Birney Elementary School
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11 reviews
1600 Green Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 798-8626
Community Reviews
Read what parents are saying about Birney Elementary SchoolToo many student per class. I saw one with 33 and another with 35 and last year was the same story. Stop cramming them in, specially when you can’t socially distance them. They don’t have hand wash stations for the kids before they have lunch. I saw them playing together touching the same balls and then going to grab lunch with no washing of any kind. Then you wonder why COVID is spreading. Some of the workers here are very rude and when you ask certain questions they give you wrong answers. I know because I called the district. This is school is not all that they think they are trust me. The kids here are are rude to each other. I see them after school hitting each other with the rolling backpacks and the teachers don’t say a thing when you tell on them. No one is outside watching them while they wait to be taken to the gates at the end of the day. I saw kids hit girls over and over and over with those backpacks, I had to yell at them from the outside of the gate.
Posted by a parent on 8/19/2021Amazing school, our experience has been wonderful and my kids always look forward to going to school. We are very happy with Washington.
Posted by a parent on 2/5/2020The half-day kindergarten set up is extremely disappointing. Given that "half day" is really less than 3 hours and part of that time is free choice time and recess (two separate times), it leads to an inadequate amount of academic and social-emotional learning time. Based on the assessments and discussion at the beginning of the year, it is clear teachers depend on students already entering Kinder having mastered beginning (and some middle) of year K standards in order for them to be on grade level at the end of the year. While some families can support this, not all have the resources to do so.
Posted by a parent on 5/13/2019My son is in his 3rd year at Birney and we couldn't be happier. He has had wonderful teachers and has continued to grow socially as well as academically. The parental involvement in this school is incredible and a big part of why this school does so well. We all care and it shows in the programs and academics that are offered at this school. The principal is fairly new and though she is good with policy she still needs to work on how to better communicate with the parents. That said, I am thrilled to have a wonderful public school just blocks away from our home!
Posted by a parent on 11/30/2017This is a review for the Redondo Beach Unified School System at the district level, not for one school in particular. If you have a high achieving or gifted child who is grads K-2, then this district is not the place for them. I am looking into weather this school system would be the right fit for my child who is performing well above his age so I thought I would ask what the school district does for children before they qualify for the GATE program in third grade. According to Educational Services, my high achieving child would be better off in a private school, as he would not receive any differentiating instruction in the classroom. I find the approach of giving cookie-cutter education unfair and it's certainly not a place where we will be sending our child. Most of the other districts have a cluster program that separates children into below, average, and above average performance groups in the classroom. According to Educational Services, there are no such clusters at RBUSD. It's one-size-fits-all learning here! It was certainly surprising considering the district's high ratings, but it's apparent that the district is only concerned with maintaing the status quo.
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Redondo Beach schools - Birney Elementary School is located at 1600 Green Lane, Redondo Beach CA 90278. Birney Elementary School is in the Redondo Beach Unified School District. Birney Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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