Skyranch in Santee

[Misheloff]

We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.

[kcal09]

[quote=Misheloff]We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.[/quote]

Your observations are very critical. I must assume that you lived in Santee a long time ago? The city has a lot of nice stores and restaurants now and most of the homeowners who have contributed here are very happy.

[kcal09]

[quote=Misheloff]We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.[/quote]

Your observations are very critical. I must assume that you lived in Santee a long time ago? The city has a lot of nice stores and restaurants now and most of the homeowners who have contributed here are very happy.

[kcal09]

[quote=Misheloff]We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.[/quote]

Your observations are very critical. I must assume that you lived in Santee a long time ago? The city has a lot of nice stores and restaurants now and most of the homeowners who have contributed here are very happy.

[kcal09]

[quote=Misheloff]We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.[/quote]

Your observations are very critical. I must assume that you lived in Santee a long time ago? The city has a lot of nice stores and restaurants now and most of the homeowners who have contributed here are very happy.

[kcal09]

[quote=Misheloff]We made the mistake of living in Santee for a short period of time. The schools are *dreadful*.

We ended up moving to Rancho Bernardo so that our daughter wouldn’t have to grow up with the substandard education available in Santee. Its not so much the schools, but the low caliber of kids (due to the low caliber of parenting) in the schools. Teachers pretty much have to teach to the median, and the median was very, very low. (My wife volunteered at the school…not a pleasant experience).

Beyond that, even if you live in oh so wonderful Sky Ranch, you are still amongst the denizens of the rest of Santee. That means seeing barefoot kids in the grocery store, tattoed, toothless people around town, and a 20 minute drive to the nearst place to get a decent steak.

If you have low standards for your environment, your kids future, and your general existence, Sky Ranch and the upcoming 110 degree temperatures through san Santee summer may be for you.[/quote]

Your observations are very critical. I must assume that you lived in Santee a long time ago? The city has a lot of nice stores and restaurants now and most of the homeowners who have contributed here are very happy.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[santeeman]

Your arguments are just nonsense. You are just trying to bash Santee because you can’t handle being wrong. I don’t believe you lived here.

You can see by the API scores given in skyranch owners example, the high income school districts have the same or only a little higher API scores.
Yet the homes are hundreds of thousands of dollars more expensive.

My wife is a board member at our local PTSA and states that in the school district world Santee schools are being noticed for their constant and fantastic progress. They will soon be on par will the Poway school district no doubt.

There is a charter school in Lakeside for 7th through 12th grade that is near Skyranch.

It’s test score trump any school in any district mentioned above. You do have to be accepted. But if your kid is doing well enough like mine do they will have no trouble getting in.

My kids take the honors classes called GATE classes that our elementary schools provide.
They are able to finish the california state standards and start working on the next grade level after they finish their grade level standards. All GUHSD schools offer AP and honors classes except Chapparral continuation school I think. At Santana you have to test high enough to get in the honors classes though Westhills will allow more students to take them. At Westhills they do not allow students to take less than college prep classes. Applied arts are only for special education. Santana will applied arts for average students.

I happen to know many people who live at Riverwalk. My anesthesiologist, a commander in the Navy, and a doctor among others. None of them wear wife beaters, and I have never seen their kids barefoot and dirty. That is utter nonsense.

You are making things up just to bash Santee because you can’t win the argument.

[santeeman]

Your arguments are just nonsense. You are just trying to bash Santee because you can’t handle being wrong. I don’t believe you lived here.

You can see by the API scores given in skyranch owners example, the high income school districts have the same or only a little higher API scores.
Yet the homes are hundreds of thousands of dollars more expensive.

My wife is a board member at our local PTSA and states that in the school district world Santee schools are being noticed for their constant and fantastic progress. They will soon be on par will the Poway school district no doubt.

There is a charter school in Lakeside for 7th through 12th grade that is near Skyranch.

It’s test score trump any school in any district mentioned above. You do have to be accepted. But if your kid is doing well enough like mine do they will have no trouble getting in.

My kids take the honors classes called GATE classes that our elementary schools provide.
They are able to finish the california state standards and start working on the next grade level after they finish their grade level standards. All GUHSD schools offer AP and honors classes except Chapparral continuation school I think. At Santana you have to test high enough to get in the honors classes though Westhills will allow more students to take them. At Westhills they do not allow students to take less than college prep classes. Applied arts are only for special education. Santana will applied arts for average students.

I happen to know many people who live at Riverwalk. My anesthesiologist, a commander in the Navy, and a doctor among others. None of them wear wife beaters, and I have never seen their kids barefoot and dirty. That is utter nonsense.

You are making things up just to bash Santee because you can’t win the argument.

[santeeman]

Your arguments are just nonsense. You are just trying to bash Santee because you can’t handle being wrong. I don’t believe you lived here.

You can see by the API scores given in skyranch owners example, the high income school districts have the same or only a little higher API scores.
Yet the homes are hundreds of thousands of dollars more expensive.

My wife is a board member at our local PTSA and states that in the school district world Santee schools are being noticed for their constant and fantastic progress. They will soon be on par will the Poway school district no doubt.

There is a charter school in Lakeside for 7th through 12th grade that is near Skyranch.

It’s test score trump any school in any district mentioned above. You do have to be accepted. But if your kid is doing well enough like mine do they will have no trouble getting in.

My kids take the honors classes called GATE classes that our elementary schools provide.
They are able to finish the california state standards and start working on the next grade level after they finish their grade level standards. All GUHSD schools offer AP and honors classes except Chapparral continuation school I think. At Santana you have to test high enough to get in the honors classes though Westhills will allow more students to take them. At Westhills they do not allow students to take less than college prep classes. Applied arts are only for special education. Santana will applied arts for average students.

I happen to know many people who live at Riverwalk. My anesthesiologist, a commander in the Navy, and a doctor among others. None of them wear wife beaters, and I have never seen their kids barefoot and dirty. That is utter nonsense.

You are making things up just to bash Santee because you can’t win the argument.

[santeeman]

Your arguments are just nonsense. You are just trying to bash Santee because you can’t handle being wrong. I don’t believe you lived here.

You can see by the API scores given in skyranch owners example, the high income school districts have the same or only a little higher API scores.
Yet the homes are hundreds of thousands of dollars more expensive.

My wife is a board member at our local PTSA and states that in the school district world Santee schools are being noticed for their constant and fantastic progress. They will soon be on par will the Poway school district no doubt.

There is a charter school in Lakeside for 7th through 12th grade that is near Skyranch.

It’s test score trump any school in any district mentioned above. You do have to be accepted. But if your kid is doing well enough like mine do they will have no trouble getting in.

My kids take the honors classes called GATE classes that our elementary schools provide.
They are able to finish the california state standards and start working on the next grade level after they finish their grade level standards. All GUHSD schools offer AP and honors classes except Chapparral continuation school I think. At Santana you have to test high enough to get in the honors classes though Westhills will allow more students to take them. At Westhills they do not allow students to take less than college prep classes. Applied arts are only for special education. Santana will applied arts for average students.

I happen to know many people who live at Riverwalk. My anesthesiologist, a commander in the Navy, and a doctor among others. None of them wear wife beaters, and I have never seen their kids barefoot and dirty. That is utter nonsense.

You are making things up just to bash Santee because you can’t win the argument.

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