John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Community is diverse, welcoming, curious, involved and kind. Most amazing pta and school staff I’ve ever been a part of. Teachers who stay for 20+ or 30+ years, free math tutoring programs after school, before and after, activities and an overall sense of a real community and learning.

My experience with CCHRS has been very positive my daughter started there when she was 4 years old she’s now 7 and we love Cchrs we are very pleased me and my husband feel it has a warm nurturing environment the faculty is very dedicated Cchrs provides a great academic and faith based foundation for our daughter we are so happy with CCHRS

The school has ongoing issues with high teacher turnover, bullying, student inappropriate use of electronics during school., hard to believe that a catholic school WiFi does not block adult sites. They are good at hiding issues, and good with poor communication

Favoritism and toxicity: the two words that best describe RCDS. The administration loves to undermine ambitious students — unless you have gone to the school forever, have connections to the board, donate millions, or fall into a particular demographic, you will be treated like an inconvenience regardless of what you contribute to the “community.” There is no school spirit because there is nothing to love about RCDS — aside from the few good teachers that make classes and student life more bearable. The education itself is not far from what you would find in a traditional public school. Most of the buildings are in need of significant renovations and/or maintenance (ex., the major mice infestation in the upper school). Most people chose to attend RCDS because of its prestige despite its reputation for being a competitive sink-or-swim environment. The thing is, even if you’re a student that CAN easily “swim” at RCDS, you can probably achieve just as much AND be happier elsewhere.