Winston Park Elementary School

My son attends there and s doing well. He loves his school and I am a satisfied parent.
—Submitted by a parent

Is a great school but now my daughter is in 5th. grade and her math teacher is really a bad teacher, she doesn't teach every page from the book and I have to teach and I have difficult with the language... and worst .. when the students take their test and they get a bad grade like D and the only one or two of them get a A grade.. she start yelling to the kids saying why don't understand, why don;t study... what do you think? What I suppose to do? complaint? with who?
—Submitted by a parent

It's not a bad school. Just be careful not to think it's an upper middle school because you think that it's an upper middle area. You will see a lot of rough students are bussed in and it draws from a foster home with some tough kids too. It can't be helped. Also the area not as good as you might think. Look carefully. You can't always judge a book by it's cover. It will depend on the teacher and you'll never ever see the principal. Never. I don't think parent involvement is encouraged either. But it's not an awful school.
—Submitted by a parent

Pick your school based on parental involvement not just the teacher. I used this site to come to our conclusions on where we wanted to move and saw that this school was a consistent high performer compared to other Broward schools but wasn't suspiciously perfect. I say suspicious because I actually think the drive for perfection is ripe for gaming the system...ie holding back kids with ESL, learning disabilities, behavior disorders rather than providing them with extra guidance in order to boost test scores per grade level. Winston Park seems to strive for a healthy balance where the faculty really care about the three way relationship between teacher, parent, and children. This is a good school because parents are given input and allowed to participate as a partnership with the teachers. A bad school never gives parents an opportunity to be informed or form an alliance with their kids teachers. I find it hard to imagine that such a school exists but many districts just have bad relations with parents/students because the families are primarily concerned with survival not education. This section of Coconut Creek is a upper middle income area. Education is a priority.
—Submitted by a parent

Winston Park has fabulous teachers. The one's my child has had are caring and want to see her succeed. The problem with Winston Park is the administration. The principal is rude. She talks down to parents and if opinions differ she raises her voice to get her point across. Your concerns will not be addressed.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter goes to this school and is in first grade. She has a great teacher and is learning alot from her teacher Mrs. Gray.
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Winston Park Elementary is giving my child the guidance she has needed. Though she is only in 2nd grade I could she her changing in a good direction. I am grateful to her first grade teach Mrs. Lustig who took the time and effort to support her and I with my daughter's reading skills. I also have to say that the Principal and the teachers are very friendly and caring. The PTA and volunteers make a difference in Winston Park Elementary. I would recommend WPE to anyone. It does help that this will be the 8th year they have scored A in the district.
—Submitted by a parent

Winston Park is a terrific, A+ School! I love it, my children love dit and I love Ms. Williams; she is the BEST Office staff, Ms. MunoZ and Ms. Courtney (2nd grade) and all the Kindergarten Teachers are awesome! Hats off to Winston Park Elementary. Jenny Higo
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Mi hijo hizo la primaria en Winston Park, ahora esta terminando su octavo grado de middle school. El cual el siempre agradece a su escuela primaria por darle las bases suficinte que nesecito en la middle school. Winston Park prepara a los chico con tareas, lecciones, y proyectos......gracias Winton Park
—Submitted by a parent

This a great school with wonderful teachers.I would recommend this school to anyone coming into the area.This is a wonderful school.
—Submitted by a parent

This is a wonderful school, my children are very happy with the teachers and feel very safe.
—Submitted by a parent

great school, great teachers, great aftercare
—Submitted by a parent

It all comes down to the teacher, if the teacher is good, the school is great. Some teachers are more concerned about discipline than they are teaching. This may be a necessity with some children, but when this is the focus in the classroom the teaching lacks. There needs to be more of an 'open door' policy with all of the teachers at this school.
—Submitted by a parent

Overall my experience at Winston Park has been good. My main area of concern is the lack of communication between the teachers to the parents. Other then that my son's experience has been a good one. And he has a good teacher who does care about him.
—Submitted by a parent

For the most part Winston Park is a great school. I have a very bright child and I have had some difficulty with the staff. When I called regarding her reading test I was talked down to as if I did not know anything about school or my child. Other than that I feel the school is terrific. My daughter's current teacher is loving, understanding, fair, firm and really cares about the kids.
—Submitted by a parent

I think Winston Park Elementay is a great school. They have reading groups for the children that need reading help. They have a great music teacher who puts on a talent show each year. The only thing I can say negative is the FCAT testing, but that goes for every public school in Florida not just Winston Park.
—Submitted by a parent

This a great school with wonderful teachers
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Great school as long as your child is already for 5th grade. If you have any problems acedemically then your child is forgotton.
—Submitted by a parent

My son had been in a Montessori-based private school for K-2nd, when a change in my job situation caused us to transfer him to Winston park, our local public elementary school. As he was working well ahead of grade level, as soon as the school year began, I initiated the application process to have him tested for the gifted program. It was not until January that the school tested him, then we had to wait another several weeks for the county to invite my husband and me to a panel meeting to discuss the results. Another 3 weeks later (in late March), he was finally transferred to the gifted class. The principal of the school knows how to 'say all the right things', but in the end does not seem to really care about parents' concerns. My son is now back at the Randazzo School, where he is thriving!
—Submitted by a parent

Winston Park is one of the best schools in the area. Parental involvement is high from PTA to parent teacher conferences to volunteer work. Music, art and computers are in abundance as well as teaching quality. My son was on the honor roll in this school every year. If the student doesnt understand a concept, the teachers work with the student to help them understand and work with the parents as well so the student gets the best learning environment. It is in a wonderful community and has parks nearby. It has two drop off areas so there arent too many traffic problems during pick up and drop off. The Office staff are always helpful and treat you like a neighbor.
—Submitted by Heidi Miller, a parent