Columbian Elementary School

La escuela tiene serios problemas de violencia entre alumnos! Es una situación muy triste!

This is our fourth year at Centennial. The teachers are amazing with many years of experience. They treat your child with patience and kindness. The Expeditionary Learning model allows your child to engage in hands on in-depth study of subjects…and our principal Emily is fabulous! She is caring, communicative, and a great asset to the school.

As a parent, a unicorn school is one that feels safe, has great teachers, and a collaborative administration. Edison feels relatively safe, and all teachers we've had have been great — each trained to identify and handle gifted students. That alone makes this a good school.It would be a great school if the administration were better. The principal's strengths are in managing the school operationally, but leadership, conflict resolution, and genuine engagement with parents are not among them. She tends to see parents as adversaries and pushes their concerns toward the (admittedly well-run) PTA. The enrollment staff is notably unwelcoming — in our experience and in conversations with other families.If you sail into this school easily and never interact with the administration, you will enjoy Edison and your kids will test well through the grades. If you're looking for a collaborative administration, diversity, and general empathy for children, you may be better served elsewhere.

ur experience at Valdez School has been very positive. It is an excellent school where they truly care about their students and families. The principal is always willing to listen when a problem arises and works to find solutions with empathy and commitment. The dedication and perseverance of the teachers have made a significant difference in my children’s academic and personal growth. We are very grateful for the support and quality education they provide.

Sandoval is a disaster. It makes me sad to think of all of the great families who left because of how poorly this school is run. It’s really too bad. I hope a new principal can turn things around.