Howard Elementary School

This school is so great. The teachers have all been kind and communicate with me regularly. The additional staff I have interacted with are all kind and take time to know the students too. The principal has even gotten her dog trained as a therapy animal! The program is IB, so the children start learning Spanish as soon as they start school. Every year with the combined efforts of the teachers/administration and parents supporting the students, the test scores are going up. They make sure to keep families involved too. There are many opportunities to go to the school to have activity days with the children (tie dying shirts, concerts, and joining in for PE are some I've been to). They have two show choir teams and every extracurricular class is enjoyed by my child. They also are able to do community things as well. When I first moved to the neighborhood I got a gift of a painted birdhouse from a kindergartner. And my son has gone to the elderly care home around the corner multiple times to bring art/flowers. I truly cannot say enough good things.

Awesome staff and great new principal. This school was a Bronze Award winner in 2012 with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Can't say enough about how wonderful my daughters experience was here. Very caring teachers and support staff!

I love this school for my kids and my kids love this school too. I'll start off to say we are Native American. And my children are treated just as fairly as the other students. We are a low income family and the school social worker has worked very hard to help us out with resources in situations where we needed it (winter clothes, energy assistance ect.) My son was very behind on reading because he was in virtual learning in the 2020-2021 school year (thanks covid). He was put in a block for 30 minutes a day for a small group or one on one reading lessons which helped GREATLY and in 3 semesters he's caught up to the rest of his peers in reading and writing. My daughter had some behavioral blocks going into kindergarten and they set her up with the school counselor which has also greatly improved her school experience. The teachers are great and understanding. And I greatly appreciate everyone who works together with our family to meet our goals academically. Even emotionally my daughter can be standoffish with some people, it was making her anxious to go to school. I asked for a conference with her teacher regarding this and we came up with a plan to help her feel more comfortable at school. Overall this school is amazing. I've wanted to move because my apartment isn't ideal for us at this time but because the school has been so amazing and the kids love going to this school we have decided to stick around a little longer. Communication with the teachers and staff is SO important when it comes to making sure you and your children's voices are heard and I might add CIVIL communication. No school is perfect, but their willingness to understand and help my children and I has been absolutely outstanding.

My wife and I have 4 children now at Providence Academy. I cannot give this school a high enough recommendation. The teachers and school administration love God and love our children. The academics speak for themselves. If your family aligns with the schools mission and vision; I would strongly suggest touring this school and getting more information.