Dower Elementary School
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7 reviews
7817 John Dower Road West
Lakewood, WA 98499
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 583-5240
Community Reviews
Read what parents are saying about Dower Elementary SchoolPrincipal, counselor, teachers can’t be bothered to help resolve issues with bullies pushing and punching your child. They do not return your calls. Principal emailed us stating the counselor would call us. No call ever came. They just pass it off to the next person with no resolution. This is not a safe place for your child to attend school. Wish I could give a negative star review, if any school deserves it, it’s this one
Posted by a parent on 10/30/2023My son just started at Dower this year. My experience with them has been very "fake it till you make it". They put o a great charade for the community . They always have events and fun activities going on. But the staff that I have dealt with have all been bitter and unpleasant. His teacher is a first year teacher who has no clue how to handle kids. She only communicates with me now because I have complained about her not doing so and she is extremely resistant to any feedback I've offered her on bettering my kids issues in her class. I can NOT STAND this school and I can not wait to transfer my kid to a place where they will actually take an interest in how the kids are doing and where they will work alongside the parents no a regular basis. Not just parent teacher conferences .
Posted by a parent on 2/1/2018Dower Elementary is a Kids at Hope school. We believe that all students are talented, smart, and capable of success. I'm sorry for those who have had negative experiences in the past. Our staff works hard to engage kids in meaningful learning in a respectful, responsible and safe learning enviornment. We invite families to join us in our family activities and in volunteer opportunities.
Posted by a teacher on 11/18/2013Great teachers, awful principal. My children were happy, and the teachers always made sure, that as parents we were involved. The buildings were fairly updated and facilities clean. I was not impressed with the principal. We called CPS on a separate set of parents because of some things they had done to my son, and I called the principal asking to discuss this with her. I called back several days later, and then a third time a few days after that. Not only did she not ONCE return my calls, when I asked her if she'd heard my messages, she brushed me off. I found out a while later that this parent had not only been a chaperone for 2 field trips, but had been allowed to get my son away from the other students and teachers. Fortunately nothing bad happened, but we changed schools IMMEDIATELY. Mrs Dawson doesn't take the child's safety seriously enough. She should be ashamed.
Posted by a parent on 7/26/2013UNHELPFULL! Not only was the lady extremely rude but was extremely unhelpful in answering my questions. I called about enrolling my daughter into all day kindergarden and she acted like it was sooo hard to give me information to basic questions. If thats the kind of atmosphere my daughter will be around i want nothing to do with it.
Posted by a parent on 3/14/2013Nearby Schools
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Lakewood schools - Dower Elementary School is located at 7817 John Dower Road West, Lakewood WA 98499. Dower Elementary School is in the Clover Park School District. Dower Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.
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