Curie Elementary School

Great new principal, compassionate teachers and fellow parents are engaged and supportive!

All the teachers, staff, and administration go above and beyond what's expected or what they're paid to do.

We have two kids at Curie and have been at the school for 5 years. There are many things that make the school impressive, like the high test scores and involved parents supporting the teachers both with time (volunteering) and funding (PTA funded support staff). But in our experience the biggest single factor that makes this school exceptional is the teaching staff. Between our two kids we have had 7 Curie teachers (all still at the school) and every single year they have blown us away. Of course they check the boxes you know to look for; caring with the kids, structured with classwork, experienced and knowledgeable. Then there are all the ways they go above and beyond what I could have expected. Example: the teachers in each grade level work closely as a team to learn from each others strengths and provide consistent education to the entire grade as a unit so each child is well and equally prepared for the next year. Example: I'm always amazed by how knowledgeable the staff is about current research on best teaching practices and how that knowledge is put to use. Example: the impressive Curie test scores are viewed as a means to the greater goal of always improving education for all students; the teachers and principal use the scores to find ways to grow even stronger. There will always be setbacks and challenges in any school (teachers are people with personalities and not every personality works with every student) but I feel that Curie offers one of the very best elementary educations to be found in SDUSD.

Great school, great teachers, love this school