Westar Elementary School

I am somewhate relieved although saddened to see another poster bringing up the bullying issue. We have been dealing with my child being bullied all year. The principal and teachers won't admit there is a problem. On top of this, some of the things my kids tell me their teachers are telling them is concerning at best. These teachers need to do more research before "teaching" children ridiculous "facts" they are reading on the internet. The nurse has also given my child inaccurate advice. I would NEVER recommend this school. It's a shame because it could be a great school. A couple "bad apples" have ruined it.
--Submitted by a parent

I find this very hard to believe Westar has a 3 point star since they have a major issue with bullying in the school. My grandson has attended this school for 3 months now and has been costantly bullied. It has gotten so bad that my daughter is thinking about finding a charter school for him. I have heard from other parents on this same issue and have done like wise. I also e-mailed the school in this issue and have had no response. I take this very serious especially when he wen from beng an A-B student to a D-F student. I am sure the teachers are doing the best they can.

Westar School continues to rise in quality of leadership, teaching staff and academic requirements. It has a great parent volunteer base and a welcoming environment. Great improvements made in the last years shift toward excellence...
--Submitted by a parent

Do you remember the promise made by Dr. Rogers, the Superintendent, that classrooms would have small class sizes? Well, since the beginning of this year, have you asked your kids how many kids are in the classroom? Some teachers have in the thirties!!! AIMS scores and learning will be affected with class sizes this big.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been pleased with Westar. We are excited to be in a community that allows us to take our students out of private school...Westar has provided the curriuculum appropriate to meeting Arizona State Standards. We would love to see consistent leadership, but I would much rather continue to replace with greater candidates rather then maintaining someone who is not a good fit for our students. Keep up the good work Westar!!
--Submitted by a parent

As I mentioned before this is a great school we move out of the community, but my son was able to continue to attended westar. Even through the 18 miles is a ways. He is happy and his grades are awesome, and to me that is worth the trips...
--Submitted by a parent

My son has been here for 5th and 6th grades. I feel the school is doing a great job, but some of the teachers do lack in communication with parents. I also wish they had more after school programs. The Science Olympiad program is fun but they are very unorganized and again there isn't much communication with the parents. Overall I do love the school and its location.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my second year at Westar and so far I have been pretty happy. It's unrealistic to expect a teacher to put in 100% with every student when there are about 20 kids average per teacher. It's up to the teacher to provide the tools along with the child's willingness to learn and parents willingness to follow through. I'm very happy to say that they provided this for Me and my child last year and again this year. The school is growing and is on it's way to being the great school I expect it to be.
--Submitted by a parent

Westar is a safe learning enviroment. The teachers are fabulous with my kids. The school does go to 8th grade not 5th. Bad behavior is not accepted. The are strict but fair.
--Submitted by a parent

After many many hours researching schools before we moved here, we settled on Westar as being one we thought would be good. We have been more than happy with our childrens first year here (kinder. & 8th) and they have made lots of good friends. The teachers are friendly, approachable and well skilled. The principal is absolutly the best and I highly recommend this school. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that I feel there is a lack in communication between school and parents but it has definatly improved as the year has gone on.
--Submitted by a parent