San Rafael Elementary School

Posted October 26, 2009

As a kindergarten family, we are thrilled to be in Pasadena s first dual immersion (Spanish) program at San Rafael Elementary. The principal is thoughtful & dedicated (it was under her leadership that both the district s inclusion and dual immersion programs came to San Rafael) and the teachers and support staff are all working together to turn San Rafael into a high performing school. Although the API is fair (748), it is clearly on the rise and with the growing support of everyone involved at SR, SR will easily be a high performing school within the next five years. In terms of the dual immersion program, the teachers are giving 300% of their time and talent to make the DLP a life changing experience for my daughter and her classmates. SR also has a pre-school and PasadenaLEARNs after school program for all kids, K-6th grade.
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Posted October 25, 2009

My twins are in kindergarten at San Rafael Elementary. The teachers in their Dual Language class are AMAZING! I chose San Rafael because of this unique program, but I am equally happy with the school overall. It is a wonderful community to be in.
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Posted October 24, 2009

I am new at San Rafael Elementary, and my daughter is in the new Dual Language Spanish Immersion Program. The teachers are truly remarkable, and go above and beyond what is expected. This school has had its trials, but I sincerely believe San Rafael is headed for greatness with the recent, incredible surge of community/parental support and caring, giving nature of the staff and teachers. It may not have all the bells and whistles of other programs, but it is a small, wonderful group of people who care about each and every child in that school. This school is going to thrive, and I am proud to be a part of choosing to rebuild and ignite our neighborhood public school.
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Posted June 20, 2009

Unfortunately the leadership in the school is lacking and extrememly uneven. There are teachers who care about teaching and helping to create a well rounded student, but they along with the parents have had to fight hard battles to see this come to fruition. Quite often the teacher's hands were tied. Personal experience with the leadership in the school has shown unprofessionalism on several occassions.
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