Alice Smith Elementary

"I'm disappointed in the information here on this website. I feel the data on academics and testing is especially inaccurate. I have been an Alice Smith parent for 8 years now with my 2 children. I love the teachers, the caring staff, the diversity, and the general sense of community. Not to mention I've seen schoolwide reading and math scores steadily increasing from year to year. I'm confident my children are getting an excellent education that will prepare them for college. Our family loves Alice Smith and we wouldn't send our kids anywhere else."

"We love Alice Smith! The teachers and staff are so amazing with the kids. It is really a fun and supportive environment, you can tell that they really care about the kids. I also appreciate the level of communication we receive from both the school and teachers. I have always been able to email or call the teachers if there has been a question or concern. I have always received a response back and felt like the teacher was a partner in addressing any issues both at home (homework) or at school. I really can't say enough about Alice Smith...it's everything an elementary school should be."

"Our children were supposed to go to a different school in the district, and we made the choice to send them to Alice Smith. They have flourished in the enriched and gifted/talented programs, and the school embraces diversity and multiculturalism."

"We love Alice Smith and the high quality education our kids are receiving."

"Alice Smith is a fantastic neighborhood school that excels at creating a strong sense of community, challenging and supporting its students, and modeling the best in global citizenship. I've loved how involved parents and students are in frequent evening activities like the Imagination Fair or Heritage festival. My family has also been impressed with the way the staff shows high expectations for all kinds of students. Both of my kids have benefited from the gifted and talented program and one of my kiddos has really been helped via Hopkins' highly respected Special Ed staff. Finally, we've been really proud of the way Alice Smith teaches respect and tolerance for others. I know other families whose kids with special needs have felt like odd ducks at their schools, but Alice Smith is full of so many kids who are different in so many different ways (ethnically, racially, etc) that tolerance for others is a given. Our kids here are taught to be kind and understand the value of difference on a daily basis. I'm so proud that they attend a school like Alice Smith."

"Alice Smith is a WONDERFUL school! I can't say enough great things about it. My kids love it there, and the academics are top notch. The teachers are caring and I wouldn't send my kids to any other school in town."

"I have a two children who attend this school. One who is gifted and the other who needs that extra help. Each has there own needs and learning styles and teachers do a great job with them. Principle Jody and her staff have always been attentive and responsive to our questions and our children. I also put my money were my mouth is through buying a house in this school district after renting in the area."

"Great staff at this school! Very inclusive and welcoming."

"Excellent and caring teachers and leadership. Children are challenged and supported. Students well prepared for the wider world. Small class sizes and everyone knows everyone’s name."

"In 1972, we specifically settled in the Hopkins School District where one of us had became a teacher in 1969, and later, became an administrator in the District. We have been delighted to have both our two children and two grandchildren go to Alice Smith School, in Hopkins. They have benefited from professionally dedicated administrators, teachers, counselors, social workers and support staff through their innovation in educational focus and genuine concern for, and caring of, their students. They encourage parental involvement in all parts of the students' school lives. There is an intentional focus on preparing students to think about their ongoing educational and vocational opportunities, beyond elementary and secondary school levels. We're really happy to have had two generations from our family attend Alice Smith School, in Hopkins."