Ewa Beach Elementary School

Our son has been at this school for a few weeks now and already we are starting to see improvement. His teacher is good and he is actually enjoying school now. I see someone mentioned something about the AC below, I believe this is something they are working on putting in over the next couple of months, I believe thats what I was told and they sent a note about electricians being out at the school.

It’s easy to complain about a business, government organization or school, but I’ll leave my review taking into consideration the school does what it can with the resources made available to them.
I would have left four stars, but the poor kids go without air conditioning.
First, my child has been coming here for four years, and this makes year five. I’ve eaten breakfast probably four times over time, and it’s pretty bad. I had some type of breakfast burrito and it had some yellow gooey egg creation… sorry, it was horrible. Another time I had a cinnamon roll that was dry as a desert… again, horrible. I know school isn’t really about what is served for breakfast, but there is room for improvement. There are probably many items served that are great for the kids I’m not aware of. I haven’t eaten their lunch, so I cannot comment.
The classrooms are roomy with a private bathroom in «some» of the classes, not all. I think there is one made available for the lower grades. I haven’t had any real problems with the teachers so far. In fact, my child has had really good teachers… we’ll keep our fingers crossed!
I would like to see more physical fitness or organized activities at recess. Kids are stuck with tons of homework every day, so they are limited on time they spend doing things to keep them healthy and fit.
There are a lot of fund raisers, which I would highly support if I knew where the money was being spent. Sure, a letter comes out from the Principle saying the many areas money «can» be spent with the funds raised, but each fundraiser should be very specific on what it is focused on… a field trip, continuing education for teaches, a scholarship for a Campbell High School Student (which I don’t agree with), or maybe school supplies. I know the school raises thousands of dollars on fundraising, and I don’t like the idea that all of that money simply goes into a «pot» to use at their discretion. Transparency is a good thing!!!
The appearance of the school needs some improvement. Get a new fence on the front of the school and clear out all of those weeds and stuff. The fence looks dilapidated and old. Get a new school sign… that one looks like it was from 1950 or something. The grassy area under all the trees (toward Ft. Weaver Road) could be made into parking lot, because Parents DO NOT have many options for parking at the school. Why don’t we do a fundraiser for that project??? I’m sure it would garner much support! None of these comments are meant to sound rude or disrespectful; they are simply suggestions I hope get heard.
I really like the school’s new website. It’s full of useful information and has a cool look!!! Great job!!!
My child seems happy attending this school, so that is important. It’s not like parents get a real choice of where their child gets to place thir child anyway right? It’s based on zoning or where you live.

Good teachers.
Lousy everything else.
Recess does not include any organized play of any kind. Problems aren’t addressed pro-​actively by staff. Parking sucks. Classrooms are hot. The food is garbage.

This is for the Farmer’s market on Sunday which started in February. It was good, but then started to slow down. Not as big as KCC. Vendors are ok. At least its fresh vegetables for the area. One guy short change which was not cool.