Anatola Avenue Elementary School

The teachers and staff at Anatola are wonderful, and really care about the students. They are doing their best to help all the kids succeed. Give the school a chance, and you won't be disappointed!

Terrible principal and office staff. They will give you a hard time if they don't like you or your child. LA's Best after school program has you waiting 15 to 20 minutes outside when picking up your children. they do not pick up the phone right away. And all staff is rude I tried this school for three years I think I had enough If you child coughs or sneezes or has a temperature a bit higher cause there outside Playing and sweating outside they will isolated your child in a classroom without any explanation or evidence of COVID-19 and will not allow your son or daughter to get a COVID test on site.The principal assumed my child had COVID and refused him to get a COVID test on site and kept him away from receiving an education.

We’ve had a great experience with Anatola in the 4 years we’ve been there. The office staff and teachers are great and easy to deal with if any issues arise. I have had to attend several IEP meetings with the staff and administrators and it’s always been a pleasant experience.

It started out okay and we were very hopeful. However, my hope for a good placement for our son has faded. It is pile of bureaucratic paperwork, designed more for the adults then what is really best for the children.

Since the change of principal, this school has gone down. No one and I do mean NO ONE communicates anymore. Things are going on in school and I don't find out (and other parents too) until the day of, also there's a program called "school in motion" no one mentioned to us parents that this would be happening and it's been going on when it rains or when the weather is 40-50 degrees in the morning! Also the school was on lock down, no notice and no phone call to let us know what happened. I found out through my child and her friends! I'm just upset that this school has changed and not for the better but for the worse. The new principal Mrs. Gonzalez takes us parents as a joke, takes the information about how we feel as a joke. I wish Mrs. King was still here, she was super nice and always there for the parents and students.