Farragut Elementary School

932 API for 2011! Go Farragut Foxes! Excellent teachers. Strong Principal. Involved parents. Engaged students. Our kids have excelled in every grade level thanks to everyone at Farragut Elementary. Thank you!
--Submitted by a parent

The sense of community and extent of parent involvement is at the highest level I've ever seen. My children used to attend private schools and for the past couple of years, we have been blessed to call Farragut, our elementary school. Our kids have thrived academically and emotionally. They love the school and the memories they are building there.
--Submitted by a parent

Challenging academic programs, reasonable amount of homework, strong leadership, willingness to try new things, strong parent participation, fostering of friendships and tolerance, hard working teachers, beautiful organic garden, on site art studio and teacher, 2nd place math olympiads, mac computer lab with successmaker program, over 900 API, diverse student body, PE every day, choir, bells, music for every grade. Great school walking distance, free and open to the public. Sounds old fashioned and hard to believe but it's all true. We love it.
--Submitted by a parent

Farragut is not our home school but we feel so blessed that we got in last year. We wanted Farragut based on it's reputation. Farragut not only met those but it far exceeded it for us. I love my daughter's Kindegarten teacher and I know we will love any one of the 4 first grade teachers we will get. The parent involvement at Farragut is also quite remarkable -- very dedicated parents! It's a wonderful community and we feel so lucky to be a part of it.
--Submitted by a parent

Cannot see a worst school than this. Horrible teachers. PARENTS DO NOT GO BY THE API. My daughter is in 1st grade and she has an horrible teacher. Principle doesn't do anything. She is very proud of her school. I had to remove my child in midyear because of the bad teachers. Only about 2 pages of homework given.
--Submitted by a parent

Farragut is an excellent school in a great district. The thing that sets Farragut apart from other schools i've seen is the sense of community, tonsof parent involvement in all areas. Most of the teachers enjoy having help and most parents working or not can give some supplies, time or other contributions. The general hardship seen and felt at public schools is not as evident here because we all want to do what we can to save public schools in our neighborhood. Over all my 2nd grader has been very happy at school and I know my son will enjoy his K experience this fall.
--Submitted by a parent

Our children attend Farragut, not because it is our home school, but because it came highly recommended by parents who already have children there. I'm impressed with so many things about this school. The teachers are not only exceptional educators, but they truly care about their students. The principal in her first year of leadership in 2009 took our school from an API score of 858 to 905! She expects, and gets, nothing but the best from her teachers and her students. I love that, as part of their curriculum, my children use a state-of-the-art computer lab and are exposed to many art forms: music, dance & an art studio that explores all mediums from clay to tile murals. Finally, I am thoroughly impresses with the parental involvement at Farragut. They volunteer tirelessly and generously and have inspired me to do the same!
--Submitted by a parent

Strong leadership by a wonderful principal and a great teaching staff. Dedicated group of parent volunteers and lots of caring families. Lots of music, art, sports and other extracurricular activities. Wonderful sports field, playground. Great garden! Amazing computer lab! The kids obviously love it, and they thrive academically and socially. Exceptional to this school is the higher percentage of involvement by fathers. Very pleased with our experience so far. Mother of a first grader and soon-to-be kindergartener.
--Submitted by a parent

My son went to an excellent pre-school in Santa Monica and my wife and I were very concerned when the time came for him to go to kindergarten. We are Culver City residents and had heard that the school district was very good and on the rise. Nevertheless it was very scary going from private school to public. I must say that Farragut Elementary School met all our hopes in that his kindergarten experience was excellent and he continues to progress at the same rate as before. The parents we have met and interacted with show the same dedication and committment that we have toward education. We have been lucky indeed to have moved to Culver City which has shown a real committment to education. Farragut Elementary is an exceptional school and I recommend it without hesitation.
--Submitted by a parent

This is what makes Farragut great: (1) high quality teachers that encourage and create a supportive learning atmosphere; (2) principal and administration that understands that our children's education and growth are not just a job--it's a calling and (3) involved and supportive parents and community that unselfishly give time, money and resources. Moreover, Farragut is diverse (race, ethnicity, background, beliefs, family structure).
--Submitted by a parent