Amerman Elementary School

I used to go there for the Alps program after attending Winchester from K-3rd grade. I was amazed and excited for all the clubs and extra-curricular activities there were. I loved the ALPS program and learned far more than I have any other year in school.

great extracurricular activities. great teachers. dr. anderson is such and underrated principal.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two children at this school. I find EVERYONE from the teachers, office staff and principal to be kind and helpful. We have not had bully problems but my kids are younger so I can't speak for the older grades. I know of only one child who was a bit of trouble on the playground and I know that the principal did get involved to correct the situation. As far as I know there have not been any more problems with the child in question since the principal has gotten involved.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of two children who attended Amerman. The teachers were very helpful and worked with the children to be successful. The discipline needs to be improved. Although Amerman is supposedly a 'no put down' school, there are bullies who are not appropriately disciplined. The principal does not help to make children feel safe. Children are not held accountable for their behavior.
--Submitted by a parent

This school offers an ALPS program for gifted students. The PTA has a 100% parental involvement! Both the PTA and Principal offer many after school activities. High parental involvement is encouraged, which is great! The teachers for the most part are approachable and helpful. There are a few bad apples in the bunch which are unfortunately there due to tenure. On the downside, there seems to be little if no consequence/follow through with kids who bully. The kids who continually bully and their parents are not held accountable for the behavior during school hours. This may be an epidemic countrywide, but there seems to be no shortage of parents who have the 'not my child' syndrome. Overall, great school. The more visible you are, the more smoothly things will run for your family. Office women are extremely arrogant and rude-watch out!
--Submitted by a parent

We are new this year to this school and have found everyone extremely helpful. The school worked with us to find the best fit for our children and they are having a great year. We find more opportunities for parents to get involved than we have ever had in the past. The PTA is the most active we have ever experienced, with 100% parent membership. They have movie nights on Friday evenings and many other activities. The field trips always encourage parents to come along.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has high test scores & is in an affluent area, we had high hopes.My 'great' students and 'perfectly behaved' kids (from other teachers) were suddenly problems for their teachers in this school.Nothing was accomplished or even addressed about the problems in the classroom.The administration(from principal to teacher to office staff)is extremely arrogant and supportive of each others feeling of no wrong-doing & no accountability to families outside of their way of handling your kids & their curriculum
--Submitted by a parent