Alvarado Elementary School

The Principal and the teachers are helpful and friendly. This is one of the oldest schools in the district. It is centrally located and is right next to the Middle school. Alvarado Elementary has been steadily increasing its scores. For parents who are leaving for greener pastures, it may well, prove you wrong !!
--Submitted by a parent

Alvarado school has taught me so much and the principle is really funny and Alvarado has great teachers and staff.
--Submitted by a student

I love the diversity of the students. The teachers are amazing. My child attends this school and we both have been very happy. Not many teachers enroll their own children in the schools they teach at, so that says a lot...!
--Submitted by a teacher

Love the teachers and staff. It's too small a school for the number of students who attend.
--Submitted by a parent

I am so unhappy with this school ,the Principal is so diffiicult to get a hold of, her office staff are so rude and condescending, when i finally did meet the Princpal she seemed checked as if she had better things to do that to listen ot a concerned parent.
--Submitted by a parent

My son has special needs- high functioning autism. The HELP program here was a very good start for him. It is very good for the early learner- however once he passed the stage of discrete trials, there was not much available to help him work on social skills issues. The aides are well trained and wonderful. Pauline also tries to work well with the parents. My son only did kindergarten here- he was fully included.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school. Diverse community, senstive to various family make-ups and with a truly amazing on-site afterschool program
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the previous parent. There should be more focus on children as individuals and there learning techniques rather than state standards. Those state standards should be used to grade teachers to make sure they are teaching the standards correctly.
--Submitted by Audrey Washington, a parent

I think there should be more focus on children as individuals and there learning techniques rather than state standards.