Klem Road North Elementary School

Klem South is a community with great teachers, involved parents and hard-working kids. As a parent, we have been thrilled with our experience at Klem South (we have two kids who started Kindergarten here and are now in 2nd grade and 5th grade). Based on our family's experience with the school, I was quite surprised that the school didn't have a better rating on this site.

My daughter is about to complete Universal Pre-Kindergarten from State Rd. We have had a 100% positive experience; she has grown and developed amazingly. Miss Schimpf and Mrs Schenkel are incredible teachers. She LOVED every day of it. I absolutely would recommend to any parent unsure about UPK, it is SO worthwhile. My daughter is ready now for kindergarten, and I don't feel worried about it. She has been placed in a different school for kindergarten, and I do feel somewhat sad to leave State Road. In our experience- it's a fantastic school.

The special education department could use significant improvement in promoting success for its students. There are still problematic behaviors that are being overlooked. Students who tend to escape or disengage are not being properly addressed, as they are placed in a section of the school that doesn't allow for their behaviors to be corrected. Consequently, when these students leave school, they continue to exhibit behaviors like running away. Many of them are merely receiving supervision rather than engaging in meaningful learning or developing independent skills, which complicates their transition into adulthood. My child’s experience was not positive; they were not provided with chances to learn from their mistakes. The staff often took over tasks, preventing any behavioral corrections because the children were never allowed the opportunity to struggle or fail. This lack of independence is concerning.

The school has sadly taken a turn for the worse, especially following the transition of the assistant principal. Once a place of promise, it now struggles under leadership that seems indifferent to the needs of special education students. It’s disheartening to see how the assistant principal's lack of empathy and drive can hinder our children’s potential. If you are contemplating sending your child for special education, I urge you to connect with other parents who may share their experiences. There are still a few dedicated teachers who feel frustrated by the current situation, but the overall atmosphere has soured, affecting not just the staff but the students as well. Each day feels increasingly challenging, and it's hard to watch this once-great school decline.

I graduated from St. Rita School as did my, sister, wife, and daughter. St Rita School provided the very best educational value without exception.

I thought that my daughter wasn't getting what she needed in her future career in the education seeing that there was a major failure to teach some basics on math.