Raymond Elementary School

My son spent 1st through 3rd grade at Raymond. As the parent of a child with special needs, low on the overall spectrum but needing a 504 plan, I found Raymond to be a huge disappointment. I had the opportunity to engage with the principal, the special ed teacher, and each and every one of his teachers. My son had a wonderful first grade teacher...Mrs. Lee. She was everything you would hope for your child's introduction into school. First grade is a hard transition from kindergarten. Mrs Lee was an amazing teacher. But then the proverbial wheels came off the bus...I was told by his second grade teacher that "I have no idea what is wrong with your child"...which I found somewhat amusing after he was diagnosed with dyslexia - moderately to severely affected. He is also dysgraphic and had some ADD presentation. The public schools in California can not even admit that dyslexia is a real thing, let alone help with a solution. 10% of all children have some level of dyslexia. Very few get diagnosed in 2nd grade. I was extremely fortunate that I was not going to take the teacher's word for her opinion that my son was messed up in some way. She got teacher of the year that year, by the way.I ended up paying for private tutoring and all I wanted was for them to accommodate his needs as laid out by mutual agreement with the staff via 504 plan. Third grade was better but 2nd grade left a very bad taste in my mouth. The way it was handled was unprofessional and degrading. Even trying to get them to acknowledge and accept that my son HAD dyslexia was an exercise in futility with the special ed teacher tearing apart the report I had paid for page by page. I have two mothers-in-law, both educators...one in Texas where they admit dyslexia is real and have a plan, the other from Boston where she taught in the deep inner city. Both were baffled at the way Raymond handled the situationNight and day difference between Acacia and Raymond. Fullerton School District allows for inter-district transfers, but you have to re-qualify every year. If someone moves in and bumps your inter-transfer kid out, you are forced to find a new school. It is always better to reside in the area of the school you want your kid to attend rather than depend on a transfer.

love this school. I love the community interaction we have with everyone especially the principal and the teachers. the fall carnival was so cute and was the best I've ever attended. so many children from other school attend this festival and even neighbors from the community come out and support the school. kudos to the Raymond school! the children come out and help the neighbors by picking up trash and during Halloween I see a lot fo the students who attend Raymond come out to my Halloween haunted house. I love this neighborhood school.

This is my children's first year at Raymond and they absolutely LOVE it. The Teachers are AMAZING and the principal is a darling. the interaction the children have with other students is amazing. the past schools my kids were at weren't so nice and the children had very snotty attitudes and were mean . this school is by far the BEST school my children have attended.

Raymond is the best school in the district! Both of my children attend Raymond and don't want to miss a day if school. The entire staff is amazing and truly cares about the children and the unique needs they may have whether gifted or needing a little help. For those concerned with scores look at the data it is impressive but more than that they are focused on the whole child and making learning fun which promotes life long learners!