450 Raleigh Street
Denver, CO 80204

I attended this school from 1st grade to 4th grade. It was horrific. Absolutely terrible, I was consistently bullied while the principal did nothing to anyone for anything. Mr. LaRoux (when he was there, unsure if he or any of the old teachers still work there), Ms. Wesley and Ms. Vanderbolt were all very amazing teachers, they convinced me that learning was worth it and made me love school when the other kids were terrible to me. I do not recommend this school at all. Please send your children to literally any other school.

My son went to this school for less than a school year and was bullied several times with NOTHNG being done about it or to the bullies. I had to threaten to have the police called if it happened again before they "found" a way to put him on the other 6th grade block. He was still bullied with nothing being done, even had a child punch him in the face and nothing was done. I had a child (who I later found out had a 1-to-1 paraprofessional) approach my car in the lot as I was picking my son up with no adult in sight. They have asked me THREE times if we are moving him to another school and all three times I have said yes and given them the name of the school he will be attending. THREE times?! That's crazy! I don't know what the admin and staff are doing but it is definitely not taking care of our children and ensureing their safety!

I had my reservations about sending my daughter to this school because of the 2 out of 10 it received on this website. Once I realized that the academic rating is for K-12 and that the elementary level has much better scoring than that, I felt more comfortable. A few things that I love about this school. First, my daughter is able to do dance, drama, art, and music at school. It is less time away from home in the evenings because I don't have to put her in outside classes. Secondly, the teachers at this school (speaking at the elementary level) are outstanding. I've been so impressed with their level of commitment to helping all of the children excel. My child was already reading when she started kindergarten, but they have been wonderful about differentiating for her and others, and they have a great gifted and talented teacher who works with the kids as well.Last of all, the elementary level principal is awesome! She collaborates with teachers and parents and is constantly working to improve the school (on all levels. i.e. teaching, data, culture). This school has a great community feel and gives great academic opportunities as well as art-filled experiences.

At STRIVE Prep - Westwood there is a focus on creating and protecting safe school environments where students are valued by every adult. Students are supported emotionally, socially, and academically in a safe, joyful, and knowledge-rich learning environment that sets our scholars up for success in high school, college and beyond. With safety at the forefront of our agenda, we are able to drive student learning at a high level, where students engage critically in texts, problem solve like mathematicians, and explore the world as scientists.

Honestly, As a parent I find these other reviews hilariously ridiculous. One review is from a parent who cares enough about their student to leave a bad review but not enough to help them dress according to the rules, the other two are from parents who are obviously disengaged from the school and are rating it off of second hand information. The truth is that the school's Principle, leadership and teachers are great, and really care about the students. The area around the school (where I reside) is a troubled community and the strides Kepner has made in such a short time is no less than amazing. I love this school, and my students do too. The difference between my review and these others is that mine is from a first hand account aswell as from an engaged parent who is active in this school. I could not say enough good things about this school. Is it perfect? No...but no school is. However, people need to stop blaming schools when in reality the issue is their lack of parent involvement.

At STRIVE Prep- Kepner we welcome all students and support them in their academic and social-emotional growth through our small, community-based programing. We believe in the development of the whole person. Each member of our community is dedicated to living our Commitments and building strong relationships so that all we all thrive and continue to grow. We value relationships and ensure that each member of our community is supported as an individual. We are a TNLI (Transitional Native Language Instruction) school, that offers Spanish Language Arts, Spanish World Studies, and other classes that support our students who are newest to the country. We are committed to supporting our students and staff with Social Emotional Learning through our Compass programing. This supports our whole community in being able to share their identities and build deep connections and supportive relationships. We have small advisories (or school families) of around 15 students where students begin their days in a supportive environment. Each Advisor supports students in being academically on track as well as supported in their Compass work.

I LOVE THE SCHOOL I LOVE HOW THE TEACHERS TEACH. However there is 1 thing I hate: Uniform shirts why so u don't get bullied kids are bullied no matter what and if I get bullied of what I wear I wouldn't care But this school is still the best!

It is a good school. I like teachers there