¿Cómo van a la escuela? means, "How do they go to the school?"
"Como es la escuela" means "What is the school like?" in English.
It means: how do you get to school. How you answer it depends on how you get to school.
The term Como estaba la escuela translated from Spanish to English is as was the school. Spanish is a Romance language that originated in Castile, a region of Spain.
Como VA la escuela?
A que hora van uds. a la escuela means what time are you/do you go to school?you could answer by saying nosotros vamos a la escuela a las 8 which means we go to school at 8.
How are you in school? (probably talking about your grades)
como te pasaste el dia al la escuela?
This literally means "How is your school?" in Spanish. This form of "is" refers to identity, not condition. It's asking about the character of the school, not the current events. In English we might say, "What is your school like?" to ask the same thing.
"Ellos van a la escuela".
they are going (or go) to school
"Take the school bus to school."or "Do you take the school bus to school?"