Ps 26 Rufus King

The staff and PTA work very hard to make the school feel like a second home for the students. My child transferred here towards the middle of the first marking period and is thriving. The principal, the office staff and the teachers have all been so welcoming and helpful.

My son is graduating fifth grade this year.We really liked the last principal, Miss Lee, She was very fair. The new principal Miss Ski has a bias against children that speak Mandarin. My son and two of his friends told me that he has heard the principal call these children “Mandarin” as if that is who they are rather than the language that they speak.

It was once a great school . The principal pulls teachers out of their classroom to do other duties instead of preparing students for state tests. In addition there’s so many behavioural issues that a dean was needed in addition to the two AP’s. There’s absolutely no accountability for actions.

This school is incredibly bad. I cant believe I sent my child here, I moved my child to this school. The second she came back, she complained. She kept saying the teachers were bias towards children with special needs and completely disregard those who are gifted. No honors classes, students are incredibly rude and unmannerly. Although this school claims that it's "no place for hate," bullying is a very big problem in which they also disregard. Do not send your child here, from one parent to another

I would not recommend this school under any circumstances. This would be the absolute last school on the list of options in terms of school culture, teacher quality and discipline. It’s very disorganized and there’s no sense of strong leadership.

When I first brought my children to this school I immediately fell in love with the school. Unfortunately these last two years after new leadership took over the school has changed dramatically. The principal is not an effective leader because she teaches too many classes. The school is under staff, so therefore teachers are teaching too many classes and cannot effectively focus on classes. Teachers need more training, school needs new text books. The text books the children have are extremely old. When you have a concern and you bring it to the principal she's unable to resolve your issue. The principal has no support from the school board, which is the main reason why the school is not doing well. Parents continue to take their children out the school and there are still no changes. So I had to make the same decision to remove my child from the school.