Churchland Elementary School

Posted July 11, 2009

My chrildren have gone to CES for two years and our family couldn't be happier. Their teachers are great and the staff couldn't be better. They love it when they enter the school and Mrs. Preston calls each child by name as they pass her. I am tired of hearing how the children who are on the No Child Left Behind Waviers should not be there. I beleive that each child in Portsmouth deserve the same quility education, and if they can get it at a different school that is their right. Each of these childrens parents are paying the same taxes to the City for education and should have equal education. I am in school often and can tell you the class sizes are no larger that any other school in Portsmouth. A Proud CES Parent
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Posted May 9, 2009

My child is in the 4th grade and has attended this school for his entire school time. I absolutely love the school. The teachers are dedicated and very good, the office staff is extremely friendly. Not only do they know my child's name but they know mine, too. Even the janitors say hi when you walk by them in the hall. The teachers care very much for the students and really want them to do well, as do the administrators. The class sizes are starting to get a little large but it hasn't seemed to affect performance at all. Again, this school is great and I wouldn't want my child to go anywhere else.
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Posted February 18, 2009

Overall this is an above average school for the area. However I have some huge issues with class size, undisciplined children, zone-waivers and the lack of a gymnasium. The teachers are wonderful yet I feel they're getting overwhelmed. How can my child learn in a class size of 25+. This is not a Title I school yet children zoned for the Title I school are taking resources that would have been available for our kids. This web site states the class size is 16 per teacher which is true if you take the PreK and Kindergarten classes which have 2 per class. Even K, 1st and 2nd grade classes have 25+ students. Ofen the kids don't have PE or recess since there is no gymnasium and the playground may be wet or too cold. Our kids need to exercise their bodies as well as their brains. -Concerned Parent
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Posted October 31, 2008

My son is in his second year at CES and we are extremely pleased with how well he is doing in 2nd grade. We feel comfortable communicating with the teachers and administration at any time. Our son attended a parochial school K-3 through his first term of 1st grade prior to starting at CES. We were initially concerned he would not be as challenged...we were incorrect. Our only concern has been class size; our son has complained he trips over chairs and 'can't spread out to do his work'. All in all we feel grateful that CES has been a good fit for our son.
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