Westfield Elementary School

My son went here for 4th, our experience was great. 5th was a different story as we open enrolled and got different treatment. We didn't feel welcome and unfortunately ended up switching schools due to my sons discomfort in his home room class. His teacher was harsh and didn't follow through with any agreements to help my son grow. Very disappointed and hurt at our experience this year as it was vastly different than is 4th grade year there.

Great school and teacher are really helpful.

I was extremely disappointed by the education my kids received. By Tuesday they had completed their work and usually spent most of their time reading. By middle school they had no idea how to do long division and were missing basic math concepts. This was despite excelling at Echo Hill and being in the Leo program. I am very disappointed we put so much faith into the school thinking that the next year would be better. All while paying ridiculously high taxes. It was as though they tried something new every year, realized it didn’t work then tried something different. A big concept at the school is reading 1 million words. That is an odd standard to want to live up to when the fast track in middle school is based on math.

I love this school! I have gone here all of my life, and it's an amazing experience. What more would you expect from the amazing teachers and staff? Now it's Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Essential Montessori is absolutely the best preschool around. The teachers are leagues ahead of the rest. After having my children attend 4 schools in the area I can confidently say that Essential Montessori is the best school in the Cedar Rapids area.The teachers are so loving and care deeply about the children each individually. They are truly experts in their field. If I could send my children there for elementary I would. Its also very affordable for the excellent care, experience and learning your child is given. I cannot say enough good things about Essential.