Eastside Lutheran School

great!!! I'd give them an 8/9 out of 10. The teachers are always keeping parents update like with dojo app. The principal helps everyone out and can always be found, very easy to talk to. Can't forget the office lady Donna, great memory always makes me feel welcome. I love this school

My daughter attended this school from K-2nd grade. This school is currently in transition. It is getting a new addition this year that will improve handicap accessibility and add more classrooms. The PTA/PTO is mostly new moms rebooting the group. There is a new Asst. Vice Principal and P.E. teacher as of last year who seem very good.It is a very LARGE elementary school with close to 500 students (about 75-100 in each grade/22-23 per class). It has sacrificed most of its once large library for additional class rooms. The playground, although up to code, is showing it's age. The school is adjacent to Kennedy Park that has some lovely facilities. The principal and school staff works very hard with what they have and are generally supportive and friendly. Study groups and after school activities are almost non-existent. MSCR, the YMCA, Scouting groups and Girls on the Run provide outside options for these activities. The school seems to have a decent music and art program. They have a classroom dedicated to technology assisted learning using chrome books that student can use 1-2 times a week. They also have a 3D printer. All school communications are provided in either American English, Spanish or Hmong. The school offers before and after childcare and there are many in-home child providers in walking distance. (Use Nextdoor.com to access them.)The size of the school and difficulty in pick-up and drop-off from Meadowlark proved too much for us. (We are not eligible for bus pick-up.) We are looking into a smaller, more manageable environment for our children next year. I suggest parents do their research and check out all the area school alternatives when enrolling their child. MMSD home schooling and private schools such as St. Dennis Catholic, Holy Cross Lutheran and Abundant Life are popular alternatives in this area.

This school does a phenomenal job educating the kids and preparing them for school beyond St. Dennis! I particularly enjoy the school families, where students are assigned to groups with 1-2 kids from each grade from the school so they can learn from and support each other!

My child has attended IMA for 8 years now and will finish his high school education there. The instructors are dedicated and focused, and really take the time to get to know each learner’s strengths and challenges. We went through the IEP process there and it has been collaborative and very supportive. The school has given my child real world skills, confidence in himself, and has reinforced values that are important to our family, including curiosity about others’ experiences, community care and engagement, and collaboration.

Our child was drifting through the cracks at his large middle school: not thriving, but also not causing trouble, so the teachers weren't lending much support. After changing to Isthmus Montessori Academy, we saw our kid blossom both socially and academically. In the social realm, it's an environment where learners respect each other even if they are different from one another. Academically, learners think deeply, research and write papers at a high level, and engage authentically from a place of intrinsic motivation. Meanwhile, there is explicit instruction on how to keep organized and plan long-term projects. Our learner will stay at the school through high school. We are confident that our child is developing the skills needed for college and for adult life.