Welby Way Elementary Charter School

23456 Welby Way

School District

Los Angeles Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 01, 2024

I have a 3rd grader here, she loves it! Teachers are engaged and available. Campus is nice and feels safe. The principal let's the kids out at the gate end of day; all exits has a staff letting the kids out to their parents/guardians. Their after school programs are also something we appreciate since not all schools in the area offers this. POW does a great job of school events such as the Halloween trunk-o-treat. Your family would be lucky if your child attends Welby Way.
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2023

Hi everyone, I have read some of the reviews on this website and it’s confusing to me. I am the father of two children that attended will be way from kindergarten to fifth grade. Both my children had an outstanding experience with all their teachers and the school program, my son moved on to Hale middle school following his sister. And my daughter is now attending El Camino high school. I feel that Welbyway elementry did an outstanding job with preparing my kids for their educational path.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2023

The only reason I still have my kid here is the magnet program which I don't even know if it's worth it.Teachers do not come to gate to dismiss students. Only one person is present at the gate and she would just make sure a kid goes to an adult, that's it!!Their after school program is basically keeping the kids on the yard to be picked up. No activities or homework help. Only playing outside if your kid is active.Very heavy on donation. Don't have PTA have their own non profit organization for collecting donations for class and school on a regular basis.Teachers are ok but room parents ask for way so much gifts for teachers who are basically doing their job. No too much creativity programs like crafts/arts or projects.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2022

Teachers are very rude! Stay away if your kid’s mental health is more important than their education.
Submitted by parent on June 20, 2022

We are on our second child at welby way magnet. We have to commute, but it’s well worth the drive. My kids both had amazing teachers. Both were/is thriving! I would absolutely recommend welby to anyone, but especially to the student who need the extra stimulation and challenges! We have been very fortunate with our teachers, kids and parents. Parent involvement is welcome and truly welby is a community!
Submitted by parent on May 15, 2022

My oldest son attended Welby Way from kindergarten through fifth grade. It was an amazing experience. He absolutely loved his school, as did I. My second child is now in fourth grade at Welby Way. He had one bad teacher, that has since retired. However, he loves Welby Way just as much as his older brother did. I feel somewhat disconnected from the school now, due to the closed campus, but I think that is the state of most LAUSD schools right now. Overall, both my children thrived socially, emotionally and academically at Welby Way. I highly recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2022

My son is in the magnet program and he is thriving. His teacher genuinely invests in him and takes the time to help him. He is in first grade and I couldn’t be more thrilled. He enjoys to go to school everyday and the after day care program is great. I have a daughter that will be in TK in fall and I have no hesitation to apply her to charter program. Not a guarantee that she will get in but worth a try. The principal is very caring and knowledgeable. The office staff is also very nice and takes the time to know me and my family. Again everyone has their difference of opinions but I am happy with the school thus far. Once again education is extremely important for me and the proof is in the pudding for me when I see my son doing very well. Hope this review helps for those applying to the magnet program
Submitted by parent on February 05, 2022

I don’t know if I feel relief that Im not the only one who was distressed by this school after reading these reviews, or rather saddened that parents drop their children off at a terrible place daily and trust this school. Some may not even have a clue of how bad it really is. My child and I experienced a great deal of trauma and misfortune caused by this school, and the principal and teachers are EVIL. Only one person at this school has a good heart and he actually cares about the children and he has a pure heart.
Submitted by parent on November 24, 2021

If you care about your child you would never let them spend a day in this school. The people from the front office all the way to the back office the terrible principal, the teachers ,who don’t care! How are schools like this still in business?
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2021

I don't know why my previous review wasn't published. I want to repeat it. This is terrible place and think twice before sending your child there. My daughter was in 2 grade, and all this 2 months she was so unhappy. First of all, she was bullied by her classmates, I requested changing class but couldn't do that on time. Because after 3 days she was pushed by her classmate, she fell and was injured seriously. She has an effusion between hip bones and this is third week I don't work because my child is on wheelchair. She cannot walk. We still cannot find the reason. All I wanted to give her a good education, but finally I got physically and morally injured child on a wheelchair. I am going to sue this school. I am a single mother of 2 minors. When I told about this situation to the principal, she told me that my daughter was guilty because she was bothering this guy. This is principal, who supposed to say "We will investigate this incident". But they prefer to blame the victim. My daughter is very upset and don't want to go to any school. Dear parents, think twice. May be this school has a good rating, but they don't have any mercy to your child. This is only someone's child for them. All they care about - good points. If something will happen to your child, they will never take a responsibility for that. This heartless people cannot teach children.
Submitted by parent on October 25, 2021

