nice, safe area. Front office staff is genuinely kind Mrs…read moreMichelle, Mrs Gloria. Mr Rios genuinely is passionate about his job. I love the new principal. The old one would completely ignore emails specially when I had I concern or a complaint about staff. Yet he would great you every morning like nothing happened. Mrs terry is very communicative and genuinely cares for our kids.

Pros: nice, safe…read morearea. Front office staff is darling and genuinely kind (Michelle, Gloria, Delia). P.E. Teacher genuinely is passionate about his job. Cons: a lot of this staff seems as though they're doing the absolute bare minimum to get through each day in order to collect a pay check. TK teacher gives out candy every single day as a motivator for 4 year olds and will argue with you about it if you ask her not to give your child candy. "I have 18 other students." The first week of school she said "your son is so smart. I will make sure to give him work for his level." I never heard anything about that again, we never received one worksheet for homework. Not even abcs or days of the week. If you look at her class page, she never even updated it past the third week of school. TK teacher uses television daily to keep kids occupied. My son mentioned to me that she plays paw patrol. Why paw patrol? That's not even educational. TK -1st grade stores their lunchboxes and water bottles outside instead of in cubbies in the classroom (and it's been 80 degrees outside daily). Meanwhile, the teachers have a nice air conditioned lounge with fridges to store their food in and dine in. (Which I've had to wait inside before during my son's assessment) Cafeteria has no air conditioning. Principal will ignore your emails and then say hi to you every day afterwards like nothing happened. We had an assessment with the kindergarten teacher the week before school and she was coughing, sneezing etc with no mask on and had her snot filled tissues on the table right next to my son. Needless to say, our entire family got sick for the first week of school. So my son had to go to his very first day sick with a mask on. She determined that he was at a "4th or 5th grade reading level" but said "there's nothing I can do for him". The school didn't even make an effort. She also said she would connect us with the OT to get him an assessment for behavioral therapy. We never heard anything about it again afterwards. No playground, no grassy areas, no trees on campus. There is only asphalt and a piece of astroturf. It looks as though there's a playground attached to the school from the outside, but it is not used by the school. I agree with another google review that said this place needs an upgrade. And some staff definitely needs to update their educating style instead of clearly dragging through every day, counting the minutes until their retirement. The kids deserve better

My son is biracial, and at the time 4yrs old. This was the only school in our area.The first day I…read moredrop him off the teacher wouldn' care if she was going to fast. Knowing he comes from a English home. I use to think that the Spanish culture was gentle, sweet, and patience. I was wrong. That teacher seem like she had something wrong with her eyes. She didn't even help my son knowing he had an IP, and wouldn't try to slow down. I could tell my son was starting to get uncomfortable, and couldn't wait to get home....Hes now in another school. Doing a lot better and getting the proper education he needed. I went to this school when I was a child.(I am African-American) Only to understand why my parents moved me out of this school. Just because they keep changing this school with nice things doesn't mean that they nice. If it wasn't for one of the ladies in the Office who has a little girl. That star is for her/them. Thank you. She/they helped me, and my son. I put him here because of a favorite teacher with out her here anymore this school just isn't the same. RIP Mrs. Elemi Class of 90, 91, & 92" You will never be forgotten as long as I'm here

A gem in the rough, this school is in start-up phase after closing down for 2-3 years for a…read morecomplete reconstruction. The heart of the academic program is a dual immersion concept where students spend half the day learning in Spanish and half the day learning in English. Dare I say that this is a superior model and fairer to English language learners than the total Spanish immersion at certain magnet schools with huge waiting lists? Sherman is a neighborhood school and the student body has a very high proportion of English language learners from poor families. Nonetheless, the sense one gets from visiting the new campus is one of wholesomeness. Indeed, the students' exuberance for learning is matched by the evident commitment of their family members to their kids' education. The teachers, all hand-picked by the forward-looking principal who championed the dual immersion concept with the district, seem deeply committed to the educational mission. One hang-up: The administration seems a bit disorganized due to being in start-up phase. I hope these issues take care of themselves in the next year as they find their groove.

