Edward Smith K 8 School

1106 Lancaster Avenue

School District

Syracuse City
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 28, 2022

Incompetent!! As for teachers character ..some are dishonest, mainly Special Needs classs grades K through First grade. Highly recommend having video cameras for child safety.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2020

My two kids went through 8 years at Ed Smith K-8. The teachers cared deeply about the kids and there was always good community support. Both kids are now "A" students in high school, doing well in AP courses.
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2017

Mr. Barber is an outstanding principal who stands out as a leader who looks out for the best interests of the students there. He is by no means an uninvested administrator, as is s common at many schools. Ed Smith enjoys enormous support from the community and maintains an active learning environment with a robust and diverse student body. I have had the pleasure of sending all four of my children (17-8 years old) to this school, and have gotten to know many of the teachers there quite well. With the rare exception, they are all motivated by the needs of their students and work quite hard to ensure that students are making academic gains. I believe that the K-8 structure works well here with ~75 students per grade level maintaining the feeling of a small school environment. The physical structure allows students in grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 to be separated for the most part in order to ensure a developmentally appropriate environment. I'm deeply appreciative of the impact that Ed Smith School has had on my children who represent the spectrum of honors, special needs, average, and one in need of some extra support. They have all thrived at Ed Smith, a school that I am proud to be part of in this community.
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2016

I have had 2 kids in attendance here since for 9 years. While we have seen many changes going through the SCSD, Ed Smith continues to strive for success for the entire student body. I see committed teachers and many hard-working students. The middle school musical is terrific every year. Many parents attend the PTO meetings and fund raise for extra activities. The feeling of support at this school is HUGE.
Submitted by parent on October 08, 2013

My school is very organized, clean, and of the staff is very helpful and you can tell they love what they do. The staff, students and student families are very involved in the community.
Submitted by other on July 23, 2013

my school is very good it is a public school not private you don't not have to pay for lunch and you don't have to work all day you get 15 minutes of recess then you go to specials specials are when you either have gym library music or art my favorite is gym it is very helpful it even has summer school and after school events or activites I think my teachers are very helpful because they always know when you are stuck on anything and they will help you. well thanks for reading this and that's my opinion :D