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We love Springdale. The teachers and administrators are excellent! The PTO is active and creative. Springdale is an incredible community and we are so grateful to be zoned for this school.

I attended here from Grade 2 to 7. This is not a school, it's a Republican Boot Camp. They don't care about teaching kids, they care about making voters for the Republican Party. The education I was given here was lackluster at best, filled with disinformation and Right-Wing propaganda. The teachers are not concerned with actually teaching your children, but indoctrinating them into a political party. Bullying was rampant; the faculty explicitly favors kids from families that donate to the church which runs the school.DO NOT make the same mistake my mother did and assume a Private School automatically means a better education. This place is for rich Republicans and nobody else; and they will make your child's life miserable if you aren't.

Their current elementary guidance counselor has been trapping the cats in his neighborhood and disposing of them. He also has cameras all over his back yard pointing at his neighbors' houses, neighbors who have children. The school doesn't care that he has questionable behaviour. I will not be sending my kids there and have informed my friends and coworkers to follow suit..

We have had a great time watching our kids grow at Riverbank Elementary since 4K - our oldest just finished 5th grade and is moving on to middle school. Our daughter is starting 3rd grade. Both were welcomed into the Launch program. The teachers have been so attentive, guidance is AMAZING. They've had several opportunities to be involved with their community through Riverbank - Community Math Nights, Drum Club, Chorus, District Fine Arts performances, Run Hard run team, Beyond Goals soccer team. My son loved finally becoming old enough to take on 5th Grade STAR Jobs - learning buddy, library helper, Morning News Anchor, Safety Patrol, etc. Their immersion program is flourishing - so neat to see children that age embrace bilingualism. Riverbank has an active PTO that recently funded gaga ball pits, new headphones for computer labs, lego sets, extra art materials, new PE and recess equipment. We love being at Riverbank and appreciate the extra resources/staffing that federal funding provides. #WeAreLex2