Jose Ortega Elementary School is an absolutely amazing school. My son has grown so much over the years. The dedication of the principal and teachers is what makes this school one of the very best schools San Francisco Unified has to offer. I am so absolutely grateful to all of the staff at Jose Ortega, you all have supported my child at one time or another. Hell be graduating this year moving on to middle school. Although its very exciting it is also bitter sweet. Any family seeking an amazing elementary school in SF for their child,I strongly suggest you look no further than Jose Ortega!!! ☺The Johnson /Singletary family

BEST SCHOOL EVER! Very nice teachers and great support. There are a lot of fun activities and school spirit. Definitely want my kids to go here. ♡♡♡

Honestly, I may have only spent two years when I went here, but those two years were really great! It was a nice change of pace when coming from a private school to a public one.

JOES is a beautiful and inspired school with an inclusive community of parents, teachers, staff and students. Im grateful, every day.

Ive been there kindergarten to fifth grade 6 years thats a lot and now that Im in sixth grade it will never be as good as Jose Ortega i had a lot of fun memories and I miss our wonderful amazing prinsibal Ms. Washington she was amazing shout out to my good friends lesely Alanna Fiona Arianna and others I miss you guys you always been there for me since day 1

My daughter has been at JOES, as we affectionately call the school, for one year. I love JOES for many reasons.First, we have a great leader. Principal Washington sets a great tone for the school - she believes in innovative child-centered teaching, strives for academic excellence, but also emphasizes helping children grow emotionally, socially, and physically. She knows each childs name, and she greets them with a smile as she walks down the hall. She is never too busy to talk with a child in need of some extra care.Second, we have fantastic teachers. Despite a 1:22 ratio in kindergarten, my daughters teacher was able to tell me detailed information about my daughters personality, needs, and academic progress at parent/teacher conferences or when I sought her advice. The teachers attend professional development in the summer. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, they also lead school committees on a variety of topics - math, English language arts, science, restorative practices, etc. As committee members, they attend conferences in their area and then return to teach their peers. Because I volunteer at the school a lot, I eat lunch in the teachers lunchroom often. Our teachers like each other, they seek each others advice, and they work together. They are happy and this spills over into their classroom teaching.Third, we have a great community. We have one of the most diverse student bodies in the city both ethnically and socioeconomically. We have both general education and mandarin-immersion classes, but the emphasis is always that we are one school. Kids dont fully realize they are in one program or another. They refer to each other by their classroom numbers. All of this diversity is embraced through school celebrations of different cultural holidays, music, art, etc. We have an active PTA that hosts community events and fundraisers. At our spring social, parties hosted by parents are auctioned. I just attended a murder mystery costume party and hosted an urban campfire party This raises money for the school AND builds community.Last, we have a great curriculum. I love the readers workshop and writers workshop used to teach English. All grades - even my kindergartener - spend each trimester studying a different style of writing. My daughter wrote a persuasive piece about why people should visit CAS after a field trip to the museum. She wrote five non-fiction books. Thats only a snippet of the writing she did. Plus she learned to read. We have two science consultants working this year to ensure each class does one hands-on science experiment each week.There are so many good things happening, but what I love the most is my daughter is happy, growing, safe and welcomed each day of the school year:)

Best for English and mandarin languages Education

The principal didnt help me when I was in Jose Ortega elementary school

The science,science teacher,and teachers are the absolute best!!!!!

It is a great school