77 out of 10GreatSchools

Crookshank Elementary School

Saint Augustine, FL
  • Public
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  • Grades PK-5
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  • Enrollment: 777

Overview

Crookshank Elementary School
1455 North Whitney Street
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 547-7840
Crookshank Elementary School is located in Saint Augustine, FL and serves grades PK-5.It received a GreatSchool rating of 7 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Asian
1%
Hispanic
10%
Multiracial
4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White, non-Hispanic
63%
Black, non-Hispanic
22%
Native American or Native Alaskan
0%

Reviews8 Reviews

4.0
parent
Awesome! We love Dr. Goricki and all of the staff. We were so pleasantly surprised by the wonderful team at Crookshank and everything my daughter accomplished throughout the school year. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year!
parent
Avoid this school if you value your children's education. I have had multiple meetings with the teachers and school administrators and even basic questions on lesson planning could not be answered. Teachers could not even tell me where their lesson plans come from. School books for students to take home and review are not available. Block teaching as they call it consist of a subject such as science for two weeks and then a different subject for two weeks then they rotate again with no continuity for the children. These blocks are graded and if a student fails a section they have limited opportunity to improve their grade. Common core curriculum is horrific and has created a failed generation of children. Common core math takes the simple tasks of division and multiplication and dumbs our children down by not requiring them to work in any multiples greater than ten and creates additional steps which greatly increase the probability of errors. Even basic concepts of common denominators in fractions are not taught. "Cheat" methods like the "butterfly" are instructed so children pass tests without actually understanding concepts. Pay for a private school or homeschool or move!
parent
I absolutely love Mr. Willets and Crookshank. My daughter started kindergarten there this past year and I was nervous as most parents are. By the first week I was at ease and my daughter had no problems, in fact she was eager to go to school every morning. Her teacher has been wonderful and I'm always informed with the week's curriculum and there is also plenty opportunity for parent and family involvement!
parent
I was hysterical when I moved into our home in Saint Augustine only to find out that we had just been rezoned to Crookshank. However, after long talks with the Principal, he asssured me that my children were going to be very safe in his school and would get top notch education. He spoke the truth!! We absolutely LOVE Crookshank. My now 5th grade children have had the most wonderful teachers. They are reading a extremly high levels and their instruction in arts and sciences is superb. Further, the school has a lot of activities for the children and their familes. Even with very humble funding, the school has a huge support group of volunteers give the children opportunities to perform in arts, read books, play music, sing, perform in sports, have annual celebrations and much much more. I would not heistate for one second to recommend this school to anyone and I would pick this chool over any private elementary school in the area. This, coming from a parent who sets very high expectations for my children's educations.
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