Worthington Elementary School

I am disgusted by what I have seen at this school. I can not understand why the playground appears the way it does. The balls for the tetherball are an poor excuse for balls. Upon entering the principal's office, everything is prestige, marble-like counters. I wish she cared as much about her students as she does her office furniture. Also, this school is known for withholding students from outer district permits, possibly for the money they will not spend on the students. Disgusted parents.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of a student who has gone here for the last two years going on three. I find that the principal and vice principal stay involved in everything. As a parent volunteer, I see a lot from the inside and the out. I see alot that this school does for the students. I encourage the parents to get involved. No school is perfect. It takes the parent and staff to work together. I think Ms Marquez is a wonderful principal and does the best she can with best of what she has.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers here at Worthington Elementary School (try) as much as they can to help their students but their lack of efforts isn't really that good. The students like their teachers but the teachers act like their happy with them but later on they mistreat them.
--Submitted by a parent

Im a parent and i am proud of this school. they have the best staff members and employees. the only thing is that the staff members in the office give the employees flyers to go home and the teachers wait until the following week to hand them to the kids, but other than that im satisfied with the work that the principal and staff has done for the kids. since the current principal Mrs. Marquez has been working here this school all the students have been raised properly and they have achieved during their years in this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Since the arrival of the new principal 3 years ago the school has gone down hill. There is a lack of support and organization from the principals. Notes come home late with misspellings and wrong information. The classrooms are run down, there a very little outside activities, and discipline seems to be missing.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is ok nothing to brag about really. But my daughter's teacher is great. There is not much extracurricular activities, and I think they need more good teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

My child attended Worthington Elementary School for all of elementary school. During the 2004-2005 school year there was a new principal and vice principal brought in to run the school. I feel this is when the school left a lot to be desired. Especially in the areas of handling problems with teachers and students. Also the extra curriclar activities were poorly run, organized by students and you were never given ample warning of events - you would get a paper that try outs were the next day, pictures the next day, etc.. Their paperwork to parents was never provided more than a day or two the date of whatever was being mentioned.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers here try very hard to give children the best they can with what little they have. Unfortunately it is very little. This school would be much better if they cleaned up this area.
--Submitted by a former student