Alcott Elementary School

1600 South Towne Avenue

School District

Pomona Unified
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 22, 2021

This school sucks sooooo bad, they can't even keep a children that misbehaving in the class the teachers have gone downhill anything happens they end up calling the parents to pick up the kids ,pathetic principal teachers and office people, this whole staff needs to get fired and rehire new professional staff that knows what they're doing this school can handle situations like misbehaving if the kids misbehave principal teacher or office attendance will call us to pick them up that's not how school should be school should be able to handle situations like that and they can't Alcott elementary School has gone downhill teachers have gone downhill
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2021

The school need to be more organized and have a better plan for kids who hit others on a daily. There is no consequences other then to apologize. My child was hurt multiple times but the min they defended themselves the vice principal threatened my kinder with the cops!! Where was this energy when she was kicked in the face. I don't recommend this school . They will have a meeting with you just then never follow up with a word that was said in the meetings.
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2020

The problem with the school is not the children or the parents and many years of failing test scores can prove that. It’s the principal and his staff that are not doing merely enough to help these children improve academically. Too much time is being wasted on irrelevant “soar” assemblies. There are no advance classes offered at this school which means all the kids are kept from discovering their mental capabilities. Not all children have the same learning abilities, so why not have an advance class? 90% of students are Hispanic but grow up with English as their primary language, the kids are then placed in ELD classes which are not even close to what other kids are learning at their grade. Yes, parents sign them up for that but the schools are not thoroughly explaining to the parents what they will be teaching the kids. I say this from personal experience, my child was in ELD for about a year and I noticed how behind she was being left because of that class. Teachers don’t seem to be fully proficient in both languages which cause the lack of communication and information. The principal seems to be too passive on issues that really matter, this school is not only terrible academically but also structurally. Looks like it’s falling apart. Having said all this, I really hope something is done and done immediately to improve the way this school is operating. I would suggest a change of staff, for the sake of our children, community, and future because obviously was has been going on in the past years hasn’t been working.
Submitted by other on May 05, 2017

I went to this school when I was 5 now I am 16 it's awesome seeing my first school after a long time
Submitted by teacher on December 18, 2015

I'm a teacher here at Alcott and I would like to say that Mr. Arretche is one of the best principals I have worked with. He is very kind, giving and works very hard to make sure the kids and staff have the very best. Thank you Mr. Arretche!!
Submitted by other on December 18, 2015

The staff uses modern tech and old-fashioned rigor to tackle the constantly changing demands of the educational code of California.
Submitted by parent on November 05, 2015

This is my child's first year at the school and so far I am very pleased with the school and the staff. There will always be sour grapes in a sweet bunch so its expected to come across a person or 2 who doesn't particularly have a passion for what they do. I firmly believe that if we want our school to be set apart for the positive difference it makes in the community, then we each need to be willing to be a positive influence. We cannot complain if we are not involved. A school where parents are involved and willing to help in whatever area has a need, is a school that will stand above the rest both in scores and morale. Teamwork makes all the difference, and as an involved parent I can vouch to the fact that we are doing what we can to be a team that boosts our children's morale and enthusiasm for learning! There are monthly parent meetings where a ton of information is handed out, PTA is active in planning and executing activities for our kids and making school fun for them, there are plenty of resources but unfortunately not enough parents who attend meetings to get informed. There is no such thing as a perfect school, but Alcott is certainly doing what it can to be better day by day.......
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2015

Most of the staff there at Alcott is very nice, the principal is very active and interested in the improvements that needs to get done in the school , now, about the teachers hmmm. Well I have to say that there's a few of them that they really don't care about the students , they have been in this school for more then a decade, maybe that's why they don't want to do their job how they supposed to do it , some of them are very rude to the kids and I'm talking about lil ones from kindergarten, and so on , I think we all deserve respect specially the kids . In my opinion in this aspect maybe the principal needs to be more involved , to guide the parents on how to take action when things like this happens to a student . Another thing that this very large school needs is more tutoring , the scores are very low but it's not because the kids don't want to study or because there's a big population of English learning student , I think if there was more tutoring and more involvement from the parents this school will be one of the best one . We need more team work.
Submitted by other on August 17, 2014

No one should judge a school by one incident. You need all the facts before you post negative reviews. Alcott has led the way in student, parent an community involvement.
Submitted by other on February 24, 2014

Wouldn't want my child at this school. So tacky to make a child eat food that was left in a trash. Could have made this a teachable moment. Instead she used bullying tactics. Pathetic! I'm glad my child is not in your school system. Feel sorry for those children and for that boy. We tell our children not to bully and humiliate and this is what occurs? Start training the teachers in that district on how to handle simple situations instead of turning it into a dramatic incident.
Submitted by other on February 22, 2014

Any school that allows a teacher to make a student pull food out of the trash and FORCE a student to eat it, should be sued and then closed!
Submitted by teacher on October 28, 2012

I have lived in Pomona for nearly 60 years. My family of 6 and 8 of my cousins attended PUSD schools. Alcott, in my opinion, is very well organized and successful. The principal is fabulous and the students are learning. We need more success stories like Alcott in Pomona.