Capital City PCS - Lower School

I am a parent of a second grade student. She is the third of our children to attend Capital City. The education our childeren have received at Capital City has prepared them well for other challenges they have faced later in life. I highly reccommend the school.
--Submitted by a parent

Judging from some of the reviews its fair to conclude some parents are not happy but please be reminded it is only their experience at CCPCS. It takes a lot of hard work, passion and dedication to ensure every child has a fair shot at academic success and for years Capital City has done just that. If your child cannot adapt to this environment it is your duty as a parent to do whats best for your child without being negative by trying to malign the hard working staff. It is utterly tasteless especially for parents and students who continue to attend.
--Submitted by a parent

Starts well with the Pre-K and lower elementary then gradullay the quality of instruction and teachers decline. No wonder only a few students in grades 5-8 are original CCPCS students. For us it's been an utter disappointment. In addition to wasting pivotal academic years, we now have to deal with the fact that my child has completely lost self confidence in himself and his ability to be successful in school.
--Submitted by a parent

For those who are confused by the conflicting reviews, please be aware that this school is a bit like a private club. If your are actively and aggressively fundraising for the school, your childen's shortcomings will be regarded as qualities and they will get raving reviews from teachers. For those children who are academically gifted and self motivated and do well in any school setting, the school is adequate, especially in the lower grades. Also, quite a number of students are tutored regularly outside the school, throughout the school year. If you can afford this, then keep your kids in the school.. If not, go elsewhere . If you're interested , go on the OSSE website and see for yourself the HUGE achievement gap between the white kids and the rest.

This is the best school I have been to! They have excellent teachers and an amazing arts program. I went there for 7 years and loved every minute of it! You should definitely consider this school! This is coming from a student.

After school activities, fitness and the electives are interesting, Other than that we get worksheets in every subject, give them to the teacher and don't know how we did. One month later we get some worksheets back to put in our portfollios. I am not learning much in this school.

I am a student in middle school and I have some really good teachers like the music and drama teachers and not so good classroom teachers because they want us to do the work at our desk independently and say they cannot explain more when we ask for help. Last year I learned a lot in science in my other school but this year we learned one song about plants. Capital City is a good school if you like to work alone in math and language and do not bother the teachers with questions.

This is our first year at CCPCS. Already two months into the school year and we know almost nothing about the curriculum or guide in Language Arts, Mathematics or Science, as the school does not use textbooks. The only thing we were told is that each class has an expedition to study. Homework in grade six consists primarily of reading library books and free writing, with no comments from the teacher. My child comes home and says the teacher is a "worksheet teacher". I have made several attempts to get a copy of these worksheets, but have not received anything yet. Frequent field trips, music, art and drama classes are this school's forte; unless you can tutor your child to keep the academic core subjects on grade level, look elsewhere. We are.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers and staff are the best! They know my kids and know how to get the best out of them. My kids look forward to school.
--Submitted by a parent

Solid school in terms of facility. Great arts program. Needs a shake up in leadership at the very top. Very admin heavy. Not enough experienced teachers who stay in a grade level for more than a few years. Staff seems to train each other rather than get outside experiences. Great adventure program. Children can have fun and learn some. Inconsistent teaching and lack of a strong, clear curriculum can make the experience here very mixed.
--Submitted by a parent