Alpac Elementary School

This school is horrible!! I switched my kids as soon as I could, the special needs of my daughter where pushed to the side because they didnt wanna do it, now she has an IEP and is doing great! They dont give the kids a normal social hour for lunch they make them eat within 15 min in the classroom, as well as breakfast they must eat within 5 to 10 min before school starts and do it in the classroom as well there is no lunchroom in this school!!! The teachers are un-prepared and totally chaotic. The staff in the office is unfriendly and the principal seems clueless and oblivious to life in general!! Would not recomend this school to my worst enemy!!
--Submitted by a parent

Alpac is a great school! We struggled at another school in the district to have our son's special needs met with no avail. Alpac actually came to us first within a few weeks of our son's attendance. He now has an IEP in place and is doing wonderfully. The music, library and P.E. programs are top notch. The teachers are caring and involved. The PTA is getting much stronger.
--Submitted by a parent

The extra attention my son has gotten in order to catch him up with the other children his age has been nothing but excellent. Most of the teachers truely have your childs best interests at heart. I do agree the lack of socialization during lunch is a problem and have experienced the problems it causes first hand. I do believe that children should be able to be social during lunch and recess. Beyond that the activities and learning are far better then most schools I have seen offer. I would recommend this school for your childs learning.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is the best I've seen. The teachers are top notch. The principal is awesome. I've noticed she knows most of the kids by first name. The programs available are awesome. The parent involvement isn't the greatest. The meals served are beautiful and nutritious. The extra programs (library, music & gym) are great programs! I'm so HAPPY to be a part of this school!
--Submitted by Jennifer Christianson, a parent

The school and teachers seem to be over strict, with no lunch room socialization during lunch, a normal break in the day, the children are forced to be extremely quite and do no talking during this time. Focus on Math skills is put on back burners for students in grades lower than 3rd, so a big shock is laid out for students that do not do well in Math when they enter 3rd grade. And there is so much wasted time during class, with breakfast being served, not before school starts at 8:30am but just as school starts giving students time to eat during the beginning of class, wasting the time of other students ready to learn at 9am. The school has some quality teachers, but time is not used to provide an optimal learning experience.