Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary School

Great teachers!!!!!! Wish Principle Jenkins had better interpersonal skills, would make sharing with less him confrontational.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school, lots of options for after school. If it had a better science program it would be perfect public school
--Submitted by a parent

We moved to Los Angeles this summer and moved into this neighborhood specially because of the great ratings C D'A had received. The school has not disappointed. The school is made up of a wonderful community of families. It was important to me that a school be strong academically but also be diverse and have offerings in the arts and this school has all of that. There is a really great energy to this school and I credit the Principal, teachers and families that have come before me for that. I have also never seen anything like the fundraising that takes place at this school, it is phenomenal! This is the reason the kids at this school have so many great experiences. I couldn't be happier with my choice to send my daughter here.
--Submitted by a parent

Strong parent community, caring and involved teachers, committed principal who stresses learning and values and the arts, high expectations, kids who meet them. It is especially wonderful that this school focuses on high achievement for all children, whether wealthy offspring of entertainment industry professionals or kids from the homeless shelter, and is largely successful. Every morning you see lots of local parents. The librarian is a gem and curates engaging books that kids want to read. Lots of fundraising events with high participation and the money goes directly to support arts, music, PE, and all those other things that all schools should have. Afterschool STAR program is awesome, my son loves his EcoStation class, 5 kids and the teacher brings in snakes and bearded dragons and tarantulas. We were new here this year and my kid is thriving.
--Submitted by a parent

3 years ago, my son start Pre-K with an absolutely fantastic teacher to help him in his new academic life! since that, Kinder Garden has been amazing and First Grade looks really good, I am looking forward to write great reviews years after years. I love Coeur D Al ne because of the energy and all the people working there, our charismatic principal who step by step makes our kids life a wonderful journey and the fact that it's a very cosmopolitan school fill full of different culture and very open mind people. I am so thankful that my son is able to attend this school. ;)
--Submitted by a parent

Coeur d'Alene Elementary is an outstanding school. It has an amazing cohesive staff who collaborate and work together by grade levels. A very dynamic principal who supports teachers and get things done efficiently and wonderful students who learn to be patient, give "I" statements, and who want to be here. The school is very ethnically diverse and a variety of children speak more than one language. The parents are whole-heartedly involved sponsoring one of the best booster clubs in the city. They donate time and money to make this public school a near private school with art, poetry, teaching assistants, etc. Being a teacher here, you really feel good about coming to work each day knowing that you are going to be productive and leave an impact!
--Submitted by a teacher

We have an excellent principal at Coeur d Alene Elementary. He is the only principal in the several schools I have worked on over the years who actually regulary goes out on the school yard to supervise at recess and lunch recess.
--Submitted by a teacher

THANK YOU Coeur D Alene. What an amazing community to belong to. Kudos to our new(ish) principal and all of the amazing teachers and staff who make this school the gem that it is. I have one daughter in 5th grade and another in 2nd. I send them to school every day knowing that they are happy to be there and that they are building academic, as well as social skills. All of the new enrichment opportunities in the last couple of years have been a great addition to daily standard curriculum. Lots of parent involvement, and great kids.
--Submitted by a parent

Coeur d' Alene is a great school. I am a little surprised by reading some of the reviews below. Our new principal has definitely improved our school in so many areas. This will be the second year of our spelling bee, so fun! He organized a math night with kids and parents and has brought many choices for after school enrichment classes. I am thrilled with the direction Coeur d'alene is going. We have a wonderful, involved principal and a great staff. Keep it up CdA!!
--Submitted by a parent

I've started to have concerns about the new principal. In his first year as a principal and his first at our wildly successful public elementary school, he has helped us lose 20 API points, alienated several families who moved their kids out of the school, cancelled popular advanced classes because he does not believe in them philosophically, and keeps on mentioning the idea of changing to a charter school. I can't believe that one person will "destroy" what so many have worked so hard to create here in our neighborhood, but this, along with the budget cuts we've been experiencing, has gotten me worried about the future of this school.
--Submitted by a parent