Condor Elementary School

Posted: May 16, 2026

The school disregarded my request to only interact with legal parents. They forced me to a situation. I was unable to fully engage and make an educational decision despite I am the legal guardian of my child, and I could not fully participate in the meeting about my child’s educational needs. They put my career at risk despite my attempts to communicate this boundary and need. I wanted to participate and focus on my child needs for his educational future and instead I had to worry about if I was going to get in trouble and lose my career and be reprimanded for being put into an awkward situation despite calling and asking for an accommodation ahead of time. I am a parent that does not live in the same state as my child and I cannot find ways to interact easily and be included, despite trying to work with the school. I do everything I can, and the school does not support me as the parent and legal guardian of my child. Why would I recommend a school that fails to focus on the legal parents of a child participation in a serious educational decision. If they had been more supportive, I may have considered this a decent school, but I have no idea. I can’t even get access to my child’s grades.

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Posted: February 20, 2018

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Posted: February 20, 2018

Hit or miss on quality of teacher

Posted: February 20, 2018

Posted: February 20, 2018

Not great. Teachers are hit or miss and when you kiss you miss HARD. Hostile teachers who have comprehension problems and no idea how to deal with children or their parents

Posted: February 20, 2018

Expect WAY to much homework to be done for young kids. 3rd graders have 9+ hours of homework per week.

Posted: January 8, 2018

The requirement is still there to keep the students learning even when not in a class environment. I'm thankful the teachers there are keeping this tracked and maintained.

Posted: January 8, 2018

90% of the teachers are very kind, trustworthy, flexible, and focused. its the other 10% that I have seen ignore other kids calling eachother vulgar names, kids cursing, and rewarding kids who clearly refuse to do classwork.

Posted: January 8, 2018

I watch everyday as kids go into school cursing and calling the little girls vulgar names and they come out doing the same. Although some students are learning, their character is being compromised by the lack of discipline within the school.

Posted: January 8, 2018

The principal is very relaxed. He seems to not want to hold his staff (not teachers) accountable for their actions. He will see the problem and ignore it. For example, a child with a high fever complaining of "bad headaches" and crying "I'm scared" was seen shut in a room by herself until her parent was able to arrive.

Posted: January 8, 2018

When physical bullying is present, the staff separate the one bullying and the one being bullied. When it is verbal bullying, the staff look at it as "cute" or "funny" and seem to re-enforce the behavior.

Posted: January 8, 2018

The school as a whole, poor.
The biggest issue for the school is the lack of medical personnel and basic medical training. Many times i have seen parents ask "When is the Nurse available?" and the response is either "Sorry there is a nurse only on Fridays" or "We don't have one, we just call the parents". This is very unacceptable. When asked "What actions will you take if my child is choking?" the principal stated "We will call the parents first, then the emergency contact. If it's a REAL emergency, we would call an ambulance." Parents have asked for a medical staff to be hired and the response from the principal is "We don't need one because we don't have any diabetic kids", also no one within the staff is CPR qualified.

Conclusion

Principal is willfully ignorant, Teachers need to enforce discipline, Medical staff need to be hired and present during all school hours.

Posted: July 12, 2017

The school is Outstanding.
Lets go Conder and Soar

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Posted: April 2, 2015

The attendance policy is terrible for military children because they are considered truant even when you give notice and receive the work for your child to do while absent. My daughters have attended K-1 and 4-5th grade there. Ms. Zuniga was a great (K) teacher and Ms Nelson (1). Ms. Buchananwas a very patient 4th grade teacher too. By far though Mrs. Mauk the 5th grade teacher deserves teacher of the year my daughter struggled last year doing homework for 2+ hours at the table and getting C's & even D's. This year she cut her homework in half and made Honor Roll :)

Posted: March 14, 2015

My son needs a 504 i requested in writing and they ignored my request by law they should've tested him. I have reported them to the state. I cannot wait to move away from this area. I hate that my son has to go to this school he has attended CA schools his whole life and this is by far the worst one.

