We originally considered Notre Dame because of its great reputation. After experiencing TK for our…read moreson let's just say that great reputation is well deserved. Notre Dame takes a hands on approach to teaching children. They have a mind-set that see's the kids all the way through their school years. They think long-term. Every decision is based on what's best for the individual student's development and needs. The Principal and staff take a personal approach to each family which is something we just wouldn't get in any public school. We feel this approach not only gives our son a developmental edge but also provides a family based community for our child. It's not a coincidence that many of the children at Notre Dame have parents that are alumni. Highly recommend. The Randall family

Unfortunately I have had a really bad experience with one of the teachers at this school. The music…read moreteacher Mr. Ron Tanski said something very inappropriate to me. I also think he's a bit narcissistic. He has also been bullying me and I don't think he deserves to be teaching kids

This school is the best. Honestly. My daughter is in 1 of the 4 kindergarten classes. They tested…read morethe students the first couple of weeks of the new school year to see what class they best fit in and my kid was placed in the advanced class. Her teacher whom is in room 9 is very caring and challenges the kids, this school, at least at this level is not about preparing for test. My 5 year old is reading at first grade level and her math skills are really good. Today (5/6/17) we went to the LA Zoo and its bird observation weekend or something; anyway. There was a table for the kids to write how they would help the environment and my 5 year old without my help(honestly, I was texting or doing something on my fancy iPhone; LoL) and she wrote a complete sentence and even spelled the word floor all on her own. Hobart is a great school and we are looking forward to 1st grade. I'm voting against putting a charter school on their campus.

Great school for kids education and very caring teachers and principal they also have the LA's Best…read moreafter school program that is very helpful.

Such an amazing school. All staff here is super friendly and willing to help. Great learning…read moreenvironment. Teachers are very committed to their student. School is smaller in size , so it makes it feel very intimate. After school programs are great as well. Can't give this place enough stars.

We moved into this neighborhood 8 years ago, and heard only good things about this school. It had a…read moregreat reputation for being an outstanding school in the city. It had a 8/9 GreatSchools rating at the time. Pros: The families are diverse, welcoming and open-minded. As a person of color and an immigrant, I appreciate that the families at this school represent the diversity of Los Angeles. There is also a lot of socio-economic diversity. 2) Another great aspect is the community events that the kids love, like Halloween Carnival, Glow Dance, MonsterWalk, etc. The kids look forward to these school events every year and creates fun opportunities for families to get together outside of school. 3) The Friends of Gardner parent organization is a small but mighty group that does all of the fundraising for the arts/music/gardening program and runs a lot of the school events. They truly "fill in the gaps" when it comes to the quality of educational experience our kids get at Gardner. Here are some NEUTRALS: Gardner is a No Homework policy which means that all the way up until 5th grade, your kid will get no homework. If they do, it's completely optional. Some families appreciate the freedom and philosophy. Other families have noted a very hard transition when their child goes into middle school and they now have 1-2 hours of homework every night. Cons: Every year, we have a handful of students in the class who need more support, whether that is just behavioral issues or a learning disability that requires IEP, and the teachers, school, administration, has little to no resources to adequately meet these needs. This means major disruptions during classroom learning time and students falling behind grade level. (This is not particular to Gardner, but likely district-wide for LAUSD schools). 2) Most of our classes were 30+ kids in each grade, which is also not specific to Gardner. Final thoughts: We've been at Gardner for 4 years, and every year, many families leave for neighboring schools. I think Gardner, 10 years ago, was an amazing school, but now I would say it is average/above average. And if you're curious, their GreatSchools rating is now a 4/5.

I'll start by saying this is not a safe place for your child to go they will not be protected. This…read moreis my daughters first year here and she's had other kids put their hands on her 6 times already (not including the name calls)and every time I've tried to get to the bottom of it the principal Dr. LaTanya Reeves is ALWAYS in a meeting. Once she finally decides to respond it's "I'm going to investigate and parents need to teach their kids not to hit back and have them tell the teacher." Well my daughter has constantly done that and was just pushed into a bush again by the same child that's been putting her hands on her and tearing up my daughter property. Telling me that lausd not wanting to do ieps and get therapy for these other kids is not an excuse for my child being physically and mentally harmed. Also this school needs to do better with contacting THE PARENT FIRST. There is no reason the grandparents are called first and the parent was never notified nor does the staff ever have an idea about what's going on.

Theres a few great teachers and staff, but unfortunately there's a lot of changes that needs to be…read moremade.

