Seven Arrows Elementary School

This is a magical place, wonderful academics, caring teachers, involved parents. It is a school for parents who are committed to ensuring their children get a quality education AND get wonderful exposure to dance, the arts, music, choir and athletics. The school has a school choir, a dance troupe, fabulous art, great athletics, a fantastic music department PLUS advanced math, spanish language instruction and overall great teachers. Both my children graduated from Seven Arrows, and are thriving in their middle school of choice (they easily got into the schools they wanted to) but we are so thankful that they had the magical experience of Seven Arrows.
--Submitted by a parent

The turnover of teachers and students is great. We left when the director told us our son could not stay in the school unless we saw the psychiatrist of HER choice and followed his directive. We initially complied only to find her psch intolerable and his mandate to medicate. We moved our child to an excellent public school and he got a much better education without drugs. Also the facilities are small and cramped.
--Submitted by a parent

We went to this school for 4 years and it got worse every year. The principal might tell you that your child can't come the next year due to her whims and perhaps she will decide that your sibling can't come too. Then she might ask you to put your child on medication if you want to stay in the school. She thinks she knows more than you about your child and her history is in real estate sales not child/family psychology. This school is a sham and it will take over you life. Since leaving I feel like I've gotten my life back! The principal here takes advantage of sensitive, well meaning parents. The staff comes and goes all too quickly too.
--Submitted by a parent

Seven Arrows is a school that honors the beautiful things in each child. The director has created a small tight-knit community in a large city. Though the parent body is diverse, it seems everyone has a similar mindset of sophisticated, joyous, and wolrdly perspectives.
--Submitted by a parent

the curriculum is second to none -- so rich with academics, arts and more. kids are honored as individuals and love and passion abounds. I couldn't say enough about this little gem!

Seven Arrows is an excellent school -- wonderful, supportive teachers; a close-knit, involved parent community; innovative, creative learning techniques. It has exceeded our expectations.
--Submitted by a parent

not great...too small...doesn't have the facilities needed to make a great school!
--Submitted by a parent

We absolutely love, love, love this school. It is socially emotionally based while still being a top academic school. It requires a lot of parental committment as the school flourishes because a lot of people, especially the parents, dedicate themselves to make it work.
--Submitted by a parent

fabulous and loving artistic and educational from students grandother Bev

We are very happy to have found this school. There are growing pains for this ten-year-old school, to be sure, in terms of organization and the perennial issue of private school fundraising. The school also has a small facility but makes ample use of the Pacific Palisades parks for its athletics. This is a great place to consider if one is looking for a small community (about 110 students, K-6), superior teaching, and a focus on the individual child. This is also a school that places a high value on ethics and learning about other cultures. Spanish is taught as a daily subject in the lower grades, and the enrichment classes offered are of high quality. Visual arts and music faculty are stellar, and the school benefits from its talented and enthusiastic parent volunteers as well.
--Submitted by a parent