Cheremoya Avenue Elementary School

Great neighborhood school with a rapidly increasing API score. The teachers and faculty are dedicated and passionate about their students. Parental involvement and volunteering is strong and growing.. New programs being added for 2013 Winter Semester - Physical Education in partnership with the YMCA Visual and Dramtic Arts in partnership with HUNC Added Technology in the classrooms with tablets. Cheremoya Foundation is working directly with the school to help keep the momentum going. We are a non-profit organization that is run by active and engaged parents to build community increase area-wide recognition and enrollment and to raise funds that enrich the Cheremoya Elementary School

My son started attending Cheremoya Elementary in 3rd grade. At the time I had just pulled him out of an expensive private school after I lost my job due to health reasons and could no longer afford to pay for a private education. It was only going to be temporary until I could go back to work and then something magic happened. My son's learning took off like a rocketship he was happy with new friends and he thrived there. We never looked back after that. It's a small school so everyone knows everyone and there's that sense of caring and community you just don't get in larger school settings. Also most of the teachers have been there for years and they really do care about the kids. And through it all the school manages to work the arts into their curriculum even without a budget to do so. They really are one of the best hidden gems in the city. Mine and my son's only regrets are that I didn't enroll him there from his first day in school.

I wanted to write this review for any parent that feels that standardized test scores are not the most important element in a child's education. I moved to Los Angeles from another major city where my child attended a wonderful charter school that we were blessed to get into so I have another school to compare Cheremoya with. The ONLY thing that Cheremoya focuses on is testing for math and reading comprehension. There is absolutely no science history art music! The teacher does not allow for any creativity whatsoever. I find it to be stifling and oppressive. If anyone is doing research to get their kids in an elementary school in this Franklin/ Beachwood neighborhood do not put your kids in this school!

Cheremoya is a wonderful school with hard-working dedicated teachers to their students. I wish every school could have so many teachers with the commitment and patience they provide to their students. We were lucky to have Cheremoya close by our place

Great school all 3 of my children attend this school the teachers are great they care about the children's education. Parent involvement is terrific I have volunteered to assist the teachers in there classes. If your a parent that lives out here in Hollywood area this is a great school school like these are rare.

Amazing school with a great group of dedicated teachers and staff. The teachers focus is that of what is best for the student's and are willing to do anything for their school and kids.

Cheremoya is a wonderful school with hard-working dedicated teachers to their students. I wish every school could have so many teachers with the commitment and patience they provide to their students.

My child is getting ready to finish Kinder. She can write sentences. She can read. She loves school. She even loves doing homework. There is something very beautiful about being a parent to a child who comes home so enthusiastic about learning.

Ms.Aldahl is a great teacher and wonderful school and also Mr.Davis is good too

My grandchildren's teachers are all outstanding. All of the kids have excelled since they have been attending Cheremoya.

Cheremoya is a wonderful school with incredible teachers and staff!! I feel honored to have my children surrounded by such a kind caring well educated staff who truly put the best interest of their students as their first priority.

They are a great part of the community and the teachers and students are wonderful.

Diverse group of students coming from families with very different levels of economic benefit. School is an active part of local community also.

Cheremoya is a small charming school with dedicated teachers and a great staff. the kids are amazing too! It is a great place to work!

This is a very cozy intimate school where the teachers and principal make an enormous effort to teach the children solid basics and give them a secure loving environment. Very friendly faculty - very friendly children. Monthly award programs for attendance citizenship and scholarship gives the children something to work for and a sense of accomplishment when they achieve it.

As a parent I would like to see more races involved in activities. The people who are mostly participating in school activities are the Hispanics. On the upside parent invovlment has gone up compared with the past years. For me it's a great school because it is small and the kids feel safe. They feel like it's a family. I would like to see more parents involved to volenteer to help the teachers the kids and the school in general.

This school is full of old-fashioned lazy teachers who are comfortable with the grade they teach and do not want to try new things. I think it will close soon. There are not enough students. Many parents want something better for their kids so they are looking at other schools and moving away. It will be for the best that this school is taken over by some smart and creative teachers and made into a charter school.

Cheremoya is elementary school as you remember it -- a charming 1917 facility in an old Hollywood enclave poised to become one of the top flight centers in the district. The principal and teachers are well rooted in their profession (avg. tenure 14 years) yet open to new ideas in fundraising and participation. There is a district-wide cooperative afoot in the community to celebrate Cheremoya's ascending API and raise the student population to capacity!

Very active Principal and staff. There is a true feeling of love for the children. The teachers and staff want what is best for the children. it is a clean safe happy school. The upper grades seem to be better then the younger. small class sizes too. the down side...no sports play yard is black top. no real art classes or gym class. this is due to budget cuts and not enough funding. The teachers really want what is best for the students. I think the lack of parental involvement is due to the language barrier as it is mainly Hispanic.

It seems that this school really has it together. It is traditional single track has a decent API score 745 I believe. It was even featured in the Wall Street Journal not too long ago. It mentioned that the parents were very involved. There are also plenty of extracurricular activities.