We recently moved to Ramona and my kids have been in the Poway district since they were in Kindergarten. We moved to El Centro for 2 years and now we are here. Poway schools seemed good and everyone said they were so great and they are top district, etc, but after being here, I have no idea why they are one of the top districts in CA. Money must buy them that title and I will admit, I was bummed that we were no longer going to be in the Poway district but not anymore. I am so happy with Ramona schools and how they handle everything , and I feel that they are way better than Poway. I hate to compare like that but that's who I have to compare them to. I have kids in Olive Peirce, Hanson Elementary and Ramona High School and I have never been so impressed by teachers and staff at all three schools, especially the high school. These people really care for the kids and they want them to succeed. The counseling dept at the high school is so amazing. Teachers and staff are so involved. Ramona High has the NJROTC program and its awesome. My kids love school! That alone says enough. Whatever they are doing, they are doing it right. No offense Poway, I still love you but you guys don't hold a candle to Ramona schools. read more

The only reason why I'm giving this a three is because one school in particular was amazing ( MHS rocks ) Ramona high school was awful. I had a teacher who refused to teach me for a petty reason. The security guards and office staff had favorite students and gave them extreme special privileges. If you weren't their favorite they couldn't care less about you. One teacher at that school was actually a pretty awesome person. He seemed to appreciate all his students and as far as I could tell he certainly didn't have favorites. Chief Richardson deserves a raise in my opinion. As for montecito high school when I was there I thought it was the best school I had ever been too. The teachers were supportive and kind , the principal was fair and tried to problem solve with teachers and students. This school I think was given a bad rep but is also a school for those who need it and shouldn't be over filled. read more

bulldog football heading to helix this friday night for round 1 of the open division playoffs........come out and watch gansch, binkley, vargas, cobian, dominquez, coane, the crichlow boys and the rest of baldwins dogs light up the night....friday night lights read more