St Barbara Elementary School

This is a good school I would recommend it because of the ability to learn and at the same time you can also have more fun

The quality of the school as a recent graduate was average at best and saddening at worst. I will only talk about eighth grade overall because i best remember it. The eighth grade teachers try their best but lash out often (usually for good reasons and intentions) However work at times can feel repetitive and some assignments are never graded or checked (mostly in Social Studies and Reading) which leads to alot of frustration among the students, leading to lackluster effort in work. Additionally, this applies to math and mathematics only, our teacher very poorly taught and reviewed the subject. She sped ran the teaching of it, creating confusion and overall suffering because of our lack of time to process the information and lack of good teaching for us to understand it. The teachers have empathy for the students, giving us break time after stressful periods such as CPS testing. The teachers tried incorporating fun projects and work at some points but I think we should've had more creative projects that made us truly think about it. Our prep teachers were okay overall, however some can be unnecessarily rude and mean and times. Actually, a good amount of faculty were unreasonably rude and disrespectful towards students yet expected respect from said students they disrespected. Most of the students is just friends with others of the same race and mild discrimination (usually jokes but some people are just racist/other discrimination). Anyways this school was fine

The principal is a joke. Student safety and overall mental health is the last thing on his agenda. He does not care about anyone's kids getting bullied. It is not a safe environment for kids. There are zero consequences. All the kids have to do is say "sorry" And All is forgiven. Kids have gotten so smart that they know they can do whatever they want to anyone. The kids are literally running around wild. It's like the wild wild West. If you send your kid here, you would not be able to sleep at night. There are good teachers there but their hands are tied.

We moved our child from a so called 9/10 on great schools to Jungman STEM Magnet and could not be happier! Jungman provides a challenging academic setting, incredible STEM and Media classes, and whole child social/emotional support. In 7th grade our kid got to take Algebra which is more common only in larger Academic Center schools! Jungman has new STEM equipment that is being used by the students all the time like 3D printers, laser cutters, as well as a full broadcasting studio with green screens. I also appreciate their large cluster program which has helped my child stand up for the needs and rights of her friends. Moving schools wasn’t easy for my daughter but the warmth of the administration and teachers solidified our choice. In February 2025 Jungman won the prestigious Merit Award given by Magnet Schools of America. Jungman is one of only nine CPS magnet schools to have been named a 2025 School of Excellence or Distinction for their exemplary commitment to upholding academic standards and implementing innovative programming that fosters academic growth among students.So yes, schedule a tour at Jungman and see for yourself if it’s a good fit for your child. We took a leap of faith and landed in the perfect spot for us!

This school is teaching the per-k transgender stuff. They seem to celebrate everything but GOD. Do not trust them. They are the problem.