This is the address for East Oakview Elementary…read more One of several elementary schools in the Northview Public Schools district. Nice, but older, building with a very good staff.

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Let's start by putting some facts out there... Superintendent Roby makes over $279,000 a year and…read morewas awarded a recent 3% raise for a school district that is failing miserably. Despite being called "effective" in her role, I don't see the evidence to support it. But then again, it was the School Board that gave her this distinction of performance, not any parent group, focus group or state evaluation. The average salary for a school superintendent is around $160,000 in most of the country. Why is her salary so much higher? One word: IMAGE. For whatever reason, Grand Rapids feels as if they owe her this and wants to make some sort of statement and overpays in doing so. Data directly from Education Recovery Scorecard shows the math skills performance for grades 3 to 8 at an incredibly low level and far below the national average. This is directly from Education Recovery's data reporting: "Grand Rapids Public Schools, 24% of elementary students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 14% tested at or above that level for math. Also, 32% of middle school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 20% tested at or above that level for math. And 39% of high school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 17% tested at or above that level for math." These are absolutely terrible results. FAILING GRADES. To give you an idea of the type of student attending, U.S. News and World Report provides the following: "Grand Rapids Public Schools contains 51 schools and 13,787 students. The district's minority enrollment is 70%. Also, 62.5% of students are economically disadvantaged." THIS MEANS THEY MOST LIKELY ARE NOT HOMEOWNERS WHO PAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUDGET. Basically, my taxes are not paid to educate. I'm paying to house and feed a bunch of kids who cannot read or do math for eight hours a day. ("At schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, 62.5% of students are eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced price meal.") Lots of people not doing their jobs and it's been this way for decades. They call themselves "educators," and they cannot even meet the definition of their job description. It's time to fire every one of them.

My daughter goes to Southwest Community School. The location is at 801 Oakland Ave SW, Grand…read moreRapids, MI 49503. The school is not very open to teaching european americans the spanish language. They make european americans feel very uncomfortable with their smirks, and evil stares. Teachers show favoritism to the students, that are of latino origin. This school does not accept different cultures. Madrigal Dessouassi is a horrible teacher teacher, and does not grades fairly, and favors students. I would recommend if you are an American, avoid taking your kids here. Bullying is acceptable at this school. Also there are no adults supervising young children on the playground. I received many calls from the main office saying my daughter was injured on the playground. The equipment on the playground is very hazardous.

I have two daughters that attend and they love it there. The best Spanish immersion program around.read more

I did not get mt SAQ graded in the time frame I was hoping for, therefore I'm moving to Rockford…read more Go Rams!!!!!!!!

I highly recommend Mayflower! I remember being so worried about choosing the right preschool for my…read morechildren...but now that they're done, I absolutely know I made the right choice when I chose Mayflower. My 2 kids were 4 years apart (had the same teacher) and they both LOVED it there. It was a great experience for them and for our whole family. This preschool is wonderful with experienced, kind teachers who truly care! They're not the newest, the biggest and they don't have a flashy new program or a theme, they just use old-fashioned teaching to prepare kids for kindergarten. Ask anyone who has sent their kids there to hear more rave reviews!

I have really enjoyed everything about this preschool. The teachers are amazing and there is a lot…read moreof attention to detail, learning and to the families.