Westoak

I can't believe this school get 5 star my daughter attended there she was a very good child .I noticed her behavior has changed completely she becomes very disrespected to us where is she get that ? There are some great people and Teacher there but ,not all. her teacher doesn't really care .I regret enrolled her there .

I cannot recommend West Side Elementary enough! We have had the best experience there since 2015 as my 4 children have attended and one is still there. It is a wonderful school with excellent teachers who are caring and well trained. The principal and leadership staff are dynamic and know each child by name and make them feel seen. The gifted program is so fun and there are multiple counselors who visit the classrooms monthly and can be seen by appointment. There are plenty of clubs and activities for children to take part in. As a parent there are also multiple ways to volunteer and get to know others at the school. On a public forum it is easy to complain but there is a reason why so many families want to move to be in this district. I feel very grateful for our time at West Side and can say that my children have had a fabulous preparation for middle and high school.

I would recommend any & all parents trust their kids education & life experience at this school. Honestly, I'm stunned it's only a "4" on Great Schools at the time of this writing.

My child has been going to the school since kindergarten. I think in any school the first 2 years are pretty easy since they're just learning about school, everything went great there. But once the years progressed, and he had a little bit more struggling to learn, the teachers became more less patient with him.And didn't really have the tools they needed to deal with adhd student. The school safety, I don't know what's wrong these kids making threats to the whole school or to certain kids like my child. It's sad because it's just an elementary school and kids are already threatening to kill one another. And actually having a weapon like scissors on them after making a threat. I am just so glad that this school year is almost over and my kid will be moving soon.I will not be sending them to the middle school with all these bad kids. I really think this school has gone down since years prior. I will say some teachers are great.But there's some teachers who have zero patience for a high ADHD student.

The school has punished my child for reporting a physical threat made by another child. This heavy handed level of enforcement to groom children not to report harm is unacceptable. Its poor decisoning by the very inexperienced Principal. We are filing legal action.

If your student is different from a hetero Caucasian wealthy,sorority or fraternity type of person this school socially would not be great for them.If your child requires any kind of accommodations,this is not your school.Academics are good and campus is safe teachers teach.They also will not motivate your child if they are different, however or minority.If your child is minority they will face many challenges unless they assimilate and are wealthy and well known.This is not a school that promotes diversity or inclusion of any disability.