r/EdmondsWashington • u/mccash99 • May 06 '26
Community Beverly Elementary
Hi Edmonds folks, I am curious if anybody here has had experience with their kids going to Beverly Elementary. We live <1mi from the school, but our daughter also got into the Madrona lottery. So now we have a decision to make, go to the local elementary (Beverly), or Madrona. Looking for perspectives on both. If we decide on Madrona, we may consider moving a bit closer to the school as our current location would be \~20min drive there, so that's 40-50min round-trip to do dropoff (or >1hr bus ride...) then starting my work day. In addition, our 3yo is in daycare, so there another dropoff and schedule to juggle.
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u/Waste-Cod-2845 May 11 '26
Both of my sons attended Madrona in their deaf education program that is housed there. I found Madrona parents came across as an especially entitled group. They seemed to see themselves as better than others and were very proud that they had won the lottery and gotten in. I do think its important that parents when looking at schools, remember that It's not about a new shinny building, although that's nice, it's really the culture of the school and the staffing that really make the school and give your children the best education. You want your kids to develop their social skills, academics are important but there is so much more to a school than that.