We transferred here in October from Signature Preparatory. My daughter felt that public school was…read morea better fit compared to Signature, where we experienced several issues with the teachers and staff. Since starting at Josh, her mood has improved dramatically, which has been a wonderful change. Her teacher, Ms. Weaver, is truly exceptional and genuinely cares for her students. My daughter was struggling academically, and Ms. Weaver called us to express her concerns. We decided to have our daughter evaluated, and she was diagnosed with ADHD, hyperfocus type. Once we understood what was going on, we were able to support her better. Her grades improved significantly, and she received two awards at the end of the school year. Ms. Weaver supported her every step of the way and played a vital role in helping her succeed. While the teachers have been wonderful, the front office staff could benefit from additional training. We've also encountered some issues with bullying. I had to personally address a situation with a child who continued to bother my daughter. Ms. Weaver did her best to handle the issue and even involved the other child's parents. To the parents of children who bully others: please do better. Teach your children to respect others and to keep their hands to themselves. I saw child at the park bullying a kid and the other child beat him up because he was tired of being picked on. Please raise your kids right!

The school is good itself, but there are some bad things about this school I went to for 7 years…read more As a 5th-grade student whose graduation was recently in practice, they did not let you cross your legs, and one teacher was mean when we didn't get a part right. Next, they are unfair. In 1st grade, I went to the PE class; kids were being bad, and we got in trouble, but I didn't do anything, and yet I still got in trouble. Those were two bad things that happened at Josh Stevens Elementary School, better than other elementary schools in my opinion overall. 3 stars

I absolutely love this school. The sports program is great, and my daughter has made such amazing…read morefriends while attending here. The teachers and staff are kind, supportive, and genuinely care about each child, creating a loving, faith-centered community we're so grateful to be part of.

I want to start by saying this daycare seemed very promising, but after five months with our…read moredaughter, we lost confidence in the care she was receiving. One of the first concerns happened when I picked her up and was told she had a diaper rash. The staff said Aquaphor wasn't working, so they used one of their own sprays instead. My response was, "Why aren't you using the Desitin we provided, clearly labeled with her name and accompanied by a doctor's note instructing you to use it?" They apologized and assured us they would use it going forward. This immediately raised concerns about attention to care, especially since diaper products should never be shared between children due to the risk of spreading illnesses like Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD). On June 18, after a week at home with us, we dropped our daughter off and informed staff she had drool bumps on her chin because she was cutting two teeth at once. Later that day, we received a call saying she had a temperature of 99.4°F and was being sent home for suspected HFMD because she supposedly had bumps around her mouth, in her mouth, and in her diaper area. The "bumps" around her mouth were the same drool rash we had pointed out that morning, and they nearly disappeared after simply wiping her chin dry. She had no bumps in her diaper area and no mouth lesions. The next morning, her pediatrician examined her, laughed at the assessment, said she had absolutely no signs of HFMD, and cleared her to return. We met with the Director and Assistant Director to explain what happened. The Assistant Director admitted she hadn't been told about the drool rash or teething before making the assessment. We also brought up the earlier diaper cream incident and explained how concerning it was that our daughter's prescribed cream wasn't being used while they were quick to send children home over concerns about HFMD. We were assured these issues would be addressed. Then, in July, our daughter actually contracted HFMD. She had the classic symptoms: fever followed by lesions around her mouth, in her mouth, and on her hands and feet. We kept her home through her recovery, and once her pediatrician confirmed she was no longer contagious, we received another signed clearance note allowing her to return. The doctor also prescribed antibiotics for a mild ear infection, and we informed the daycare that the antibiotics could cause loose stools and diaper rash, asking them to apply her diaper cream accordingly. The first day back went well. However, the following morning, just one hour after dropping her off, I received another call telling me she was being sent home for suspected HFMD. They pointed to healed red marks under her chin from the previous infection, a small red mark on her finger that she's had since birth, and claimed her diaper area would "shock" me. When I got home and checked, she simply had a diaper rash from the antibiotic-related loose stools. There were no blisters, lesions, or signs of HFMD. Even more concerning, there was absolutely no evidence that her prescribed Desitin had been applied despite the daycare describing the rash as severe. Anyone who uses Desitin knows it leaves a visible white residue, and there was none. We took her back to the pediatrician, who again confirmed she had no signs of HFMD and again questioned whether the daycare was confusing her with another child. At that point, we decided to withdraw our daughter. As I packed up her belongings, one of the workers ran over laughing and said, "Can't forget this!" while handing me the nearly full tube of diaper cream. After five months, it looked like it had only been used a couple of times, despite multiple conversations, a doctor's note, and repeated reminders. I can't speak to the rest of the school, but our experience in the Angel's classroom left us extremely disappointed. We experienced repeated misdiagnoses that resulted in unnecessary doctor visits and missed work, along with repeated failures to follow a simple doctor's order to use our daughter's assigned diaper cream. For us, those issues reflected a lack of attention to detail and consistency that we simply could not overlook.

