Leal Elementary School

312 West Oregon Street

School District

Urbana 116
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on October 07, 2014

This school is great in helping English Learners. It's staff is very caring of it's students. The after school program in particular is a great help with parents that cannot pick up their children right after school.
Submitted by other on September 23, 2013

As a current PhD in art education, with a lot of experience teaching teachers how to teach, it is my pleasure to review the school. I went here when I was young and loved it! There's an emphasis on creativity, in a student centered meaning that they try and match it to what students are capable of in terms of ideas and abilities, there is a huge emphasis on social justice, diversity and integration, which I think is amazing. I know other people who went there and they loved it. I know people who have worked there and are some of the nicest people I know. I know parents who have children there, and they would not switch them out of there for the world. I would highly highly recommend the school.
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2013

When we asked before the start of the school year to have our child moved from the class of a teacher we had been unhappy with the year before, we were told it was too late. This was frustrating for us, because we asked for the change as soon as possible right after the information was made public. We found the process opaque, as we had not been asked to choose a teacher beforehand. We further noted that other parents had had better success in having their teacher preferences honored, even after the first day of school. Who you know is everything here.
Submitted by parent on May 28, 2011

Leal is an excellent school and my daughter has been going to this school for 3 years. Her favorite teacher is Ms.Tiffany, but all of the teachers are excellent. Mr.Landsman, their principal is extremely good, but in a way like the kids. this school is the best my daughter has gone to!
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2011

Leal is generally a wonderful school, with probably the best teacher I have ever seen in Ms. Tiffany Clark. There are always some problems in any public school, but Leal should rank very high.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2010

Leal elementary is very overdue for some new teachers and certainly a new principal. The principal acts like the children is supposed to be leading. If you have an issue with something at the school do not expect any help or support from the principal. The way conflicts are dealt with is to turn the other cheek and brush them under the rug. Leal elementary has no policy in place to deal with bullying and instead seems to think if it is ignored it will go away. All in all, this is a very overrated school and is extremely lacking in leadership.
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2010

excellent and caring adults with studnts in mind for everything they do. The afterschool program is the best.
Submitted by student on August 31, 2007

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