CURIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
4080 GOVERNOR DR
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
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Phone: 858-453-4184
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 10
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium-high
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • District: San Diego Unified School District
  • Students/Teacher: 19
  • Students/Grade: 98
  • Number Students: 588
  • Number Teachers: 31
  • Number Classrooms: 28
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,300.00 - 5,599.99
  • Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 120
  • Number PCs: 100
  • Number Macs: 020
  • Principal: Mr Christopher Juarez
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (37 ratings)
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    School Reviews (26 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-08-15
    "We have completed one year at Curie and I believe it to be a great school, overall. The parents and families are extremely involved at the school which builds a strong community. The PTA strives to make up for the shortfall in the school's budget and helps fund WEEKLY - art, music, PE, science and library and other enrichment activities (special presentations, field trips, etc.). The Principal and our teacher were open to suggestions and followed through with feedback. As with any school choice, the experience will vary greatly on the student/family/teacher combination (i.e. what is good for one student/family might not be good for another). After all, teachers have personalities and are human. My child learned everything they needed to by the end of the year and I was amazed at how much that is for a Kindergarten student! I would HIGHLY encourage all families to have an active role in the classroom as a volunteer, attend PTA meetings (evenings and free childcare is provided) and the monthly coffee chats with the Principal. Curie is a great neighborhood school and the families that attend (and Choice in) strive for the best educational experience possible."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-08-13
    "Our son just finished K, and we had a wonderful year. Our son is a very spirited child and his teacher handled him wonderfully. He reads and writes well, he creates his own stories and books, ejoys math. We of course work him on a daily basis, but we follow the lead of his daily program - so I pass the credit to his teacher and our Principal. I saw a review slamming the standard testing, etc. Yes that is huge problem but not one that I blame on Currie. Wonder if the parents with concerns are attending the PTA meetins and involved in the shool board meetings. Probably not. No schols is going to be perfect, but I give Curie a huge thumbs up."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-20
    "My son just finished Kinder at Curie. The academic environment was amazing fantastic better than I ever imagined. He was always busy and thinking and creating. Every week there is art, jogging club, music class, science, library, garden visits. He s doing math, he reads very well, he s always writing stories at home and making his own books. He is curious and the school stimulated him. His teachers could have been more nurturing and there was way way too much yelling at students in the classroom. Parents I have spoken with have concerns about her yelling as well. However the teachers are very accessible and will talk openly about your concerns. They took time out to write daily reports which we discussed with our son every night and gave him support and guidance based on his behavior in class. There are field trips to the zoo and to nature preserves. It is a vibrant school community with incredible parent support."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-14
    "If your child is doing well, the school is fine. If your child is struggling do not count on help, academically, from the teachers or principal. The school has a very active parent volunteer network - which helps make up for the shortfalls. But some of the teachers are less than communicative with the parents and unwilling to address students struggles or work with parents to improve the child's performance. There's a lot of complacency. I assume because the STAR/CST/API test scores are so high. But that has more to do with the demographics, and less to do with the teaching. I am strongly considering changing my kids to a different school. Curie is not as good as it looks on paper."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-14
    "The white kids at this school outperform some white kids in Carmel Valley schools (API = 959 in 2010). The English learners don't do as well (API = 902, 16.7%, 2010). The principal is overly nice and will not stand up to power-mad teachers, many of who are older than he is. One pushy teacher wanted to have the art teacher of 20 years fired, to be replaced by a district science teacher. After losing a parent election two years in a row, she rigged it, south american banana republic-style, one day to vote! It seems that some teachers don't want their poor science-teaching skills graded by the CST test. But these teachers are just as horrible at teaching art! Lucky for them, the district doesn't give standardized art tests! The GATE enrichment for gifted students mostly consists of one extra worksheet of mindless drill, weekly. Don't expect your kids to learn to write well at this school; don't expect them to even hold a pencil properly! You don't have to hold a pencil properly to shade in the circles on a STAR or API test, so the teachers don't care !! Parent involvement and overall performance is very high at this school, it's top-3 in the SDU, top-20 in the county."
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