Dorris Place Elementary School

Everybody is just awesome and friendly. It's like a huge family.

Dorris Place is a Godsend! As a School for Advanced Studies (SAS) all teachers have been trained in depth & complexity & all students receive that level of instruction whether they are gifted or not! The teachers and staff are so caring and nurturing and the principal is kind and easily accessible. my daughter LOVES it there! The place is adorable...the garden, the park, that library, the computer lab,, the orchestras, the choir, she learned to play the flute, recorder, ukulele, violin, & cello! Now she's learning photography, and how to shoot & edit movies in the independent learning center & has robotics after school! We are so blessed that this is her elementary school experience!

Our daughter has had an amazing experience at Dorris. She has thrived and enjoy every aspect brought forth from the academics and social aspects offered by the school. The teachers, staff, and principal go above and beyond to provide more than what is provided to their students.

This school experience prompted us to apply to a private school. It was a tough decision because we believe in public schools and wanted it to work. The private school seems like a better environment, both academic and social. Its unfortunate that we will go from being a Latino family in a Latino majority school to an environment where we are one of a few Latino families, but it's worth the uneasiness of it all for the education they'll be receiving.