Tenth Street Elementary School in Burbank, California

“I must say that I agree with comments that Tenth Street is making a lot of progress. They have met the API for 3 consecutive years now. I participated in the School Site Council last year as a parent and realized how much the Principal wants the best for our children. I don't know who made the comment about the Coordinators, but after working with Ms. Williams and Mr. Gonzalez, I can assure everyone that they are the best of all the Coordinators the school has had. Not only do they go beyond the call of duty, but they treat parents with respect. The teachers, with a few exceptions like everywhere else, are working hard to continue the progress. This year, the team that I see (Principal, APs, Coordinators, Coaches, and Office Staff) is a strong one that clearly have the same goal of making sure our children learn.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I withdrew my students from this school. The principal is a mean-spirited lady. My children hated the changes.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I am a teacher from Tenth Street. The coordinators who left Tenth Street were some of the best people I have ever worked with, who deeply cared for the students at Tenth Street. They were not, 'canned' as described in one reviewers terms. One coordinator retired, one went on to work closer to home, one went to care for her newborn at home, and the other transferred to another school. Our new coaches are just as amazing. They bring their experience and dedication to the field of teaching and are wonderful collegues. This school is a rising star academically. Students are becoming more aware and more centered on their progress and gains in achievement. I am honored to work with great students, teachers, teacher assistants, parents and community members everyday.”
This review was posted by a teacher.

“I recently enrolled my children in this school. I must confess I was a little hesitant about it at first, because of the online reviews and the rating. But I admit that there is great changes happening and for the benefit of the students. There is a lot of interested to bring the student to meet the target and pass it. The principal and other staff are putting all their effort on their part to see this happen. The school has made a remarkable progress on the CST test. All there is left is for parents to do their part.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Things have really improved around here. The teachers, coordinators, coaches, front office staff and adminstrators seem to really work together. My kids have gone here for years, but there seems to be a great changes. The school's scores are up over the past few years, so obviously there is a lot of work going on. I read the other reviews...yes, we may not be rich, but are kids are succeeding! At least there's a greater effort to involve us parents than there were years ago. I see progress!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Due to the schools location of low income area and highly immigrant community, it has the test results that it has. Latino families just value education as much as other cultures.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“The school from what I heard from others was relatively stagnant academically. There are a large number of teachers that have been there for years, is that a good thing, depends on your point of view, maybe they are trully dedicated or they are just long time practitioners of a system that has been failing for years, sometimes teachers forget that it is not about them that it is about the students, many of the teachers and staff seem like all they want is a paycheck especially the titile one and bilingual coordinators. There are some good things on the horizon. They have a new Principal, all of their 'coaches' were canned, making room for new creative blood, and they have at least seven new teachers. Change is not always a bad thing, sometimes you just have to flip something upside down in order for all the broken parts to fallout.”
This review was posted by a parent.