Sawtooth Elementary School

1771 Stadium Boulevard

School District

Twin Falls District
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 16, 2020

For a standard child the school is good. If your child has energy or an iep program its not that great. Most of the teachers are good. They are constantly sending home pta buying events monthly.
Submitted by parent on July 17, 2017

I had 4 children in this school and each one has had a great experience. The staff from the principal and teachers right down to the custodians all care about the kids on an individual level. My kids went into middle school, high school, and now college better prepared because of the start they got at Sawtooth Elementary.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2015

The new principal is excellent! She cares individually about each student and teacher. With my kids attending 7 different schools in two states, I am nothing but impressed with the dedication shown by the teachers and staff. My kids have been here for 3 years and each teacher has been the best my kids have ever had.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2014

Typically I have been unimpressed by the schools in Idaho, my kids attended Lincoln (1st grade 2nd grade and 3rd) the teachers were good, but the environment was rough. We currently attend Morningside and there is a stark difference. When we went to Sawtooth it was clear that the teachers and staff go above and beyond. It feels like they love teaching, they challenge and believe in your kids. They're organized and capable. I had a child in 4th grade resource and what a difference. The Sawtooth resource teachers helped my child advance and feel confident and she excelled for the first time in a long time. She was happy to go to resource for the first time ever. I wish all schools could mimic what Sawtooth is doing because it works.
Submitted by parent on January 18, 2014

I see some bad reviews but most teachers in this School are dedicated and will help students that are falling behind. My son is ahead of his class and his teacher uses him to help students that are struggling in reading, She also has parents come in and read with children on occasion. Let me ask you do you take time to help your child to learn at home? or do you expect the teacher to do your job also. The teachers can tell which parents read and study with their children and which expect them to do it all. We have a army vet who was homeless and his son staying with us and enrolled the son in Sawtooth, he has ADD and his dad was not helping him the kid would come home with no homework and say the Teacher did not give him any so my wife called and set up meeting with the Teacher and we found out he was storing his homework in his desk and he was having problems doing his work in class. The Teacher helped us to develop a plan where my son and him would do their homework together to get him to focus when there was noise and other children, and what a difference that made he now does so much better in class and at home. Without that Teachers help this child would have failed again.
Submitted by parent on September 03, 2013

How is this school an 8??? The education is hugely lacking, the teachers are less than thrilled with their jobs, and the principal is awful. Honestly worst school I've encountered, and we have been in 5 different public schools in 5 different states.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2013

I would say that Sawtooth is the best choice for public elementary in Twin Falls, but honestly, that's not saying much. My son has 24 kids in his class (which is average for this school.) Everything is just average.