Queen Of Apostles Elementary School

The special needs program and teachers absolutely failed my child. It was a very poor program, the teacher made Facebook posts about my low functioning autistic child while doing absolutely nothing to help him. The principal Robyn screamed at me once in front of my child because it took me an hour to drive from Milwaukee to pewaukee to pick him up from school sick. I was a single mother in school- I made it there as fast as I could and she screamed at me in the Parking lot in front of my child and everyone else. It was embarrassing, tacky, classless, and I pulled my kid out of that school soon after. My son went from being scared to go to school to happy and thriving where he is now.

My daughter goes to Richmond and likes the teachers and students there. The school puts a lot of efforts to straighten the communications and interactions with parents, so that I am kept updated with what's going on in her class and the school. The school uses different tools to enrich students' academic, social and emotional experience at school as well as home. The teachers provides students and parent resources to help each individual to be successful. Per the School Report Card for 2017, Richmond received highest Overall score, highest Student Achievement score and highest closing gaps score in 5 years. It is a great school!

There appears to be no safety protocols in place in the school. 3-6 year old children seem free to play around open bonfires. Doors are not locked or monitored. Teachers seem overwhelmed and have difficulty dealing with stress.

This area is filled with great schools, public and private, which is why we regretted choosing this school. The leadership is weak, the communication between parent/teacher is poor. There is also little support from the parish priest. For other schools, their involvement has made a big difference in a school's success. Most of the teacher's teaching style is antiquated and inflexible which leads to favoritism. The schools curriculum can't compete with larger schools as there no variety in subjects like math and science. They have replaced over half of their teachers but we're not confident this will fix anything.

My daughter has excelled at CELA and looks forward to going to school. The smaller class sizes allows for her teachers to know when she needs extra help and provide that to her. CELA is a school that has caring, supportive teachers that are really committed to student success. The faith based environment teaches about Jesus and how we can emulate our lives after his actions. The building is beautiful and I feel confident that my daughter is safe inside.