Webster Elementary School

Under new principal Ted this school is an absolute gem. Our son just completed kindergarten and teachers, support staff, facilities and the principal were all top notch. Our son made excellent academic progress and looks forward to going to school each day. We could not be happier with the experience. A great PTA that provides additional resources to the school. The partnership with the boys and girls club also provides enrichment and after school care. Overall, very impressed.

We moved from private to Webster when my son was in 3rd grade. We have nothing but good things to say about Webster. It’s a natural environment, there is a lot of thought and investment in all areas of children’s lives and academic growth. The teachers are excellent

This place s amazing. I loved it so much.

Webster would be our home school for both of our kids. We tried Webster and were disappointed. It was ok under the prior principal, but is not as good under the current one. While the school is finally back to in person full time classes, we were able to have in person classes all year across the street at Our Lady of Malibu. Webster claimed to “meet students where they are” academically, but it was a ton of work to try to actually get work at our kid’s level. We only partially succeeded, despite many meetings and an outside consultant. We moved to Malibu in part because of the good reputation of the schools. We are disappointed to have to go to private school to get academics that are tailored to the student and to get an emphasis on character.

If your child is squat in the middle academically and you feel great about that, Webster is the place for you. If you are concerned about academics, then shop elsewhere. The Webster teachers are usually good. The support staff are absolute gems. Over the past few years Webster has focused increasingly on teaching non-academic topics to children, and this has led to basic education being placed on the back burner. This year the 3rd graders were instructed in class to choose their gender pronouns without the parents ever being consulted- one of many times when the school has used academic instruction time to teach divisive non-academic topics. To compensate for lost instruction time, Webster relies heavily on "educational" computer games like Lexia and Prodigy both during and after school. If your child is above or below grade level, the school will not change a thing on the lesson plan. My child's teacher got angry when my child refused to watch remedial Khan Academia videos. Another child who is about to enter third grade still cannot read, and the school is finally evaluating the child for a learning disability even though the mother started asking for such an evaluation in kindergarten. Computers can't detect learning disabilities. Educators can and should- yet this requires them to focus on academic instruction. Education is officially a second priority at Webster, as the school has decided that childhood literacy is less important than their own personal soapboxes.