Scripps Elementary School

Exceptional experience! Great music and fine arts programs, amazing technology lab, highly effective teachers, strong character education programs, science nights! Best school in the area!

We moved here two years ago and have been thrilled with EBS. Both of our kids really like the school, all the teachers have been great, the Vice Principal is fabulous, the campus is really nice, and we love that the kids have access to choir, orchestra, and band plus a fine arts program. Our son is Autistic and the support from the staff for him has been great, including the Vice Principal, Special Ed staff, OT, and Speech Therapist. He has made a lot of progress despite all of his struggles. He is also very tiny for his age and has never been picked on there. The parents are also very involved.

I totally disagree with the previous comment about EBS. The API is high because of the outstanding teachers, principal(Ms. Sloan), vice principal, and parents who are highly involved. How possibly and elementary school student can have repeated courses, they are not high schoolers !!! I have 2 children in this school, and I don't think they have too many found raising programs. I used to send my kids to Poway school district and I was awfully overwhelmed with found raising events without seeing any result. 2 years ago I could finally sign up my kids in EBS, and what a good decision it was!!! My kids are way happier and thank me every day that they do not even want to remember those scary memories of their old Poway district school. Anyway, what I like about EBS is their extra curriculum programs like science nights, run clubs, music choir, music classes since kindergarten (band or orchestra instrument classes from 4th grade) art educations, computer lab and high tech classes in beautiful new buildings (EBS is the newest school in neighborhood). Parent involvement is so strong here and thanks to high average income of parents, we do not see any shortage of anything in this school

The API scores are high because the majority of the children have been "redshirted" or have repeated courses. Perhaps if the school/teaching staff spent more quality time with the kids instead of constant fund raising events, the scores may be able to speak for themselves in a more fair and honest way. The staff complain (constantly) that they don't have time to devote teaching to the "individual student" due to budget constraints but this school isn't adversely impacted at all...they are fully funded by the surrounding community with top of the line computer lab and art program. Be prepared to home school your child/children if they attend at EBS.