Rio Seco Elementary School

Posted: September 24, 2025

In the past seven academic years the school has had a consistent problem with not knowing when a sixth grader has left the campus and not been signed out. The school also has a problem in the office with paying attention to details to the point where it's concerning especially when your child can just leave campus and go somewhere else and be seen and the school had no idea that she was gone. It's also really appalling the level of excuses the principal Stephanie southcott comes up with when your child is screaming for help emotionally. She blames autism as a excuse when the autism has nothing to do with it and she has a copy of the IEP from a different County as well as a 504 plan. It takes numerous calls to correct anything with this office and numerous attempts to just get a copy of your child's file In the meantime children there are only allowed to perform academically to a very low bar and when your child constantly test higher than that in the state testing they still only keep your child at the low bar and not a combination classroom. The middle school is a joke You only have three teachers and 6 weeks after they start 6th grade they may get a locker for PE it's not high school preparatory at all It doesn't prepare for them for the real world on any level and unfortunately my child only had three good teachers the first three years she was there The rest have all been very challenging and difficult unfortunately my daughter has not been taken care of or given the respect that she needed while attending there This will be her last year.

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Posted: October 23, 2023

If you are looking for a middle school for your child, do not send your child to this school. Rio Seco JH has some very good teachers, however, the students are deplorable. There is a lack of moral character that is widespread among the students and how they treat each other. There is a lack of human decency among the students that is disturbing. I don't know if it's a sign of the times or a widespread issue with this area, but the students are not being raised to have empathy, kindness, and respect for other people. It's disturbing the amount of cyberbullying that goes on as well as a lack of human decency.

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Posted: April 27, 2021

We have had nothing but issues with insufficient teaching since kindergarten at Rio Seco. We went from being at a different school in santee where our child was assessed as being above average and able to go early into TK two 3 years of having to constantly monitor our child's learning so much so that she has regressed to barely being able to read and write in 2 years according to the teachers current assessment. Teachers at Rio Seco just don't seem to care about student learning outcomes. The school is so large that the teachers are basically able to hide and be lazy. Unless you have the time to be at school with your kid as a room aid or monitor and then go home and teach them yourself, your kid will not be properly educated there.

Posted: August 11, 2020

Teachers fail to communicate with the parents

Posted: August 11, 2020

A teacher at this proceeded to tell my son he owed money everyday my child was so uncomfortable and scared to go to school over and iPad that broke that we had paid for from the start

Posted: August 11, 2020

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The principal stands by and has little regard for his students and there well being

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Posted: August 11, 2020

My experience with this school was horrible the teachers were not great there all old with out dated teaching styles and the principal does nothing when problems are brought to his attention how does a school let a teacher bully a child

Posted: June 25, 2018

Nope this school is all about the test scores.

Posted: June 25, 2018

My son came home with physical injuries and I was called on a number occasions by the vice principal. Never the principle. The principle is wrapped up in herself and her author husband. You only see her when they are promoting her husbands books.

Posted: June 25, 2018

They do that they need to. Not understand not all children learn in the same manner.

Posted: June 25, 2018

This school breeds a environment perfect for bullying.

Posted: June 25, 2018

The administration at this school lacks empathy and compassion.

Posted: June 25, 2018

Poor trying all we can do to get in a different school in the Santee School District.

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Posted: July 20, 2017

I am very impressed with the values this school passes on to its children. Both the staff and the parents are extremely committed to the child's experience at the school and are committed to their student's success. We couldn't be happier with Rio Seco!

Posted: May 27, 2013

My 2 grandchildren grow a little every day at Rio Seco. Next year another will start attending there. I wish all 7 of my G-Kids could go there as well. The more parents are involved, the better the experience for their children. I'm so glad that the moms and dads of my grandchildren take an active role in their children's education. I also love to volunteer in their classrooms (I know they love it too)!