West Side Elementary School

Posted November 4, 2009

Everyone who commented before is correct. The school is loving and the teaching staff is creative. The problem is that the quality of instruction is non-existent. My child scored in the advanced range on the STAR test the year before last along with a lot of his/her other classmates. Last year not a single child to my knowlege scored in this range. Our school went backwards in the test scores and all my teacher and the principal had for us were excuses for the lack of quality instruction. I will say that the school is a nice feeling school though and the rules and applied consistently. Unfortunately, I thought I was sending my child to school to learn and the school is more concerned with making sure everyone is nice. The principal cares more about kids with special needs than students whose needs aren't being met. This school is a disappointment.
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Posted October 4, 2009

West Side has an exceptionally creative, loving, and professional faculty and administration.
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Posted August 20, 2005

We are a very smal school, 155 students, the administration and staff are very in 'tune' with the students. Rules are applied equally, and with care. Our curriculim includes subjects beyond the basics. We strive for well rounded students.
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Posted February 11, 2005

The overall environment is good and I like the idea of it being a relatively small school having one class per grade. Students need to 'fit in the box' here. There is not a whole lot of differences to be made. There is help for those falling behind but not augmentation for the bright students. This school focuses on basic education skills. There is very little outside of the basics of reading and math.
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