I think it's real easy for those parents who gave this school a poor rating. But what they need to do is get up and help the school, teachers, etc. This school provides a great deal considering the budget cutbacks year after year. As far as extracurricular activities most elementary schools don't offer
... Read more these activities. Our youth center on base offers a great deal of these activities. The school does offer PE as they work towards the President's Fitness Challenge every year. They do offer art class as well, parents assist with this particular class. I think the fact that this school encourages parent invovlement is a positive thing. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
Branch Elementary is an excellent school. My son has been there two years and my daughter was there from Kindergarden and is now at Desert Highschool located here on Edwards AFB too. The teachers have always been helpful and kept me well informed with my son. The parent teacher interaction is wonderful.
... Read more I have found that boys are a lot different than girls but the his teachers have helped keep him on track, offered ideas for to help him and kept me well informed of his status at all times. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/24/09
Moved here from Virginia at the beginning of the school year. The rants and raves about this school were exceptional, but the school has yet to live up to all the hoopla. The budget has been drastically cut and has been the main contributor to this years unimaginable problems. We are seeing over 30
... Read more students per classroom, no art program, no P.E. program, some weeks the children don't even get to go to the library. There is a district nurse, but this school is in such a remote location that it a joke to expect the nurse to be available when needed on a moments notice. I haven't seen this since my elementary experience over 30 years ago in a small farming town in PA and even we had a school nurse. Civilians are the majority at this school, so it isn't even getting the federally allotted money the military gives. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/23/08
Although this school brags about its high test scores, it is the ONLY thing it has going for it. The teachers and staff are unprofessional, the classrooms are terribly overcrowded, and the only reason for the high scores is the teachers teach the test, and many students come from districts with much
... Read more stronger curriculum. There are no extra-curricular activities, partly because most of the teachers will not give any of their time. If parents don't volunteer to do it, including art and P.E, it doesn't happen. The district seems to have very little interest in giving the kids the best education, but rather taking the easy way out. There is no discipline, control, or oversight. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/07/08
The academics are great and incomparable to schools in neighboring districts. Both of my kids are in accelerated reading and math. The teachers are experienced and use the right balance of discipline and friendliness. One of the school's biggest assets are the parent volunteers. Programs such as
... Read more art are run by volunteers, they help with the accelerated programs, the library, grade school/homework, etc. This frees the teacher to teach the standard program since the school hardly has any aides. This is because the district budget is eaten up by Boron who runs the district and leaves Edwards very few scraps. Boron has many aides, teacher run art/music programs, a swimming pool, etc. Branch had to solicit donations just to have balls for gym. Still, because of the quality of teachers and volunteers, this is one best schools, I highly recommend it to any parent who is considering sending their child here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/18/05
My little girl goes to this school and the school is excellent. We are very happy with the staff and instruction. Would highly recommend this school to anyone. The principle is involved with the staff and the level of involvement is great with the teachers and the kids.
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Posted by a parent on 03/31/05
This school has fantastic teachers and curriculum, but the school facilities are very old and in poor shape, and they do not have many services that other schools have, such as P.E. teachers and services for special needs students. Enforcement of discipline and accountablility for students is poor district
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School Profile for Irving L Branch Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
545
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
32
Number of classrooms:
21
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
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Edwards schools — Irving L Branch Elementary School is located at 1595 Bailey Ave, Edwards CA 93523. 1595 Bailey Ave is in the 93523 ZIP code in Edwards, CA The school district for Irving L Branch Elementary School is the Muroc Joint Unified School District. Irving L Branch Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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