Eldorado K-8 School

My daughter enjoyed the elementary school experience here and enjoyed the variety of extra-curricular activities. However, she wishes she had gone to another middle school (Louisville.) She was on the honor roll all 3 years in the middle school, but unlike her friend at Louisville, who got invited to a special ceremony for honor roll students every semester, she never got anything other than a paper certificate and a mention in the newsletter. Not even an award a graduation. She was extremely disappointed. Back when her brother was an 8th grader all honor roll students got a certificate, so she was so looking forward to that. Anyhow, I think Eldorado would be better for the middle schoolers if they switched to semesters. Many middle schools in BVSD are on semesters. I know it took my son a while to get adjusted to semesters in high school so I think this would help. The teacher quality is a mix: either excellent or so-so. What distressed my daughter was how some teachers played favorites. Another issue is that many teachers are extremely slow in updating grades and/or lose assignments.
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We moved to the area this summer and all four of our kids go to this school including elementary and middle schoolers. We have found so far that the teachers are wonderful. The academic level seems to be as high as we would expect it to be. There seems to be a lot of parent involvement. I highly respect the principal this year (fall 2011). She is an amazing woman who has quickly learned all four of our children by name and knows about their personalities. We have been welcomed in as part of this community of families. One of our kids is in all accelerated classes and doing great with them. Another child needs extra support in reading and is receiving that as well. I have nothing negative to say about this school. So far, so good! We love it!
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Our family has been at the school for 4 years. Our children are excited to go to school every day, and we feel that they really do get personal attention. We get emails or messages in their backpacks with any concerns. Eldorado K-8 again won the prestigious John Irwin School of Excellence Award this year, indicating that Eldorado is in the top 8% of schools for the State of Colorado. Since our school has an unusually diverse population, this is truly a great achievement.
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Dedicated teachers and great principle!
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My eldest has been there from kindergarten through 8th grade. It's been a great 9 years.
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my family moved here during the summer to start 6th grade. the first few months were a bit difficult to transition, but the teachers and support staff have been great. my 2 kids and i love this school.
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The reviewer from the 10/31 posting states it exactly like it is. This school is a mixed bag. We've had some great teachers in both K-5 and also the middle school. But we've also had some other teachers who really seem like they're doing more harm than good for my child. I'm still debating whether I want my younger child to attend middle school here. For being a well-off neighborhood, I'm also quite surprised at the number of items my oldest child has had stolen.
--Submitted by a parent

Eldorado has some significant flaws that have existed for years and continue to plague the school. The quality of the education and the teachers are all over the board, with some being excellent and supportive and others actually finding ways to seriously damage the self esteem of their students. In addition, the Principal's office has been a revolving door, as they'll have their third Principal in less than five years starting later this year (four if you include the current interim Principal). There is little discipline at the school and a 'mean girls' mentality is prevalent throughout grades 5-8. As someone who's lived in Superior for 10+ years, I consider the school to be a huge disappointment.
--Submitted by a parent

After reading the review from February 2008, where the reviewer feels there is not enough homework assigned at Eldorado, I thought I would mention that I have a third grader at the school (2008/09 school year) who has on average 1-1.5 hours per day of homework. In other words, quite a bit more than 10 minutes per grade level. I personally believe that this is far too much and is actually counter-productive, but I am sure everyone has their own opinion. I just wanted to set the record straight by mentioning it, and in most other ways I do think Eldorado is an excellent school.
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I have nothing but great things to say about the administration and teachers at Eldorado. I could not have expected any more support for my children's education then we have recieved at Eldorado. The teachers are caring but tough and want each child to succeed. The ciriculum is appropriate, original and varied with just the right amount of homework for each grade level. I feel very fortunate to have this top notch school right in my neighborhood and appreciate the kind of education my children are getting.
--Submitted by a parent