99 out of 10GreatSchools

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School

Orinda, CA
  • Public
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  • Grades K-5
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  • Enrollment: 339

Overview

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
20 Washington Lane
Orinda, CA 94563
(925) 254-8711
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School is located in Orinda, CA and serves grades K-5.It received a GreatSchool rating of 9 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Filipino
1%
Hispanic
5%
Two or more races
7%
Asian
16%
White
71%

Reviews14 Reviews

4.5
parent
SH is a stellar school. I would even say it’s better than most private schools. The school is richly funded by all parents, the school offers endless extra curricular, the learning is strict but shows results. It’s the smallest school in orinda and won’t go over a 20:1 ratio. The community is wonderful. Well rounded children come out of this school.
parent
Backed by district administrators that actively discourage implementing extra effort for any student (either too low or too high achieving), this school’s teachers and administrators will work hard to NOT have to give any individual student special effort. Throwing road blocks, bureaucratic meetings that don’t result in anything, and straight up refusal to help, the school has trained parents to look outside of the school and district for any extra needed help. This problem is exacerbated by the affluence of the parent body and the mentality that “I’ll just pay someone else to do it.” This has included everything from paying out-of-pocket for neuro-psych exams for their kids (and then bringing those results back to force their hand to help) to extra curricular classes for advanced students. It’s clear that the teachers and administrators know that if they stonewall long enough, the parents will give up and use their own resources to pay for what their child needs. Meanwhile, they will not hesitate to ask for donations at every turn and blow the money on class parties, a week of teacher appreciation gimmicks ($120 budget to decorate one DOOR and there are at least 15 doors!) and more iPads (30 Macs and 60 Chromebooks aren’t enough).
parent
Running is NOT allowed anywhere on campus during school time (except during PE which for K is only once a week for 30 minutes). I find that disturbing and against advice from educators around the world. This is the reason why many families transfer to other elementary schools in the area. Thankfully the AMAZING after school program allows some active play.
parent
So far SH has been a execellant school and has exceeded all expectations. All the teachers we have come into contact with seem engaged. Parents are involved in the good kind of way.My daughter has loved her experience here and has thrived.
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