Pleasant Ridge Elementary School

1730 Sunset Ridge Road

School District

Glenview Central Consolidated 34
Grade

3-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 02, 2020

The academic program is very strong, and the school is well-organized. I would have given it a MUCH better rating if it were not for the teacher we had in the fifth grade. This is clearly a teacher who is in this for an easy paycheck with no sense of commitment to the children. The classroom was left with a sub once a week on a regular basis, and sometimes more, while the teacher habitually tended to personal matters, going so far at times to complain of fatigue to the children in her class because she had to get up "early" with her child. Even with the switch to e-learning, Zoom time was repeatedly rescheduled to accommodate the teacher’s various personal priorities, meaning even from her own kitchen table, she couldn’t manage to work during work hours. It comes down to her personal life constantly trumping her professional responsibilities, at the expense of the children assigned to her class. In the classroom, she lacked control, and many kids would work on their homework while she was reading aloud. Busy work seemed to take up half the day, along with endless screen time. Our child’s grades slipped for the first time in her academic record. This teacher also showed no interest or effort in helping the children socially—going so far as to not even encourage the children to welcome a student or help that child feel comfortable during the school day. She also regularly posted photos of the children in her classroom on a public Twitter account without parental consent. During the holidays, we were provided with a list of her favorite stores (Nordstrom) and her initials, should we wish to monogram anything for her, it would seem. At curriculum night, where working parents gave up their time to gather information for the year ahead, she used the time to give us a slideshow of her siblings and her parents. Had this not been our final year at Pleasant Ridge, we would have put our child in private school immediately, however, in fairness, this teacher is not a reflection of the quality of the school, but rather a shocking departure from it. Bare minimum seems to be her motto, and she doesn’t even try to fake anything more. It is unfortunate that the school board retains a teacher with this overwhelming lack of investment in her job and that our tax payer money supports her.
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2017

Another great experience in this district! My kids enjoyed going to school every day and learned a great deal along with developing other interests such as music and philanthropy. It's just a great overall environment and we feel fortunate to have such amazing schools.
Submitted by other on August 12, 2015

Daughter recently finished here. I very much like the 3yr intermediate system as it gives the kids a visible stepwise goal. The stratification of the math and reading was good too though there was a lot of transition as they moved to common core, and the system could use some tweaking. Very small percent of kids in the gifted reading/writing program and the rest in gen pop. Conversely, too many kids in the fast math program. Would suggest they break into thirds: standard/accelerated/double accelerated and reassess yearly. Having said that, it's an excellent school with great teachers and leadership.
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2009

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