Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies

19130 Tulsa St.

School District

Los Angeles Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 26, 2025

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible educational foundation my children have received at Beckford Charter. The welcoming environment for both parents and students, along with the cleanliness of the school, truly stands out. The activities and events are always fun and well-organized.I am especially proud of my now middle schooler, who is excelling in writing to the point where his current English teacher has to provide him with alternative assignments. He has shown remarkable skills in areas such as character analysis and text evidence, among others.Thank you once again to all the teachers and staff for their dedication and hard work. It has made a significant difference in our lives.
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2024

My kids have been going to this school for the past 15 years+ , my youngest was in 3rd grade last year and the parent support, activities and involvement was the most I've ever seen it (I don't believe other grades were as involved) Ie. 3rd grade held an end of year Field Day with Catered food from Gus's, time, energy, resources and attention to detail made the whole year so enjoyable and even playdates out of school/at the park were coordinated by multiple parents (often)We've never had an issue with the administrators, PTA, Room Parents or principals and I'm sorry all of these parents commenting have had a poor experience because I cannot speak enough about how amazing the school has been for my kids through the years. Any issues I've noticed in terms of 'bullying' and kids who were problematic have been addressed almost immediately and were not taken lightly by teachers, staff and the Principal. The activities, extracurricular programs are starting to come back in full force as they were prior to the pandemic and the field trips as of late have been similar to field trips in the past. The PTA and administrators have worked diligently to provide a fun and dynamic learning experiences for both students and families alike. Many families fight to be in this school and it's one of the best ones in the LAUSD, within this area. 10/10 recommend.
Submitted by parent on May 24, 2024

Stay away from the principal, office staff, teachers and pta. School maintenance is probably the most hard working.
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2024

This 5th grade class has been bullied by the outgoing principal who tells them that they are a disappointment almost weekly. The teachers seem to have given up and can’t wait until the 5th graders graduate. It all seems to come from the outgoing principal who should have retired last year. Our children are stressed and so are the teachers. Parents are afraid to get involved with a PTA that is a mean girls club. I hope the new principal will do a better job bringing the school together.
Submitted by parent on May 15, 2024

My daughter is finally graduating this year. So happy she is and won’t be returning for my other children. My daughter was bullied here and ended up in therapy because of it. The principal shows no compassion towards females for some reason and always sides with what the boys say. They discriminate here that’s for sure. Glad she’s retiring so maybe the school will be better in 2025. SOME of the teachers are great and actually help your child succeed and achieve their learning goals.
Submitted by parent on February 01, 2024

My child is finally in 5th grade this year and it has been so disappointing. The only exciting thing is the sleep away camp. The field trips suck, compared to previous years. No one donates or volunteers. The PTA this year is horrible. Also, the principal is retiring after this year. Lastly, expect hours and hours of homework so any activity afterschool is impossible.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2022

There are many pros and cons to our experience at Beckford. First, the Kindergarten teachers here are amazing. My daughter, unfortunately, experienced Kindergarten during the pandemic. So, she went through two different teachers. She loved them both but she especially loved Mrs. Cortina. Mrs. Cortina was patient, kind and so helpful. She had a much harder time adjusting to 1st grade in person. When she first started 1st grade, she was bullied immediately which was surprising because my daughter makes friends wherever she goes. She begged me to go back to online learning. It took multiple interventions, from me, for it to stop. Also, I will say that her 1st grade teacher she isn't too fond of; however, I can see how much she's progressed with her writing and math here so I can't really complain about a strict teacher. Overall though, she loves her friends and the activities she does at Beckford. Just this week, she did a scavenger hunt for Earth day, a walk-a-thon and a field trip. Hopefully next year she gets a great teacher that she can vibe with and no more bullies.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2022

Teachers do not communicate in an efficient, effective ot timely manner. If you reach out to a teacher, they let you know your child is doing fine. Then, shortly afyer that you'll get a letter stating that your child is not performing at grade level standards in a certain area. Terrible communication. Also concerning, there are parents at this school who are reckless drivers and nothing is done about it by school officials. I am currently looking for another school.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2022

As a parent, I am really sad to notice there are some unprofessional teachers here. These few like to give irrelevant, unsolicited advice. This appears to root from them being unhappy with their career of choice. They appear to be annoyed with the students and parents, as well as having no patience with anyone. On numerous occasions I've overheard teachers bad mouth other parents. My experience with my own child at this school is not that great. I'm now looking into other schools.
Submitted by parent on January 13, 2021

