Ridgeview Elementary School

6753 SHIMMERING CREEK PLACE

School District

EL Paso County Colorado 49
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 26, 2021

Excellent school! The teachers are amazing! My child is a 5th grader and we have had a very positive experience a Ridgeview. We have had great experiences with all of the staff from the custodians, office staff, teachers, and administrators.
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2021

Wonderful teachers and caring staff! I have 2 children who have attended Ridgeview since Kindergarten. My kids are now finishing 2nd and 4th grade. Kids are academically challenged in a loving and safe environment.
Submitted by parent on June 24, 2020

Amazing school. We had a wonderful experience. Originally, we went to the nearby charter school, and it was a HUGE mistake. Ridgeview was wonderful in every way. Amazing, caring teachers. Quality lessons. The music teacher is top notch - definitely join choir. Just a wonderful experience. Hands on learning. Whole child approach to learning. Minimal worksheets. Quality curriculum. Administration is phenomenal. Highly recommend!
Submitted by principal on November 08, 2018

RVES is a Capturing Kids' Hearts National showcase school, and it shows! The culture is positive for students, staff, families, and visitors. The teachers, administrators, and staff work hard and put students first. Our academic growth data is extremely high, often the highest in District 49. The percentage of students reading at grade level is impressive, and the interventions available to struggling students are excellent. Students with special needs are thriving, showing incredible academic and social-emotional growth. All staff work together for the good of the students. Unfortunately, this website attracts the handful of parents who are ticked off at school employees, probably because they didn't get their way about something. In addition, much of the information on this site is outdated and inaccurate. Ask any public educator and they will describe for you the increase in demanding and ungrateful parents across the last 10 years. They will also describe for you the increase in students with major mental health and behavioral issues. Some people are entitled and look for the school to solve all of their problems, and that's what they model for their children. Educators are not only paid a laughable salary, but we are treated with a lack of regard by far too many. Fortunately, most RVES parents are outstanding people who are highly involved, positive, and supportive. They partner with school employees in ensuring an excellent school experience for their children.
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2018

The worst I’ve ever had to deal with! If your child is special needs, needs an IEP, or any learning, or behavior disability, do NOT send them here. They do not care!! They like to isolate them, keep them in a cubicle, and blame the child for everything. And if you call them out on things or go above their head to district level , your child will catch the repercussion of it.
Submitted by parent on June 27, 2018

The growth of my child in reading is tremendous!
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2018

My son has been at RVES for nearly 2 years. He is a first grader now, and I am tremendously happy with his progress both academically and socially. I feel very blessed to have him in a school with such kind and caring teachers and staff. His teachers have made him feel loved and safe, and for that I am one appreciative mama.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2017

This was our first year at Ridgeview, my son is in third grade. The year started out great but went down hill. The staff gives a lot of mixed messages to children, counselors tell him to deal with things one way, dean and administration tell him differently. This led to him being in constant "trouble" all the time. The only way they know how to deal with discipline issues is sit a kid in the office and segregate him from his peers, rather then listen to the child and problem solve. This led to a significant decline in my son's self esteem to the point I pulled him out of school. His teacher was extremely ineffective, had absolutely no knowledge of classroom management, plus for whatever reason was out and had a substitute at least one day a week. Which leads to a very distracted learning experience. Basically it boils down to, too many chiefs not enough Indians. The school has a lot of over paid, over educated leaders that have no knowledge of reality or the real world. Choose who the leader is have a direction that you are going and follow it, the schools lack of organizational structure leads to our children missing out on a good education.
Submitted by other on February 19, 2017

Great school. All 3 of my kids went here
Submitted by other on January 29, 2017

This whole school has gone downhill, the turn over of teachers is incredible, unfortunately it is due to the principal, she does not communicate with parents, throws teachers under the bus for her incompetences, my children attended for too long not to see how two-faced she is, couldn't get them out fast enough
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2016

My son went to Rdigeview K-5, and my daughter is currently in 2nd grade there and has been there since Preschool. I really like this school. My kids have always loved their teachers. They are at benchmark or above on everything. There's a great sense of community there. I don't feel there's ever too much or too little homework.
Submitted by parent on June 14, 2016

My son really enjoyed this school and so did we as parents. He made a ton of friends and also learned a lot due to teachers doing their best to challenge him. The teacher was great. She kept in contact with us on a weekly basis and immediately whenever needed. I would recommend this school to anyone...really surprised to see poor ratings.
Submitted by parent on January 13, 2016

