Condor Elementary School

Posted August 12, 2008

My children spent 7 months at 29 Palms Junior High and Condor Elementary. If you have a child with special needs, this school system is not recommended. Also, if you're accustomed to a grading system of A's, B's, etc., you will have a big adjustment to the 1's, 2's, etc. system and why/how the numbers are assessed the way they are.
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Posted June 4, 2008

My son has been a student at Condor Elementary for 21/2 years. originally he started off with one of the best teachers, who didn't have a problem with providing extra help, or keeping my husband and I informed on our childs progress. he did extremely well with his first state test requirements. Through his 4th and currently 5th grade years, he started to rush through his assignments, which caused his grades to drop. No parent should have to call the teacher to ask how their child is doing in class, especially over a 3 week period, when the child grades are dropping. Ultimately I think the school itself is great, but some of the teachers are definately slacking with the communication with parents. We as parents do not let our childrens education stop in the classroom, we teach at home too. So an improvement in that area will be helpful.
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Posted May 23, 2008

My children spent a year At Oasis Elementary and then transferred to Condor. I read the other reviews, and while I agree that if you have a gifted or advanced child, they are not likely to be able to work to their potential-- that is an issue with California schools, not unique to Condor. I have had experience with some North San Diego schools, and DoD schools. I think we do have a problem with bullying, but taking into account that we have a high rate of deployments and parent abdication, I think the staff does as well as they can with that. My son too has been punched, and I felt quite satisfied with the way Ms. Dixon handled the matter. Everything negative I would say applies to the CA philosophy on education, not Condor specifically.
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Posted January 6, 2008

My son has attended Condor for the last two years. 3rd and 4th Grade. Both years he was put in a class with over thirty students and then a month later was put into a class with the new teacher that was brought in to pick up the slack. Both years the new teachers were brought in and had to play catch up with on help from the other teachers. The results were not good. Before he came to Condor he was very into school and now he dreads it. I have increased my level of involvement with his homework greatly to help keep him on point. In my opinion Condor lacks discipline in the classroom and quality teachers that when it comes to teamwork.
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