Country Springs Elementary School

school is coasting on the strength of parents and outside tutoring programs. From what i've seen, not a lot of critical thinking skills developed. The "hard stuff" gets sent home for parents to teach to children, while they are copying definitions at school. Students should be engaged in "critical thinking" activities instead of doing worksheets all day. Work that gets sent home amounts to "busy work." High scores coming from kids learning at home and kumon! It can all get done in class!!!!!!!
--Submitted by a parent

This school has lowered its high quality education due to lack of leadership with the administration. Principal leadership has allowed teacher quality to become mediocre in its instruction that differentiation among students and updated curriculum aligned with state standards are absent in some classrooms. Some teachers are unable to handle the increased class sizes and are clueless of the strengths and weaknesses of their students. Teachers need to revisit their curriculum and instruction in the classroom to meet the inevitable class size increase. In addition, parents who are offering their time to volunteer IN THE CLASSROOM should not be given tedious work like photocopying and cutting paper for crafts in the teacher workroom. Teachers should utilize parents for small group assistance or target- students with low scores. The parents at Country Springs have high expectations for their children, therefore the principal should have higher expectations for her teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school for kids and parents. Awesome communication between school, parents, parent facilty, and students.
--Submitted by a parent

The schools academic program is intense and extremely successful. It allows children to reach their full potential without overwhelming pressure. This allows the children to focus and experience school as they should.
--Submitted by a parent

i am a student at country springs and just graduated. i just love it here! i didn't have any friends at first but the kids were so nice that i graduated with tons of friends!
--Submitted by a student

The principal is awesome! Always there and involved.
--Submitted by a parent

Country springs offer many extracurricular activities on campus that make it easy for parents. Instead of coummuting around town the school offers things like music, dance, and sports.
--Submitted by a parent

Country Springs Elementary offers top notch education. High level of parent involvement, my kindergardeners are taking computer classes, and other extracurricular activites.
--Submitted by a parent

The best elementary school east L.A. Excellent.
--Submitted by a parent