Elementary Tree Elementary School

it do4s nkit show you all the subjects and there are lots of fghtsts there. and pricniple does not care about no one.,

Both of my children attended PS13 from kindergarten. For the first few years, we were pleased with the instruction and the teachers’ attentiveness. However, after 3rd grade, we noticed a steep decline in the quality of teaching and teacher engagement.Teachers seemed increasingly unmotivated and disconnected from their students. Communication was poor—you’d be lucky to receive a timely response to emails or messages. When concerns were raised, many teachers became defensive instead of working with parents to support student success.The school appears to place far more emphasis on the arts than on core academics. At the time my children were enrolled, there were no science or STEM classes until 5th grade. In today’s digital age, this delay puts students at a clear disadvantage compared to their peers elsewhere.To be fair, the principal was actively involved and did make efforts to work with parents. Unfortunately, the overall teaching environment and culture in the upper grades overshadowed that leadership. By the time my oldest reached 4th grade, we knew we had to move both of our children to another school.At their new school, they are thriving—even with a more rigorous curriculum and full schedule. We were not surprised to find more than a dozen other former PS13 students there as well; many parents clearly shared our concerns and chose to transfer out before graduation.While PS13 had promise in the early grades, the lack of consistent quality instruction, STEM opportunities, and supportive teacher-parent relationships after 3rd grade ultimately drove us to make a change for the better.

The ratings would seem pretty apt for the mid 90s, but the fact this persists in the present day? Not at all surprising.

It's honestly not the teachers, its the administration. Principal has no idea what's going on in her school. She hires her friends to run and bully the teachers for her. I've seen the principal on multiple occasions yell at her staff over something that she, herself or her other school coaches started. Teachers are scared of her and are miserable based on the looks on their faces when they come in to school every day.She bullies her staff so much that each year, on average, 10-15 teachers leave to find a much better school. The lack of administration and staff communication is horrific or nonexistant.Children are herded like cattle and are not celebrated. No birthdays are allowed to be celebrated, no kindergarten graduation ceremony, not even a 5th grade graduation ceremony! The poor children are not allowed to be kids. Yes they have a school carnival and a field day for the children, but if they upset the school aids (who have more of a voice than teachers and often bully teachers as well), children get recess taken away and are forced to sit in a sweltering auditorium silently or they are talked down to and demoralized.Curriculum is a joke in this school too. Constant changing programs, the principal listens to her hired coach friends and they try out a program briefly without planning or research and it typically fails because not enough time is spent actually learning it. The teachers teach in fear each day. I can see it on their faces when I bring my child to school! Who wants to be in such a miserable situation?!If parents are looking to have their child attend here or if teachers are looking to work here, trust me, as a parent of a child who is miserable here and can't get out due to zoning and overcrowding, just be careful! Either run far away, or just be able to deal with a high level of stress, no communication, and overwhelmingness.