Crafton Elementary School

311 Wabash Avenue

School District

Redlands Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 29, 2024

Loved the teachers and their going above and beyond for my kids!
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2024

Crafton is amazing and Mr Finley is the best. What a blessing this school has been for our family.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2024

My experience with the staff at Crafton has been outstanding. They go above and beyond for our children and keep parents involved. Highly recommended.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2024

We love crafton! Our children were previously at a different school in the district and crafton has been so much better.
Submitted by parent on June 16, 2022

We love Crafton. The teachers are experienced, adaptive, creative & kind. The staff are caring & attentive to the needs of the kids & the parents. The new principle is really nice & smart & takes the time to say good morning to all the kids. The school has lots of after school clubs, like gardening club, running club, band, orchestra.. etc. I think the grounds are beautiful, with big oak & eucalyptus trees & really nice new play structures. I have had 3 kids go here & we have never had a bad experience with teachers or staff. We have loved our time at Crafton. A little treasure of an elementary school.
Submitted by parent on July 28, 2017

HIGH. RECOMMEND. Crafton has a reputation as one of the best schools around. It is highly community-based. Highly diverse. Supports low-income. A strong principal. Fun activities. Great campus. For negatives I would say they start very early, August 9th. And also they have some staff who do not speak proper English, meaning grammar, to students. Lots of "aint's" and "I ain't gonna," which is entirely fixable and should be fixed. The YMCA leader after school yells at the children and speaks bad English - which means she is neither teaching compassion, nor how to speak properly. This is a shame in a warm, supportive environment like Crafton. Strong use of the pillars makes this school effective at teaching more than just academics. Great choir. Fun after-school programs like Chess for those interested in paying for them. A fun fall carnival. Great PTA volunteers while we were there. Great couple who does the running club. Very active campus. Many physical improvements over the past 3 years.
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2017

All 4 of my kids have attended Crafton over the last 10 years and have had very positive experiences. The principal and staff are caring and easy to work with. There is an overall sense of pride and belonging at the school and the academics are top-notch. We love Crafton!!
Submitted by parent on November 01, 2016

The school no longer cares about the children. All they care about is test scores and getting money from the results of the tests. Children need a little bit of fun in order to maintain interested in school.I think they need a new principal one that doesn't tell a 4 year old that "life is tough and they should just deal with it". That tells me as a parent that she does not care about the children.
Submitted by parent on September 25, 2012

Crafton has always had the best teachers - highly dedicated, motivated, and caring. However, since the recent change in administration (Spring 2011), the school has significantly deteriorated. Students are not held to the high ethical standards for which they were previously accountable and student morale is low. The new principal's lack of administrative control has driven out two of Crafton's hardest working teachers, a handful of PTA board members, and countless families seeking schools that are positive and better run. It's been difficult to watch what used to be such a great school unravel at the seams as a result of the lack of administrative leadership.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2010

The quality of the teachers is excellent at Crafton and there are a few extracurricular activities available to the kids. Parents are somewhat involved in school activities, however I believe the number of parents involved would dramatically increase if the principal improved her understanding of the needs of all children (especially understanding special needs children and the laws that are mandated to follow), was more supportive, and improved responsiveness to parental concerns. The school could be improved with a change in leadership. However, the campus is generally safe with the exception of some bullying.
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