldest son went to kindergarten at a Garden Grove School 35 years ago. We moved because the school was so bad. It seems the district hasn't changed.

The teacher is yells at children and discriminates against them. My child feels scared and does not…read morewant to go to school. He feels he is not treated fairly and is forced to admit his mistakes when he has done nothing wrong.

I am very disappointed in this school. I have been living near the area and both my siblings went…read moreto this school for about three to four years; my little sister was honored and praised constantly for her academic achievements: principal honor roll, honor roll, and a bunch of other silly colorful papers. Whereas my little brother was picked on and shunned by his teachers because he goofed around in class (what little young boy does not goof around through out his life). Everytime when my little brother comes home sad, I would ask him to tell me about his day at school: "the teacher does not listen to my side of the story at all. He keeps thinking I'm the one doing all the bad things." And these are just usual stories he would tell me when he come home looking like he's hiding something. I am very displeased and confound of the specific faculties that can side with "good" kids and neglects the "bad" ones. This does not goes to only faculties but also the principal: she does not listen to both sides of the story before executing her "I don't care but you're suspended." I know my little brother would not lie to me; I would put my life on the line for him. My frustration is that this school does not know how to handle their disclinary actions and how to monitor their faculties progression. Today was the last straw when my little brother was suspended for something that he did not get a chance to explain. My father does not speak english so he does not understand fully of what was going on, just that "your son is suspended for 'stealing' another student's item." As I questioned my little brother, the story is quite the opposite. Everything they wrote on his piece of paper were all accusations coming from one side of the story; how arrogant. I'm not letting this one slide off and let my little brother be scarred with authority figures doing the things THEY think are right. Listen to all your students for goodness sake.

The teachers and staff are pretty good here. My niece has been going here for 3 years now and we…read morehave yet to have an issue with the school. Every once in awhile you will get a short notice announcement, but other than that they are pretty much on the ball. From the looks of the other schools around the area, Stanford is one of the better ones. I'm basing this judgment on the overall school ratings and the upkeep of the school grounds. Standford is also connected to the Standford Kids Club so morning and afternoon school care is very easy. Before and after class the staff will walk the kids over to the facility so they can wait for their parents to be picked up.

I'm very impressed with their curriculum. My daughter looks forward to school and seems to be…read morelearning quickly. She is in K2. They keep things consistent and keep parents informed and that is very important.

I highly recommend this school to parents who value education and quality care for their kids. Our…read moredaughter had been going there since preschool and she just finished Kindergarten. She LOVES all of her teachers: Ms. Sam and Ms. Tina. We noticed a huge improvement during the first couple of months after transferring her here from another pre-school. She barely knew her Alphabets at the time, but after only a few months, she was able to read a few simple words. Mrs. Lee, the principal, told us when we enrolled our daughter that she would be able to read and write by the time she finishes her Pre-K and honestly I was a little skeptical then. However, she was right! By the time our daughter graduated from Kindergarten, she was able to read at a 2nd grade level and pretty much done with her 1st grade math curriculum. Besides focusing on academia, the teachers and the principal gave their students many opportunities to play, do their arts and crafts, dance and perform on stage. Their tuition even included weekly Taekwondo lessons. The school also organized additional fun activities with outside vendors such as mobile petting zoo, field trips etc. All the kids got to perform on stage twice a year (at Christmas and graduation ceremony) and we enjoyed watching all of them so much. It was incredible to see how the little ones were able to learn and do so much more than we thought . Ms. Sam is the sweetest, most energetic and effective teacher we have ever known. She is definitely loved by all of her students. We are glad that we have decided to keep her there for her Kindergarten year as I was tempted to put her in a tuition-free public school. In our opinion, it was worth it to pay for the additional year due to the invaluable lessons and experiences the school offered. Now we wish this school offered higher grade levels so we can keep sending her there. This is a Christian-based school. Even though we are not Christians, we are glad that they teach the kids to be grateful, kind, loving and be aware of God's presence. They learn to be thankful to all the blessed things they have. They learn The Pledge of Allegiance and national anthems of the U.S. which are all great things to help building a child's ethical and moral values. Garden Grove 1st Preschool and Kindergarten has really exceeded our family's expectations. We truly can't thank the teachers, Mrs. Lee and the staffs enough! We are forever grateful for their hard-work and support.

My son is now in the 4th grade. Thanks to GG First Pre-School he had a strong academic foundation…read more He is a gate student. His academic performance is above grade level. He has been student of the month 3 times this year. My daughter is in the first grade and she mastered all of her sight words the first month of the school year. My kids did so well here all there. All of my friends and family have tswitch their kids from other schools over to GG. I even had friends driving from Long Beach to take theirs. This is a high quality education with a high level of care for a very affordable price.

I absolutely love this school. I came here as a kid and so did my siblings and if God willing my…read moredaughter will be attending this school in 2 years(unless my husband wants to send her to another school). The teachers are just amazing and truly care for their students. I must admit Ms.Neal is the best teacher ever and now some may know her as Mrs.Doyle but she will forever be Ms.Neal to me . she really connects with her students and truly cares about them. She is one that won't give up on making sure your kids succeed

No parking wish I can rate O Star they built the school…read morewithout parking for parents only parking spaces for teachers not for parents

I am student here. I came here to decide to rate this school I go to. The teachers, and staffs are…read morepretty nice. The principal is really nice, and pretty chill too. This school actually teaches you a lot about math, reading, and others. There is some after school programs that help you with subjects you struggle. I love this school. After all the should definitely deserves 5 stars! -Mateo

My husband and I were here on Sunday morning for a soccer game. We had been here before very long…read moretime ago for the same reason. It's really nice to be able to use his field for the men to be able to play and enjoy their hobbies are playing the sport of soccer.

There was construction right in front of the school today and boy was there traffic. I needed to…read moredrop my son off to school. However when we got closer to the school, a lot of the staff, teachers, and the principal was helping us parents guide our way through the traffic. So very helpful! Great job, Patton! I got my son in school and on time.

The staff its so friendly and ms Evans it's a great teacher, they do nice events for the students…read moreto make school fun

Hi so my name is Isabella Quach and I've been here since I was four years old and I was in…read morekindergarten and I am Vietnamese too and also when I was four I only speak Vietnamese and the kindergarten teacher was very helpful she taught me a lot of English so I can communicate with others now that I'm older I can speak Vietnamese and English I had Miss Solis for kindergarten and Mrs. Hetherington for first grade and Mrs. Atkin for second grade, thank you to these 3 teachers! If you're a parent and is finding a school for your kids, give this wonderful school a chance. You won't be disappointed!!

Horrible school. Lots of bullying that will effect you mentally and physically. The staff don't do…read morenothing about it no matter how many times it happens or how many times you tell. My child got bullied mentally and physically to the point she developed and E'D and gained bad harming addictions, they got sexually assaulted on campus and once we told the school the staff didn't do anything at all. The kids who caused this didn't get any form of punishment just that they had to write an apology letter that my child didn't even receive. This happen after Mr. Ash transferred and we got Mr. Serbet. My child got mental help for months and is still currently healing. This school is horrible, don't take your children here for their mental and phyiscal well being.

Our experience with this school so far is outstanding. The teachers are friendly and caring…read more ParentSquare helps so much in terms of communication. The school offers a variety of programs like after school, sign language, musical performances, etc. Our child enjoys her school days a lot. Principal Ash is great at his job. All the students adore him. Keep it up Riverdale!