Steele Elementary School
8
14 reviews
1720 North Weber Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-4700
Community Reviews
Read what parents are saying about Steele Elementary SchoolThis school has been in steady decline over the past 4 years and the current Principal is a huge part of that equation. Lack of connection to families; only interested in those who can provide financial support to the school; complete lack of follow through and no interest at all in addressing anything other than a positive experience. This school used to be THE school to go to and had a waiting list to get into - now so many families have left there is no issue in getting in. Total lack of diversity makes the school a great place if you want your kids to think that homogeneous culture is the best culture.
Posted by a parent on 3/7/2021I really do not understand the negative reviews. I've been a proud Steele parent since 2013. Despite there being nearly 300 students, I've always felt like everyone at Steele knows our kids; their habits, their personalities, their strengths and weaknesses. The staff have brought our children's personalities out and they have thrived here. The activities are wonderful and it feels like a close-knit family. Parents are actually INVOLVED. Our son has two more years at Steele and my only disappointment will be having to go on to middle school and leave Steele!
Posted by a parent on 5/11/2019I am very disappointed in what was supposed to be one of district 11's best schools. The new principal has no connection to the student or family population. I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone!
Posted by a parent on 11/14/2018Both my children go to Steele after attending a different D11 school. Night and day, my children are thriving in the environment. No school is perfect but this school gets an A+ for trying!
Posted by a parent on 10/30/2018I went to Steele Elementary when I was in Grade school. Now my daughter attends Steele. Beautiful and safe neighborhood, amazing teachers and staff.
Posted by a parent on 10/6/2017Nearby Schools
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3/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageMy daughter has attended here since kindergarten the staff has always been friendly her teachers do a good job as far as I can tell. I think any issues regarding children being bullied is way blown out of proportion and maybe the parents that keep posting bad reviews need to work on not being helicopter parents as much and maybe need to get there kids to toughen up a little bit. I know it's not fun but at some point your kids will have to grow up and face like real life and not get coddled anymore and at that point all your doing is setting your child up for failure by not giving them a chance to deal with some of life's adversity and conflict that they will inevitably have to face on their own so maybe all the bad reviews here that oddly said the same thing 10 different times that were probably all written by the same helicopter parent should consider not babying your kid quite as much and focus on teaching them to deal with conflict a tad bit better instead of crying and then having you go freak out on someone because you can't deal with your kid having a mark on them.(What does that even mean?) When I was in grade school I came home with marks all over, it wasn't cause It was a bad school it's because I was a rowdy little kid playing with friends on a playgroyund, it could be from running and falling on a gravel playground, or slipping on a monkey bar, or having monkey bar fights and falling off the monkey bars.Or trying to do a flip off the swings and falling as well 8000 other possible instances that would potentially leave a mark on me...even a dodgeball can leave a mark on a child's arm or leg. So I'd take the 1 star reviews posted with a grain of salt as it is pretty obvious the same upset parent has posted multiple bad reviews cause they are upset about not having there kid get babied continuously with no regard to how their kid probably acts when they are not present. Just a thought.But honestly I think this has done a.fine.up to now keep in mind when public.schools are all underfunded teachers are underpaid it doesn't create the best opportunity to create an amazing school experience when the school is understaffed the staff is underpaid the districts leadership is changing constantly so I think they best they can with the resources they have to work with.Parent Review1y ago - Edison Elementary School
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Colorado Springs schools - Steele Elementary School is located at 1720 North Weber Street, Colorado Springs CO 80907. Steele Elementary School is in the Colorado Springs 11 School District. Steele Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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