Thomas Edison Elementary School

435 South Pacific Avenue

School District

Glendale Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 14, 2024

Very happy, all my kids studied there.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2018

I love that parents and staff work together to improve not only the academics, but the social aspects of a child's well being.
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2018

Our experience here has been excellent so far and if this school went through grade 12, we would be thrilled. Our child performs well and reads well above grade level. Our child is happy and loves his teachers. The facility is clean and modern and safe. We are in the English program. We chose this magnet school mainly for the advanced technology program and have been quite pleased with it to date.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2017

My daughter is in the Spanish Immersion program and is loving school and the program. Her 1st grade teacher has her master's degree (as did her kinder teacher) and she is excellent. She loves going to school. She is now reading and writing in Spanish (English is her first language). My daughter loves this school. The only complaint I have is that the teachers frequently hire subs to teach because they have workshops or planning meetings. When kinder or 1st grade has subs, there are frequently discipline issues and it is difficult for the students who want to learn. I would rather have a student day off for any workshops or training for teachers than hire a sub and have a day of a disruptive atmosphere for my daughter. Besides this, we love Edison!
Submitted by parent on September 01, 2015

We have been in this school since kindergarten until 6 grade. Before ,when the principal was Dr. King the school was is really good one, but now with this principle Labreque, it is not the place where I can send my kids. She is never taking care of any problems.The school office personal is terrible.Whenever I ask them any questions, they never help me. They only ask bunch of paperwork, but never take care of anything. I don't like the stuff with the principal, but some teachers really good, professional and responsible.
Submitted by parent on July 04, 2013

I have two children in the dual-immersion Spanish program at Edison. I couldn't ask for a better school! However, I have to point out that the traditional English side does not have the parental involvement that the dual side does, so it makes for a very lop-sided school. I am one parent that does try to encourage all other parents to help out where and when they can. In response to the kinders getting walked to their lines: when my kids started here, we could walk our kids to their lines. However, with tragedies such as Sandy Hook, the district and administration has had to respond with increased security for all schools. As for Edison, parents are allowed to walk their children to their lines for the first week of school. After that, sixth graders are tasked with waiting at the gate and walking the kinders up to their lines. There are also often parent volunteers who can do this as well. If you are concerned about there being a problem, then I suggest becoming the solution to that problem. The school's admin is very open to parental advice, help, volunteers, etc. They love to have parents spear-head projects to improve the school.
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2012

To the parent who recently posted that she is unhappy with Edison. May I suggest that you speak with Mrs. Labrecque, the Principal about your concerns. She is very approachable and listens to parents' concerns and ideas, really! My son attended Edison last year, and he loved it! As a parent volunteer, I worked with Mrs. Labrecque and the Tech Program Coordinator, Ms. Kully. Both ladies are always so genuinely appreciative of parent involvement. Last year, older kids walked the younger ones to their respective lines, and parents can join them in the assembly area, but not inside the buildings. You have to sign in at the Office to get access to the classroom, and only if you have an appointment to see a faculty member or doing volunteer work.
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2012

This school is over crowded. My child just started here and I am not happy I choose this school. I think the school talks up their FLAG and Magnet program to try to get as many people as they can enrolled. The process of school drop off is a joke. They expect tiny kids to walk all the way to line up on there own? It can be pretty scary for a kindergardener and a very long walk. They do not encourage parents to help them to the school, yet they do not have people helping the kids to their lines? I will not be staying with this school for the long haul.
Submitted by parent on January 21, 2011

great school my daugther study in This school goes in 3rd grade and speak , read and write in english and spanish thanks Thomas Edison School
Submitted by parent on August 24, 2010

4th graders did really bad! and 5th graders hardly did any good. I'm getting my kids out that school
Submitted by parent on March 04, 2010

I have two kids in the Dual Immersion (Spanish) program. One in first grade and the other in 6th grade. At the beginning, seven years ago I had doubts since bilingual education was not popular or was thought to be only given to foreign-born students. What a change of attitude I have now! I can claim success in having two American-born kids that can handle both English and Spanish proficiently. And I mean speak, read and write. Teachers are very dedicated and it reflects on their leaders very well. I wish this program was available as a standard everywhere. The world is getting smaller and we will need more multilingual workers to help our country be even more competitive. Great work Dr. Kelly King!
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2010

I am so pleased to have my child in the Dual Language Program at Edison. I have been impressed by the staff, teachers and administration and my child is very happy to go to school every day!
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2010

Dr Kelly King is a welcome addition to the leadership of this school. All parents I've spoken with say the previous leadership was lacking. I am glad to say the Dr King interfaces with me personally anytime that I needed her assistance. She has taken the time to know both of my boys and in my opinion goes out of her way to make the school safe and progressing academically. Good job Edison!
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Submitted by parent on June 23, 2004

Edison offers a unique opportunity with its dual immersion Spanish/English program. This is the first program in Glendale Unified and enrollment is open to all GUSD students. Dedicated bilingual teachers provide standards-based instruction. The goals of the program are: * To develop fluency and literacy in two languages: English & Spanish * To ensure academic excellence that meets or exceeds District and State Standards * To cultivate understanding and appreciation of other cultures and to strengthen positive attitudes towards their peers, their families and community.