Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

936 East 54th Street

School District

Chicago Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on April 02, 2018

Kozminski isn't a bad school people just don't give it a chance the teachers actually care about their students and want them to try their best. From what I know teachers are preparing their students for high school already. The school has low funding so it's not at its best but their students and teachers are.
Submitted by parent on March 30, 2015

This school is horrible. They lack discipline in this school. State test scores are not up to standard. I have three children who goes here. I am pulling them out of this school because of lack of discipline. My child gets bullied and the principal does nothing about it to where I had to call the board of education. Kids fighting all the time.1st graders bringing knives to school and the principal didn't even let the parents know. Our children had to tell us. You have second graders jumping on desk and pulling out his private part in the classroom. They don't send the teacher no help. My child gets stabbed with a pencil the principal does nothing about it. When my child defended his self and hit the boy back he got in trouble not the boy. This school is the worst. I will be paying for my kids to go to school. Public schools in Chicago is horrible. The principal kids don't even go to this school. Its just that bad. They should have closed down this school . I will be definitely emailing the state about this school.
Submitted by other on June 29, 2013

I attended this school as did my siblings. This is a school in transition. This School has not been given the resources or money that Ray, Murray and other Surrounding schools receive. The teachers work very hard , but they do require the support of parents, not the opposition. It would almost appear that Kozminski has been set up to fail, but instead the staff, students, and Administration continues to rise to the occasion. Recognition for the contributions of both veteran and new teachers need to be recognize. This seems to big the only problem that needs work.
Submitted by parent on December 29, 2012

THIS SCHOOL IS IMPROVING TREMENDIOUSLY. MY DAUGHTER IS IN PRE-K . I ADORE THE TEAHCER, AND THE TWO TEACHER ASSISTANTS. THEY DO THERE JOB VERY WELL . I HOME SCHOOL MY DAUGHTER ALOT, AND WITH HER IN THE PRE -K CLASS, IT HAS BEEN A BIG HELP. SHE IS VERY SMART, LEARNING MANY THINGS IN PRE-K. FROM PLEASE AND THANK YOU, TO SIGN LANGUAGE, TO COMPUTER SKILLS. WE DON'T NEED TO BLAME THE SCHOOLS SOLEY. WE NEED TO TAKE CHARGE IN OUR OWN CHILDRENS LIVES, AND HELP MUCH AS POSSIBLE RATHER BE AT HOMW WITH YOUR CHILD OR AT THE SCHOOL.
Submitted by parent on December 09, 2012

I graduated from Kozminski and now my son is at Kozminski. Yes, there are frustrating things about Kozminski, but now that the administration has pretty much changed completely, I think that there is a much greater focus on the success of the children. Unfortunately CPS plays a major rold in what the children are learning, and when, so it may seem as though the teachers are not doing their jobs, but they are only doing what CPS is making them do. I always see returned work, and my son's teacher sends home all incomplete assignments so he can finish them. My son is not the fastest in development, and every one of his teachers works with him to help him improve. He went from making Cs and Ds to making As and Bs. No school is 100% perfect, but I'm happy with my son's progress, and that's what counts.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2012

THIS IS A SCHOOL HAT HA, NO PARENT INVOLVERMENT, THE KIDS FIGHT SO MUCH, THE TEACHER GIVE OUT A LOT OF HOMEWORK AND THEY DO NO GO OVER IT IN THR CLASS ROOM MS MILLER IS A TEACHER THAT GIVE KIDS ALL THIS WORK, AND SHE DO NOT GO OVER IT AND THE PARENT HAS TO TEACH THE CHILD THAT HOME WORK SHE IS A BALL OF STRESS, AND THIS SCHOOL IS ISAT IS BELOW THE LINE HOW CAN THIS SCHOOL GET BELOW A LINE THEY NEED TO CLOSE THIS SCHOOL DOWN THATS WHY TOOK MY CHILD OUT OF THIS SCHOOL, IT IS TOO MUCH FOR ME.
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2010

I am a parent of a kozminski student. my child has been going there since pre k and is now in the 5th grade.... I have kept him in this school because of the scores and the fact that he is comfortable there. But at the same time a new reality has hit me.. The staff there are very strict on the younger kids but when it comes down to the older ones it as if they are terrified of them. Which causes them to feel like they can fight, vandilize property, curse etc... The staff needs to be more invovled in all the kids in every age bracket.... But as far as my child , my child wont be back to that school its time to find something better.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2009

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Submitted by student on September 30, 2007

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