Douglass Elementary is a neighborhood school offering the BVSD curriculum and serving approximately 475 students. Educational programming is designed to ensure that all students reach their maximum physical, creative, intellectual and social potential. Our single-grade classrooms range in size from 20:1 in kindergarten and first grade to approximately 28:1 in fourth and fifth grades. Special education services, literacy support and talented and gifted services are available at Douglass. Additionally, there are many exciting extra-curricular and co-curricular options available to students, including the Skip-It program, chess club, a student newspaper, spelling bees, science fair, and much more.
A strong home-school partnership is one of Douglass’ greatest assets. Our learning community has a tradition of high academic performance, parent involvement, extracurricular participation, character education, and integration of the visual and performing arts. The collaboration and commitment of the parents and teachers create a very powerful and positive school climate. Based on strong bonds of colleagiality, respect, and child- centeredness, Douglass Elementary offers students a warm, welcoming and supportive place to learn.