Shaw Butte School

12202 North 21st Avenue

School District

Washington Elementary
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 15, 2025

We love Shaw Butte! My son has gone to this school since 2021 and the school has undergone a positive transformation. My son is exceeding in academics, loves the staff, and is participating in extra curricular activites. Our family loves to visit the school for concerts, clean ups, and book fairs. The campus is clean and safe, the staff is so amazing! The leadership at this school is strong and continues to impress us every year. We love WESD and we love Shaw Butte!
Submitted by parent on January 13, 2025

My grandson has been attending for 2 years and everything from bussing to the teachers is well organized and such a wonderful team of professionals to educate our youth. They listen and take action. They are always available. They are kind and it makes school for our youth not just work but fun and enjoyable.
Submitted by parent on September 24, 2024

En mi experiencia personal el personal el muy amable, siempre están dispuestos a ayudar, si necesito saber algo de mi hija puedo llamar a la escuela y rápido me dan respuesta y me ayudan con mi necesidad, lo único que me gustaría más es que a los padres de familia nos involucren más con los niños, más actividades para realizar con los padres.
Submitted by parent on September 24, 2024

I love Shaw Butte. My oldest attended K-6 & my youngest is on her way to that same fate.My youngest has an IEP & is Gifted. To have are of her needs met is a huge important Yes or No factor for my family, Shaw Butte has definitely proven worthy of that !I am happy to say that teacher expectation is amazing, they not only communicate with me concerns but good news as well.All of her resource teachers go above & beyond to make sure she has all the help & tools needed for her success.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2019

It is time for a new principal. More than a decade and all we see is deterioration.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2019

I feel the principal needs to go , she really does. This school needs a new positive face and feeling. The kids say it too. You can't keep doing the same thing over and over and think it works , you gotta change things up ,
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2018

I would rate it as average me as a parent I make sure that my son feels comfortable in his school settings that way he can properly educate himself to be able to succeed in society and that's all that matters it's not about how good the test score ratings and what school is popular more than the other it's about doing their best to educate the children to their best ability
Submitted by parent on February 15, 2018

Terrible school worst in WESD teachers does nothing but bully students and do not support different learning styles teachers not willing to put forethought effort to get to know students no extra activities no parent involvement and teachers are to busy trying to find reason to contact cps then to teach ones child
Submitted by parent on March 16, 2016

When the parents could care less it's hard for the school to put a good effort forth. The teachers seem to try but so many of the children can't speak english well so I imagine that makes it hard. Pick up and drop off are terrible. Parents that double park on the roads and don't obey the traffic signs. No real parking and no real guidance for traffic even though the parking lot was redone 2 years ago. Giant mostly unused baseball fields that could be used to help traffic. Lots of minor accidents and close calls for children as well as adults because of the traffic. I have had 3 children that have gone thru the school so I have given it a good chance.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2015

I sent my daughter to Abraham Lincoln Traditional School for kindergarten as it was rated A+. I was highly disappointed with their curriculum, especially the Spalding Phonogram Program, which I had trouble learning in order to teach my child. They wanted to keep her in kindergarten because she wasn't at the level of her peers, although she showed marked improvement. I attended Shaw Butte from 1984 to 1991 and received a great education. That is where i enrolled my daughter for the 15-16 school year, and they allowed me to enroll her in 1st grade. At the end of the third week in the school year, I fully believe she is receiving a better education. Big plus that breakfast and lunch are served to every student daily for free! I'm glad we made the switch.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2015

My son is learning but that environment is not the greatest , we moved here from Philadelphia and he has came home saying he was bullied multiple occasions and nothing was done, he has been called "black boy" amongst other names and he wakes up saying he doesn't want to come to school. I think they do teach but some of the kids there make it very hard to send your children to school
Submitted by parent on August 10, 2014

this school awful I gave shaw a chance despite the reviews the parents are not lying the teachers hear act like they care but they don't my son forgot his lunch I brought it to school I told the lady in the office that I would take it to him just to pop up on him I get to the class room and I can hear the teacher talking loud (as she called it) I call it yelling I could here her 3 classes down so I sneak the door open a little to see who she was talking to it was my son he was in tears crying it takes my son a little longer to get the problem due to him having adhd she said she was trying to help him figure out the answer yelling at him like that is not going to help especially when she was standing next to him. It took everything in me not to smack her a mother first instinct is to protect bullying is at its high here . From the teachers and students 2013-2014 chose another school in the district.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2014

My girls are in Kindergarten and 2nd grade. I have never had a problem with my kids at the other school they attended, but upon my children being in here for less than 2 months I was called in for other kids bullying my children. I'm not alone in this. Other parents either have bullies or victims as children. Bullying is constant and non-stop. The only way they deal with bullies is to place them in Step 4, label them as criminals and call the parent. They do not try to encourage any type of resolution or get involved any further than to call the parents and let them deal with it. Not only is school school a low-performing school but they do not care about their students. I am glad that I am moving away from this school and will NEVER move back into this school zone. If you have a choice, do yourself a favor and avoid this school zone yourself. They only reward a dozen "gifted" students and don't care about the rest. So unless your child is extremely popular and intelligent, don't bother. And even IF your child all ready fits into these two categories why send them here? A low performing school isn't for such kids. So again, do what you can to never send your kids here.
Submitted by other on November 28, 2010

this was a really great elementry school at least for me. It had amazing teachers who taught really well.
Submitted by parent on May 12, 2010

its really help my kids improve school thankyou shawbutte.
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