Posted: August 21, 2013

I wish I could give negative ratings. This school is awful. Mr Gattuso is spineless and lackluster. The teachers are terrible. My son needs a 504, which is required by law and they falsified documents. We are currently working with an attorney because they denied him care and accommodations. The biggest bullies are the teacher and staff, especially the woman at the front desk who curses and yells at the children when she thinks no one is looking or within earshot. The teachers don't care at all and do not communicate with parents. The pe teacher, ms Herrington frequently denies children water before during and after pe outside (where the temp is frequently over 100 degrees). Don't send your kids here. It's bad when you have to call cps because of the school.

Posted: May 20, 2013

If you have a child with special needs, PLEASE do not send them here. The district as a whole is horrible for special education, but the insensitivity displayed to my child is repulsive.

Posted: April 28, 2013

We came to this school mid-year from Quantico, and so far I'm just OK with Condor. They lack art, music and foreign language, which is disappointing. The staff seem nice, but not very personable. The principle has looked at me several times, but not once introduced himself, and I'm certain he over heard me talking with the front office staff and knew that we were new. Changing schools mid school year is a big deal, and I was hoping for a school tour, or some other form of welcome and we did not receive it. My daughter's teacher is very nice and she seems happy with her. Hoping as time goes on (we will be here 2 years) that I will be able to add a 4th or 5th star to my rating.

Posted: February 24, 2013

This is the second year my child has attended Condor. I've volunteered in the classroom both years and have been impressed by the staff and other parent volunteers. My child has special needs and the school has been very accommodating. In my opinion, you get what you give to a school. Volunteer your time in the classroom or in the Parent Involvement Room, have lunch with your child, just be present. The school and parents need to work together to make your child's education a success. As far as the parent who said they 'hand out detentions for minor offenses' it's called making your child accountable. So they have to sit out for a 15 min recess? The teacher is trying to teach them a life lesson that most kids today do not posses- responsibility. I would make my child check their agenda every morning to make sure I signed it. Sometimes I wouldn't sign it on purpose to see if they were paying attention. And guess what, after 1 detention they learned their lesson and hasn't had a problem since. Great school and great staff!

Posted: September 13, 2012

Condor is literally the best elementary school MUSD has to offer and we chose to live on base and were willing to live in a motel longer than necessary to ensure we would live in a housing area that permitted them to attend here (ocotillo housing residents go to school off base.) The year we enrolled them, the state test scores were the best they had ever been and were the best in the district. This year is no different; they have set the bar even higher and are WELL above CA state average. This is no small feat..the student turnover is astounding as it would be in any school aboard a military base. They have students come in mid year from schools in NC and Hawaii who have some of the worst schools in the country. Teachers are great overall. We've had 1 out of 6 that we were less than pleased with, but that kind of thing is bound to happen anywhere. Parental involvement seems to be excellent and the principal, mr. Gattuso, can be seen interacting with the kids every time you step foot in there. Mine all think the sun rises and sets on that man! I'm not sure what him being single has to do with anything, as another reviewer suggests.

Posted: June 4, 2012

This school is horrible..My son loved school till he attended here. They have a speech therapist that's only there on Monday-thur. if your child need special education I def wouldn't put your child in this school. They don't look out for all students. If they fall behind oh well that's there attitude. The principal seem clueless on most. Worst school I've seen in my life. My son was also hit and ect by a student, The teacher just said never seen it. -submitted by a parent

Posted: June 2, 2012

Since attending this my son's attitude towards school has changed. We had to change teachers in the middle of the school year because his teacher who had very little patience with students whom requires more direction due to lack of self confidence and This 2nd grade teacher was prone to aggressive outburst. As well as very eager to hand out detentions for minor offense. Ex: detention for parent signature on wrong date in agenda. The principle was no better, available to discuss issues but very adamant that class size was a 36 ratio so there will be moments of stress. I was extremely relieved when the super intendant of the district took quick action and didn't excuse the behavior the teacher was engaging in. My sons grades have dropped due to the high stress of school. There is an amazing after school program that has contributed to my sons improvement to help him get to the next grade, it's called Save The Children. If your child is prone to being bullied I would not recommend this school due to the insensitivty of the majority of the staff.