Manlio Silva Elementary School

All three of my kids have gone/go to Manlio. We have had nothing but a great experience here and we have lived in several areas around the country as well as having our children attend prestigious private schools in Hawaii and top notch public schools on the East Coast.My Children love it here and have made many friends, Also, they have been challenged through the GATE program and all of my kids have had wonderful, caring teachers who were effective with communicating with the parents as well as with our kids.The Principal, Mr Kho--is very involved and does a great job leading this school and his Team. Also, the PTA has a very active group of volunteers that are truly committed to the students. Through various enrichment programs, fairs/festivals and fundraisers. Furthermore, the school is clean, safe and newer and does a great job recognizing and encouraging good character for their students! Highly recommended!

This is my children's first year at this school. It was an adjustment. They have a few daily procedures that are very different from other schools. The school has grown on us as the school year as continued. Both of my children's teachers are good. The PTA is active.

After a rough experience with 2nd grade, I have been really impressed with 3rd grade. The teacher-parent communication is excellent and no question is too small or silly to ask. The homework club offered by my child's teacher was a perfect bridge to getting homework completed without a fuss each night. I would recommend this school to parents and offer that you get out of it what you put into it. If PTA isn't your thing then volunteer in the classroom or find some other way to help the teacher(s).

Having been at Silva for 4 years, i've found our experience to be a fantastic one! Excellent, caring and friendly teachers, who have a personal interest in my children's education. A Silva Principle, Vice Principle and staff that is not only friendly, but also devoted to all the Silva Students. As i've looked through some of the reviews, the last one dated Jan 9th, 2015 is very suspicious. As a PTA member and active parent at Silva, I feel that I should warn those who read that review not to take it to heart. The Manlio Silva PTA not only provides Silva with copious amounts of extra curricular activities. It fully supports the teachers, Principle and staff at Silva. Silva U is a program designed to provide Silva Students FREE after school extra curricular activities that cannot be provided during school hours. It's in the process of being redesigned so it can better fit the Students and Teachers needs. I wouldn't call that a failure. Silva is a great community school with so much to offer. I'd hate for one bad seed to have any influence over it's stellar reputation.