Sauganash Elementary School

6040 North Kilpatrick Avenue

School District

Chicago Public Schools
Grade

K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

GreatSchools Rating

The school rating calculation is based on four ratings: the Student Progress Rating or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, Equity Rating, and Test Score Rating each designed to show different facets of school success. Learn more about GreatSchools Ratings

Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 21, 2023

Our family has had a terrible experience with this school. There is so much bullying that happens and teachers do nothing to help the students that are being victimized. The bully’s are never confronted and parents are told to have their children ignore or stay away from the bullying. The academics are also lacking, not sure if class size is the reason, however it’s harder to tell where your child is academically now that MAP is no longer being used. Once you enroll your child into a CPS school, they will immediately start to indoctrinate them with political ideologies that you may not want your child learning out of your home. Explaining sexuality to a 3rd grader that has not even had sexual education to understand it at any level, leaves families powerless to what and when they want to teach. We wish they would spend more time on academics and socialization and leave the politics out of the classroom.
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2022

The school has a great team of staff and administratives. They communicate well with the parents. At the end of each week the school will send out a summary email of what is going on at the school. The teachers (at least my kids' 2nd grader and kindergarten teachers) sent out a weekly newsletter in a nice format to showcase some photos and brief about what is going on in the classroom. The PTO is very strong and good at raising funds. Lots of resources for the kids. Though my kids only attend the school during the pandemic and only heard of even more glorious days where there were so many community building opportunities, we love the school. My kids are very happy here. And since we had an experience with another CPS school, we can see the contrast very clearly. We are very thankful for Sauganash elementary school.
Submitted by student on November 13, 2021

Teachers don't care about the students, Mainly in the 7/8 teachers group. They only care about high test grades and testing well. Some teachers just hand out work and sit back and don't do anything. One class I had was on a subject and each week we don't even do anything about it we just do it and don't do anything. Some staff at lunch would be making fun of kids at lunch and recess and sometimes the higher staff would treat students like trash and insult them for the work they did or for what they did.
Submitted by parent on November 23, 2020

This school has high performance on grades. However they are really lacking the socio-emotional aspect. They push the kids too hard and don't care about anything except getting high test scores. The assistant principle is a joke, if you contact him he just cuts and pastes a response he sent to a different parent each time, even if it's not related to your question. My son has a 504 plan and we didn't receive his remote learning plan until 2 days after school ended.
Submitted by other on May 09, 2018

Our experience here is great and hopefully will continue to be great.
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2018

Excellent school! Teachers are great. Both of my kids really love this school.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2016

I wish I can say the all story but I don't have anything to say. .
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2012

Raising children is expensive. Adding $10 for the PTA membership and $20 a couple times for fundraising is a drop in the bucket. ALL the kids benefit from the teacher aids in the lower grades-- K-2 (paid ENTIRELY by the PTA) a music teacher (paid ENTIRELY by the PTA) the halloween party (paid ENTIRELY by the PTA) field trips, before and after school care, classroom supplies, the student talent show, teacher grants and more, all supplemented by the PTA. The many families that contribute very little --in time and/or money-- are made up by the families that contribute hundreds each year. The $10 charge at the halloween party was just for food. The activities were open to all, which by the way, took hours of work by dozens of volunteers. Regardless of who donates money or volunteers their time, all the children benefit. Don't have a computer at home? Send your child's teacher a note asking how he/she is doing. Or stop by the library to visit your online parent portal. Either way is free. Yes, its hard to say no to our children sometimes. But put it in perspective. Visit a PTA meeting. Check out public schools without an active PTA. THEN decide where you want to send your child.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2012

Sauganash is a wonderful school. I can afford to send my child elsewhere but we chose to live in this neighborhood in large part because of Sauganash School. To ther reviewer below,. do you think it's free to put on a Halloween party? Well, it's not. The PTA has to raise funds to pay the expenses. But more importantly than that are all the incredible things the PTA does with the funds they raise. Teachers aids and after school programs cost money and someone has to pay for it. If you don't want to then don't but stop your whining about ac active PTA working hard to raise needed money for our neighborhood school.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2012

Sauganash School is an ideal example of how underfunded public schools can thrive, excel - consistently - with a strong partnership between teachers, faculty, students and parents. But it is only possible if everyone plays a part. Plain and simple, there is a HUGE funding gap and without parent support (PTA membership is $10 - the same as 2 coffees or a 1/4 tank of gas) no teacher aides, music, and more. Our kids deserve this, and most (though I recognize not all) families in our community can come up with that. A previous writer had an issue with teachers. My daughter has had six teachers, each of whom gave her individualized attention even in huge classes, and all have gone above and beyond to meet my needs when I asked - nicely. There is a small-school family feel here... kids look out for each other; teachers and staff are nothing short of heroic in comforting kids with serious special needs or those just having a rough day. The compassion is astonishing. Not impressed by warm-fuzzies? Look at the numbers. We're in the top 20 CPS elementary schools, including selective enrollment and our scores are consistently excellent. This is a neighborhood treasure.
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2012

"Blaming and whining"...Don't blame your child poor performance on other people. My son is 6th grade student, he is welcomed every single day and loves his school and his teachers. The principal and her team are on top of everything. Don't forget....PTA show support for their kid's school. Five stars from me.