Cheat Lake Elementary School

Posted November 1, 2009

Because of various moves, this is the 4th elementary school my 3 children have attended and is the school that I have been most satisfied with. The teachers we have had have been great, some even outstandingly so. Safety and character education are emphasized. The PTO is very active and provides many benefits to the teachers and students (after school foreign language courses, teacher stipends, science fair, special educational visitors, etc.) Their gifted program offers far more than most schools across the country provide. The music teacher is amazing! I'm not completely sold on their math program, it is so different from what I knew. But, it is growing on me. The principal can come across as a bit impersonal at times, but I haven't had any direct problems with her and she runs a 'tight ship'.
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Posted June 4, 2009

I think this school is very good both academically and socially. They teach values about life along with their lessons. The teachers are very nice and the work is very advanced. One of the best schools in Morgantown!
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Posted October 28, 2008

Wow, I must say some of these comments shocked me. I have been at CLES for 4 1/2 years now and have never felt unwelcomed or disappointed. In fact, I was very pleasantly surprised at the academic excellence of the school. Moving from a university town in Virginia I was worried about the schools in WV, but now think they are in some respects superior. I feel the staff is working very hard and unfortunately most schools around the country end up teaching to the test. I also believe the administration does a good job at helping out families with difficult situations and work hard at helping when they can. Last school year I even heard reconditioned computers were given to needy families. This is also the only school my children have been at that the principal knows all 600+ children by name! I personally thank our teachers and staff.
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Posted August 13, 2008

My daughter has been going to this school for a year and I must say, I am disappointed. The kids are pretty aggressive, even in kindergarten. My daughter is a little shy but has always found it easy to make friends..I noticed she didn't have a single good friend by the end of the year! The girls had their cliques and the teachers really didn't seem to care..Academically also I had always heard rave reviews about CLES..but really I think everything my daughter knows is mainly from what I taught her at home. So I am overall pretty disappointed. A very average school.
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