Do you want your kids to be in a safe,loving,caring,Christian school?…read moreWell here's a solution, put your kids into this school, NOW! The staff and teachers here are sooooo loving. They are very educational and love teaching your kids about Christ! :D Putting your kid into this school is the best idea ever!

This school is terrible the principal won't help at all and the fifth grade teacher ms coulter does…read morenot teach anything do not go here it was fine up until fifth grade terrible terrible principal and some teachers

Well, I give credit to those who really see to it that that all the children is treated according…read moreto protocol...What people need is the terms and conditions where families information and rights are not exposed for the safety of our family... Does anyone ever think about the apartments next to the school??? Is it legal to have a whole complex viewing me and my family when we are standing watching our child??? Yes it is...But is it legal to have them watch at all times??? My daughter gets told to stay away from someone who makes her feel bad, and that person keeps talking to her. This is the same thing last school year that happened to me and my child.Apparently some staffs don't know how to handle these kids interactions that happen at school. It seems me and my family is being targeted since last year...Causing all kinds of unpleasant times. Other then that, education seems to be going nicely.

It was pretty good saying from a 5 Grader. It all went well. I will say Ms Shaw can get a little…read morestrict. I honestly advise to get with the teachers good side! It's for the best anyways. And make to behave. 5th gets a Disney trip but you can lose it! So stay on the good side. Will say tho bathrooms get pretty gnarly for an unknown reason.

I came to this school for an event for work and everyone was so welcoming…read more The check inn was nice and easy. Everyone working the front was so friendly and helpful. I love on this school is layout and all the student decorations around the school. The students were great. They all were engaged in my presentation about saving money. This school is located in a nice area and I can't wait to go back.

I can't stand the school we moved to this area for this school. Being there for 3 years! I just…read morecan't take it any more but I'm forced to go here because I have 50/50 custody of our son and if you ever been to family court in Clark it's a joke! I have a son who is a late bloomer and I tried going to the principal and asking to hold back my son they refuse to do so and told me he has autism. My son is on the spectrum understandable but if he is function and sitting and focusing why is it a problem? The IEP sucks they don't acknowledge issues and my son gets bullied a lot in the self contained classroom he has gotten slapped, had a goose egg bump on his head from a toy being thrown and named called. They also let the kids have tablets! This year supposly they are blocking YouTube kids but haven't seen it yet! My son tells me he's so smart he gets done before anyone else and he think the class is too easy they only play dance sometimes do worksheets that are preschool! They passed him on to 3rd grade with out knowing all his ABCs and told me he was on a specific plan for the IEP and that he goes at his own pace! I brought in my BCA from proud moments Aba therapy because yes I have to go there too by court order. She saw the classroom and sat in the IEP she was not impressed and caught a lot of mistakes in the IEP hour sheets. The BCA suggest I switch schools I brought that letter to court with recommended schools and the judge said nope because my BCA said Pinecrest was fast paced which I couldn't explain to my judge because they don't let you speak unless you represent yourself which is automatically a no win against another attorney. So no school will dare write you personal letters on what you need far as a letter stating the IEP is transferable so the judge Dept Y laughed and threw the book at me and didn't care about the BCA emails! She didn't care to sworn me in either to tell her the BCA recommended tutoring and I put him in Kumon and held in back in Pinecrest enrollment but justice system here is again the biggest joke! Anyways going back to this school teacher is sweet but I feel not attentive as one should be how in 3 years do we struggle not knowing the ABC and my son can remember my phone number and my x husband New York phone number in a month from his ABA center! In the begining of this special needs education I asked to sit in or help out in the classroom they let me volunteer but against a wall not in the class room and told me they can't let me in the classroom. I wrote a letter to the state board with help of an advocate school attorney and magically they where going to let me in because you have rights a a parent to sit in for so many hours. But now just yesterday they tell me oh if you want to scheduale a visiting time for 30 mins and the principal will sit in with you , you can scheduale that. No thank you I know how it's runned this school. The ladies in the office are catty and you can feel this vibe coming off! They send your kid home when he's sick for no reason they hear a cough or a kid saying I don't feel good and they give me a call to pick him up but I actually don't mind this one because I teach him more at home in my opinion. Kids in his self contained special needs classroom have bullied my son or had behaviors that hurt my son and they just say oh well we documented it but that's all we can do. They won't graduate my son to regular gen ed class because he's so behind it sad because he's just falling more more more behind it's like they have a preschool regiment and he wants to learn so much but they won't push. It's basically daycare in the special needs. He's graduating his Aba therapy very soon and i find it this school is pushing him farther back. It's wild when I bought my home school rating was 9/10 now it's 7/10 it's going down.