Let me start off by saying I never leave reviews let alone for a school. But I feel like this needs to said. I was hesitant to leave a review but now reading the ones here I feel like I’m not the only one! … my experience and my child’s experience at welby way was TERRIBLE. They just don’t care about your kid. They will also retaliate in ways to destroy your life if you disagree with them or bring up concerns. My child is now in 5th grade but taking her to a different school and couldn’t be happier! This place is a very negative and toxic place for our children!
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2021

This school is a mess. Racism. Discrimination. No care for you child. Everything for their own funding. If you are parent who does not speak much English staff rude to you. My child cries every day. no es un lugar de confianza. ellos son rudos
Submitted by parent on October 07, 2021

My experience at this school has been straight out of a nightmare! The authority abuses their power and my child and I have been put into a place of grief. Please do your research and think twice about this school. I would rather my child go to a school with lower test grades rather then my child’s self esteem and Character be dulled down. With schools like this public school exodus that is happening will be seeing a huge increase.
Submitted by parent on September 27, 2021

This school is not as great as they make it. The principal and staff are rude. And all they care about is how they look on paper. They don’t care about students. We have two kids one in 3rd grade and one in 5th that we pulling out due to poor treatment and unfairness. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE IF YOU WANT THEM TO THRIVE!!
Submitted by other on March 08, 2021

This was a great school to be in. The teachers, students, and staff were all kind and focused on making Welby Way a great place to be in. There were so many fun activities that students could take part in. Once you were in 5th grade, at the end of the year you could go to Pali-Camp an overnight trip. A negative aspect about the school was that there was a divide between the Kids in Magnet and the kids in home school, though it was random who got in Magnet. In most cases, they never really communicated with each other and each thought of themselves as better. I remember a time in which my fourth-grade teacher noticed this divide and had us list positive things about the magnet kids. One child remarked that they were Actually Nice and they let him sit in the spot he usually sat at though they were sitting in it first. He said this as if it was some grand gesture and he never expected such kindness from them. In the end, though, I genuinely enjoyed my stay at Welby Way and would recommend it.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2020

Overall I would give this school the highest rating available. It is everything it has promised. They wear their devotion to the kids on their sleeve, it's very apparent. I don't think that we were "lucky" to have such a great experience here; the school goes out of its way to ensure a positive and memorable experience.
Submitted by other on March 07, 2020

Absolutely terrible, such a horrible experience. Staff just didn’t care about some of the students.
Submitted by parent on January 20, 2020

Our experience at is school have been nothing but positive. The teachers, parent organization, events and curriculum are nothing short of amazing. It’s a great area to raise a family.
Submitted by parent on November 09, 2015

My daughter was in Welby Way magnet for 3 years. We're disappointed with the principle, magnet staff and program. My daughter only met 1 good teacher in 3 years. Her 2nd grade teacher let her students play lots of games, art & crafts and writing without teaching basic writing strategies and giving comments. In my opinion, she's better to teach in kindergarten. Her 4th grade teacher didn't have any teaching methods. She just read out the lessons without much explanation. She didn't understand her students' academic performance enough to provide useful assistance. This school seems to be living established reputation from before. The principle and magnet coordinator didn't put much effort on improving their magnet program, but focused on fundraising. The program in this school is not at all challenging for advanced students and nothing different from other regular schools. Some of the magnet teachers don't put effort on teaching or even lack professional knowledge in teaching field . I am wondering what credentials are required to be one of their teachers. My daughter didn't learn much there. We moved our daughter to The Academy for Enriched Sciences for the 5th grade and are very happy with the principle and their staff. The principle is truly a great educator who dedicates much of her time to provide her students a rich learning environment. Her 5th grade teacher is very knowledgable about what she is teaching. She puts a lot of effort toward teaching to ensure all her students who understand concepts and build up foundations for future use. I strongly recommend The Academy for Enriched Sciences if your child is advanced in academics.
Submitted by parent on October 27, 2015

We have been at Welby Way for many years. We have had amazing teachers in the Magent Program. All of our teachers have had something great to offer my children. Prior to this school year, I would have said that this is the best elementary school. Unfortunately, this year has not been good. I feel as though my child is doing Independent Study instead of actually being taught by their fifth grade teacher. She might be doing the same assignments as the other classes, but the other teachers discuss the work with the class, whereas her teacher just assigns it as homework. To make matters worse, he rarely goes over the homework. The students are assigned so much homework and projects, that the teacher designates certain school days as "work days". On these "work days" the students just do work on their various projects; no actual instruction or discussion is done. If I wanted my child to do Independent Study, I would home schooled them. If this was our first year at Welby Way, it would also be our last. It is very sad that after so many great years and outstanding teachers, we are leaving the school with such a disappointing one. Her teacher is not a bad teacher, but he should not be an elementary school teacher. He would be much better at middle or high school. My middle school student gets more instruction and discussions than my 5th grader.