St. Bernard Elementary School

3254 Verdugo Road

Los Angeles, CA 90065

13 Reviews

School District
Grade

K-8
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 08, 2022

St. Bernard staff and teachers truly care about all of the students. They work very hard and put in extra hours to help the children with tutoring and have great communication with all parents. It is a private school and you are required to volunteer. But you make great lifelong friends with families and students. Great way to know your community! St. Bernard is one of the few schools with a reasonable tuition and yes donations are asked for but not mandatory. But as a parent I love to see families involved because we want the best for our children and our school.
Submitted by parent on January 09, 2022

Understaffed and underqualified teachers which can be detrimental to your child's future and education. Emails are being constantly sent to parents to donate towards the school to help "beautify" the school grounds. That should be the responsibility of the school or archdiocese and not the parents. We are already paying a lot of money for tuition, fundraising, volunteer, random donations here and there. I think the teaches can be a little harder on these kids and their education because they are smart and more than capable of learning more info than just the basics. Not enough homework is given in the classes. About once a week which is nothing.
Submitted by parent on February 11, 2020

Great! The teachers are doing a great job!
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2014

My family has been going to this school for many generations. I now have my daughter at SBS and I can say that the school has never been better and stronger with their curriculum. Great teachers and absolutely greater leadership by our Principal. She is very hard working and she knows each and every kid in the school. The teachers are all pro-active and always helping the kids. They even offer free tutorial after school. Such a great school and an awesome environment for the kids.
Submitted by parent on November 08, 2013

St. Bernard Catholic School is one of the best school located in the North-East Los Angeles. All of the staff are awesome especially the principal who is always working to improve the school academically. As parents of 2 young kids currently attending St Bernard Catholic School, we know that this is a great foundation for them. This school is so good that some parents attended the same school back when they were in grade school. Parents actively gets involve with school activities and fund raising for their kids. Good school with good catholic faith!
Submitted by other on May 03, 2012

Update: There is a new staff, there aren't any combined classes, there are numerous extracurriculars (academically and athletically), and a great majority of the students move on to Catholic High Schools such as Immaculate Heart, Loyola, Villanova Preparatory, La Salle, Cathedral, Sacred Heart, Providence, and Holy Family. This school is truly amazing and I love it so much :)
Submitted by teacher on January 29, 2012

I am a proud teacher at Saint Bernard Catholic School and feel honored to serve the Glassell Park Community. As a member of the staff I can say that St. Bernard's is a great environment to teach in and I am privileged to work for a fantastic principle who puts the students' needs first and has worked hard to make the school great! She has worked to get technology into the classrooms, implemented a new math program, worked to receive new programs to improve literacy, and is constantly looking for the best options available. Our staff is wonderful and we are constantly learning to provide our students with the best education possible. We work well together and that affects student learning for the positive. We have wonderful programs that help mold our students to be empowered, active, and faithful. In addition to wonderful students we have been blessed with fantastic parents who understand the importance of a quality Catholic education and the need for their support. The parents and community are always willing and able to help when and where they are needed. I am truly blessed to be apart of all the great things that are happening at St. Bernard Catholic School.
Submitted by other on August 16, 2011

I am currently attending SBS and about to graduate. I havr experienced both sides of the previous staff and the newest staff. Since it's the time of the new staff, I must say SBS has improved very well. Our teachers are humurous, fun, strict, and determined. The same for the students and entire faculty/staff. We have decathlon, speech, leadership, computer rooms, PE, music(taught by a member of a band, and Shakespeare(aslo taught by the music teacher!) and an art class. We have annual Science fairs, the 6-8 Religion teacher attented WYD for an excellent guidance video and many of the students have won awards nationwide, including writing comps. In LA, Conference to DC offers, and much more. We are taught to be empowered students, active individuals, and faithful disciples. I strongly recommend for you to have your child attend this amazing school. I will never forget the values and teachings I've been taught! GO TROJANS!!!!
Submitted by parent on January 25, 2011

I have two children at the school and we've been there for at least 7 years. The school has a new principal. She is like a tornado. I've never seen a principal work so hard. On her own, she has actively brought in private funding to help the school. Also because she has both public and private school experience she knows exactly where to find money and what programs we can benefit from. The result: she has put the school on a strong financial footing, she has hired new passionate teachers; implemented lots of new program such as art and music, storytelling, and even Shakespeare. She also found money for laptops for all the teachers and smart boards for all the classrooms. And the teachers find ways to integrate technology with the classroom studies. We also have a new computer lab, academic decathlons, speech tournaments, and sports. We also have a strong parent organization. Overall, I am very happy with St. Bernard.
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