My son is doing wonderfully at this school. There has been a small amount of bullying; however, my husband and I have noticed that teachers tackle this right away when it happens. They have a very kindness based culture there and really teach kids to treat others with kindness which I love. He is doing very well academically. He seems to really like this school. The teachers are amazing. Very few kids can be rather unkind but luckily teachers tackle this right away. They handle the issue of bullying well. read more

The food is terrible, I hate the vice principal Veronica McMaster. But the kids there are mostly welcoming

I know some reviews haven't been great but this is our first year at SP. My daughter is in Kindergarten with Ms Mozo and loves it! I love how much she's learning, the amount of activities and communication with parents, I love Ms Mozo's songs for each new sight word, and I love how much my daughter is learning. She has electives to chose from and field trips. And she loves her "buddies" from first grade. Overall I'm very happy with SP so far! read more

Scholarship Prep - Oceanside - Elementary Schools Near Me - Oceanside, California

Called to find out info about switching my kids to this school and they sounded annoyed as soon as they answered the phone and told me to do everything online even a simple request for a tour. Lol read more

My Daughter is I. This school I really like it she's in 3rd grade and she already knows how to multiply and subtract she's a fast learner and the teacher are great. read more

As soon as you hit middle school and 5th grade the experience is really bad. Major bullying happened to me personally. The school could not do anything to stop these kids and has a no suspension rule. So it only got worse with the kids not getting in trouble. They say it's very inclusive but once you are coming out as gay you are not welcome there in the middle school area. The building is super old so the air conditioning doesn't work and it can get so hot you come home drenched in sweat. And there electives are little to none and your kid won't learn anything! read more

This school is a danger to your child's self esteem, mental health and safety. More than once I personally saw my child put down, insulted, had offensive/derogatory language used towards BY STAFF. Twice in two years my child was punched in the face by another student and administration did nothing about it either time instead making excuses for the other student's behavior because my child is apparently annoying. What a nice opinion to have of your students AND to share that with their parent. There is absolutely no excuse for assaulting another person and its pretty appalling anyone would even attempt to excuse it, let alone a school principal. If a child struggles socially or to make friends, HELP THEM, dont just watch them get hit and hope they learn from it. After reaching out to staff and counsellors for support in the way my child was feeling after being picked on and hurt by other students, we were told they hadnt seen anything. Not offered counselling, not given contacts to any outside services, not even a "Im so sorry your child is feeling like this" simply just told they didnt see it. I'm not sure why they need to personally witness playground bullies in action in order to support a child who is feeling awful about themself, but it really makes me question their motives there. All that aside, the curriculum is bland. There are too many worksheets, little to no projects, no music programs, no art programs, no sports programs, no clubs, no tutoring, no leadership or student mentoring, they removed the second language and hired an art therapist to teach art classes...we've seen pinterest projects come home but no art education. We can do crafts at home, these kids deserve to learn composition, different media, different famous artists and their techniques. We can glue cut outs or color photocopied pages on the weekend. Enrichment runs for 30minutes but its used to catch up on schoolwork or do i-ready vs actually enriching, pretty much no field trips or special events, no plays or holiday concerts, and they use these so-called sememster awards to make parents think students are doing so well and excelling but some of the awards mean nothing...attendance? Surely they can find something better to praise our kids about than being lucky enough to not get sick. Not that it matters much, everything is by invite only...awards events, parent-teacher meetings etc etc. And good luck getting an invite to be there for your kids, its very small and they don't have the room to invite everyone so you likely wont get to go to awards unless your child wins several or to parent teacher meetings unless your child is way behind. Beyond the above very serious problems with this school, the campus itself is questionable. Its dirty and the terrain is fairly unsafe. The classrooms are so over heated in the warm months that your child will come home sweaty and miserable and are so cold in winter months they cant wesr enough layers to keep warm. There is no covered area for when it rains and the ground is mostly dirt. Your children will come home absolutely covered in dirt everyday and god forbid it rains...slippery mud everywhere and shoes completely soaked and muddy. I've fallen once already in the parking lot, which pretty much floods even with a small drizzle. Don't even ask how often you will be cleaning mud out of your vehicle, but its a lot. The campus is not a closed/gated campus and on several occasions I've arrived and the doors to enter are wide open without anyone supervising. Not into the front office, but to thd classrooms. I have never in my life seen a school without locked doors. Lastly, school pickup is awful. They have you loop around through the parking which leaves anyone coming into the area from the main road free access to drive straight in and cut the line infront of dozens of other cars waiting. There is no one directing traffic so that is something you will see happen multiple times everyday. Frustrating when it takes 30+ minutes to pick up kids. Worse if you also have to pick up kindergartener students because that is a separate pickup line at the far opposite end of the grounds. When it rains? Its easily been 40 minutes to pick kids up on those days. This place has literally hit rock bottom in the last 2 years. I dont know what theyre trying to do at the Oside location, but it used to be a decent school so you looked past the deficits in the campus. Now its just disappointing all around. Do better for your kids and pick somewhere else for their education and childhood. read more

