Crystal River Elementary School

Karen Olson has proven to be an inspirational and engaged leader at CRES. Our child has had an outstanding experience at this school and the involvement of the parents is exceptional. Fantastic teachers, too! This school has dealt with a surge in non-english speaking students over the past several years with grace.
--Submitted by a parent

Crystal River Elementary School: Great community of teachers, students, and parents that come together to meet the needs of each child.
--Submitted by a parent

Great diversity, Dedicated teachers, Friendly administration.
--Submitted by a parent

Children have PE, visual arts and music. They have Spanish class every day. Dual-language is an option. Small class size (less than 18). Teachers are energetic. Principals are responsive.
--Submitted by a parent

An amazing place to work with kids. Also, a place I feel proud to send my child to school because he is learning a lot about life.
--Submitted by a parent

They are a smaller school struggling to get playground equipment for their students. They have great teachers, but funds are short.
--Submitted by a parent

CRES profoundly supports the diversity of its students. Here all students are regarded for their own unique and inherent qualities. I consider it the real alternative education, in that our children develop and grow honoring each other for their cultural differences rather than their homogeneity. Not only are our children taught to think critically and creatively, they are also modeled a means to view their environments with tolerance and integrity.
--Submitted by a parent

I love this school because my child gets the opportunity to learn two languages and build bi-cultural relationships. I also love the level of parent involvement that is apparent during school and in our school cafeteria everyday. I like that our school lunches are healthy and available to all children every day.
--Submitted by a parent

I have watched Grace flourish in the environment of Crystal River. She is excited to go to school every morning

The teachers and the administrators love our kids!
--Submitted by a parent