Ramona School

I have two children who are currently in the bilingual program. The teachers are very dedicated and care about the students.

Best elementary school in Hawthorne! The staff is professional and supportive. I appreciate the fact that Ramona enforce the teacher/staff identification policy, in order to keep the children's safety a priority. (not many/if any schools in Hawthorne enforce it) --Substitute Teacher

This is my sons second year here. Although I am not a fan of the larger class sizes and minimal staff at recess, I enjoy the teachers & the staff they do have. Most importantly, my boy loves his school. Both of my sons teachers have taught my boy so much. They have provided us with additional curriculum (helpful memos on books/websites for student access/after school program/workshops) that we can also work on with my son at home. I believe every parent needs to put in as much (if not more) time and effort in our kids education as the Teacher's do. Reasons I didn't give it a 5: Pick up/drop off a the school can be pretty chaotic (over crowded at gate, no one to monitor parents who park in red or in the middle of street endangering every child's well being with their driving). Both my husband and I have complained to the office but not much they can do other than call the HPD Parking Enforcement, who has yet to show up this year! Minimal staff at recess/lunch to watch over children Student teacher ratio is too high (more of a reason for a parent to be hands on) Other than that, the school curriculum, staff and students are all wonderful! Always helpful and reachable!

My kids had an excellent first year at Ramona after moving to this school. Both of their teachers were 10+. My kids participated in the afterschool program which gave them the opportunity to do extracurricular activities no longer available in the classrooms due to budget cuts. Their bilingual program is excellent and nothing like it in any other school in the area. My son is fluent in both English and Spanish. Premises are spacious and clean, and my kids really liked the computer lab. I would love to see smaller class sizes (my daughter was 1 of 32), but this is becoming less of an option in all schools. Her grades and test scores did not suffer however. Props to her teacher!