Fred Ekstrand Elementary School

Arrow Montessori School of San Dimas is a great school that provides a loving, enriching, safe environment for children. All three of my children have thrived attending the school!!!

I can only speak to the pre-K and lower elementary program at this point. In my experience, the academic rigor and teaching methods/quality haven’t quite met the expectations typically associated with private education. It certainly poses a challenge when the local public schools are also strong academically and offer comparable class sizes. The school has high enrollment, which seems to be both a strength and a challenge for the school and the size of the school. That said, they do offer a wide range of opportunities for students. It’s a great school as far as the religious teaching aspect and parental involvement. I do wish there was more emphasis on mastery of concepts rather than teaching to test. The new principal change seems to be good however there are definitely changes we’d like to see to improve the school academically and positive environment wise.