Gables Elementary School

1680 Becket Avenue

School District

Columbus City
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 23, 2024

This school provides great experiences and teaching to all my children. The iep teachers are engaging and work with my family daily to teach my children information and social skills. They genuinely care for my kids and can be reachable at all times. Many teachers have a lot of tenure which makes me feel confident that the knowledge and skills they have will be best for my children
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2024

The students are not at all disciplined.. My kids didn't learn anything new.
Submitted by parent on May 26, 2022

My 2 kids go to gable Great staff Great environment It’s not fair to give it only 5
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2022

This school is small enough that students are well cared for and comfortable in learning environment. Great facility and staff
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2018

My daughter really loves this school, and her writing and reading skills has been improved very well. I like the stuff there especially the new principal Dr. Smith. He works very well to deliver the best education skills among all the students.
Submitted by parent on August 01, 2015

We love Gables and current staff. Lots of activities for kids and they have renovated their current premises and parking lot become bigger.
Submitted by other on April 29, 2014

My grandchildren go to Gables Elementry School . I love the teachers they have this year. They have been very kind and very good teachers.
Submitted by parent on October 28, 2013

Gables I am really sad that the kids will no longer be able to celebrate Halloween with their annual parade. No more holiday partys. Not allowed to sing any Christmas songs that mention gods name , no more celebrations for any holidays. Whats the world coming too? SAD VERY SAD
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2013

This year is the first year for my kids in Gables school. I see a lot of improvement in language, mathematics. They love to go to school. I don t have any trouble with them to attend to their school like last year so I am very happy for that.
Submitted by other on July 05, 2013

why has the playground been destroyed and 8 mobile units have been put in? Gables is one of the best elementary schools in cps. What are they going to move into those mobile units?
Submitted by parent on May 20, 2013

We love Gables. Our family has lived in different states and our son has attended various public and private schools. He landed at Gables in the middle of the year, after attending a Columbus private school where academics were not impressive and children were not welcoming to him. At Gables, the Principal and the school secretary have been nothing but nice and helpful. From the moment we observed, Gables students warmed up to our son and were also polite to us parents! The teacher kept students engaged throughout dynamic geometry and vehicle design activities. Our son has made many friends from many cultural backgrounds; you can't tell he's the new kid. He says that the teachers are nice, that they teach serious topics in a "fun" way. Some of the highlights have been the art show, multicultural night and the school play. Of course, you can find positive and negatives everywhere. For example, perhaps the school can try communicating with parents by email on a regular basis. Fundraising may be necessary to improve recreational facilities. The positives so far outweigh the negatives, and so we absolutely recommend Gables for a modern education with a global flair.
Submitted by parent on October 05, 2012

My son has been attending Gables for over 3 years. His teachers are fantastic and are genuine to the children. I've sat in on class before and their learning methods were very creative and interactive. Although I can agree that the principal is not very personable, but she's been effective in raising the school's stats. The PTA is very involved and the school offers unique activities that the kids enjoy. Of course schools have to teach to the test, how else will you measure the skills and knowledge achievement by our children? Our kids will have many more tests that they will face in the future and it is important they develop these skills early on. Try complaining to the university who will reject kids because their SAT and ACT was not good enough. That is just how this world works. Gables Elementary is one of the best schools in the Columbus District and I would definitely recommend them.
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2012

We have been at Gables for nearly 8 years now, and the quality of classroom education provided by their excellent teachers is the best in the district. Unfortunately, the change in principal about 3 and a half years ago has caused the overall rating of our school to deteriorate, You may notice that other comments here before about 2008 are very positive, then more recent ones take a dramatic turn downward, mostly about administration. Under the current principal, parental involvement and extra-classroom activities have plummeted, as they do no fit in with her overall philosophy of trying to push for higher test scores. Also, Gables used to be the place where, "Everybody knows your name" but now, the community feel of the school has all but disappeared. This is a shame since there are over 19 nationalities represented here, and there is a potential for this school to be a model of internaltional cooperation and diversity. In addition, bullying and in-school suspensions are tolerated and even left undocumented - see a wcmh news story from may of last year from their website as evidence. Full marks for teachers and students; no confidence in the principal.
Submitted by parent on January 02, 2012

YOu can never a worse principal and secretary...These two people are extremly rude and very unprofessional. To be honest with you, I dont know how they got that position. I was having lunch with my son one day at school and I heard the principal yelling at children asking them to take only one fork becuase the school is not going to pay for them to use more than one fork..I Thought that was very cheap and disgusting. I had lots of problems with them and they never appologize or act in a nice way. I would NEVER recommend this school. I am trying to move from where I live right now just to get a better school.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2011

I was supposed to send my daughter here this fall 2011 for kindergarten. I registered her 3 months prior to school beginning and everything was fine. Then a week before school started I called the office b/c I did not receive anything in the mail and they decided to tell me then that she cannot go there. I spoke with the secretary and principal and they were both extremely rude telling me that I needed to call the Dublin school where she was supposed to go. I argued over the phone with them b/c where my house sits it is Columbus schools and we went over this when I 1st registered her. So I called Dublin and they said that she was supposed to go to Gables as well. So the superintendent of Dublin had to call and they argued with him and then they finally figured out that she was supposed to be there all along. I had to call them back after all of that and spoke with the principal and she barely offered an apology and then started running off dates as to when my daughter was to be there. After how rude they were I decided to NOT send her there and she goes somewhere else now in which I am extremely happy. I would NEVER recommend Gables to anyone!!!