My son started at Challenger school over a year ago when he was four. He went to Montessori Visions…read moreAcademy prior to that. It's quite a change in his academic progress and his enthusiasm for school. He says Yayy every morning when I tell him what day it is, and that's school day. He started reading when he was four and a half. I don't have to ask him twice when it's reading time at home. Somehow Challenger got him to feel like he is having fun when he reads or works on the worksheets. He is able to explain to me errors he makes on his worksheets at school, and able to show me corrections. I am happy with his academic growth at this school. I like that the school entrance is locked at all time. You can't get to the front desk before you get approved to pass through the locked entrance There were couple times I had issues with admin. At first, I didn't know the school required uniform shirt and pants. I only ordered my son uniform shirts and went to buy him pants from a clothing store. One day he came home in someone else's pants with no note to explain why his pants were changed. When I called, that was when I was informed about the mandatory uniform. I was upset at how they made him change into different pants at school, and how they didn't have the courtesy to call me to work out the uniform issue. Another time was when I received a past due notice, and a warning of my son's school termination if the past due was not taken care of by so and so date. I was not made aware of the due. When I called the school to take care of the amount, I was told that it was from the one day that we picked him up late. Ms Brenda always calls me back in timely manner. For how happy my son is at this school, I can look past all the admin issues I have had.

Worst school my kids ever attended. Every single day my son was bullied. Every other day I was in…read moremeeting, all the staff did was sweep it under the ground . So glad we are out of there . My kids are so much happier and you can really tell the difference.

This was an amazing school for my child. The staff were always helpful and understanding. There…read morewere many great events and loved the community building this school had. I felt that my student was able to excel while here and learned so much. A hidden gem of a school.

Why am I being treated like the villain? Third attempt (three different occasions) trying to inform…read morethe school of students throwing rocks at each other and the person who answered the phone, hung up on me. Poor girl saying "that hurt really bad" repeatedly, and the boy proceeded to pick up something even bigger and throw that at her. Apparently, the school doesn't care about their students harming each other, and people outside of the school. Again, is my third time reporting it. I'm unsure as to why there are no teachers or anyone of authority watching young children. I will be calling the district to inform them, since the school doesn't seem to care. Linda, who I'm told is the office manager, was especially unhelpful and uncaring on the second attempt to inform. The first time, the students were throwing rocks across the street at me and almost hit me twice, while almost hitting a car. They then almost hit a mom and daughter. I called the school to tell them. The second time, I decided to do (as advised), and go inside and let the front office know. I was greeted by two women who were very concerned and ASKED ME to wait and speak to a woman named Linda. I said no that's okay, and was insisted I wait, despite my reluctance and not thinking it necessary. I overhear them try to tell Linda and she loudly proclaimed (I'm paraphrasing) "tell them to call the city we have nothing to do with this"..uhhh what now? So the two women, naturally, were very confused and said "there was an incident!". Linda proceeded to come over and be extremely rude and almost snide, telling me she doesn't know what I want her to do and that they sent out letters already to the parents. I said well that obviously didn't work and decided to leave because her unwarranted poor attitude was unfair to be directed at me when all I'm trying to do is protect the kids from hurting others. She then chased me as I casually and calmly walked away shouting for my name. Deeply unsettling interaction. Third attempt: today a boy in a red tshirt was throwing rocks at other students. I watched and figured I'd stay out of it given my other experiences until he whipped a rock at the back of a girl also wearing a red tshirt (hers has white numbers on the back) from a few feet away. She cried out "that really hurt" multiple times and sounded like she was going to cry, as she was holding her back. He told her "no it didn't" and picked up something even bigger and threw that at her. Where are the teachers? Why are these kids so unsupervised that they can do this? Someone is going to get seriously hurt. And again, why am I being treated like I'm in the wrong in this situation? I was nothing but polite and nice.

Amazing school and teachers! My son had an amazing experience during the 6 years he was there. The…read moreteachers truly care about their students, have great communication with the parents and PTA does an amazing throwing the events. We have made life long friendships with the parents, teachers and students through this school. You truly feel part of a community.

I'm a 4th we don't have my own phone. I'm reporting to school because a teacher named Mrs…read more Barton.Was being rude to Michael an it looked very swollen his leg And the teacher just told him to go to the nurse for an ice pack and he was OK that the teacher said I was crying so much for two hours and 30 minutes I'm a student so I saw everything