Teller Elementary School

this school is awesome! I am a 5th grader at this school and I believe that kids get even work. I would say this school has excellent academics and kids that love to learn. Our schools teachers and office staff are really hard workers and focus mainly on the kids.

Our two sons attend this school, one in special ed, and the other in general ed. We have found the staff to be very dedicated and hard working. They care about their students' success. Parental involvement and extracurricular activities are also a large priority at this school. We feel that it is an excellent learning environment.
--Submitted by a parent

Teller is a great small-feeling inner city school. When you enter the building, you can feel that most everyone wants to be there from the teachers and staff to the kids. The teachers are good-some more enthusiastic than others, but overall really take pride in their jobs. The principal is very outgoing and knows every family by name. They have lots of opportunities for parent involvement and really creative ways to fund raise for the school that try to get families involved.
--Submitted by a parent

This school used to be terrific. Now, under the leadership of Jennifer Barton, the school has tanked academically and has become the home of flakes and freaks. Follow the test scores and listen to all the excuses - it is horrible. Jennifer Barton couldn't lead a horse to water if it was dying of thirst. We used to love this school and the parents were great. If you love political-correctness, sports programs where the kids are not allowed to compete, an emphasis on sensitivity & groups hugs and passive-aggressive leadership - send your kid to this school. If you want a real environment with rigorous academic standards, focused on individual achievement and - god forbid... WINNING - go somewhere else.
--Submitted by a parent

There are some terrific things about Teller. Every day after school the playground is filled with kids and parents playing until dinner time. The children are great, the parents are very active in the school, it is fairly racially diverse, the general tone is one of respect and kindness, the teachers are hard-working, caring and accessible, and the principal is enthusiastic and positive with the children. Our daughter loves going to Teller. That said, we have some concerns about the school. Our daughter, who has been identified as academically "gifted" (but didn't meet the "highly gifted" criteria) gets virtually no support for this status. The "Advanced Learning Plan" is a form letter that, so far, has had no meaning. She has not received any in-school academic extensions/challenges. So, while she loves going to school at Teller, we're not sure how much she is learning. This may be a DPS-wide issue, instead of Teller-specific issue, but given that Teller is a magnet school for the "highly gifted" we had hoped there would be some energy put into challenging "gifted" children as well. Besides this issue, though, we have been quite happy with Teller.
--Submitted by a parent

Teller elementary is not a good school,if you have a child who has disabilities.Child has not learn anything for 2 yrs.The plan is to get child out of Teller Elementary,to go too another school that knows how to teach children w/disabilities.We don't like Teller Elementary. This is the worst school our child has ever gone too.The teachers need too go back to school to learn how to teach children who have disabilities.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two children at Teller and have been very happy with the program, the leadership, the parents and the friends our kids have made there. This review gives a more complete picture of what the school has to offer: http://scooptoo.com/school-scoop/denver-public-schools/school-scoop-teller/93.html
--Submitted by a parent

Teller is a wonderful school and I have watched my children blossum during the last few years. I have been so impressed with the teacher/staff's dedication and ability to focus on every single child. Now that is a HGT magnet, every child benefits from the extensive training that the staff has undergone.
--Submitted by a parent

GreatSchool's numerical rating is a poor measurement of how great this school is. Strong parent body, good leadership, excellent teaching, a diverse student body, and a highly gifted program that's integrated into the classroom are the hallmarks of this school. We're very pleased to be at Teller.
--Submitted by a parent

It's a fabulous neighborhood school that has been turned around by hard work from the parents, teachers, staff & students. We love Teller!
--Submitted by a parent