Kohl open school in Stockton, California…read more This school has been apart of my life for the last twelve years. My eldest daughter started to come to Kohl when she was in Kindergarten. She was here all the way till eighth grade. My Son started started the same grade kindergarten till the eighth grade. My baby girl is still here at Kohl and started just like her siblings at the Kindergarten level. We have so many beautiful memories here at this school. When they all were here . I would love to come and spend time with them during the after school program and have fun with them. My children never wanted to come home. All they wanted to do is play with their classmates. I can go on and make this review long. But I'll keep it simple. Here at Kohl, we always felt like being apart of one giant family. I was pretty close to all the teachers my children had and all of them are wonderful. I have to say that Bud West our Principle is one of the best If not the best Principles in SUSD. So I have four more years at Kohl to make some more beautiful memories. It's been a beautiful ride these last twelve years here at Kohl. Thank you Vincent D *VD* Enjoying the simple things in life

There are not words to explain how great this school is. I was a student (attended from preschool,…read morebefore it was moved, all the way to 8th grade) and so were my two older siblings. The community, faculty and students are among the brightest in Stockton. If you track down some of the alumni you will find they are doing very well and credit it to the open education the school provides. Kohl will always have a special place in my heart.

Funny how my review got deleted…read more This school is full of lazy, rac1st, lame, bully allowing teachers who don't care for their students. They don't care cus they don't get paid enough. This school is garbage. My kids got physically and verbally abused and my mistake was to never report it to the police because I don't like the "slave patrol" but I should to keep records of everything they have failed me in. I had the worst experience with them and I hate how the district won't work with me to transfer them somewhere else

I am a student at Rio and i can tell you that it is definitely one of the best schools in stockton…read more The staff here is amazing. My brother, who is now going into high school, will be coming back every day after school to visit. Most people are excited to be leaving school. But i speak for me and my brother when i say i will miss it.

I like mr rand. Hes the rock. Oh and we get to have PE and stuff and the math is taught really…read moregood. I think hes my favorite teacher.....

My daughter is 3 generations to attend this school so of course 5/5. The education my first grader…read morehas received has confirmed my feelings on the school view on education. Also love the feedback from front office 2018 was a lot of hecklers plus bad smoke pollution which the school was always keeping the parents updated.

This school is an exemplary model of collaborative education, where the principal and teachers work…read moreclosely with parents to create a personalized learning plan for each child. In contrast to my disappointing interactions with principals at other schools, the principal at Claudia Landeen demonstrated genuine interest in my child's needs. The teaching staff is outstanding, and the principal's dedication to her students is evident. THANK YOU Mrs. Carillo-Kelly. YOU are valued and so appreciated!

Beat elem school ever, they understand working parents, diversified, I just love themread more

Thanks to Sail I was able to have my son join. We had a hard situation we were facing but the team…read moreat Stockton Accelerated Institute of Learning was able to figure it out. they managed to work with us. We are so grateful for SAIL. Living in Stockton and attending schools here is a tough thing to navigate, knowing that SAIL has the right curriculum and teachers makes all the difference. GOD BLESS SAIL

I applied online and then received a call from school to schedule a phone appointment to get more…read moreinfo about the school. The person who handles this is extremely unorganized. The date doesn't match the week day. When the appointment day came, I didn't receive a call, so I had to reach out to see what is going on. The excuse was she was on another call which ended late. She lost her voice and I could barely hear her, so we rescheduled. And again, no call & no text on the second appointment. No apologies, nothing. Extremely disappointed! Update: after posting my review here I received a response where Mrs Bleha is saying she had an emergency. But still, she could have let me know! That's how professionals do! I don't buy it, because it looks like she always have some type of excuses instead of doing her job professionally!

The school has changed a lot... kids do whatever they want and no code of conduct or uniform policy…read moreit just declined. There is a few teachers that really cares for students

Many teachers have not been doing a good job at teaching, they either don't know how or call on…read morestudents randomly expecting to get an answer. This school's teaching has become worse and worse every year. Many students are failing for this reason. I've heard many complaints from my student, especially when it comes to his 6th grade science teacher. This school's dress is a mess, they don't allow logos but I've seen many kids pants hanging low. They focus more on the logos than how they are wearing their clothes. This school has became ghetto either way, don't recommend it.

