Highland Elementary School

As a single mother learning about new disabilities within me. The school has been the least helpful, any concerns I needed to address they felt attacked rather than helping me with my children. Which in turn they would start being passive aggressive to remain "professional" to help us. We're looking towards CO's education system.

We love the atmosphere and the staff at Columbia Elementary. We are confident in the teachers and the education they provide to our daughters learning.

Kindergarten and 1st grade was wonderful! We really thought the school was great at that time. However, we started to encounter problems at 2nd grade. All of a sudden, technology took over and the only way to see our child's work was through an app. There was never any homework and we never really saw exactly how our child was progressing. 3rd grade came along and it got even worse. We found out that all the students had their own iPads in the class and were on them about 80% of the time. It's no wonder our children seem to be behind. The school also has a lack of filters on them since children have accidentally accessed inappropriate material. The principal seems to be more concerned over tardiness then the actual learning of the children. Drop off is a nightmare and they love to inconvenience any parent that might arrive just in the nick of time for school. Not friendly and they don't care. Test scores are terrible and we are pulling our children out of this school as it seems to be getting worse each year.

All my children have attended from pre-k on. They were given a strong foundation in math and reading before moving to a public school, where they excelled above their peers. The staff is welcoming, kind and really cares about the children.

This is a great school! I love it. The staff are wonderful and the spirit is certainly Christian. All three of my children have completed thier education at Cornerstone Christian Academy and have continued to college.