Research Burns Park Elementary School public Schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“What a great school! The friendly teachers and wonderful program has been a joy!”

“Vastly overrated. Teacher quality uneven, tend to discourage creativity or individuality. Principal uninspired and uninspiring.”

“I have two children enrolled at this phenomenal school- great teachers, very responsive to student's individual needs and incredible parental involvement. Indeed, each time I walk my children to the front door, I am so thankful they are enrolled at Burns Park Elementary.”

“The administration is very understanding and helpful. the parents are very involved and raise extra money for the school's needs. There are more community outreach programs like lunches with love and races and community service projects than I have seen elsewhere. And the Burns Park Players (community theater, usually musicals) incorporates kids from the school who want to participate into their always great productions. It has its own wonderful park attached complete with a sledding hill. What more could a kid ask for?”

“Good school, but there some teachers that are very good and others that are awful. Parents considering this school should do a lot of research. The Principal is fine--unless you actually have a question or a problem. Creativity is not encouraged, and the implementation of the anti-bullying program has resulted in things like the kids not being allowed to play tag, only being allowed to play in groups with a certain number of kids, and not being allowed to use imagination games. There is still plenty of bullying.”

“We have been very pleased w/this school. While not perfect, it has much to offer. I've found that the principal and teachers are very responsive--our son happened to get two of the best (anywhere) in his two years here. There's respect for individual difference...an anti-bullying program was instituted on the playground a few years ago. Once a week there are multi-age groupings for Community Circle led by teachers. Parent PTO involvement is very active--you get to choose your speed. The specials are wonderful...gym, art, music, media. The social, o/t, psych, speech teachers are great but shared with other schools so not always onsite. There's a helpful Teacher Consultant and her assistant in the Resource Room. While there is a separate room sponsored by WISD for children w/more severe developmental challenges, it would be a good learning experience if some kids from both groups were able to interact occasionally.”