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A mixed experience. If one's frame of reference is other CA public schools, Noddin probably compares favorably. But relative to schools in other countries, or a demanding private school like Harker, Noddin's disappointing. The high point is our child's teacher, who's outstanding. The low point is the curriculum, which isn't the school's fault-- it's set by the state of California-- but which is infantile nonetheless, and has probably caused us to lose nearly a year vis-a-vis what would have been learned in a private school. The child's peer group isn't quite what we expected-- apparently their parents' attitudes toward education run the gamut from zero interest to highly demanding, with many more of the former than the latter. We'd prefer to put our child in a private school next year but for economic reasons we'll likely continue with Noddin until 4th grade.

I have two children at Noddin (3rd and 5th grade) and Noddin is the only school that they have attended. My two older children (20 and 19) went to 3 different elementary schools each in two different states. No school that my older children attented even come close to the excellence at Noddin. teachers
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