Duck Creek

This school is so great. The teachers have all been kind and communicate with me regularly. The additional staff I have interacted with are all kind and take time to know the students too. The principal has even gotten her dog trained as a therapy animal! The program is IB, so the children start learning Spanish as soon as they start school. Every year with the combined efforts of the teachers/administration and parents supporting the students, the test scores are going up. They make sure to keep families involved too. There are many opportunities to go to the school to have activity days with the children (tie dying shirts, concerts, and joining in for PE are some I've been to). They have two show choir teams and every extracurricular class is enjoyed by my child. They also are able to do community things as well. When I first moved to the neighborhood I got a gift of a painted birdhouse from a kindergartner. And my son has gone to the elderly care home around the corner multiple times to bring art/flowers. I truly cannot say enough good things.

The only good thing about this school is the principal (Mrs . Norman) I can't find enough good to say about her... Teachers, students and the parents here, total opposite... first year here and my daughter will not be attending next year.

I love this school for my kids and my kids love this school too. I'll start off to say we are Native American. And my children are treated just as fairly as the other students. We are a low income family and the school social worker has worked very hard to help us out with resources in situations where we needed it (winter clothes, energy assistance ect.) My son was very behind on reading because he was in virtual learning in the 2020-2021 school year (thanks covid). He was put in a block for 30 minutes a day for a small group or one on one reading lessons which helped GREATLY and in 3 semesters he's caught up to the rest of his peers in reading and writing. My daughter had some behavioral blocks going into kindergarten and they set her up with the school counselor which has also greatly improved her school experience. The teachers are great and understanding. And I greatly appreciate everyone who works together with our family to meet our goals academically. Even emotionally my daughter can be standoffish with some people, it was making her anxious to go to school. I asked for a conference with her teacher regarding this and we came up with a plan to help her feel more comfortable at school. Overall this school is amazing. I've wanted to move because my apartment isn't ideal for us at this time but because the school has been so amazing and the kids love going to this school we have decided to stick around a little longer. Communication with the teachers and staff is SO important when it comes to making sure you and your children's voices are heard and I might add CIVIL communication. No school is perfect, but their willingness to understand and help my children and I has been absolutely outstanding.

Always positive, great team work between faculty and staff

My child has attended this school since 1st grade. Her 1st & 2nd grade teachers were magnificent. They communicated effectively & seemed to really care & be invested in the development of the children & my child flourished & excelled under their tutelage. When my child started 3rd grade the school, teacher, & system really disappointed me. Our 3rd grade teacher is failing to help my child. The teacher has been emailed & asked repeatedly by me to help my child with math learning issues. When the teacher actually responds to my emails she states that she is unaware of any problems. I ask my child if she has been helped after my emails & she received help with only one of the several issues she was having. The teacher being unaware seems like negligence as my child is crying in class due to being unable to understand, how could the teacher miss that. Class sizes are too large at 25 kids, what is needed are more teachers so the kids can receive the attention they deserve. It is sad that my child who loved school dreads it now and feels that her teacher is deliberately ignoring her! It is a real shame!