I have worked at different schools throughout my teaching career and Ladd is definitely the best. The staff is outstanding and definitely cares about each and every student. We have a diverse population and a large military population. The kids, parents, staff, and principal are the BEST!
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Posted by a teacher on 01/22/09
I went to Ladd for 5th to 6th grade.. My dad was in he military so we moved there in the 5th grade. When I moved there I really was welcomed and I after less then a week I felt like I have been going to the school my whole life.. my 5th grade class was the BEST!! I didn't relize it then, but know that
... Read more I am in High School, I relize how important my 5th grade year was! Ladd is the by far the best elementary school!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 12/13/07
This was a gret school. My kids were there for 2 yrs and learned so much. Wish we hadn't been transfered. Have yet to find a school like this one. Ms. Olzefski and Mr. Plazke, my kids miss them greatly.
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Posted by a parent on 07/26/06
This school's approach to instruction has disappointed me tremendously. My children have been attending Ladd for four years, and I have to see a textbook, there is often no homework at all, no way for me to see at home what my children are having trouble with while they're working on it... I just get
... Read more the graded papers a couple weeks later. It's a battle to get the teachers to communicate what's being taught in the classroom to me. Classroom discipline is terrible. If you're involved in your child's education and are trying to teach good study habits and promote a love for learning then this school will give you grief! There are a few good teachers but you have to be lucky enough to get one. My children won't be attending this school next year, even if it means taking out a loan for private school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/03/06
I used to go to this school I loved it so much it is the best school I ever went to and being a child of a mother and father that is in the Army I have been to alot of schools. I went there 2nd to 6th... Every teacher takes that extra step to help the childern and the childern do learn. Myself now being
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Posted by a former student on 12/08/05
My daughter attended Ladd for the first time this year in the fourth grade. I was not particularly happy. She had more homework in the third grade in South Carolina than she had here. Textbooks were nonexistent and I feel that if I needed to assist my child with work that she did not understand, I
... Read more couldn't because there was no textbook to refer to. If she had a test coming up, there was no study guide worksheet for her to do. I never saw much of History work, just a bunch of reports on certain people. My daughter was afraid to express her concerns when she didn't understand something for fear the teacher would yell, some of her classmates have also said that the teacher would yell if students didn't understand something and they would ask for more assistance. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/18/05
This is my son's first year at Ladd and I can say this is a great school. He has an excellent teacher(Mr. Merrill-3rd grade) and an excellent student-teacher(Mr. Newman.) This school really seems to have it all together! I hope that every year will be as great a year as this one has been so far.
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Posted by a parent on 12/02/04
As president of the PTA 2003-2004 I experienced first hand each and every teacher and staff of this great school. Their goal was always the well-being of their students. Active teachers that care! I only wish that my daughter's future schools are half of Ladd. Mrs. Marok and Mrs. Fowler-Morris (1st grade
... Read more teachers) are dedicated, hard working and very caring teachers along with all other staff. You should see how these teachers put in from their own time to go the extra mile. Mrs. Cook, I'm sure, is very proud of this wonderfull school. This school welcomes parent volunteers like you would not imagine! They encourage us to be part of our children' education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/22/04
'Work Hard, Get Smart.' This has got to be the best school. I worked for the principal at Ladd for three years.(Kathie Cook) I have never seen such a person that truly wants the best education for each child. I have worked for many educators and none has come close to what she gives each student. Each
... Read more child is called to her office on their birthday to pick out a book. She has such high standards for parents and their children. She will be a person that the parents and children will always remember for years and years to come. Truly an honor to have worked at such a Great School. Cathy Pigott Read less
Posted by a staff on 04/19/04
In 21 years of military life my children have experienced every type of school with in the nation and overseas. Ladd Elementary is by far the best elementary school not only in Fairbanks but nation wide. Teachers like Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Foller-Morris should be the role models for the teachers of our
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Student enrollment:
364
Students per teacher:
10
Full-time teachers:
35
Number of classrooms:
23
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Fairbanks schools — Ladd Elementary School is located at 601 F St, Fairbanks AK 99701. 601 F St is in the 99701 ZIP code in Fairbanks, AK The school district for Ladd Elementary School is the Fairbanks North Star Boro Sd. Ladd Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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