Lowell Elementary School

Our family feels so lucky to attend Longfellow. They have passionate teachers, a focus on serving the community, and a supportive parent population. There is great energy when you walk into the school. We love it!

Taft does a phenomenal job at engaging families, offering rigorous learning experiences for a wide variety of students, and celebrating student growth. This year they hosted a reading growth assembly where they honored the students who made the most growth in reading, celebrated the entire student body with a free book fair, and a special parent breakfast.

Wonderful neighborhood school. Great community of parents, teachers, and students!

My daughter has been at Foothills since pre-K and is now entering 5th grade. Over these six years, I've watched this incredible school build in my kiddo a genuine love of learning that spans every subject. My favorite memory—one that encapsulates the Foothills experience— happened when she was just 4 years old: She came home excited about "testing hypotheses" by making paper airplanes. When I asked what a hypothesis was, she confidently said, "It's an idea you can test!" I was amazed that a preschooler (or “early learner” in Foothills parlance) could grasp and explain such a concept so clearly, but this is what Foothills’ incredible teachers do at all levels—provide advanced concepts in a fun and approachable way. It is rigor in disguise, for anyone who might have a perception that Foothills is “easy” when it comes to academics.Foothills has challenged my daughter to ask deeper questions, explore her own interests, and find joy in discovery. The dyad system of combining two grades has been incredible for her to be both a mentor and mentee, and each time we've grown attached to one teaching team, the next has impressed us just as much with their dedication and expertise.If you're looking for a school where your child will genuinely love learning rather than just go through the motions, Foothills is perfect. In six years, my daughter has never once complained about going to school. Her enthusiasm speaks volumes about what Foothills has created.

St. Mary's is a welcoming community with some of the greatest teachers at every grade level. The school welcomes families into the school to active and engaged in their children's education. the partnership between home and school is a tremendous benefit to the students. The curriculum prepares students to excel academically, socially and spiritually. In addition to the great instruction in core subjects, St. Mary's includes Spanish for all students from Pre-k through 8th at least 4 times per week. All St. Mary's students that graduate in good standing are admitted to Bishop Kelly. If you are looking for a high quality education in a positive and inspiring environment, I highly encourage you to visit St. Mary's.

I wish I had trusted my intuition with this school. My child was not kept safe during our short time here. My child was sent on bus repeatedly on days he was supposed to go to after school care. A very serious matter that was reported to me by a teacher involving my child with another was not taken seriously. The assistant principal kept cancelling our meeting regarding the issue. She played incident off I do not believe my child was being watched over in this class because my child specified incident happened a lot. I removed my child. No one ever once reached out to see why he never returned or showed concern. Shame on this school for not keeping my child safe. Sure their eputation seems great, but that's far from what we experienced here. After attending another school, I can say, the difference is night and day.