Walgrove Avenue Elementary School

My daughter is in first grade at Walgrove and we just love this school. The first grade teaching team has been fantastic. We have a new principal who is amazing. The test scores are also way up. Walgrove has wonderful kids and the parent involvement blows me away. It is a great community and we are so lucky to be there. We got into a fancy magnet school and we turned it down to stay at our wonderful school. Thank you!
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Both my children attend Walgrove, which is our neighborhood school. They are in 2nd and 3rd grade and are absolutely thriving there. Teachers are fantastic, our new principal is AMAZING, my kids are learning tons. I couldn't ask for more. I'll never understand the push for private, parochial or charter schools when this amazing place is right in your backyard!
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Walgrove is actually a very nice school, which surprised us because it was so easy to enroll under "open enrollment". There was no hassle, even though we live out of the area. My son's teacher is very nice and he's made a lot of friends, the kids all seem to be nice and friendly to each other, there seem to be no cliques. The school has an easygoing, laid back atmosphere. I think it is under-appreciated, as it is just as good as some of the local public schools that are much harder to get into. Walgrove is doing some new things to accommodate more advanced students, which has been a big plus for those kids who are ready for more of a challenge.
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It's early days yet for my little Kindergardener, but I have to say I'm overwhelmingly impressed with the parent involvement, the engaged teachers and the commitment to keep important programs going even though LAUSD has cut them from the budget. We were set to go to a private school but financially we just couldn't justify it at this time. So when we found this school we were so grateful that it seemed to have the write philosophy and perspective on education. This school is on the way up and is an asset to the community. Fantastic school.
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AWESOME - newest test scores are WAY up and compare to Mar Vista and Beethoven - in the 800's...... Teachers winning awards. Excellent Project Learning Initiatives. Expansive Garden Curriculum. Diamond in the Rough!!
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Considering this school for my daughter. The scores are lower b/c of the higher percentage of special ed schools than the typical school. New principal this year, so we'll see how it goes. Seems to have a great culture. The comment/ review earlier probably refers to the Reggio-Amelia inspired teacher in K- it's a unique, creative approach to kinder, but my daughter will do better in an environment that's more structured - fortunately the other 2 K teachers are great that way.

Walgrove's API test scores conintue to be lower than our other neighborhood schools, Mar Vista Elem. (900 API & 9 API State Rank) & Beethoven Elem. (873 API & 8 API State Rank). The parent involvement is super high at the school! The parents raise funds to supplement the school, but still we have an API State Rank of 2 out of 10 & 741 API score. It will take more than awesome parent involvement to raise the academic standards here. The newest teachers at Walgrove typically are bringing up the standard. It is an average school that could become great!
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We are so happy at Walgrove. The educational culture at Walgrove is inspirational and academic. It is collaborative and creative. It is a community that supports its students, staff and administration. All stakeholders work together to create an educational environment that focuses on the whole child to develop lifetime learners, critical thinkers and collaborators. We are so grateful for the academic excellence and supportive community at Walgrove. Not only in the classroom, but with specialty programs as well: Council, Studio, Music Center Assemblies, PE, Library, and more. My children are not only learning, but they love to learn. This morning I asked my daughter why she loved Walgrove. Her answer was clear. We have great teachers. We have great parents. I couldn t have said it better myself.
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GREAT SCHOOL..... MY KIDS GETTING HIGHER N HIGHER SCORES IN EVERY SUBJECT....I WILL RECOMEND EVERY PARENT FOR THIS SCHOOL.
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Walgrove is a caring community of students, parents, and teachers. We have been very happy and have just completed a wonderful year in first grade. The teacher was creative and funny and warm, and my daughter loved going to school every day.
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