Rocklin Elementary School in Rocklin, California

“Rocklin Elementary has great teachers who really care, offers enriching after-school clubs, and has an enthusiastic and caring principal.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Wow! This school has an excellent balance of academics, extre-curricular, and parent involvement. My son started 3rd grade here and it was like he was lit on fire with enthusiasm for school. It is an older campus (1950/s) but the energy that the students feel on campus is reflected in excellent test scores and social interaction. Great school!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“this is the best school My child loves her teacher everthing about this school is excellent they care about the kids”
This review was posted by a parent.

“We'd been searching for the 'right' school for my daughter since the age of 2. She was enrolled in a couple of private schools & I even homeschooled her for a time. I was overjoyed & relieved to find Rocklin Elementary & their self-contained GATE classrooms! I don't worry that my girl isn't getting what she needs or that she is bored...the teachers are phenomenal! We will all be sorry to have to leave when jr. high comes around...I guess that is my only complaint - They don't go to 8th grade!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Fantastic school, older buildings, but the programs are wonderful. The first graders learn computers, the second graders start in a science lab, and they have well rounded programs and caring teachers. My daughter is in second grade and is reading at the sixth grade level, thanks to the teachers and programs. This school also begins teaching the importance of math at an early age, the students begin learning fractions in the first grade. I couldn't wish for a better school for my kids.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Great after school programs and involvement opportunities”
This review was posted by a staff.

“Parent involvement is great and highly incouraged. Love the principal because he is so great with the spirit of school and knowing the kids by name. My son is going into 1st grade now but I know in Kindergarten the teachers were wonderful.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Quality teaching with many opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. Afterschool clubs include drama, gardening, homework and more.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Rocklin Elementary is a very diverse school with lots of opportunities for the children to particapate in extracurricular activites. This is a good school with teachers who really care. The school does have a handfull of terrific parents that volunteer often.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I have nothing but good things to say about Rocklin elementarys school, campus, teachers, and curriculum. I have other things about the office staff. I think they really need to work on their people skills. I absolutely have no respect of the fact that I will go check out my child or have specific questions related to my child and stand for a matter of minutes and be ignored while stupid girls order their lunch or talk trash about other parents in front of me --another parent--hello, and Trimble has to ask me if I have been helped. Pretty Pathetic!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I can't say enough good things about the school, principle and staff. Our daughter will begin her 4th year in the GATE program, which has given her tools for life. She is a better student for having been in this program. Not only is she challenged educationally, but the organizational skills she now has, will benefit her far beyond her school days. Our son who is not in the program has also had the best teachers, who truly go beyond what I would expect in a classroom. I feel that parents must take the time out to get involved, whether it be a day in class or a visit at lunch. You won't know the great dynamics just by looking at homework. The bigger picture of education is about the entire campus and those running it.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Unfortunately, reliance on Accellerated Math, (AM) a computer driven program, to 'teach' math is a problem in many of Rocklin's elementary schools, not unique to the Gate Program. The School Board keeps changing the math curriculum and as a result, teachers are increasingly relying on AM, which is supposed to be a supplemental program, to provide core curriculum. AM is a fine supplemental program but is no substitute for instruction.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“One of my children attended Rocklin Elem. for 1 school year so he could participate in the GATE magnet program. While the principal is enthusiastic about his program and likes to talk about the exciting opportunities for GATE students, in reality the program is substandard offering no advancement whatsoever in the second and third grade. My son had no geography, spelling, history, science, formal math instruction, or the promised instruction in a second language. The teacher relied on the Accelerated Math to teach math theories. She did not present any math lessons to the children. Consequently my son and several other children are now behind in math and have several definitive holes in their education.”
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