Dapplegray Elementary School

This school is amazing and my children loved going there!

Dapplegray is either a great school or a terrible school for you. it truly depends on who you are. If you are liked, you will have a good experience. But, if you have the unfortunate circumstance of being the object of bullying, then Dapplegray can be a nightmare. The principal and staff simply do not care. There is NO protection for children who are being bullied. There are some wonderful teachers at the school, however, there are some NOT so wonderful ones as well. My children had the experience of having both kinds of teachers. Unfortunately, the bad teachers left the strongest impressions. You can't learn when your teacher is too busy yelling. As far as academics, remember- Dapplegray is a very large school, and the class size tends to also be large. There is no time to help a student that needs a little extra explanation. Be prepared to do a lot of extra work with your child at home. Also, get ready t sit in the Dapplegray parking lot for many hours...the drop off and pick up is terrible! Parents are entitled and rude - they don't follow rules and they park in the exit lane despite being instructed not to. It is no wonder that their kids are entitled brats that go around bullying other kids.

The academic programs and play space are good. The behavior of the students and parents, however, is sad. A community lacking in morals and ethics. It is easy to see why even 2nd graders are bullying and mean -- they have terrible examples for parents. Sad. Something every day at this school. Sad.

My kids are having a great experience at the school. It's supported by a great community and the teachers are really engaged. Recently, we've found that with funding cuts our class sizes continue to creep up. More disturbing though is that Dapplegray has set acceptable class sizes to max at 36. That means it is acceptable for the school to have classrooms that size. This is incredibly disappointing and had we known this, we may have made a different decision to go here. The California education system is troubled and this year our school has received the brunt of it. I'm hoping these problems are resolved for future students as there is great potential here.