Gravenstein Elementary School

Our children attend school here and we like the teachers. So far we’ve really felt we’ve made the right decision in enrolling them here. The teachers are kind and patient.

This is a fantastic elementary school. While maybe not every member of the staff is cheery (I can’t argue with the previous review, but I accept that there are different personality types in the world), every single teacher my kids have had and every one I have heard about from other parents at Gravenstein has been excellent, really top-​notch. They (and the principal) have high expectations of the kids, and they supplement the excellent academics with a ton of field trips (in the Enrich! program, at least), art, music, dance, P.E., and much else. All the fundraising events benefit the WHOLE school (Enrich! is funded through voluntary monthly parent donations to the MPF, whereas the GSF fundraisers are divided among all the classes). Neither of my kids has encountered any bullying or even excessive meanness from the other students. The teachers have been attentive, balancing praise for good effort with insightful comments about where there is room for improvement. We feel *extremely* lucky to be able to have our kids attend here.