My girls have been going here for 5 years now. I absolutely love this school. The teachers and staff are amazing and truly care about each and every student read more

I've had a few people reply to my initial reviews of Scholarship Prep, asking me how I feel about the school now that my son has been attending there for more than a full year now. I stand by my initial impressions of this outstanding center of academic and personal excellence. One of the founders is former Senator Gloria Romero, who was well known for her stance on equity in education - all children deserve a quality education regardless of their socioeconomic status, neighborhood, or any other factors that may otherwise bar them from some of the more affluent schools. My autistic son was just beginning sixth grade (very young starting, as he began a special education placement for Pre-K just after turning 3 years old). I was unaware that the principal herself was manning the booth for the school, but until then, I'd always thought charter schools were for wealthier children from backgrounds where they'd already been high achievers in the area of academics. Ms. Douglass, the principal of Scholarship Prep, was not only happy to answer my questions regarding admission criteria, she managed to dispel everything I'd ever believed about charter schools until that day. Scholarship Prep seemed almost too good to be true. Within a week, he was enrolled in their school, and the school psychologist, Dr. Beam, along with so many others who helped my son as he first began to acclimate and then went on to excel at his new school. There was no room for excuses or complacency - he had expectations placed upon him unlike those he had ever received in the generic, catch-all programs that did little to teach in any sort of real world environment (there aren't separate grocery stores, libraries, banks, or other establishments for individuals who may have different ways of learning or struggle with certain concepts. We all share the same facilities, so segregation in classrooms not only hurts the child being taught - it also prevents the peers of these children from being exposed to those who may be different, and sends a message to the students that different is not equal...different doesn't belong in the same place as they do...different is somehow not a positive thing. Diversity is welcomed and celebrated at Scholarship Prep. Scholarship Prep has managed to bring my son, who was reading far below his grade level, within one or two levels of where his peers are at. He's learning beginning concepts of statistics and ratios...time and money have already been covered, and he's receiving a well-rounded education. Most schools are so focused on standardized testing preparation that any and all other learning opportunities fall by the wayside. Scholarship Prep provides him with a full bodied knowledge base. He's learning Mandarin, studying visual and tactile art, including famous artists and their differing styles. He is learning about the geological environment of Mars; and Astronomy is one of his core subjects this year (next year, he will get to go to Astronomy Camp along with the other eighth graders...last year, 6th grade took a 3 day field trip to study oceanography at a special camp on Catalina Island. He's learning medieval European history, and has electives like basketball and soccer. Performing arts are an option too, but he's more interested in sports. He has homework every night, sometimes on weekends too; because that's how it is in college, and the name "Scholarship Prep" isn't just a clever moniker. Every classroom is represented by a university, with the idea that scholars (the term for students who attend the school) are aiming for a college education one day. They have Pep Rallies every Friday, and they watch CNN every morning to learn about pertinent issues from around the globe. In an education system that has grown stale and focused more on test scores for Language Arts and Mathematics, it's refreshing to see a school with such a robust education. Kindness is one of the core values emphasized at Scholarship Prep, and Personal Responsibility is part of the main foundation for the entire student body. Honesty, integrity, Kindness, Participation, Pride in personal and group achievements...these are the building blocks that have helped bring my son, who spent the majority of elementary school with little to no expectations placed upon him and exempted from standardized tests (at Scholarship Prep, they have adapted standardized testing that I'd never even known existed before I saw the results from his sixth grade tests) not only closer to grade level than he's ever been throughout the duration of his academic years, but also has helped instill important values in him like hard work and always doing your absolute best, and for the first time ever, he's talking about college. read more

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Was once a good school, but now among the least attractive in the area. Recent departures of many good teachers and administrators has led to a real lack of engagement with students and a sense of disarray in the school's operations. My kids are not thriving as they once were. Additionally the facilities are very old and the playground is tiny. Better choices out there! read more

Amazing school and administrators. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. The attention each child is given shows in the growth knowledge and skill level each day. My child loves to go to school. read more

Agree with A.P. Many teachers and administrators have left. The " aides for the disability program lack training and empathy. There are many much better choices for your children. BEWARE!!! read more