John Mills Elementary School

The best school!We are love everything about this school .

Horrible school and environment please stay away from this place

I cannot recommend Canty Elementary School. The administration has shown little regard for the well-being of children and seems more focused on politics and personal interests than on creating a safe, supportive environment for students.My children were bullied repeatedly, and the administration failed to take appropriate action. On one occasion, the principal even told my child (in front of me) that they were “making up stories,” only to later review the cameras and see my child defending themselves against being punched with a lunchbox. While the bully was suspended multiple times, the school refused to separate classes or take meaningful steps to protect my child. The bullying continued during recess, leaving my child feeling unsafe every day.Canty advertises itself as a fine arts school, but when I asked the principal what that meant, the answer I received was simply that teachers apply for grants. In reality, there are very limited resources, and aside from one play a year (previously thanks to Mr. Rivera, who has since retired), there is little evidence of a strong fine arts program.The culture among some staff is equally concerning. The art teacher told first graders to “shut up” on the first day of school, and many of the teachers seem burned out and disengaged, staying on only for the paycheck. This is a disservice to the students and the community.Canty has potential but desperately needs leadership and staff who truly care about children and their education. Until then, I would not recommend this school.

They hired a worker "behavioral interventionist" who is implementing his experiences with gang and violence on streets in Humboldt Park on students in Dever. Real "pro" who is supposed to help students with social - emotional support is actually just reporting on students and call them problematic. He should be hired in detention center not in school. Bad for Dever they hire undergraduate with no degree in pedagogy to interact with students.

while writitng this i have graduated a few years ago from this school and have attened this elementary school from first to eight grade. The assignments done at school truely helped prepare for high school becuase it helps being up reading levels. They can provide more support in the math section. The teachers are alright. They do well with providing consouler support and social emotinal learing and also help accomdating students (at least from what i've seen becuase I myself did not have accomdations.)what really gets me is the community of kids that go here. They are rude and disrespectful and are bullies. This can be observeded THROUGHOUT the grades starting as early as 4th. They sell and distrubt things kids cannot have till they are 18 .They bully people and harrasment happens often. This school will give your kid insecurities and can change their behavior. Children often model the behavior of those around them. If disruptive or aggressive behavior is normalized (which it is between the kids here) they can adopt similar patterns to fit in or protect themselves. so its no wonder they are turn aggresive becuase they are surrounded by such behavior for 40 hours a week. Do not send your kid unless you want this