We are a family that is El Rancho strong! 3 kids and three years in. We could NOT be happier with the facility, the staff, and the program. The extra curricular activities are well-rounded and weve always found other parents and families to be warm and inviting with us. If youre looking for a preschool or elementary school where your child will receive fantastic one-on-one attention, be challenged academically, and be cared for in a warm environment, this is your place!

Great school to attend. I graduated as a 7th grader in 2016. I was one of two of the first seventh graders in that school. When I moved to a public school the next year, I was amazed how far ahead El Rancho really put me. Small class size but great academics. Come here if you want a stellar education. Shoutout to all my teachers and principal for making me who I am today.

I liked this place but the rule about no candy or sweets or even chocolate is outrageous I mean that rule I hated even when you bring in something that looked like chocolate they had to check it before you ate it but overall great school.

The 1950s called.  They want their educational practices back.If you are conservative, Christian, and think that all girls love dolls and all boys should play baseball, send your kids here.If youre happy with a staff who sells incentives to kids (Tell your parents to sign you up for school early and we will give you a free plasma car!) and who cant handle any questions or concerns you may have about your childs well-being or happiness, then this is the place for you.They may want to consider removing the words nonsectarian, diverse, and all are welcome from their website and just cop to being christian leaning, homogeneous, and intolerant so that people like us dont have to go through the heartache of moving their child to another school on short notice.

My son and I went to do a trial day for preschool, and I am glad I stayed with him.What they have planned for children at 2 and 3 years old is not developmentally appropriate and could even be reported to the state licensing department. They had them sit in circle time, without fidgeting or talking for over 30 minutes while the teacher directed them with flash cards (which were inconsistent and confusing, it would switch from the middle letter like the i in pig, to the first letter, like d in dog.). While I was there observing the teacher threatened the children numerous times if they did not obey her. Theyre children not dogs. Reward and punishment systems do not reflect a quality preschool. Threatening to take away a childs sticker is perceived as a real punishment to them. She also threatened to call their parents or send them to the principals office. My son and I walked out. In the car on the way home he told me his stomach hurt and that he never wanted to go to school. Thats the kind of sickening anxiety you install in children when you do not have developmentally appropriate practices.

I guess if your child was asked to leave the school you may be upset and write a bad review here, but let me tell you, this is an awesome school. The only thing they do that would be considered religious is a Christmas play, and if a Christmas play offends you, youve got bigger issues to deal with. The staff is sweet, and the curriculum challenges the kids, preparing them well. I have two sons there right now, both in Pre-Kindergarten. My oldest will be starting Kindergarten this Fall and already does simple addition and subtraction, can spell, write and read 3 letter words, knows a bit of Spanish, can draw some pretty amazing pictures, is learning to swim, and much more. Its a nice environment because if there are disruptive kids, they are dis-enrolled... which I guess may lead to some bad reviews now and again. I give it a 10!

We currently have two children, a girl and a boy, in El Rancho. Our oldest started at El Rancho in pre-K and is now in third grade. She has excelled in the program at El Rancho, which has a heavy emphasis on reading. She began reading in Pre-K and has always tested two or more grade levels above her own on the standardized test administered each year. Her writing, reading comprehension, and math skills are far advanced especially in comparison with her cousins who attend public school. What impresses me more has been the school’s impact on her younger brother. Faced with some minor but noticeable developmental delays that received only ten minutes of individual attention in the IEP offered at public school, El Rancho’s smaller class size and the pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade teachers’ focus on the individual and his or her needs has resulted in marked improvements in his learning, language, and social skills. He is currently in first grade, earns A’s and B’s in reading, writing, spelling, and math and loves going to school. I am certain he would have fallen between the cracks in public school. The only challenge at El Rancho is the smaller class size in the advanced grades (after second grade). Hopefully, more parents will consider enrolling if they check out the school and it’s program.