Lincoln Elementary School

We have had now three children in this School. Our last is in 6th grade now and doing fine. Back in 2003 I started a job with the City of Cleveland and was required to live inside the City of Cleveland. That was repealed a few years back, We and many of my neighbors havent left. We could but we have seen no reason to. This school is a gem in the rough. Test scores consistently are better than the Parochial schools and the class size in Riverside is 15 students to a teacher whereas if you look at the Parochial school offerings, they are 25-30 students per teacher. This building has Air Conditioning. The other schools dont. Riverside is a brand new building (The old one was fine in my opinion. Our first was in that School for 2 years) The other schools in the area are ancient. Dont fall for the trap of thinking that if you pay a lot of money for something it is better. This school is one of three in the Cleveland School system that consistently shine. Be really careful with really bad reviews of this school. "All the teachers, All the Staff and All the parents are bad" I wrote this review as a counter to that review. I think we found one of the problem kids parents that were removed from this school. Do your research! Dont pay more for something that is inferior. You will have to figure out something better for High School if you live in this neighborhood. John Marshall is a joke even the teachers agree on that. (That School was renovated too but the quality of student there by in large is horrible) So the good time ends at grade 9.

My child entered second grade here as a new student below grade level in reading. By the end of the year she was at grade level. She has loved all of her teachers so far and the principal is wonderful.

One of the worst schools I have ever been to. So messy and there were so many mean kids there. The only thing I liked there was the food, but it still wasn't very good. I would never recommend this school to anyone.

Wonderfully positive, diverse school community here. Ms. Crawford is a fabulous principal, the teachers are highly experienced, and having a global perspective is a core value. (Note: Harrison’s test scores may be lower on average because English is not the first language of many students.)

I graduated from LCA nearly 10 years ago and am terrified that many of the same teachers and administration I had are still at this school. To say LCA was traumatizing is an understatement. The older I get the more I’ve reflected on my time there, and I can say with complete sincerity that the teachers were the worst I have ever experienced. They had no proper handling of students with disabilities, they frequently made children cry for small mistakes, and bullying was rampant and never solved. The bullies were usually from the parents who were friends with administration. Your children will be much happier and better off at a public school or another private school. Don’t waste a dollar here as it will end up being much more when your child is in therapy years down the road.