Excelsior Youth Center

The school does an excellent job at bringing the community together with special events such as Back to School Night, School Carnival, Trunk or Treat, Family Field Day and their Culture Night. The staff really pitches in to make the students and their familes feel welcome. My kids have always had a positive experience here. We are a multicultural family and I have seen many staff members who speak spanish helping other families who need assistance. A very caring school community.

Very boring I have social anxiety and I feel like im forced to talk to people my third grade teacher I’m not going to name wasn’t the nicest my second and fourth grade teachers are nice and the outside is very unwelcoming and boring

This is a great school with many amazing long time teaching staff. I am so glad I sent my kiddos here! The great schools rating is not accurate for how fantastic a school this is. I’ve learned you cannot look at the rating to pick a school. My children are supported here and love to learn which is the biggest win. I feel like it’s a regular school similar to what I went to growing up before teachers started teaching according to standardized tests. They let kids be kids here and the teachers are great! The student body is diverse - all races and income levels which I feel is healthy to expose my child to. One of my kiddos is on an IEP and I cannot say enough wonderful things about the IEP support staff. My child is catching up! My son’s teacher told me her kids will go to school here. I know a principal of another school that sends his children here. I heard the after school care program is probably the best in the district/state. I have met with the new principal and she is a lovely lady that has made lots of amazing changes to the school like an extra recess for kiddos (helps them learn better after getting all the wiggles out and very needed for my adhd kiddo). The specials teachers are all great too.

Our time at Polten has come to an end but I have to share how amazing this school is. How wonderful all the staff are. This school is all about building. Building stong connections, community and amazing kids. I could have not asked for a better school. From the bottom of my hear thank you to the teachers, principle, vice principle, nurse Ginger, all the elective teachers you guys really made my kids experience for elementary school the best. You will be missed!

Truly an amazing school. The principal is very involved and is well loved by teachers , students and parents. My children go to school happy and excited. They are learning and thriving both socially and academically. There are a lot of opportunities for parents to be involved and the PTCO is doing any amazing job in organizing fun events for the kids. I couldn’t ask for more.