This school is so unorganized. The staff, the teachers, and most of all the counselors are so…read moreunprofessional. They don't help you at all if you're a student at the school.They say they will do something and never follow through with it, they're never in their office. I'm assuming they're always out at lunch or something. Every time you want to talk to a counselor you always have to leave a message with the receptionist. And by the way that receptionist is extremely rude! I walk up to her desk and she proceeds with "what do you want?". I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone. The lunch, the students, the staff, and most of all THE COUNSELORS are unprofessional and unorganized. Please do yourself and your child a favor and send your kid somewhere else.

For schools in the adverse community this school was great for being the cultures together!…read moreStoners, Rappers, Greasers, the Nerds, Jocks! Leave it to the beav!!!!

During my time at this school, I was assigned responsibilities well beyond my role, including…read morecovering ALL kindergarten library times, leading lunch announcements over the microphone, and supervising lunch/recess/hallway lines. Despite these expectations, I received little to no support from the administration. The demands of these responsibilities often conflicted with one another. My coworkers regularly expressed that the lunchroom was difficult to manage without my presence, while I was simultaneously expected to cover all kindergarten library times. This left me feeling like I was expected to be in two places at once and made it impossible to fully meet the needs of either responsibility. The principal rarely interacted with staff and visited my classroom only once every couple of months, often calling me by the wrong name. The vice principal consistently failed to follow through with student discipline and frequently required educational assistants to apologize for appropriately enforcing school expectations. Student behavior was often managed inconsistently. I was told by a kindergartener that the vice principal had given them a phone to watch TikTok. In another concerning situation, a fourth-grade female student who reported being punched in the stomach by a male classmate was allowed to decide whether her parents would be informed. Too often, it felt as though students, rather than staff, were in control. School administrators would often reprimand staff for not awarding Golden Tickets to students whenever a parent complained, even when those students had not demonstrated the appropriate behavior to earn the recognition that day. This created inconsistency in the school's behavior management system and undermined staff members' professional judgment. Instead of teaching students appropriate coping skills, conflict resolution, or self-regulation strategies, disruptive behavior was frequently rewarded with toys or playtime in the office. This approach undermined classroom expectations and made it difficult to maintain a safe, respectful learning environment. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this school as a workplace due to the lack of administrative support, unrealistic workload expectations, inconsistent discipline practices, and overall school culture. Lastly, my child attended this school and was not consistently challenged with work that matched their abilities or academic potential.

I cannot say enough good things about this school. We moved to Parker a few years ago and left…read morebehind a wonderful school in our prior hometown. GRE has exceeded all of our expectations. Dr. Brown, the principal, is so invested in her school, the teachers, and the students. The front office staff is wonderful and friendly, and every teacher my kids have had here (3rd through 5th grade) has been fantastic. The PTO is likewise supportive and involved without being clique-ish and overbearing. This place is truly the BEST.

A terrific school with dedicated principal and staff. There's a reason people from Highlands Ranch…read moreand other out-of-district places send their kids here.

5/2: Update: It's a different school now. The below review no longer relevant. I have no knowledge…read moreof the current school. The most amazing "little school that could". My son just graduated and we were looking back at what he achieved. It's simply incredible. School plays, lego league, chess, debate, technology club, VEX Robotics World Championships competing against high schools in California and of course solar cars, where Woodlands come home with armfuls of prizes. Great teachers who really care and classes sizes you wouldn't believe. (4-6, but not above 8 was our experience). He learned a lot and turned out a most polite young man. Would strong recommend - contact me for any more details!

A hidden gem! We…read moremoved to Castle Pines in January (from out of state) & only recently found Woodlands Academy in Castle Rock. I wish I had found them sooner. My 10 year old had been in the gifted program at her old school, had been doing well & loved school. While Douglas County school district has an open enrollment policy and a ton of charter/magnet schools, you can't actually get into any of them when you move in the middle of the year (in addition to missing the lottery for the following year). Our neighborhood elementary school was awful. I had a bad feeling about it the first time we visited it & have learned my lesson about listening to myself. It got worse over time until I was desperate to find another place (& had to promise my daughter that she would not have to go back there for 5th grade--no matter what--just to get her to be willing to get up & go to school every morning). She never had any homework, including math, and never had any make-up work when she was out sick--including a whole week she was out when we finished moving which the teachers knew about ahead of time. No assignments whatsoever. And there was no communication about anything they were studying or about any tests/projects/grades or anything. Luckily, I happened upon the Woodlands Academy while looking for another school for the following year, having promised my daughter that she would not have to go back to her old school. After applying, she went to shadow at the school to see if she liked it, while also giving them the opportunity to test her to see if she would be a good fit for their academically accelerated program. As it turns out, we were lucky that a new charter school had opened close by and had taken a lot of their students, so they had openings!!! The school was so fabulous I couldn't believe it. Very small classes with lots of one-on-one attention. They have lots of outside activities like going to the opera and hiking local places. It was so impressive that I withdrew my daughter from the local public school and am having her finish out the year there. I wouldn't normally think that would be a good idea, but she wasn't learning anything at her old school, so I couldn't imagine it being negative in any way. She went to shadow and never went back to her old school. Thankfully, the small classes allow the teachers to help catch my daughter up in things that she missed learning during her months in public school (important things that all 4th graders need to know for future school success). She loves going to school again! Now she comes home excited about debate class, learning a foreign language (they offer Spanish, French, German & Latin) and building a battery powered car (the middle schoolers designed solar powered) in technology class. If you are looking for an alternative school choice for an exceptional 1st-8th grader, I highly recommend Woodlands Academy. We are excited to have a great place lined up for next year. If I had found them sooner, or my about to be 8th grader hadn't already gotten into the STEM School & Academy for next year, I would pull her out of her enormous middle school and gladly send her to the Woodlands Academy where she could get the attention she deserves as an above average student who is clearly not getting enough attention focussed on her with her classes of 30+ students at the local middle school (which had great reviews, btw).

I find this school to be run by fabulous our and committed faculty and staff. They care about their…read morestudents and the community. I went to 3 community events here and felt the commitment. Not perfect, but certainly trying.

Johnson Elementary has been such a wonderful experience for myself and my family. I have had 3 of…read moremy kids attend this school in the last 5 years. The teachers that my children have had from 2nd to 5th grade have all been such excellent educators to my kids and great communicators with me as the parent. Doreen in the office is always extremely helpful. We recently relocated to a different area, so I had to transfer my kids to a different school. However, myself and my kids will always remember the great experience we had at Johnson Elementary.

Very good school went their for kindergarten to 2nd grade the teachers are really nice and the…read moreschool is really clean

Beautiful 2008 Pre School, Elementary & Middle School facility. Strong leadership…read more This school earned a Performance Rating (the highest you can get in Aurora Public Schools New Leadership beginning Fall 2020 led by Principal Tavie Maroncelli & Assistant Principal Jamila Gordon

I've been going here for a while I have great memories I have so bad experiences but I o think it's…read morea good school

Test scores are consistently low, and now there's NO extra circular activities. Nothing after…read moreschool anymore. I came from a school where the after school activities were overflowing with choices like Art, Band, cooking, science, cheerleading, taekwondo, sports and more. The kids all get an I - pad for free so that's awesome, but we have yet to see if the new technology will help scores. I wonder if the PTA ever considered a huge bake sale, community yard sale, art sale or something like that. Gift cards, haunted house, there's endless ways to raise money to help get these programs in there. I hate to complain because I am too busy to even go to the PTA let alone become a leader there. Pretty upsetting.