Parkway Elementary School

Principal Nelson has a reputation for bullying children. Assistant principal Peterson does not have the integrity to speak up. The incompetence of the administration starts at the top as the superintendent relinquishes all power of decisions to a unethical law firm (attolles). Pending federal law suits regarding currently.

Great school with small class sizes. Situated near public parks in a small, safe neighborhood.

This school is the worst school ever. The teachers dont teach and the kids dont learn. I saw 2 roaches come out of someones desk. They need an inspector and an exterminator. The lower grade girls bathroom has water everywhere and someone could slip and get hurt. The teachers arent smart and cant teach. They need to be shut down.

It is so fun and amazing! All the people there are so nice and although the classes are pretty difficult, the school does everything they can to help you and make life easier. Small class sizes and daily prayer allows you to form unbreakable bonds with teachers and students, and the teachers are always there to meet with you and answer any questions even if the school day is over. The schedule is perfect with the right amount of classes each day and Eastbrook goes above and beyond with the curriculum of their classes. I could say so much more but don't have enough space!

This school has been an amazing place for my children. Its sense of community combined with the values instilled is creating the next of generation of kind leaders. And beyond that the school continues to have solid academic expectations.

Very happy with the new leadership team at St. Monica’s and with the children’s teachers thus far (my oldest is in third grade).

It's almost a year out since my child was enrolled in this school but after having time to reflect I want to make sure parents are aware of our experience. My child was around 2.5 when starting his first "school" experience here. He was part time (3 hours in the morning) and attended maybe a total of 5 or 6 school days before they told me they needed to unenroll him. The reasoning was regarding his emotional regulation. I could definitely see that he was having a hard time with emotional regulation - even at home. They also advised me to get him evaluated. I have no issues with getting my son help that he needs, but it did shock me to have such a strong response after barely knowing him and without giving him a chance to acclimate to a new environment. I asked for specific things that happened to understand what he was doing exactly that would result in him being unenrolled and the examples they gave were like "running around" and "struggling with the routine". I thought they were going to tell me he physically hurt someone or himself or that he was destructive to the classroom.I took time to reflect on their comments and spoke to his doctor. He did not have concerns and said that at 2.5 we cannot expect toddlers to have a grasp on their emotional regulation yet. Since this experience, he has now been in different schools where he is thriving. It's not due to smaller class ratios - the school he is in now has the same ratio and he is so happy to go to every day. I'm not sure what was going on at North Shore that made him so distressed. I believe if they gave him the opportunity to adjust he could have done well there too. Unfortunately, I think they only accept specific types of children that can follow very rigid routines. I chose a Montessori school because I thought the philosophy was to follow a child's lead as opposed to rigidity. I definitely acknowledge that my child was having a harder time managing his emotions (especially at that age), but parents of toddlers who are still learning how to regulate emotions and need more fluidity to just be a kid should be aware of this before enrolling.I also want to note that I find it extremely odd that you can't find reviews on this school. Google reviews are turned off, and there are only 2 posts on Facebook.