Cardenas Elementary School

I am a former student of Dvorak, I don't believe it's the staff that's failing the children, perhaps it's our children not willing to be taught. I graduated in the class of 1980, I am leading a successful life, therefore don't blame the teachers, it's up to us as parent's to make sure our kids are doing their school work as well as homework. Teachers can only do so much, so get off the backs of the staff, and take a look and see what you can do as a parent to help your child.

Yo he vivido en West Chicago por 14, tengo 4 hijos que asistieron a las escuelas del distrito 33 y quede muy satisfecha con la enseñanza han tenido excelentes maestros. Ms. Drake fue una excelentísima directora unos años atrás y Ms. Correa igual. Yo si recomiendo mucho esta escuela.

My child has been in this school for 7 yrs. This is a really nice school. I love the after-school programs and the teaching. The only thing I dislike is the food. My child has told me that he has gotten rotten apple and expired milk! One time the chicken was even raw! I feel like the only thing they have to work on is the food.

I attended Whitney from 1956-1965, I considered it like entering a castle, the teachers were so dedicated to our learning, it was the days of Camelot, a truly magical time. Joel Werner class of 1965

I attended this school from pre-K until the beginning of 8th grade. During those years I unfortunately suffered bullying. I myself had brought this up to my teachers and nothing was done. I brought it up to the vice principal and nothing was done. I was hoping for some sort of help that not even the principal provided when I brought it to her attention. For many years it went unnoticed regardless of how many times I had reported it. It was only when I had an emergency evaluation by a licensed therapist during the school day that I finally received the help I so desperately needed. From then on, they began to truly care about bullying and its victims as soon as it had reached extreme of needing an intervention from a therapist. This school truly does nothing for its students and if I could leave a lower review, I would.

my children would come home almost every week with unexplained injuries or missing items such as clothes, school supplies and more. There does not seem to be a consistent curriculum in place. The administrative staff is cold and unapproachable. I tried checking reviews on Google, but it looks like they have been removed. Thankfully, I came across this site and saw that others have had similar experiences. Very disappointing save yourselves the trouble and stay away from this school