Braddock Drive Elementary School and Gifted Magnet, Culver City CA

Great school. A+ education and they participate with after school programs that are held right on the premises!

I remember this school when i was a kid it was in the early 90's i miss my child hoods

My child is in the gifted magnet at Braddock. It's a great program. The kids' academics have been advanced and enriched, with advanced math early on, and enriched English language - they read over a dozen novels as a class, in both 2nd and 3rd grade. My kid was reading at 9th grade lever in 3rd grade. Third grade performs a full-blown Broadway musical - this year it was Matilda. They use advanced software in class, FinalCut Pro and others. They do science fair, spelling bee, and talent show school-wide every year. Most of the teachers work hard to give each kid what s/he needs - I know in 2nd grade the teacher was pulling from several different math curricula to make sure my kid was challenged. There is one class per grade, 2-5, so they stay together as a group and from what I see all the kids in each class play together and are cohesive. The campus needs work - it is not very green - and there is little after-school programming but a new Mandarin Immersion program is starting in Fall 2016 and I believe it is going to make a big difference, bringing a lot of energy to campus. The Principal, Ms Lopez, is very accessible and willing to work with parents so a lot can be done.