Yorkdale Elementary School

5657 Meridian Street

School District

Los Angeles Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 16, 2024

Yorkdale is a wonderful and welcoming neighborhood school. Our kids are in kindergarten and 2nd grade, and we have had a great experience here. At Yorkdale, we've found more than just a school - it's become a nurturing home for our children's education. With attentive and experience teachers, small class sizes, and a warm community atmosphere, our kids have flourished academically and socially. We also appreciate the PTA and school's commitment to organizing fun events to build community.
Submitted by parent on March 04, 2018

Dissapointing, but expected since it is LAUSD
Submitted by parent on April 27, 2017

TK parent here. Yorkdale is a wonderful neighborhood school. It's seen a lot of changes over the past 100+ years in Highland Park. Highlights: - Great teachers! Experienced, & dedicated- Small class sizes- Large, clean, well-kept campus- Great facilities: music room, library, auditorium, garden area- Free & low-cost after school programs- Kind, welcoming, energetic PTAThe new principal, Mr. Grass, is very open and engaged. The school is striving to become a district leader in science and technology. As someone who has toured 20-some charter & magnet schools, I'd really encourage local parents to check it out. Yorkdale is a school on the rise!
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2017

We love this school! I am a proud Panther parent of a kindergartener at Yorkdale. There are lots of great teachers (with tenure) here. Mrs. Tang and Ms. Gange have been amazing to partner with in my sons education. Our new principle Mr. Grass is a blessing to have leading this school. He is smart, professional and most of all POSITIVE!! We are looking forward to the upcoming years as change is definitely on the horizon. We are all in this together to build a brighter future for our children!!!
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2015

Some teachers seem to care about the students but other just don't care. My son has been attended yorkdale since kinder (he is now in second grade) and has had one terrible teacher. As for the principle she is really rude you will not listen to you the office staff is really nice. But i have heard other parents complain about the principal and i clearly do no understand why she is still there...
Submitted by parent on August 27, 2014

Well my child started TK here and all seemed great at first. Then i began. to have concerns. For example when you pick these 4-5 year old kids they vring them through the same gate as the big kids and the teacher doesnt ask you to sign them out. So anyone in you family can baisically pick them up because the child sais they know the person. (Whats is the point of an emergency card then?). Then the restroom in my childs classroom does not work and has been out of order for more than three weeks. Lets remember that these kids are 4-5 and they have to walk a good distabce unsupervised!! And when i spoke to the principle she was so rude, like she didn't want to hear it. As a parent we want to feel comfortable to be able to speak to the principle and not have to be belittled. So this has been a nightmare for me, we as parent should not have to settle just because we cant afford a private school.
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2014

This school it's was great until my daughter got to 2nd grade and got Mrs Steeg as her teacher she was really rude and really noisy when it came for absence and tardy. I as a mother understand the responsibility of getting my daughter on time or getting her to school so she don't miss but What I mean she is noisy is when one of the time my daughter missed was when my grandma witch is my daughter great grandma was really ill we had a family praying for her all day that day so I send the note and she still questioning my daughter asking her what's does my grandma have and my daughter got sad cuz she.brought out the subject again things like this she would do which I didn't like at all! Her kinder teacher was amazing her first even way better but her second she just needs to be concern on her teaching and not to much on the students life outside I send the notes with details and my number so she can call me and ask me not my daughter overall the principal didn't do much at all she just suggested to chance my daughter to school which I did but that was not the point she also does it to other students she also told my ex husband that I was a mother that didn't care 4 my daughter.
Submitted by teacher on May 01, 2014

Overall test scores went up these past few years. Teachers are .awesome...Computer leader knows his materials and great with students.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2007

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