Alameda

We switched our child out of private school, and tried two years at this school (because it is in our neighborhood, and has decent reviews). FYI, in reality this school is an absolute joke - the teachers are awful, and when they do communicate with you (which isn't often) they're condescending and rude, and will will talk down to you. We have found the teachers to be uncaring and lazy, using student laptops to teach the lessons, and to assess student growth and need. The teachers and administration at Alameda Elementary do nothing about disruptive students or bullying and fighting, and the school will not contact you if your child is the victim of such activity - they leave it up to your child to inform you, then when you call to inquire, they will not call you back, and when you go to the school to inquire, they will brush you off. The curriculum is awful, administration is awful, and student meals are deplorable - not to mention the school itself is falling apart, and looks more like prison compound than an elementary school. This is supposed to be a great school in a nice affluent neighborhood (one of the reasons we purchased a home here)... but compared to a private school, Alameda Elementary is awful in every aspect - we certainly won't be looking back anytime soon. The Oregon public education system, and PPS are clearly broken, and this school is direct proof of that. These teachers and administrators whine and ask for everything (take-take-take), using our children's education hostage - as leverage. Then after they get their way (after their temper tantrum), they give very little back to the tax payers who pay their salary and retirement. Every single person that is a part of the mess that is PPS should be embarrassed and ashamed. *Please note, this is not just some off-the-cuff superfluous rant out of anger and frustration, this review is based on two years of experiences and terrible education for our child.

Our daughter attended the Madeleine K-8. The community was wonderful, and the teachers supportive. The education she received prepared her for success in high school and beyond. We simply loved our time at the Madeleine.