I am graduating St. Dan's this year. I absolutley loved it. I never thought that there would be such a great school like St. Dans. The kids are very friendly, and the teachers are kind and very intelligent. St. Dans has a brand new gym that is wonderful, and the students use it everyday. Inever thought
... Read more my time here would go so fast, I don't want to go. I could say that the last day of school everyone was crying. Nobody wants to leave a school like this. Thank you St. Dan's for the best 9 years of my life. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/06/09
I am a past student of St. Daniel the Prophet, and I have to say, it might have been the worst experience of my life. I don't even want to put one star to rate it. If you are reading these reviews and looking for a school to send your child/children to, do not send them here.
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Posted by a student on 05/27/09
St. Daniel is a great school. I've been going here for nine years and I don't want leave. The students here are so much fun, and the teachers are strict and yet always helpful and nice. We have church every friday and we have student of the month witch is so must fun. We also miss Fr. Malcom he was great
... Read more and he loved the children. Sports are amazing, our school is first place school in sports and in academics. Good Luck class of 2009!! Go WWildcatss Read less
Posted by a student on 12/05/08
I have had two children graduate from St. Dan's and I believe the education they have received there is second to none. The MAJORITY of the teachers are enthuisiastic and even passionate about their work. (Although there are a few who are probably ready to turn in their lesson plans and work at McDonald's)
... Read more The office personnel is courteous, professional and always helpful. The principal (when he is there) seems to care about the school although I do not feel that he gets the job done. We definitely need a stronger presence in the building. As for the clergy, we were blessed to have Father Malcolm with us as a pastor, leader, and religion teacher for all these years. How sad that he has been transferred after all of his hard work! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/16/08
My son has been at St. Daniel for 4 years and I will say that the class rooms are too crowded. 30 students per class is not beneficial. My son has struggled a great deal academically because of the workload and lack of teacher to student interaction. The teachers don't know if half the class is even
... Read more understanding the instruction. St. Daniel is considering a tutoring program and I hope they come through with this very soon. I am glad that they finally are taking into consideration that most of the children are struggling. I have to say that the sports programs are wonderful, the gym is finally complete and the students are really enjoying it. My son loves St. Daniel and gets along well with everyone there, he has many friends and is content. My only wish is that they do not overcrowd the classrooms as they do. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/05/08
While most of the teachers do a great job and truly care for the children in theiro charge, there are a couple that deserve to be shown their walking papers as they simply do a poor job of teaching and/or communicating and working with the parents. The principal is the first individual that should
... Read more go. He is unresponsive to letters and calls, and is generally a poor administrator compared to Anke Shute who preceded him. Although the school claims to have an anti-bullying policy, I have rarely seen an instance where those that perpetrate this behavior are punished. I also believe that the school places much too great an emphasis on their sports programs at the expense of academic progress. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/02/08
Amazing school. As a former student, I would say that this school over-prepared me for high school, and Fenwick High School at that. Great pastor in Fr. Malcom. He has done so much for this community in his years at this school. The principal knows what he is doing, and is a fun guy to be around, being
... Read more a former student of his. The teachers work at a fast pace, but this is one of the premier grade schools around Chicago-land and the workload shouldn't be taken lightly. It's not much when you think about it, 10- 15 minutes a day in each subject and your tuition money will be well spent. This school has made many graduates top high school students and is money well spent. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/08/08
My son has been at St Daniel's for 3 years and I'm disapponted with the school. THe administration seems to favor certain children and ignore most. If your parents are not active in the school (Mom and Dad both work) then the child is not treated as well. The school is a supposed 'no bully zone' but
... Read more when my child gets teased and I bring it to the office's attention nothing is done. They would rather point out what my son has done. They also punish the children if the parent forgets something. For example if a special pizza day form is not handed in and no lunch is broght that day they would rather have the child go hungry then to give the child a lunch and have to he parent pay later. I don't feel this school has the children's best intrests at heart. Also rude mean office personel. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/27/08
I personally think this school is over crowd teachers are so overloaded and overwhelmed. Unfortunately I had to take my daughter out of St Dan's because the teachers were not giving her the attention she needed when she did transfer out the principal did not even question why she was being transferred
... Read more out no concern and she had been there since kindergarden. I should have taken her out alot sooner because she is now in 8th grade and doing fantastic at her new school even on the honor roll. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/26/07
As a current eighth grade student, I have been enrolled at St. Daniels since kindergarden. The fast paced curriculem has helped me vastly increase my academic knowledge. For all of the parents that have complaints about the class sizes, and the amount of homework as well as the difficulty of the curicculem,
... Read more your child either has to keep up or fall behind. I know that St.Daniels has prepared me for my future academic career and has taught me the principals that I need to suceed in life. Read less
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Chicago schools — St Daniel The Prophet School is located at 5337 S Natoma Ave, Chicago IL 60638. 5337 S Natoma Ave is in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood and 60638 ZIP code in Chicago, IL The school district for St Daniel The Prophet School is the Archdiocese Of Chicago Education Off. St Daniel The Prophet School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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