Fairmont Elementary School in El Cerritos

Hi, we are potentially looking to buy a home in El Cerritos. We are committed to sending our daughter to public school, and her neighborhood school would be Fairmont Elementary. When we walked by, it looked racially diverse (definite pro as a inter-racial mom). However, the facility looked rather old. She won't be entering kindergarten for another 2 1/2 years. Wondering if parents/families have feedback on the school? Both pros and cons would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance. 

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We started at Fairmont this year, and to be honest, we had the same initial concern about the buildings. It's definitely looking its age. (It was slated to have a new building constructed about 5 years ago, but the project was unfortunately a victim of previous WCCUSD mismanagement, and has evaporated from what I can tell. So they've ended up making do with miscellaneous upgrades to portables, HVAC systems, etc.) HOWEVER, to-date, we've found that the principal is incredibly engaged, my child's teacher is awesome, and the parent community has been very welcoming. The diversity in race, language, and economics was pretty important to us, too. It is also definitely a neighborhood school, and that's been an added bonus--getting to meet more of the families that live in the area (many/most walk or bike to school so there are impromptu meetups on the way nearly every morning.) We're really happy there, and I'm glad we didn't get too spun up about the state of the actual buildings, as old as they are. Feel free to message if you want to know more.