C P Squires Elementary School

Beyond an amazing school. I feel extremely comfortable with both my kids attending this school

As far as homework, Kit Carson Elementary School is a very good school to go to. Homework is assigned on Monday and is due on Friday of that same week. The teachers are very nice. The only time the teachers aren't nice to students is during discipline. When the teachers get a bad note from a substitute, the lecture is for everyone because you knew what was expected from your teacher so all of the students saying the teacher was mean are only saying this because they got yelled at for doing the things that they did. I am a former student at Kit Carson and it was a pleasure being there. I was there from Pre-K to 5th grade and never have I been accused of doing something I know I didn't do. This school needs improvement on how they work on bullying. I think when students are bullied the teachers aren't addressing the situation as they should. Every teacher, counselor, and principal has faith in all of their students no matter how the child acts. I do believe that some of the issues that go on with students are because of what they are taught at home. Some parents feel the need to not address some situations with their children and I understand why, but the things that your child does, they get it from their parents so parents need to watch what they are doing around their children. Overall this school is a very good school and I recommend for every student that lives on the westside to go there.

This school gets additional funding for being a one-star school and lacks books my other son's 5-star school gets less funding and has more books and resources than this school (direct observation)! Their financial statements should be audited because I can't see the funds going to the kids (personally).If I were zoned for this school I would get a zone variance. 1-star schools are so far below average how can you expect your child to learn. They are the bottom of the National averages. Safety - 2 words - School lockdowns for hours with no communication on if the child is safe. Teachers are instructed to not answer the parent's text or call in lockdown. The special ed program just wants you to keep your child in the program and make up reports to keep getting the funding. The Special ED teacher said he would edit his report and never did!

This school was wonderful before the current Principal was put into place. Since then, they have been unorganized, uncaring, and lack of vision magnet school in CCSD. Very sad to see this once great school go downhill as fast as it did. They had great Teachers who have left and now have good enough (still not magnet caliber). CCSD Administration should look at the practices of this school and use it as an example of “What Not To Do” when finding a Principal without proper experience. Good luck to all others when considering this school.

The worst school my kids have been to everyone was so rude