Ashley Falls Elementary School

Posted: June 23, 2026

Not what we expected. I was disappointed with our experience at Ashley Falls Elementary. While the school has a strong reputation academically, we found communication from administration to be inconsistent and often lacking when concerns were raised. Class sizes felt larger than expected, making it difficult for students who needed additional support to get individual attention. We also felt that parent feedback was not always taken seriously, and some decisions seemed to favor convenience over student needs. There are many dedicated teachers at the school, but overall our experience did not live up to the expectations we had based on the school’s reputation.

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Posted: October 23, 2025

Overall the school, teachers and assistants are all great. The principal, Karly Pecorella, is fairly vain and seems to make decisions most teachers disagree with. In discussion with other parents, some have found direct parent/principal dealings to be challenging.

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Posted: January 27, 2020

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Posted: January 27, 2020

There are several children with disabilities in my sons class. They consistently receive extra care from the schools

Posted: January 27, 2020

Posted: January 27, 2020

Great, my son excelled in the learning environment at Ashley Falls.

Posted: January 14, 2020

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Posted: January 14, 2020

Superb. This is a top notch facility with caring, experienced teachers and staff. Have two children in the school now and they are both flourishing.

Posted: May 6, 2016

We have been in this area for nearly 6 years and we love this school very much. Our older son was a student a Ashley Falls (from 2-6th grade) and now at Pacific Trails Middle School, and our younger son is currently a third grader at Ashley Falls. The campus is beautiful and well maintained. PTA parents are involved; teachers and staff are dedicated. The students have art, science, PE, computer class, and many books they can borrow from the library should they ever feel that they need to learn/read more. If any students/parents feel that there are not enough activities, they should look into the enrichment programs. The martial arts program is especially good. Ashley Falls deserves a 5-star rating.

Posted: March 24, 2014

The new Principal is awesome and we love most of the teachers. I have three children and all are happy this year. We have had a joke of a teacher in the past. She was lazy and had all the parents and the other teacher do everything. Funny as she just won teacher of the year. This made me wonder if she was the only person on the board for choosing the Teacher of the Year. People literally sit at baseball and discuss how burned out she is. On another note, the classrooms are spacious and the playgrounds awesome. Lunch is outside for all grade levels and the kids have plenty of time outside during the day. My oldest is advanced and challenged daily. Overall, we are happy and won recommend this school to anyone moving in.

Posted: August 25, 2011

This is our second year in this area, and we love this school! Beautiful campus, dedicated teachers and staff. The students have art, science, PE, computers, beautiful library. If any students feel that there is not enough activities, the enrichment programs are very good; my son is part of the martial arts program. He is very happy here!

Posted: March 28, 2011

My now adult children attended Ashley Falls and continued through to Carmel Valley Middle and Torrey Pines High School. I was very happy with Ashley Falls, but I must say that a common thread running throughout all the schools in this high performance, affluent area is to just complain! My experience at Ashley Falls was always positive. The teachers were very good and my kids received a top-notch education that prepared them for college and graduate school. My advice to parents is to just let the teachers and the school do their job and support them. Quit complaining about homework and evaluate your own after school activities. Are those activities taking too much time? Teachers are following district guidelines and too often they have to be the front line of the battle against parents over time wasting trivia. Please work with and not against your child's school. We know you all have post-graduate degrees and you make lots of money-but get over it and be the role model-not the problem.