Wilson Elementary School

I say never judge a school by its test scores. We were looking for an elementary school in this system that works for our daughter and Grant is it. The school's leadership makes all the difference and it shows with the warnth of the staff and the outstanding and dynamic teachers. Grant is diverse which is great not an uptight school with the establishment of the South Hill. The academic offerings are strong as well as the extracurriculars.

They refuse to follow my child's IEP. Having an IEP does not mean my child is stupid so yes as the school administrators say my kid is smart but you still need to follow the IEP. Only here because of how the district lines are drawn and this is our assigned school.

I can't say enough good things about Jefferson. My kids have flourished here--GREAT teachers. When we found out we were moving to Spokane, I worried that we should limit our house search to the schools on the South Hill with the highest Great Schools scores. Fortunately, I talked with a Spokane native who said, "I don't think you can go wrong with any of the schools on the upper South Hill," (Jefferson, Adams, Mullen Road, Moran Prairie, Wilson, Hutton). Of those schools, Jefferson has the lowest "rating", yet it's a fantastic school with amazing, committed teachers who will spend their whole careers there. It is a beautiful new building with a great surrounding playground (beautiful tall pines) in a great neighborhood. One of my favorite parts about the school is that it brings in kids from both the ritzy neighborhood to the west AND from the more normal neighborhoods to the east and south.

Our daughter really enjoyed this school. She went there with pleasure. We are a family that came from Ukraine. My daughter did not speak English at all. Thanks to the teachers, and especially the kindergarten teacher Miss Kuzel and her assistants, our daughter is now fluent in English. She was able to catch up with her peers in her studies and graduated from kindergarten with good results. Teacher feedback is a separate respect. Miss Kuzel is very attentive and caring. I am very grateful to the teachers and office workers for the work done.

My children currently attend Southside and we have only had wonderful experiences. The principal is incredibly kind and the entire staff is so helpful. We feel incredibly welcomed and included in our children's education. I would highly recommend this school to anyone.

Administration is incompetent, seem to be acting as if their school is out of money - it’s the Catholic Church, they have plenty of money. Their greed should not be passed on to families.

The environment is very nurturing and welcoming and has an excellent and rigorous educational program. The communication with teachers and staff is amazing, and class sizes are small.