My son had a great first day !!! The staff was amazing setting up an Oz theme. #there is no place…read morelike Maude Price .

I went to this school from 1973-1979 (kindergarten through 5th grade). I have nothing but great…read morememories of the staff, my education and sense of community the school had. My teachers Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Reagle (Kindergarten), Mrs. Drawbond (1st), Mrs. Miles (2nd), Mrs. Sullivan (3rd), Mrs. Huey (4th) and Mr. Soelter (5th) were all outstanding educators, mentors and people. The principal, Dr. Cosgrove, was a great person as well. Even the custodian, Fred, was a great guy and would entertain us all at the yearly Ice Cream Social with his barbershop quartet. The school has grown in size over the years and changes are visible from the 40 years ago I was there. But I would bet it is still a great place for young minds to get a great start on their education.

I had an amazing time when I was here, I'm now a 7th grader. All the teachers were nice, the events…read morewere awesome, the food was average, I miss Friday pizzas each month. I'd like to shout out to Mr. Newman, Mrs. Lanners (retired), Mrs. Shull, Ms. Loera (I forgot how to spell her name sorry), Ms. Davila, and especially my favorite principal, Mrs. Becker (retired). I loved this school so much, I hope you love(d) this school too ;) -Mia. B

I'm a parent whom my 4 year old son attends Kirkwood, while picking up my son at school, I…read morewitnessed something deeply upsetting. A teacher named Manuel grabbed a little girl by the arm, yelled at her, and snatched something from her hand, then threw it across the floor. All the children nearby looked scared and shaken. This behavior is completely unacceptable, especially from someone entrusted with the care of young children. No child should ever be treated like that in a school environment. I am sharing this because I believe in protecting all children and ensuring schools are a safe and nurturing place to learn. I hope the administration takes this seriously and investigates. Parents: Please pay attention. Teachers should be role models, not bullies.

Update: Ms Rosie reached out to me to let me know that they had a meeting with the teacher and that…read morehe was obligated to take down photos of the children from his social media but that he would def still be around. The teachers daughter actually reached out to me through a yelp private message saying I had potentially ruined his image by posting this review and that the reason why he was there was because her kids were current students and he wanted to help her get a discount and that her father has provided meals for the children when the school couldn't. I stand by my review because I was truly concerned about the way he yelled and grabbed that child along with my other findings.

Small school but it's great. My son is currently in his 3rd year at that this school. All the…read moreteachers have been amazing in the Dual language program. He came out of kindergarten reading. They have a lot of events for the kids throughout the year. And the staff is also great at communicating with the parents of the going ones at school. Go Bulldogs!

Really great school with a wonderful staff and amazing principal! I love that my daughter is very…read morecomfortable and happy here. Go bulldogs!

When my kids went there we loved it. The director was great and we loved the teachers. However, big…read morereason I have to give it 1 star is because the teachers don't last. The pastor keeps them all as part time employees so he obviously doesn't have to pay any benefits. So the teachers don't last. Some of them were amazing! The type of teachers you want for your kids. But minimum wage doesn't pay bills. So there is a lot of change that isn't good for kids. It was an amazing school in the past. Not anymore.

Hands down one of the best decisions we have ever made. Both of my children started when they were…read more2 yrs old in the toddler classes and my son just graduated from kindergarten.y daughter just finished pre-k. Safety was our biggest concern. We wanted our children to be in a safe, loving and nurturing environment. And this exceeded all of our expectations!!!! The director, Miss Lety, is a kind and loving woman. She became like family for our family. She truly loves all of her students and their families. Academics for us was secondary, but luckily the academics are great! Now that my son has finished kinder we need to find a new school and we are also moving to Orange County. The schools we have applied to in OC have asked us to get our children assessed to see where they are at academically and BOTH of them are A YEAR AHEAD! They learned so much a Children's Academy of Success but they were still allowed to be children and not forced to be little learning robots. I guess they learned having fun! My son had Miss Bianca and Miss Sinttia and LOVED them My daughter has had Miss Alma, who is an angel on Earth. Don't hesitate to enroll your kids here.

