Creekside Elementary School

655 North Airlite Street

School District

U-46
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 24, 2025

The gifted program is geared towards “model” students and has no accommodations at the school or district level for kids with ADHD, etc. The 6th grade gifted teacher failed to communicate assignment/syllabus to students or parents, did not follow my child’s IEP, and chose not to notify us when our child was speaking about self-harm in class.Getting my child out of there has greatly improved their emotional health, safety, and academic achievement.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2024

This school is not strict on bullying and does not enforce consequences in order to protect the victims of peer bullying.
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2021

Our children love this school, and the staff is absolutely dedicated to providing the best experience they can. We couldn't be happier.
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2021

I have 2 kids in the IGNITE program at Creekside. We started in 4th grade there and are now in 6th. Both have excelled and enjoy their class. We love the teachers, staff, and culture being built at Creekside. Principal Joel Pollack has been a much needed positive addition to the school, and the focus on inclusion and equity for students & families are apparent.
Submitted by parent on November 07, 2017

Mediocre at best. The teachers were caring and tried very hard to give the kids a good, well rounded education, but the cards are stacked against them. The teachers are the only redemming quality. We had to scrimp and save ever penny we have to be able to put our son in a private school because we didn’t know what else to do. We reached out for help to address the issues but it was never resolved. Our child’s education was dwindling and his self esteem almost non-existent due to bullying. He started private school this year and he is behind so many of the other students in his grade because of the (lack of) education he received at Creekside.
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2015

The office staff was horrible about giving information and about worrying about parents concerns. It was the first day of school and everyone already had horrible attitudes about it. Like I understand it's a stressful day but never make a parent feel that their child is unwelcome or unwanted! Absolutely hate it. To top things off I left voicemails for the principal to schedule a meeting and never ever got called back or talked to about my concerns.
Submitted by other on October 19, 2014

My grandson is in third grade. Fifty plus children in the classroom...but there are two teachers (so what?). Two teachers, two different teaching styles. Fifty kids is too many for any one area.
Submitted by parent on October 23, 2012

This is an excellent school with staff that really cares about the students. There have been a few principals through the years, but the current one (Joanna Sharp) is just exceptional. The location itself is in a nice area with plenty of room for all of the kids to run and play. My daughter attends 4th grade there and my son was there from 2003-2005