Vena Avenue Elementary School in Santa Clarita, California

“I'm so pleased with Vena. The teacher's and staff are wonderful. Education and safety are very important to the school.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“My daughter now now on 2nd grade has grown so much academically. She really likes to be challenge and here she found that challenge. I wanted to put her in the magnet program after havinga great success with my other 2 kids who also attended magnet. One now a Junior at college and the other a senior at high schoool. I have overall been very pleased with the magnet program at Vena. If you are reading this it means you care about your child's future. I highly recommend this school and urge you to get involve in your child's education as much as possible. It will be well worth it in the future. Parents involment needs to be improve accross the board. Vena Elementary magnet program continuolsy is looking for ways to get parents involve. The academic program is challenging and aggressive and the kids really get involve. Highly recommend it!”
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“My son is currently in 1st grade through the Magnet program. We have had an amazing experience thus far and I cannot say enough wonderful things about his teacher, Ms. Garcia and all of the Administration for the school. There is definitely a sense of community throughout the school...not just in the Magnet program. Character building amongst the students is taught both in and out of the classroom. There is a lot of supervision and children are spontaneously rewarded for getting caught being responsible, respectful or safe. I highly recommend to every family to take advantage of this program!”
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“My daughter attends the Magnet program at Vena. Currently in 3rd grade, she has attended since 1st grade. The magnet program is excellent. Ms. Garcia (1st Grade teacher), Ms. Debuque (2nd Grade teacher) and now Ms. Bender (3rd Grade)are all wonderful. With parent support the Magnet program is able to provide many additional learning opportunities for the magnet children. The Magnet program has strong participation from the parents and Ms. Lew (the Magnet Coordinator) has done a wonderful job in her position. My daughter has been identified Gifted/Talented in the Intellectual category, and I can honestly say that I can attribute that to the fact that she has adapted well to the Vena Magnet environment. She enjoys going to school and loves her teachers. I recommend the Vena Magnet program to anyone looking for a school that will develop and nurture their child's academic abilities.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“My daughter attends the Magnet school currently in 1st grade. I transfered her here for the magnet program and she is reading at almost 3rd grade level as well as math, etc. She loves her teacher, Ms Garcia, who is an energetic smiling woman :-) They have many extra liberal arts programs for the Magnet students such as Science, Dance/Theater, Orch/Choir (for 4th/5th. However, I have been very unhappy with the resident school that this magnet is located on. I knew this going into it, but didn't realize how much of an 'outsider' I would be. About half of the parents only speak spanish and most parent meetings are translated. There is very little parent involvement, esp for a school of this size. In summary, I will be moving my daughter back to the school she came from to the SAS program there.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Great school, great supervising, i love to have my two kids at thiis school.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“this school is great my daughter is so happy to attend also love there workshop for parents program.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Very strong magnet program and dedicated teachers. My daughter loved her experience in the magnet program and I highly recommend it.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“As a former student myself, I feel this school is great. The office staff is always quick to help or direct me in the right way. The administration is easy to talk to and always have a caring attitdude towards any situation. I could not ask for a better place for my child to learn at.”
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“The school appears to offer a challenging topics to my child.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“My two children attended Vena and adored the faculty and staff. They raised their test scores, improved their academic confidence and excelled in their art programs. LA's Best was great and the teachers and administration became a part of our family. The school offered wonderful extension opportunites for students in magnet and resident school. The fifth grade teachers were amazing and the RSP teacher and aide worked wonderfully with the classroom teacher. I cannot give high enough praise to the Vena staff.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Vena Ave. Magnet programs is one of the best in the LAUSD. The magnet coordinator has been there for years as a teacher and now as the magnet coordinator. Their curriculum is outstanding and the teachers are warm and inviting.”
This review was posted by a former student.

“This school was a great experience for my daughter. She enjoyed going there, and she grew a great deal during her two years there. She went to the magnet program, and it was fantastic for her.”
This review was posted by a parent.