I do NOT like this school. I went here a couple of years ago and let me start off with talking…read moreabout the primetime staff. The old supervisor sucked balls and was a very sh1tty person she would always yell at kids and not care about them. The supervisor would always make up lies about children and even talk sh1t about them when all of them left which is why I had to drop out because of how careless they were to kids. Let me also talk about the music teacher she was racist,disrespectful and judged kids about how they would play with certain instruments that she provided us the p.e teacher is also a very careless person and I don't not like her at all she was very very bratty and had a bad attitude towards kids?

I've had 2 children attend McKinley Elementary School. One just graduated from there and one is…read moreentering 3rd grade. This school has been phenomenal and has gone above and beyond. We have experienced different teachers year, and each one has been more than exceptional. They have been absolutely lovely, caring, thoughtful, smart, and have the best interest of our kids, their classmates, and even their community in mind. They have been taught not only the basic academics, but also how to be a good human in this crazy world, and how to lean on community and their peers to grow and become educated. I have felt like the teachers have always kept the individual student in mind, and advocated it on their behalf for all of their needs. The school, the teachers, the staff, down to the janitors....Absolutely lovely. The community that is involved at Mckinley Elementry school is the absolute best. There is a constant fundraising happening by the parents and community to support Mckinley's vast programs. The jog-a-thon, Sono Fest, the Gala, etc. Programs like music, theater dance for, art, and Spanish, our kids have been getting a very well rounded experiences in elementary school.

HORRIBLE SCHOOL! The principal Mr. Hernan Baeza doesn't do ANYTHING at all to lighten the school…read morespirit for the kids. During hallooween he made the kids do a costume parade. But when the old principal Ms. Flabia was there she would throw a festival and would make school spirit alive. He's so lazy! Also one person there is Ms. Venture an old lady who's always grumpy and yelling at kids for no reason. Shes a horrible woman and my child was scared of coming cause of her. Other staff include Ms. Gonzalez who my child told me how when she was in 1st Ms. Gonzalez grabbed her my her arm and yelled at her and put her in another class because my child didn't finish her drawing... My child was crying the whole day and now that shes in high school she told me about it. Another woman there is Ms. Hagler who doesn't teach well! These women act so nice in front of parents but once they leave they are horrible to kids. Yelling and screaming at them.

My son had an I.E. P. and did not make any progress. I have talked with other parents, and it…read moreturns out the current principal, Mr. Baeza has let the school fall apart. He says all the "right" things, but the actions (minimal) are different than the words. My child was not improving, and I had to seek other options. Very disappointed in Mr. Baeza.

My 1st kid loved it all the way from K until she graduated 8th and moved to a high school. Now I…read morehave 2 other kids going here. I remind them they have choices and can go to any school yet they insist on staying at museum until they graduate. We have seen many staff changes over the years but the core values seem to carry on. Its a small tight-knit school with around 25 kids per grade. Miss Jaleh TK and Miss Diana K are the perfect teachers to kickoff your kids learning journey. The drive thru lane for drop offs and picks ups is top.

It was okay, for the most part. I was a student here not too long ago, and overall had a fairly…read moreokay experience here for some of my middle school years. While some teachers and staff were nice or at least professional, some completely disregarded the students feelings. At the time I was going through a rough time and would often have issues with getting into trouble for 'skipping class' when I was crying in the bathrooms. When someone came into the bathrooms to get me, the office workers would tell I couldn't leave class or just not go, regardless of what was happening, unless it was some sort of 'real' emergency like medical. This part I'm not proud of. I got suspended multiple times for coming to school high, and there were a few times I had to leave because of hurting myself and getting caught with a blade to do so. Eventually of course I was told to leave, and while I know I could've prevented this, I also know I turned to these bad coping mechanisms because nobody was listening and trying to help me. When I was kicked out from the school the principal, Mr. Taylor, yelled at me and cussed, saying I was 'past the point of helping' and that I was hopeless. While I did do some things that I shouldn't have, students should be talked to properly and not yelled at for things they can't help like mental health issues. Many of my other friends experienced similar issues.