Johnson STEAM Academy School

355 18th Street Southeast

School District

Cedar Rapids Community
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 29, 2019

This school rates 10/10. The changes in our student have been phenomenal. He's gone from being a troublemaker to an engaged student who is helpful, caring, and talented.
Submitted by parent on April 25, 2018

A ten. Their approach to learning really helps the kids actually understand what they are learning.
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2016

I moved from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids in January 2016. The Iowa City school scored fairly well in this category and I am shocked to see people reviewing this school poorly. Johnson Steam Academy is a lifesaver for my first grader. The teachers care deeply about each student and looks out for all of the children above and beyond what the Iowa City school did. The curriculum and presentation of materials involves the children and requires that they actively participate in a way that helps them learn. Not every child learns the traditional methods taught these days and I am glad my daughter goes to this school because she needs extra support. Even if I have to get a second job to pay rent, I will not move away from this school until she is in middle school. It is that good!
Submitted by teacher on April 02, 2015

It's sad to see the review below because the college student was reviewed poorly by the teacher because of her lack of attendance and commitment to her practicum, and shortly after, wrote the bad review of our school. I guess as some type of angry payback. Johnson Elementary is full of amazing students and dedicated staff. Staff who care deeply about the students and go above and beyond for them. You can feel the loving environment and sense of community when you walk through the door. I've never worked at a school like this before, and I plan on spending many years teaching at this outstanding school.
Submitted by other on May 14, 2013

I'm really sorry to have to write a review like this but it's for the children so I have to. I'm a college student majoring in elementary education; I worked with a third grade class last semester and it was like a prison for these kids. There's a reason this school's test scores are so low and it's not the children (who are wonderful I might add). I don't want to speak of all the staff but some of them, especially the teacher I worked with, are extremely disrespectful to the students. For example, I attempted to approach a teacher about a student who was suffering from a very rough home life and she completely disregarded my concern saying "he's (the student) just crazy." Later I learned that the child's family had left the state in an attempt to flee DHS. The students were never allowed to talk, not even to ask me a question or they'd suffer the consequences. If they were not standing up straight by the door when asking to use the restroom they were unable to go... etc etc. Johnson Elementary needs serious reform! I will never work in this school nor would I ever send my children to this school. Good luck everyone.
Submitted by parent on October 17, 2010

My kids LOVE Johnson! Johnson offers before and after school enrichments all year long! There is not another school in the district that does this! Kids can participate in chess club, digital photography, sculpture, painting, lego league, dance, music lessons, writing, drama - all this from at an elementary school. Johnson also provides this to some of the poorest kids in the district! These kids are exposed to opportunities they would not otherwise have if they attended another school. The teachers work hard to have their students make remarkable growth, that is often not seen on a standardized test.