Cole Elementary School

615 West Stuart Avenue

School District

Clovis Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 30, 2022

The school itself is ok the teachers as well are fine , the support staff and office person are friendly, the issue is leadership current GIS is passive and lacks empathy, principal is timid and does not stand ground, together they allow behavior to go unchecked and allow bullying to continue. Rather then have conversations and call out the bad behavior they dismiss and sweep it under a rug
Submitted by parent on July 07, 2020

Excellent in terms of diversity and academics.Haven't experienced the school sports, but how can you go wrong with grammar school.Our son played professional basketball so I don't think it matters till high school
Submitted by parent on October 08, 2014

Principal at Cole lacks leadership ability. He is very 'PC[ when dealing w/parents in person, yet passive aggressive once parents have left his office. He tends to let his wife play a big role in the decision making at Cole. Favoritism runs rampant at Cole by most of the staff. Principal tends to favor his wife's friends by giving them all volunteer positions yr after yr while others parents have asked to be involved, yet never allowed. Principal is controlling & even did away w/the Parent Teacher Club & started his own "Foundation" to which he hand selects the volunteers & HE determines what items will be purchased w/the money rec'd from fundraising. The sports at Cole are laughable, w/the exception of a very few coaches, most are there for a paycheck & nothing more. The teachers are hit & miss as far as quality goes. Some appear to be lazy w/curriculum & will use a pre-printed flyer as homework & will use the grade in various subjects to make it look like they actually taught more subjects than they did! It's no wonder the principal pulled his own kids out of Cole to be home schooled. Not a bad idea. The ladies in the front office are gossipers so watch out what you say.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2014

Used to love Cole, not anymore. It currently has very weak admin who allow staff to run school. Almost all the teachers at the upper-grade level have lost compassion for teaching. Standards have dropped & principal is too 'PC' & too weak of a leader to stand up for our kids. He continues to send the msg to parents that it will not do any good to voice concerns because he will not hold teachers accountable. Parents have given up. MANY have asked to volunteer & NEVER been called. There is no longer a PTC. The principal dissolved it. He now runs a 'Foundation' where he decides how $ is spent. He decides who volunteers (his favs). He makes all the decisions. He also monitors comments by parents on FB about Cole & shares it w/his staff. And, W/O parent's knowledge, he will act on the parent's FB comments. Cole has a diverse culture which they wholeheartedly support. Most of the sports are severely lacking in coaching ability but no one cares. Football coach does a great job. Favoritism is practiced blatantly, especially if you're FB friends w/the teachers or friends w/the principal's wife. Confidentiality is a concern at Cole as the teachers are very friendly with parents.
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2014

I use to speak highly of Cole Eementary until this school year. My child' has asked my the teacher is always gone. Come to find out, the teacher is gone thee days out of the week almost every week since school began. How is a child going to learn and retain his or her material with an inconsistent teacher? Definitely one of the faults at Cole. People speak highly of Cole and that they don't allow parents to choose their child's teachers but it's not the case in addition to the inconstancy I of some teachers. A parent volunteer that is invovled with volenteering a lot was given an opportunity to request her top two teachers for her child in Aug. 2015.. The same for the other staff members. That alone displays Cole's ability to falsify information but publish otherwise in their paw prints. You make your own conclusion about Cole but I just want to share my personally experience for the parents that are looking for a honest and dedicated staff.
Submitted by parent on July 09, 2012

This is a great school with a very stable teaching staff who put children first. Although the principal and learning director have changed frequently over the years, the teachers and administrative staff have been mostly the same for the last decade. Very stable school with lots of extracurricular activities.