Olsen Park Elementary School

2409 Anna Street

School District

Amarillo Independent
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 19, 2018

I love this school! We moved from another elementary in town & the difference is night & day! The entire atmosphere is encouraging, welcoming & positive!
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2015

My son has gone here for two years. We absolutely love the teachers he has had both years. They are wonderful!
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2013

Wonderful school, the teachers love my children, and my children love their teachers! Texas has dropped a lot of things I think are important in school, but that is not the primary schools decision. The teachers we have had are very passionate about their jobs.
Submitted by parent on February 14, 2013

This school does not grade children like a traditional public school. They provide report cards where the teacher rates the child on a scale from 1 (doesn't meet) to 4 (almost always exceeds) on where they think they are as compared to where they should be at that point in the year. My children have had some just okay teachers and also some amazing teachers at this school. I do not like the pass/fail system that the school uses. This is the only school in the district to use this system at this time. I had a teacher tell me that none of the other schools have "jumped on board with this program" and from the conversation it sounded as though she disagreed with the program as well. There is nothing spectacular about this school from my experience but at the same time there are worse schools in the district.
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2012

This is a school that is filled with caring educators. My daughter has ADHD and every teacher has been beyond patient with her. The school within a school program teaches real learning not just for the test. She is always questioning things and talking to others about her questions.
Submitted by parent on January 14, 2011

We have three children and all have or are still attending Olsen. It is a small school with family value and a focus on TRUE learning. The school within a school program is the first of its kind within AISD thanks to all the long hours and hard work from the Principal and his staff who volunteered. That kind of dedication is hard to find in this self serving world we live in. Thank you Olsen for your dedication to the students, our children, our future. P.S. Keep prayer at the PTA meetings!
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2010

My son has learned a great deal in kindergarten at Olsen during the first six week of school. My wife and I met with my son s teacher yesterday so she could talk with us about the work my son has done. His teacher explained what he has learned so far and showed us some of his work that she has kept to illustrate his learning. We were given a paper to fill out so the school could test my son for the gifted and talented program. My son is participating in the School within a School program and it has been great. No religion or Christian theology has been forced on my son in anyway. This is his second year at Olsen because he attended pre-k there last year. All of the time he has spent at Olsen has been great.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2008

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