I came here once a week at lunch time to volunteer for a program called Young Storytellers and…read moreCrescent Heights seems like a great PUBLIC elementary school in the area. Obviously LAUSD schools have their benefits and liabilities, but as a product of the school system who went on to graduate from UC Berkeley and USC Law, I have faith in the system and believe that each student has the potential to succeed if they take advantage of all the resources available to them, even if their parents aren't able or willing to be at home tutors. Their are some great teachers and programs at this school and even though I can't comment on the academic performance, I can say that the staff and teachers that I did come into contact with through my volunteer program were all good faith actors who put their heart and soul into educating the youth and I look forward to returning to the community next semester!!!!

My kid attends this school, the school is excellent, the teachers are motivating and wonderful…read morespecifically Mrs Owen the second grade teacher she is a sweetheart. Mrs Owen is so into helping the kids she actually searches for ways to get money for the kids to go on field trips. Thank you Mrs Owen!! Mr. Dillon is a wonderful caring First grade teach and cool...Thank you Mr. Dillon. The principal is new and I am going to wait to write a review on her. Today I am ready to write a review for the blot so new principal Mrs. Misdukes, twice I had incidents where this principal is not responsible for the well beign of my child who attends this school. The latest incident was enough for me, my child third grader was punched and bullied by a 5th grader, when my husband and I approached the principal to address the issue she would not even come out of her office to address our concerns regarding our child's safety, she brushed us off and stated that the incident happened at the Youthservices so she is not responsible, I will post the pics if how this 5th grader left my kid's leg and the not so new principal did not address the issue took responsibility for my child's safety. I would not recommend this principal to run ANY school.

The principal, Ms. Hall-Johnson is no-nonsense and is well balanced in her approach. My son enjoyed…read moreher a lot and so did we. There were a handful of great teachers who presented as what anyone would want in a teacher for their kid. The parent center is incredible and the woman who runs this program is awesome along with the families who are very relatable, kind and welcoming- made leaving this school mid year a devastating but necessary choice. We left because of my son's Kindergarten teacher, Ms. King. How this woman is a teacher is still a perplexing issue for me. Her tone with children is beyond intolerable. My kid was so happy to go to school, excited for learning, being dropped off by the Garden, his friends, then things started to change very quickly. There are several examples I can give that let us know he was not doing well. But this one sums it up pretty well, one day on our walk home from school he asked "Mom, do you think my teacher is mean to me because I'm not smart?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, but also not surprised he picked that undertone up from her. After his pre-school years, going into her classroom was hugely difficult for our family. Witnessing her consistently rude, patronizing and sarcastic personality towards kids- I had no choice but to unenroll him from the school. It was barely 6 months into the school year. In addition, on the field trip, I sat behind her in the bus and heard her gossiping to a parent about another child's parent. The kid of the parent being gossiped about happened to be sitting right next to me and I wondered, did he know who she was talking about? Well, the kid said "you're talking about my Mom". He knew!! Ms. King then gaslights this 5 year old, telling him she wasn't, that he should "mind his own business". This is when I also figured out why my kid asked me that question about being smart. Her tone with certain children, who happened to know how to read, was clearly much kinder and softer, in her way of being those things. Children can read a room pretty well, they in fact are incredibly perceptive which I suppose could be called "smart". I literally walked to the office and un-enrolled him from this absolutely toxic learning environment after that field trip. My issue with the school is I know everyone knew what was going on with her. You'd have to be completely checked out not to notice. Everyone can hear Ms. King's voice, her tone and rudeness throughout the hall with her door shut, at the fence during drop off... and for this, I felt there was no need to discuss her behavior, which is obviously negligent and inappropriate for a classroom of ANY grade. In addition to this, she never took the kids to the Garden (at least during our 6 months there) for learning. Which I was told would be an extensive part of their sciences and environmental learning. After unenrolling my kid, I saw a parent, who was not from the same classroom but saw every morning at drop off- I was visibly sad. I let her know we were leaving. I said "it's just not the right fit" and she said "does not the right fit really mean Ms. King is unhinged?" So. Yeah, people know... My kid is finishing 1st grade now at another school. We are on still recovering from those 6 months.

This school is horrible first of all the teachers are rude to my kid they made her cry.read more

I mean overall I had amazing experience. The teachers were always caring. I met amazing people &…read moremade new friends! & lots of memories that I shall never forget:)

I HATE THIS SCHOOL DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE it's unorganized and they just put children down…read morethey tell them that other kids are smarter and better than them they like comparing the students to each other THEY ARE JUST KIDS they shouldn't be feeling like they don't deserve anything just cause you put them down

Great school they have so many patience to the students and the principal is a very nice person he…read morecares about the students I definitely recommend this elementary school