Arbor Heights Elementary School

Posted February 8, 2009

After visiting most of the West Seattle elementary schools during the kindergarten tours, we were blown away with the incredible teachers and classrooms at Arbor Heights. We even toured some great private schools but kept going back to Arbor. Although this is not our neighborhood school, we decided to enroll our daughter at Arbor Heights this year. So glad we did because she is just thriving! She is learning, making friends, and is excited to go to school. The parent involvement is incredible and we feel very connected to the families and teachers.
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Posted August 1, 2008

I found that little got done when bullying was involved. Teachers favored thier favorite kids and left many others behind. There where times when teachers would just turn their heads on students that where getting made fun of. If you where not a stay at home parent or had a part time job that and could let you devote many hours to the school your child didn't receive the same attention that the others did. Yes, parents are very involved in this school which is hard for the single parent who has to work; which meant that we got stuck with teachers that weren't as good as the next and put with others that where considered less.
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Posted June 3, 2008

Arbor Heights was not our first choice for kindergarten, but we have not been disappointed with being placed there at all! As of this school year, both kindergarten teachers are male. Both Mr. Larsen & Mr. Wilkie have an obvious love for kids and teaching. My son loves coming to school! Family and community are an important part to AH in addition to academics. We have always felt welcome and included in and out of the classroom!
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Posted November 1, 2007

Arbor Heights is a great school and has done wonderful things for my girls. As with most any school, there is a mixture of great and not so great teachers. However almost every teacher shows a lot of passion for learning and make learning fun. They have a full time music teacher and gym teacher. The special education teachers are very supportive. Parent involvement is high and the PTSA is able to accomplish a lot. Several fundraising events fund a number of activities for and updates to the school. The principal is successful in many ways, particularly networking, but her skills are lacking in some areas.
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