| Park Village Elementary School | |
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| Location | |
| 7930 Park Village Road San Diego, CA 92129 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary school |
| Established | September 1, 1993 |
| School district | Poway Unified School District |
| Principal | Ricardo Cecena |
| Faculty | 37.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | Preschool–5 |
| Enrollment | 824 (as of 2005–06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.3[1] |
| Nickname | PV Penguins |
| Information | 858-484-5621 |
| CDS Code | 37 68296 6111314 |
| Website | www.powayusd.com/pusdpves |
Park Village Elementary School, often abbreviated PVES, is located at 7930 Park Village Road in Rancho Penasquitos, California. It is part of the Poway Unified School District. Its principal is Ricardo Cecena.
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The school enrolls children in grades Preschool-5 (as of the 07-08 school year). It is the second largest elementary school in the district as of the 2006-07 school year.[2] In grades K-3 there are about twenty children in each class, while in grades 4-5 there can be up to 34 children in a class.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 824 students and 37 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 22.3.[1]
Park Village Elementary feeds into Mesa Verde Middle School and then into Westview High School.
Park Village Elementary has the successful PEP program developed by the Poway Unified School District. It also invites 4-5 th graders to join the Summer Academy, and as almost all Poway Unified School District schools have:a after-school care program (ESS or Extended Student Services). Park Village is also letting a class of approximately twenty preschoolers learn in K103. A group of selected students is partaking in the First LEGO League, a lego robotics league, and another group participating in Science Field Day, a day of science events tested at Tierra del Sol Middle School in Lakeside, California. This school also lets a group of about 12 students participate in a school "news" program called "PB&J" (Penguin Broadcasting and Journalism). Park Village has also started a paper recycling program, as well as an art program named Meet the Masters, where children learn about artists and do some artwork based on that artist's style. The most recent focus artist was Frida Kahlo. Park Village sometimes also has a San Marcos writing camp in the summer. This school also has a number of after school enrichment programs. Some students in fourth grade also get the chance to go on a paragliding trip to the Torrey Pines Gliderport.
During the 2000-01 school year, Park Village Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5] Park Village was recognized as a California Distinguished School in May, 2000.[6]
The fight song lyrics, as of 2007, are:
Oh we're so proud to be the Park Village Penguins
Together we will always be friends
And if you ask us why
we'll say (clap) It's elementary!
Park Village is the only place for me!
PV!
As mentioned in the song, the mascot of Park Village is a penguin.