Principal's Message

Welcome to Russell Elementary School!

Our School

Russell Elementary Language Academy offers a Dual Language Immersion Program in Spanish and English. Students begin the Biliteracy Pathway program in transitional kindergarten or kindergarten and move up a grade level each year within the program. Students will learn to speak, listen, read, and write in both languages as part of their instructional day by state credentialed teachers who have been trained to teach in English and Spanish. After school Spanish language classes will also be offered to other grade levels.

Russell is one of a few elementary schools to offer the AVID College Readiness program which equips students with essential skills, builds a growth mindset, and prepares them for success in high school, college, and future career.

Russell promotes a college-bound mindset and provides sixth grade students and their parents with an annual college tour of UC Irvine.

In 2018, Russell was adopted by the Angels Major League Baseball Team and an Angels player will visit Russell to present all students with school supplies, backpacks, and baseball game tickets.

Russell is the first elementary school in GGUSD to launch a Latinos Unidos Club to empower and equip students with academic support and leadership skills. Students visit a college campus and attend an annual leadership conference with intermediate and high school students.

Choose Russell!

• Small class sizes with supportive, caring teachers who help students reach high academic standards
• Every student has one-to-one access to innovative technology through Chromebooks and iPads, as part of daily instruction
• Positive, safe school environment ensures the campus is a bully-free zone with support offered through ASPIRE social-emotional counseling
• Engaging choir and instrumental programs to develop students’ musical talents
• Structured athletic activities during recess include soccer led by a trained coach with an opportunity to join a soccer clinic coached by college soccer players
• Field trips for all students and enrichment clubs after school in computer coding, art, golf, dance, and leadership skills
• Free after-school tutoring and extended learning to help all students succeed
• Outdoor Science Camp opportunity for 6th grade students to apply core standards in the outdoors
• Boys & Girls Club supports homework and provides athletic and enrichment activities after school at no cost
• Free or low-cost healthy breakfast and lunch
• Powerful parent education classes and fun school-wide events for families