Cub Run Elementary School

We have grown to love the staffing here (from teachers, PTA staff and cafeteria staff!) We truly feel they care for the students and am excited for the renovations. The PTA here is also amazing and have created the community feel. Teachers and staffing have an easy way to communicate with parents so that has been a helpful tool to stay informed with what's going on with our children.

this school stinks they text me at 12am once BUZZ OFF

I have a kindergartner at this school and so far am very impressed with how they handle kids with medical issues. My daughter has a variety of medical concerns, the biggest being she has a severe food allergy. Of course sending a 5 year old into a school with something like this is very nerve wracking. However, the school has many precautions in place and lots of well trained staff. In the classroom, my daughter is thriving. She has become very social, confident, and truly enjoys going to school. You can see how involved her teachers are and that they really care about their students. She has learned so much and we are very impressed with her progress. I think what I like most is how involved all the staff are. I mean, when I drop my daughter off to school there are many mornings where the principal is out in the line helping kids get out of their cars and into the school building. Most of the teachers seem to know my child's name and take time to interact with her in positive ways. I feel very lucky to have my child attend such a great school with quality educators!

Poplar Tree is a wonderful school! It’s motto “We All Belong Here” rings true as it’s a place that celebrates its diverse population by making everyone feel that they are a part of the team. Both my son and daughter have had fabulous experiences during their elementary career. It’s no surprise teachers rarely leave…and some that do leave often come back! Anyone would be lucky to have their child learn at Poplar Tree!

As a former student, here is my opinion of the school. Learning/teaching, sts taught things but they didn't help me truly learn, this caused me to really struggle in high school. Only a couple classes out of like 8 DID teach me something. Teachers at sts are very biased, they spend like 15 minutes out of 45 per period yelling at a specific student or the whole class. They don't discipline the students enough. Also, they always make the whole class get in trouble when there was one singular student that did something wrong. Social & emotional support: they did ok with this, they had guidance but it was literally or similarly the same exact lesson every single time "lets go over the virtue of the month", like yes, its important but we did it every single year. The school had a counselor that taught the class & you can talk about your problems, but I honestly don't think anyone goes to the counselor that I know of. Special education: it is terrible, if you have a child that you want to enroll into sts, don't. There curriculum for special needs is not good, they will literally plop your child into an ordinary class with no like helper or anything. Every single special needs kid I know, left the school. Safety: I don't know how it works but I didn't feel safe at that school, they had no like detectors for all students & just people in general. Family Engagement: they have a ton of activities that people liked at the school that includes all family & friends like galas, auctions, etc. I have personally never been to any but I bet they were inviting. Additional stuff: every single review on this page is most likely preschool parents, if you are a preschool parent, good for you but as your child grows older, they curriculum won't be fun anymore. Preschool to first grade are probably the most fun grades, so as you get older it isn't fun anymore. Next thing: they are EXTREMELY short-staffed, I was planning to go into geometry freshman year of high school but no, I was in algebra 1 because they didn't grade my test to move up. For, I think, my seventh grade year at sts, I had a substitute teacher for a very long time before they found an actual teacher (who by the way, wasn't the best). Also most of the teachers are parents of the current students attending sts. Next, the principal is not the best either, he is intimidating & takes things way too far. Lastly, mass & religion are mandatory subjects. There is mass every morning on fridays. theres def more, but ya,bye:)

I love this school. It has better education than most public schools. This school has great teachers that actually prepare you for next year. Also, the School has smaller grade numbers. For example the 7th grade has only 16 kids and I'm one of them. This school is great.