I am writing this review to encourage parents to carefully consider their options and make an informed decision when choosing this school. I can only speak to my personal experience. I moved to Texas in February and enrolled my daughter in this public school after missing the private school enrollment deadline. We previously lived in Florida, and I believed that attending this school for one year would be manageable. Unfortunately, the experience has been extremely disappointing from the beginning. The enrollment process was disorganized and redundant. Although all documentation was submitted online, I was still required to bring physical copies. Communication was lacking, as there were no clear instructions regarding where to go upon arrival. We had to walk around the campus trying to locate the enrollment office. "Meet the Teacher" day was equally chaotic. There was no clear communication, and the event itself was poorly organized. When we finally located my daughter's classroom, I learned that the teacher had 29 students and no teacher's aide. As a former kindergarten teacher, I know this class size is not appropriate. Approximately two months later, I received a letter from the state indicating that Texas requires a 22:1 student-to-teacher ratio and that the school was out of compliance and requesting an extension. The first day of school was alarming. There were very few staff members present and no clear directions for where children were supposed to go. At dismissal, my husband arrived to pick up our daughter, and the school was unable to locate her for nearly 30 minutes. Staff had no idea where she was. I was at work and ultimately used an AirTag in her backpack to confirm she was still inside the school. She was eventually found hysterical, as there was no staff directing kindergarten students during dismissal. On her very first day, children were simply expected to know where to go. Dismissal procedures continue to be a major safety concern. Children are allowed to walk out unsupervised. This creates a serious risk, as a child could easily be taken without notice. Students wear color-coded cards, but all parents receive the same white card, making it difficult to identify which grade level is being released. I have personally observed a teacher leave approximately ten kindergarten students unattended. I have also witnessed staff members who were not actively supervising students. In one instance, I watched a child get pushed off a 6-8 foot platform and lie on the ground for several minutes while the supervising adult remained on their phone and did not intervene. Additionally, backpacks are frequently left outside for days at a time without being secured. My daughter has also experienced bullying. She is mixed race (Irish and Indian) and has been subjected to verbal harassment, having her clothes written on, and physical aggression. I have raised these concerns multiple times with her teacher and emailed the principal, but no action has been taken. As a result, I have had to instruct my daughter to defend herself. Communication from the teacher has been consistently inadequate. Items are sent home without instructions, with the expectation that parents will simply know how to support the material. I am a highly involved parent and make every effort to reinforce learning at home, but without guidance this has been difficult. I emailed the teacher six times asking for clarification regarding a book sent home and received no response until the parent-teacher conference, where I brought the book with me. The teacher acknowledged seeing the emails and stated she sent the book "just in case" I wanted it, without providing any educational purpose or instructions. The curriculum itself is also weak and below what I would expect for a kindergarten program. The final issue involved speech services. My daughter previously received speech therapy at her former school, which I paid for out of pocket, as it was not part of an IEP. I submitted all relevant documentation four months ago and worked with the school to continue support. I later learned that the staff member handling the process went on leave without notifying us. During a scheduled meeting, there was confusion about whether it was virtual or in person. At the meeting, the principal asked how I knew my daughter needed speech therapy and had not reviewed the documentation I submitted until that moment. I explained my daughter's challenges with pronouns and sentence structure. Her teacher stated she had not noticed any issues. I expressed concern that with nearly 30 students, it would be difficult to identify these needs. Ultimately, I was told the school would not provide services. After waiting four months, this decision was communicated, wasting valuable time when I could have continued services privately. Despite my willingness to pay, I was told it was unnecessary, which I strongly disagreed with. Would not recommend read more

My son started Kindergarten this year, during a pandemic, and this school has been so great at trying to navigate the situation for the children. They use enhanced safety measures and provided both virtual and in class options. The staff cooperates and coordinates so well together for drop off and pick up. They take time to say "good morning" to each student. Our teacher, Ms. Wren, is amazingly dedicated. My son has been genuinely learning, despite the pandemic. Finally, the PTA, too, is down to Earth and works well with the school, which is an added bonus! read more

Ridiculous school. You and your child would do well to avoid this place. We moved to Houston the summer before our daughter started 3rd grade and this place is literally right down the street. Sweet deal, right? Wrong. There 100% is a problem with bullying that the staff does not care to address. (I'm not sure if I can legally name names, so I'll slightly edit them.) Yeah, you, Mr. Alt* (computer class) and Mrs. P*r*l*s (3rd grade). Alt* apparently ignores everything around him and, when something is brought to his attention, does nothing about it. P*r*l*s' great solution is to move the bullied student without addressing the bully, thereby punishing the bullied student. Great job. (I've been a chaperone on field trips and I see her favoritism play out.) After having contacted her about the problem in question, it came to my attention that she thereafter spoke to and treated my child rudely - this shows you the level of maturity we're working with here. P*r*l*s has no interest in being an effective teacher or even a guardian of a class of kids. She does the bare minimum. I see, at parent pick up, just how loud and obnoxious half of the kids in this school are. I get that "kids will be kids" but there are kids who literally just yell. For no reason. Absolute animals. It makes one wonder how she has been able to sustain a career in this field. Half the year or more, they basically pressure these kids with the STARR test. They dont teach these kids so the kids will learn; they just push this test so the state can give them more funding. The kids end up stressed and not actually learning much. I guess it's our fault for coming from a Midwest/Montessori background, where teachers/staff/principles are easily approachable and contactable and actually do their jobs. We never actually got to get to know our daughter's teacher(s) before the year started. It was a very brief "meeting" with one of them and promises that we "can set something up" that never bore fruit. The teachers here must be holy saints the way you have to basically catch them after school or hope they return your email a week later. And there is no staff list or email for the principal. I guess they hope that with no contact info, parents will just let shit slide and forget. This school needs to be investigated by the Houston Board of Education. Luckily, this will be our only year at this school and in Texas, but those parents who are stuck here, I will keep you in my thoughts. read more

Some (not all) personnel do not have people skills and We tend to have our question/concerns as parents swept under the rug. My son is in kindergarten and my experience here so far has not been the best. ---------I would like to add as of 10/22/18 The administrative staff is awful. I can list multiple complaints but today took the cake! It is 55 degrees outside and raining and they locked the entrances where children are usually allowed to enter. We arrived at exactly 7:34am (kids are tardy at 7:35am) and the side entrances were already locked. I witnessed kids that were already dropped off not being allowed to enter and mind you the walk to the front from the side of the school in this weather is awful. One child fell flat on his face trying to run from the side to the front leaving another mom and I to help him up. The kids are already tardy!!! Give them a tardy slip and leave it at that!!! But do not add insult to injury and have these kids standing out in the rain!!! Today showed me that they truly do not care about our kids!!!! The sad thing is, I know this was done to make a point to parents out of spite. Come bring your child to this school if you want your questions and concerns to go unheard. We are definitely looking to move just to be zoned to a different school. And before anyone assumes otherwise, Today was actually my son's first tardy due to weather and ignorance from this school. Instead of being only a few seconds late to class, he was a whole 10 -15 minutes late since I am 8months pregnant and had to park on the side of the school to walk him to the front in the rain without an umbrella. read more