This is the worst charter school in the San Joaquin valley. The staff let the students run the…read moreschool. Any bullying reported to staff is either dismissed or the victim suffers repercussions ex: Parent meeting. There is also a lack of supervision. In addition to the lack of supervision the staff will simply blame one student without finding out both sides. Also staff encourages students to dismiss what their parents say and the student can do whatever they want

I had a heard time finding a school that I felt was a good fit for my child. But when I heard they…read morewere enrolling I was so excited due to the great reviews I've gotten from friends of mine. I have yet to have a bad experience at that school (it is still the first year). Needless to say my child enjoys the school as well. The teacher makes sure all the kids are heard and rewarded for being their best self. Only thing I would change is less homework but I think all schools have an excessive amount of work. In my experience the staff make sure each child is doing well and if they are not they do everything in their power to help change that. The Principle and Vice Principal know me and my child both by name and I've seen the same with all other kids. I feel very welcomed and they always inform all the parents about the events they have going on. Also I read some reviews about the PTA, this school has only been open a few years and has switched management several times. The management and teacher staff that is there now informs parents on a daily basis about the parent cafe they have going on. Also there's options to sign up for text message with them which they send very often in English and Spanish.

I transferred my son thinking this was a great school. My son has been at the school almost a year…read more He called me saying he got hit in the face with a shopping cart from 3 other students his whole face was bruised. My son said it was purposely done the principal and staff said it was an accident. My son went back to school not one kid apologized. Safety is not a priority at this school!

So what's up with the school now??? The teachers need to get more education on mindfulness and…read morestart addressing the kids/students in a positive manner rather than being rude about how someone may look or not understand. They also have a problem with bullying which also is also ignored or encourage by the school principal. The school needs help. Other than that some of the teachers are nice.

They don't care about bullying. They only care about the money. My child was bullied because we…read morearen't "wealthy" enough though well off. My child came home crying every other day it seemed because they were forced to eat alone because nobody wanted to befriend them. The administration didn't care so we quickly got the heck away and landed at st Anne's in Lodi which is wonderful.

I was one of the lucky kids who's parents cared enough about them to sleep outside to get my name…read moreon the attendance list of this premier Stockton public school. In it's heyday CSSS was unsurpassed in teacher dedication, classroom participation, and parent participation. Kindergarten was fun, until I saw Stacy Carter throw up white stuff (my first cognitive vomit memory), and someone stole my Dukes of Hazzard lunch box (still painful). The next year the admission rules had changed and the influx of crack babies began. (See Joe's comments about unfair ground sleeping practices: http://burritoeater.yelp.com) Still the great teachers were there, for quite a few years after that. I continued to receive the best education that Stockton had to offer. The various crack babies taught me street smarts and the value of diplomacy.(Muhammad was 6'4" with a mustache in 4th grade, there was no way I was going to take him on.) The teachers taught me all about science, and social studies. As the years passed on, being white in a predominantly crack-baby school wasn't the easiest thing, I did have an "ethnic" last name so some people didn't mess with me as much. (ask Joe: http://burritoeater.yelp.com) Recess was like "Rise of the Crack Babies". Aside from Edmund punching the teatherball poles straight-on as hard as he could...kids were running rampant, destroying everything in their wake. Throwing rocks at passing cars, shoving pebbles into the locks, etc. A sight to behold for sure. I would stick to the "white kid games" such as teatherball, and four square, but some fucker always came in and got really good so we couldn't play any more. There was also a time when Regan shut down all mental institutions and released all the psyhcos into the world. It just so happened that there was a mental institution across the street from our school. How convenient! Shortly thereafter, a rule was imposed to stay away from the fence on that side of the street and not talk to anyone walking or loitering nearby. Then Bart Simpson shirts were banned and all hell broke loose. I was also the "artist" at school so I would sell drawings of low-riders, cholas, pot leaves, and "tag" peoples names for them. My first business venture. The drawings more than paid for my supplies (Hershey's chocolate scented pencils, porsche pencil sharpener). This school was such a huge part of my childhood, maybe because I went there for 9 years in a row (Ask Joe: http://burritoeater.yelp.com). Or maybe because the teachers really cared about my education, talked to my parents regularly, and helped me in any way they could. There was no way I was growing up to be an ignorant dumb-ass like many other kids who came in later through my elementary career. We were the core group of kids who were there from the beginning, we were the smart ones.