My daughter attended this school for 4 years. Out of those 4, she had ONE good teacher. A competent, helpful, encouraging teacher. She kept the parents informed on all class studies and activities. It is so sad that my daughter only have one teacher like that. Issues with this school include:Lack of concern for children's well-being(sending kids outside when there's a sheet of ice on playground resulting in injury, kids carrying weapons to school, bullying, sending kids back to class when there's a high alert for abuse that's ignored) Rude office staff.
Submitted by parent on September 08, 2015

I have two daughter that have attended this school and we have been very happy with the amazing teachers that they both have had! We were so lucky to get Mrs. Kelley in 1st grade! Any kid that gets her is lucky. :)
Submitted by parent on April 27, 2015

I am so disappointed in the admin at this school it took me a while to find the words for this review. This is my son's first year at this school (thank heavens it is almost over). My son was assaulted, and I'll just leave the extreme nature of it to that, at the start of the year by a child in his class. My son got in trouble for this event, which the school later apologized to us for (but since we aren't the ones going to school there this was a pointless apology. They needed to apologize to him). After this event a couple kids started engaging in bullying him. The same kid that started all the bullying continues to threaten my son and threatens other kids that play him. Needless to say, the school has failed to resolve the issue. Furthermore, admin has admittedly left out much of the events when they report them to us (if theey report them at all) on more than one occassion. One such example is the threatening of my son's life by another child. These are elementary school children for gosh sakes! My son use to love school, sadly that is not the case anymore.
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2014

My son went to K here part of last year. I was so disappointed in how the teachers are over worked. He had a wonderful teacher but with 25 kids in the class at that age one can only do so much. We moved him to a new school we found here on Great Schools! That had a 9 rating. So happy we did! The K classes have under 20 kids and 2 teachers. I wouldn't send my child back to RVES with such great schools around. D49 needs to rework their budgets for the teachers and NOT for the admin and district office.
Submitted by parent on May 12, 2014

I wish I went to a school like this when I was a kid. After discussing what my daughter's school rating should be with my daughter we decided that this is a five star school. I asked my daughter if she felt safe, like she was being taught, if she was being bullied or witnessing bulling, if there were too many kids, and if she wanted to stay at the school. All of her answers were positive about the school from her eyes and I agree with her for the most part. The district has a schedule that goes year round with only 2 months off during the summer compared to the normal 3 months and it seems like the kids have a lot of time off, but it pretty much equals out.
Submitted by parent on February 26, 2014

The school isn't really to blame for all my issues. It is mostly the district. It is like our kids never go to school. Every week there is a 'teacher work day' or 'training' day. It is very inconvenient. It makes me wonder when they actually go to school. The PTA is just drama filled. They constantly hound you because you don't want to join. The amounts of fundraisers sent home is crazy as well. I am sorry but between the first 2 that were done, we have yet to see anything done to the school that the money was raised for. When your kid doesn't do the fundraiser, they still hound you on how 'important' it is and how badly they need money. I am sorry but last I check there is a tax that supports the school, and I am one of the few parents who volunteer and donate many class room items and bring things for their parties and what not.
Submitted by other on February 05, 2014

I have had people stop in the middle of the drive way blocking anyone from getting in and people ask them to move and the person behind her ask her to move and there is a lot of bad words coming from the lady blocking the drive way and the office don't care this is not good for the kids to see eather there are things going on at this school no one no's about I have seen the super at the school and see people do things and he turns his head and don't care my kid is all most done with this school thank god yea and where is all the school supplies gone my kid has not seen any in 2 years making people buy stuff and the kids don't see it or don't get to use it Principal Leadership is not to good and the food is not very good they have mostly toco's this is not good for all kids and when a Holiday comes they give the kids left overs stuff that was left from the week before and the kids come home sick from some of there food they run right to the bath room in pain from the food I don't no who makes up the menu but need new food or new person.
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2013

As a parent I have been extremely unsatisfied with the many if the teachers and the leadership at this school. The administration us more concerned with protecting staff and not doing what is right by the students and listening to concerns from parents. Of the few decent teachers my child has had here most of the good teachers have left this school. Most Teachers do not take the time to look at the individual needs of children, and communication between the school and individual teachers and parents is severely lacking.