Little Britain Elementary School

1160 Little Britain Road

School District

Washingtonville Central
Grade

1-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 14, 2024

En mi experiencia esta escuela no toma acciones en contra de el bullying, especialmente si eres una familia común. Por el contrario si perteneces a una familia militar o una familia con algún trabajo en algún distrito escolar, entonces ellos si toman medidas y actúan rápidamente. Mi hijo pasó todo el año escolar acosado y burlado por otros niños, y lo único que yo recibía eran cartas calmadoras de parte de la maestra, y nunca se me concedió una reunión con el principal. Tuvimos que cambiar a mi hijo de escuela.
Submitted by parent on July 15, 2019

We LOVED sending our daughter to Little Britain. The teachers from 1st-5th grade did such an amazing job day in and day out. She absolutely loves school, and it’s because LB and it’s amazing staff and teachers. She is moving up to middle school this coming year, and is incredibly sad that she can no longer go there. I can’t recommend LB enough!
Submitted by other on December 13, 2016

My experience is three years old and with the prior principal. I will say that when I was there, my family was going through a terrible divorce and there was a lot of drama. The school was extremely understanding and worked with me as best they could. Throughout it all they made sure to give my daughter a regular day's experience and to keep the drama out of her life while there. The curriculum itself I think was fair, but when we moved to the city my daughter did have a lot to catch up on. She was very behind in math and english but recovered. So I think they could have been more aggressive academically. Also the extra curricular things. The city school had a number of school trips to museums, outings, etc. Things like taking the kids to the supreme court and doing mock trials with every child having a role, a weekend eco-learning camping trip in the catskill for the entire grade in the spring. These were very creative and I don't think I saw any of that at Little Britain. I know it's more of a trek to take students out for the day, but I think there could be a bit more of that. The NYC school also had a very aggressive PTA that helped fund some of those trips too. There was some kind of fundraiser or drive in the city school, but you know what, I didn't mind as I saw how the kids benefitted.
Submitted by parent on January 04, 2016

Our experience at Little Britain Elementary school was by far the worst of any school that we've enrolled our son into. My husband is in the military and travels a lot, so we inquired about eating lunch with our son and/or visiting his class when my husband returns from his assignments to surprise our son but to check on him as well. Principal Sagrario Rudecindo-O'Neill was very unprofessional and condescending during our one and only telephone conversation. She stated that we could not visit for the SAFETY of the students and kept referring to the FERPA policy. Safety didn't seem to be an issue when several parents were allowed to enter the school and classrooms to make pancakes for the students and doggie treats during the holidays. After speaking with the Asst Superintendent and reading the policy myself, I found out that FERPA has nothing to do with the safety of the students, but was implemented to safeguard the records of students. The woman who stands at the desk during afternoon pick up and gives out visitor passes during the day was extremely rude and inattentive. She would often allow kids to run from the building during dismissal, while their parents had barely started up the walkway to sign them out. Sometimes this was seen during times of heavy traffic.We never really had an issue with the teacher, but with a class of 25, he couldn't really give our son the attention that we expected. Our son was not excited about going to school or learning and he was often quite bored at this school! We were beyond excited when our son was accepted into an awesome private school and we were able to disenroll him from Little Britain Elementary School.
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2014

My daughter attended this school briefly in 2011. Unfortunately, she did not have a pleasant experience. Academically she was bored. Had she been struggling in any way I think the school would have gone above and beyond to help her (I've heard this about the school from many people). However, she was working above grade level and therefore not their problem. The school is very large and it's easy for kids to get lost in the crowd. My child found the lunchroom to be unbearably loud and chaotic. Although she was a new student and only 6 years old she was left to her own devices too often in my opinion - sent from the playground to the nurse alone despite telling the teacher she didn't know how to get there; sent from the classroom to the afterschool program alone on the first day and ended up lost in the halls. Sadly, it was one bad experience after another for her. We pulled her out and enrolled her in private school. I have friends who have had much more positive experiences here but for us this was a negative experience all around.
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2013

Little Britian is one of few elementary schools directly concerned for improving the students. They have plenty of activities to help engage students and parents, along with a very involved community. All of the faculty are fantastic and are there for the children's needs. The grades here are above average do to the wonderful teaching.
Submitted by parent on November 15, 2011

Looking over the dates on the previous reviews, I felt as though I needed to submit a more recent one. Little Britain staff is a caring group of teachers and support personnel. This is my child's 3rd year here, and he has grown so much. I have found the teachers easy to work with and the Principal and Assistant Principal always willing to listen and help.
Submitted by other on December 14, 2010

this school is absolutely amazing. i am a seventh grader so i no longer go to little britain, however, i have 2 younger siblings that do. little britain is a very family oriented school. the principal is so nice and really understands kids. she personally greets each of the kids every morning as they walk into school. she really gets to know each of the students. the teacher websites are updated daily so parents know what is going on at school. the teachers and staff make the school an enjoyable learning environment. this school is amazing!