Estes Hills Elementary School

Posted January 26, 2009

We have been a part of the Estes Hills family for seven years and continue to be extremely pleased with the school. Our children have flourished, thanks to the wonderful faculty and staff. Our principal and her administration have always been very attentive to our needs, there is ample opportunity for parental involvement, and there is a wonderful community spirit among the families. We feel very fortunate to be able to send our children to this excellent neighborhood school.
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Posted January 24, 2009

Estes Hills is a WONDERFUL school. The faculty and administration put the children first and do a wonderful job in preparing them for Middle School. The campus is old, however it is finally being cared for thanks to our Administration. Our Principal has been instrumental in spearheading a host of capital improvements to the campus including state of the art technology to keep it in line with other newer schools in the district. Estes Hills is like a large 'family', with students, teachers, administrators and parents working together to make it a great place to learn for ALL children. The school provides a caring atmosphere where the students learn, play, create, are challenged and make life long friends. Thank you Estes Hills!
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Posted January 7, 2009

I am disappointed with Estes Hills school and the administration's decision to not celebrate American holidays or including more time for art projects associated with these holiday themes. After several attempts to provide ideas and fun activities on how to include these into the children's daily schedule, I've been told by the principal that the holidays must be part of the curriculum or they aren't included. The school's focus is centered around End of Grade tests and following the curriculum. Our previous elementary school in Illinois provided many more opportunities than just 45 minutes a week for art, and during the holidays, projects included seasonal themes such as concerts, festivals, and classroom decorations. In the 3 years since my son has attended Estes, there hasn't been one picture colored of a Christmas tree, one snowflake cutout, pumpkins decorated, etc. The kids don't know what they're missing.
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Posted December 18, 2008

Estes Hills has made great strides under its new principal, Cheryl Carnahan. They have implemented policies that are more supportive of individual students and managed to keep classroom aides even though budgets have been tight. Our child has benefitted greatly. The one thing is some older teachers have lost that real sense of extraordinary concern for the kids and perhaps should retire soon.
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