St Matthew Catholic School

This school continues to disappoint day after day. Ratings are based on outdated test scores, not actual faculty and how the school is ran. The principal left the school in the middle of the year. The lady in the front office is rude and full of misinformation. The busses dont even get me started on that. The carpool lane is a mess. Parking across the street and walking over is the only way to get your kid in on time. They tell you not to do it, but dont enforce it, instead they punish those who actually wait in the carpool lane. My kids complain the teachers cant control their classes. There are multiple complaints of the staff being rude to the children. They send out notification blasts daily asking for money, but never bother to send out reminders for things that matter like teacher work days or early dismissals. The school is very fake and tries to portray themselves a certain way, its all lip service, smoke and mirrors. They set the bar low for themselves and fail to achieve it. There is no emotional support or care for the individual. They only care about test scores and appearances. If you are moving to the area because you heard the schools are good, dont believe the hype. Its over crowded, over populated, over taxed, and just getting worse year over year.

You will be hard-pressed to find a better school than Knights View. It is a brand new, state-of-the-art school led by the best principal you could ask for. Despite CMS' budget shortcomings and the fact that CMS elementary education is a black box with very little practical visibility into what is being taught, the teachers and staff make up for it by applying themselves 100% to ensuring every day is simply another day in paradise for those kids. I don't know how they do it. It takes a great leader to inspire and sustain this kind of performance and for that I'm extremely grateful for Principal Rogers. She is hands down the best, both as a person and an administrator. Her staff also deserves a lot of recognition for putting in the time and effort to make this a great school that should have had at least twice the budget to be functioning at this level. Principal Rogers is the one who implemented the Leader In Me program and it really shows in each kid. Best principal, best teachers, best school building. It's a night and day difference with the surrounding elementary schools. If you want your child to benefit from more advanced learning, outside tutoring is highly recommended, as is evidenced by some of the numerous evaluation platforms in CMS which test kids on advanced topics without ever actually teaching them. That's something that unfortunately not even this amazing school can overcome. Fret not, your child will get at least 90% of everything they need to succeed here. You will not get anywhere near that success level at other CMS schools.