Dick Scobee Elementary School

I believe this school has come a long way. The teachers and staff are helpful and great! Tons of family engagement and really keeping parents in the know.

We were, of course, concerned about the GreatSchools rating, which was a 3 at the time we enrolled. Nevertheless, our initial experience was very positive. Our daughter had a truly great first experience of school and will always remember her beloved teacher. Progress and testing were well measured and communicated. We're disappointed that the teachers decided not to face the minimal risk of staying open due to fears of COVID, but this was decided by teachers unions and at the district level and does not reflect specifically on Washington Elementary.

My son has attended for six years, starting with Pre-K, and has had a great time.

Our child went to GRMS fir their infant and toddler program. Initially the school seemed wonderful and we enjoyed the nurturing in infant care. As our child gets older and transitioning into 18mo class then 3 year class that's when we see some problems. The staffs were inconsistent with helping young children to learn "not to hurt" someone through biting, pushing and hitting. We constantly see our child coming home almost every week with deep scratches in knee, palms, and finally cheeks. I had stayed outside of the class to observe and noticed teacher's lack of attention to young kids and raised their voice when feeling frustrated. It is especially very unfortunate when we try to communicate our concerns to the head of school and Diana simply said they are doing their best. After another 3 months of patience waiting for school to improve, our child had cried for almost everyday during drop off for a month (new problem since our child didn't ever cry during infant and 18mo class) and worst of it was some days go without eating lunch (said on the school report) we decided to pull our kid out of the older toddler program 18mo-3yr. We switched to another reputable Montessori and our child is striving and wanting to go the new school!