Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy

4520 South Kedzie Avenue

School District

Chicago Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on September 25, 2024

The uniform policy is very strict. The recess teachers always complained. The teachers are either kind or have a terrible attitude. Teh counselors don’t really care about students mental health. Also the lunch looks unedible.
Submitted by other on March 27, 2017

Columbia Explorers Academy is one of the worst schools I have ever attended. The teachers themselves are bullies. The teachers bring down their own students and discourage them. When I got bullied at this school, the teachers and principle completely ignored it and only focused on what the bullies had say. The teachers, including the principle, are extremely bias and only treat their favorite students nice. My little brother - still attending this school- was injured a by another student in P.E. His P.E. teacher simply sent him to the office to get an ice pack. When my mother took my brother to the doctor, his finger was in a bad condition. My little has been getting bullied at this school as well. But what to the teachers do? NOTHING! They simply told him to ignore them. Then he started to get bullied physical. My mother went to the office MULTPLE times to complain about the teachers doing to stop her child from getting bullied. What did they do after that? Nothing, again. My brother started to defend himself, since the teachers didn't do anything to help him. But as a result my brother is the one getting in trouble for DEFENDING HIMSELF. This school may have a good level of education, but the teachers don't have the love to care for these kids. I learned that once a teacher has taught in a CPS school for 5 years, they are protect by the system and can't easily be fire. IN other words, it does not matter if the teachers do their jobs right, they still get paid either way. This school should not be qualified to teacher these kids. This school , alone with its teachers, are bring these kids down and shutting their dreams down. In this school, kids are taught that Christopher Columbus is a strong and important man that found America. However, this is false. Columbus MURDERED the Native Americans, which the first people to step foot on America and took over their land. I was able to escape this terrible school and graduated from a school full of loving teachers - UNO Brighton Park. I hope you, the parents of students at C.E.A, will know what is best for your children and choose the school best suited for them and their needs.
Submitted by parent on March 24, 2015

I have 3 kids that are at Columbia .my oldest is on her way to high school and they did an excellent job on getting her ready .