2960 Elm Street
Denver, CO 80207

I have three students at East- a senior, a junior and a sophomore. I was hopeful that with the previous Principal retiring; things would get better. They have not. Requests to speak with counselors and assistant principals go ignored.My kids complain that many teachers seem lazy and just do the minimum.My oldest daughter cuts classes regularly. I asked that the assistant principal contact me to have a conversation with her. A week later, he still hasn’t gotten back to me.To be fair, there are many teachers who stay after hours to help students and clearly try to do the best they can for students. Sadly, many do not.

My dear niece attended kindergarten here.We had an immense amount of troubles with her suddenly not waiting to go back to school. After seeking outside counseling, it became apparent that the "teaching style" of her instructor was causing her to feel shame and be fearful. This was heart breaking. We only wanted her to love school in her own neighborhood. This escalated until we finally were met with a mediator. This teacher was surprisingly closed minded and cold. I was surprised that she could be teaching for SO very long and become this callous. The rest of the year was arduous and barely tolerable. That summer we met several of the neighbors whom coincidentally had children in this same teacher's class. According to them, this was exactly their experience as well. We're still navigating emotional trauma that causes my niece to be distrustful and have anxiety in school settings, as a result. I wish there was something the school board or somebody would do. This teacher has never seen accountability. I would still recommend this school... Just not this teacher. She's a giant scar on what is otherwise a lovely school.

We have had a really great experience here. The staff and teachers have made this school great for my son with adhd and dyslexia

This school has pros and cons. This is surprisingly a really diverse school (nothing is wrong with that) and has some very good clubs and activities. Aside from its pros like every school, it has its lists of cons. One thing the school can really improve on is their punishments, they use a system called an “RP” to punish bad kids (which makes you miss either lunch or recess) Which does not really give the students a harsh punishment because the same kids keep getting them over and over again. I suggest that instead of the “RP” system they make the students do something more affective like clean the school kitchen, or help clean the classrooms instead of recess. Another problem I would like to note is the dating, lots of kids in this school make out and have secret social media accounts which ship students with each other. The school also needs a better job of teaching the kids respect and discipline, I am constantly hearing about fights in this school and kids cussing in the hallways. I also am constantly encountering groups of disrespectful girls that laugh at me and talk about me behind my back. The school will probably not listen to this feedback but I will update this review if they consider it.

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Best thing would be to close the school.

It is a five out of five.