It's a great school! The teachers are wonderful but the secretary Ms Pat is very rude! I don't know…read morewhy she is working there if she won't help you or if she does its with an attitude. Ask for Ms Lupe, she's a sweetheart and very helpful too! Also, last year in 2011-2012 school year I asked the principal if she was aware that a sex offender lived across the street and she said "no, I'm not aware but if you have any concerns you have to go to the police" I just don't get it how she's in charge of a school and won't take the time to check the Megans law website or am I just over reacting?

I was very concerned by what I observed during recess. I was a bystander sitting in my car eating…read morewhen I overheard a staff member repeatedly yelling at the children to be quiet. The tone felt unnecessarily harsh. I understand that supervising many kids at once can be challenging--I have six years of experience working in children's ministry--but there are respectful and effective ways to communicate with kids without raising your voice excessively. Children deserve patience, guidance, and a calm environment where they feel safe and supported, especially during unstructured times like recess. Hearing that level of yelling was upsetting and made me question the approach being used. Because of this experience, I would not feel comfortable recommending this school at this time. I encourage parents to observe and ask questions to ensure the environment aligns with how they want their children to be treated and supported. Poor children , do they really need a loud speakerphone to speak to children? I mean their ears are not even developed like ours. My voice would be enough. Whoever was yelling was also using one of those things that coaches use. I'm not sure what it's called. I will be speaking to Dr.kacou since I called the office wanting to speak to her hopefully this matter is resolved

My daughter attended CBE from 1st-5th. She was nurtured and encouraged and learned so much. She was…read moreeven placed in a 2nd grade for Language Arts because her first grade teacher saw she was an advanced reader. The teachers there are kind but firm, fun but serious about academics. Daycare is great. They open early and close late. They help with homework and truly care about student learning. I will always be grateful for all the teachers who played a part in my child's learning. Thank you to all the CBE staff!! You're the best!!

Daycare is between 6:30-6:00 p.m. I don't remember having to pay for disaster supplies in public…read moreschool. I walked by during recess and the kids were having fun in the playground. Its a block away from my boyfriend's work so I was curious. One year is $5300! First grade books are $175 + testing fee and Kindergarten is $150. Summer field trips have an additional charge. Summer session includes swimming time. This breaks down to $132 weekly if your child attends for five days.

The over All schools are AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!! The school…read moreDistrict office is a Miramar to get through. Calling you get Busy and Busy ... if your fortunate to get through the Audio recording glitches , a then static on the phone. I hope it gets fixed soon.

This is a superlative school district with excellent innovative leadership in the Board of…read moreEducation and Administration. The kids come first and thrive. The teachers and the classified employees are dedicated and top notch. I work in a minor capacity for the District but I base review on the experience of my grandchildren who are thriving there.

This elementary school is amazing. Staff is great. Parking is difficult because of dead end street.read more

We had a very good first year with this school(TK), but the 2nd year was bad. Our son would tell us…read morethat his kindergarten teacher was mean to him and that he was a bad boy.

Great school and staff so far in 2025. they run a dual emergence program. The sports program is…read morevery competitive the students attend church weekly.

Our experience at this school was dreadful and disappointing. From the first few weeks, I felt a…read moreterrible sensation in my gut. The teacher would hold the students back past dismissal time, would not acknowledge the parents, would leave me talking, minimize my concerns, and set my child for failure. In one year that my daughter attended she did not learn to read or write. Unfortunately, we are not able to leave because the other schools had met their enrollment capacity. Now, my daughter is below grade level but is working hard at the new school with the support of her new teachers to catch up. The only thing we miss about this school is the spirituality. I tried countless times to address the concerns, I spent the year in countless meetings trying to come to an understanding for the teacher, Elena Haas's capacity to teach Kinder, age-inappropriate curriculum and anxiety my daughter had developed. My concerns were not addressed. Monsignor Lorenzo who is in charge of the school was not able to come to an agreement with the teacher and Principal to provide a simple parent meeting to discuss academic concerns. At other schools, Principals invite parents on a monthly basis to coffee with the principal to maintain communication and address concerns. But not at this school. This school is clean and does a good job spiritually but academically they are terrible. If you want to give your child a solid academic foundation, you should take them somewhere else. This school also is more interested in your money than in your child's academic career. Expect to donate and give money to the school every week. The school will not sponsor any event, although they charge higher tuition, higher service hours and higher annual tuition than other schools.