We moved specifically to the area so our children can attend this school. From the moment we submitted paperwork, we felt the secretaries were rude and discriminative. We had an instance were we were on the campus parking lot and was yelled at by a teacher to leave the premises because she thought we didn't belong there. Little to her knowledge, our son was a student at this school. We felt that we were being profiled. Our son's current teacher is amazing, but makes me worried about the other faculty at this school.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2019

When my family moved to the area, I had heard such great great things about this school and was excited for my children to attend. In the end, I was disappointed with this experience. I believe great schools start with great leadership. This school is sorely lacking in that department. From my first encounter with the principal and how I was dealt with, I knew she lacked the tact and empathy in takes to be an effective leader. She was brash, had a self-important air about her, and did not care to listen to what I had to say. When there was a labor movement during the year, she was not supportive of the staff and was instrumental in driving a wedge between herself and the strikers and pitted staff against staff. Like other schools, the teaching staff is hit or miss. A few of my kids' teachers seemed to lack experience and when faced with challenges, did not have the coping skills nor knowledge necessary to deal with the diversity of their students. This was perhaps the biggest disappointment of all. As the reviews of this school show, many parents love this school. I was not one of them.
Submitted by parent on June 03, 2019

I would give it a 5 out of 5. I love all the activities they have going on to bring families together. And I love the closed campus rule.
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2018

My experience with teachers and administrators has been excellent. I am so surprised by the negative reviews that target the principal. When I have contacted her, I have found her to be fair, understanding of our needs, and willing to work towards a solution that is the best interest of my child. In my experience, IEP jmeetings are focused on meeting the needs of my child-no lying or bullying, I am not in the PTA!
Submitted by parent on May 08, 2018

Some good teachers, but environment is nasty at administrative level. Lying by teachers and staff in IEP meetings pervasive.
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2018

There needs to be an overall improvement in leadership at Beckford which was once a highly effectively run school when it was lead by someone other than Shelly Brower- We have had several parent complaints on her lack of sensitivity and manner of treating the community there.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2017

Kinder was great, Mrs Green was an amazing teacher and my son thrived in her classroom. My son recently started 1st grade and comes home crying because he does not understand his work. The teacher is not helpful and gets irritated and inpatient. My 6 year old child is having his confidence broken because he is failing his classes. In addition to this, my son overheard some racial bullying on the play yard which I immediately reported and was told "kids will be kids" this is NOT okay and there should be ZERO tolerance for this behavior. The school is in a very nice neighborhood and it feels almost as though if you are not part of the "stay at home parent PTA click" you are treated poorly and your child is treated differently as well. I am really interested in moving my son to Darby which a lot of people have already done. I called and left several messages for the principal (who I agree is completely ineffective) and have not received a response. I also requested a meeting which his teacher whom I am still waiting to receive a response from.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2017

It is hit and miss with the teachers. Great kinder teacher, very ineffective first and second grade, amazing third grade and so far a good forth grade. The school is not kid friendly. That may sound funny for an elementary school, but the principle is more concerned about test scores and funding than making it a fun learning environment for the kids. The kids could not go outside to experience the eclipse, they can't come to school in a Halloween costume on Halloween, she speaks to them in a condescending manner, they can not clap for each other during an assemble and she never smiles. The school has an anti-bullying assembly, but then they don't follow through on said punishment if there is bullying or physically assault. Our friends go to Darby and love it. There are dance assemblies, fun activities, they dress up on special days and their son is on honor roll. A positive, encouraging, fun environment nurtures success. That is lacking at Beckford.
Submitted by parent on March 08, 2015

This School is over crowed, way to many kids in a class. More yelling then teaching going on in the classroom. Bulling in classroom and on the playground is out of control. Not enough supervision on the yard, so there are many fights, both verbal and physical. No one at this school seems to care especially the principal. Hoping to get my child into a better school.
Submitted by parent on March 04, 2015

I agree with the below review "if your child is quiet, shy, a robot that likes to do paperwork, this school is for you" my daughter is creative, bubbly, assertive and doesn't like to sit still for long periods of time doing busy work. The aides on the playground are awful! One of them told my daughter to lie to another kid who asked for her opinion so as not to hurt her feelings, they get "red dojos" for "tattling" and told to only tell teacher if it's an emergency, then when your child stops tattling they get red dojos for other kids tattling on THEM. The Academics are good yes, but at the end of the day I want a child who not only is smart but creative, outgoing, confident, and thinks she has an opinion. This school only cares about their test scores not about the child themselves. We will be leaving this school next year.
Submitted by parent on October 10, 2014

Truthfully we are very disappointed in the way this school has gone down hill with the new principle in the last 3 years. I am very glad this is our last year at Beckford! It's sad to see such a great school with so much parent involvement go down hill the way it has.