Congress Park Elementary School

9311 Shields Avenue

School District

La Grange 102
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 22, 2024

We love CP! The dual language program has been a blessing, as it has enabled my children to begin to communicate with their Spanish speaking friends, neighbors, and family members. The “specials” classes (library, art, music, gym) are creative and engaging, too. Each year students with aids/that have behavioral or other issues have been included in their classes (despite what previous reviewer said), so I’m glad that my children are learning to work alongside them, as well. The school would benefit from more parent engagement, but that’s an outside issue that the school doesn’t have control of.
Submitted by parent on December 20, 2023

The dual language program has hurt the students. It is a very poorly-structured system that has led to very high turnover with teachers.We have recently lost a large amount of great teachers because of the poorly-implemented dual language program. The school puts any student with a learning or behavioral disorder in the english speaking class (there is 1 english class and 3 spanish classes per grade). This means the english classroom is full of all of the difficult children. This is not fair to the teachers, nor is it fair to the kids. No teacher can deal with that many challenging students in one room. No student can get the attention he/she needs. The only option the teachers have is to suck it up or quit.There is no evidence showing that the dual language program has provided any real benefit to the students. The people who implemented the program just wanted to pad their resume. They left the school after a few years, taking promotions or retiring, despite promising that they would stick it out for at least 5 years.This program is not about the students. It is about a few administrators who wanted to get promoted, and then abandoned the school before things got really bad.tl;dr; Congress Park was used as a pilot school for the dual language program without any thought for the teachers' or the kids' well being. The people who implemented it took promotions and left. Many teachers have quit. Things have just gotten worse for the students since the program was introduced.
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2019

Our family has n=been in District 102 for 29 years all 6 of our children attended Congress Park
Submitted by parent on November 05, 2016

Great place to educate your kids! Parents and teachers work together to collaborate on what's best for your child. Diverse school population,and a very inclusive environment.
Submitted by parent on August 01, 2013

Congress Park thrives in diversity. My daughter not olny sees herself but so many other cultures to learn from. My daughter showed signs of difficulty with her reading and math skills, but thanks to the teacher and their programs my daughter is thriving.
Submitted by parent on April 03, 2013

LOVE THIS SCHOOL and the entire school district. The teachers are great, the teaching style works with all kids and everyone is extremely friendly and open.