Back in 84' parents had to sleep out on the street to get into this public school. Which meant that…read morethe school attracted kids with parents who cared and teachers that wanted to teach the kids of parents that cared. This was a time when public school in Stockton was in high demand. Pops slept out there for 4 days to get me in. Somehow in 1985, sleeping on the street was deemed "unfair" and the school became a traditional public school, opened to any kid with a pulse. Now, I've seen people sleep on the street before. Waiting for concert tickets, homeless, just plain tired. Whatever the reason I have never thought to myself " That looks nice, I'd like to sleep on the street but I can't. Hey you there...yeah you..... sleeping on the street. That's "unfair" of you for being miserable and not getting a good nights sleep and although I'm unwilling to do the same I do have the time to petition the schoolboard and prevent this "unfair" practice of waiting in line for 4 days via "street sleeping" to get my kid in school." Side note: Prior to 1984 you didn't have to sleep on the street if you were a close friend of Principle Coffee who let in the his friends kids automatically. We weren't. (Fucker) After enrollment I began my first day of school. Terrible experience. Especially when Stacey Carter told me at lunch that tuna fish smelled and that I was gross. It took me 15 yrs to get back on the horse and eat some albacore. Since I wouldn't wear shoes with laces or pants that weren't sweats mom tried to compensate by putting me in a izod shirt with a collar. Which only made me look homeless. You know how homeless people sometimes have one piece of clothing thats just too nice and looks out of place when compared to the rest of their clothes. i.e. Drunken man in an unbuttoned ripped windbreaker, filthy tight jeans and bandana but has brand new polished Sperry deck shoes w/ tassels. My homeless style continued through grammer school until highschool where uniforms were mandatory. No joke. Ask Ben: http://smartestmanalive.yelp.com There are two kinds of white kids at public schools in Stockton. Those with ethnic last names and those without. Even if you were albino but had a last name like "Ramirez" you were free from beatings, harassment, name-calling and the usual rough housing. Because of course no one with an ethnic last name was considered white. (Ask Ben) http://smartestmanalive.yelp.com I was the other type of white guy. Especially during recess. Ah recess. Time for a little physical activity...outdoors...fresh air. More like a time to let all the crack babies out all at once and let them kill each other. Seriously there were skirmishes or for sake of a better word brawls everyday. Why ? Cause none of the kids brought food and the school lunch provided was so gross that I wouldn't feed it to a dog. Nothing crazier than 250 kids hungrey for food and fighting. (This was also back when public schools had dedicated smoke lounges so all the teachers would smoke a pack and half in a effort to try and kill themselves before lunch ended and we returned to class) 1990 was the best year of all due to a teachers strike. It was the usual bullshit about more money, more benefits, larger smoking lounges, free cigarettes.... blah, blah, blah. Luckily neither side could agree for 3 weeks so we got a huge jump start on summer. Yes !!! (Who else has been to the waterslides in the Costco parking lot 10 days in a row? Me.) In 4th grade we met Webster Slaugher a wide reciever for the Browns. I had absolutley no idea who he was. Turns out he not only had an awesome last name but, was a 2 time pro-bowler and and related to Ms. Wyatt, our 4th grade teacher. Then in 5th grade we had to donate out clothes for the 2nd time to Armando's family cause his dumb fuck dad burned the house down (again). This time he left hot coals in a paper bag on the carpet and went to the store. Future Darwin Award Winner huh? In sixth grade we went to Science camp. The highlight had next to nothing to do with Science. Seeing what would happen if a close friend of mine could keep a bet to not shit for the entire week was far more compeling. Turns out he kept the bet and nothing that cool happened. Seventh and eight grade was spent hoping that the glue and staples we jammed into the door locks would postpone class for at least a half hour.