Columbia Elementary School

Great School so far! Mrs. Tanner is a very nice teacher and gives regular feedback on my son. All the staff are very engaged as well. My son will only be here this year and moves to the new K-8 in Wedgefield. Hopefully the experience will be the same!

This is a great community school. It is not as large as other over populated Orange County Schools near this school. My daughter has been there since the 1st grade and loves it. We have never had a problem. Teachers, Staff and Parents are very involved. The PTA is one of the harder working PTA's I have seen. The school is clean, nice, modern and safe. I love that my daughter can walk to school with tons of her friends and I don't have to worry.

My daughter is a Kindergartner in this school and so far I am extremely happy with our teacher and the rest of the Kindergarten teachers. I have been a parent volunteer for class parties where I've been to each of the teachers classrooms. These teachers really care for the kids. Also my daughter does have a harder time then my older daughter when it comes to learning, however Ms. Leskody has done wonders with her and she is at grade level and is reading books by herself. She's made great strides in only the 4 months she's been there. I have not had any contact with the principal so far, so I can't say Yeah or Nay on that one yet.

My daughter just entered kindergarten and within two month, she was infected with lice. She has attended a daycare and preschool pretty much all her life and NEVER had a problem elsewhere. What I hear from other parents, lice infestation is a pretty common problem here at Columbia. I am grossed out. Now she has her hair in a very tight ponytail everyday.