Dewey Elementary School

Very good School for Special Needs & Military Families.They are careing and understanding. They try to met all the needs that come up with this unique famlies.
--Submitted by a parent

Great military friendly school. Caring and motivated staff. Excellent and highly involved PTO. We enjoyed events/programs such as the harvest festival, deployed parent support group, book fair and reading club.
--Submitted by a parent

Dolphin Pride all the way....it's hard to find another school like Dewey. Dewey students, staffs, and teachers are great. Our principal supports Special Needs & Military Families. Our students SOAR to the top.
--Submitted by a parent

Our Neighborhood School George Dewey Elementary School is great! Convenient to Military Family Housing, the Principal and teachers are wonderful. The school is very old and in need of renovations, but there is a fabulous up and coming PTO who is working very hard to receive funds for rennovations.
--Submitted by a parent

Our son just started at Dewey as a Kindergartener this year, but I have to say we are so happy that he is going there. For months he told us how much he didn't want to go to school and could he just stay home with me all day instead? After 1 day he was eager to go back and couldn't wait to go to sleep and get up for day 2! He absolutely loves Ms. Allen and we are already dreading taking him away from her mid year when we move. I love that the school is secured throughout the day and feel wonderful knowing my son is absolutely safe when not in my care. We haven't met the principle yet, but she's already sent an email to the parents and the office staff is very friendly and on top of things. :)
--Submitted by a parent

I love this school. A lot has changed since the introduction of the PTO this year, and a new principal. They have also installed security doors, and if you do not check in with the office, you cannot enter the hallways to the classrooms. My son loves his teacher, and I think she is awesome. The staff is incredibly friendly. The schools test scores are high, and actually improved a lot since just last year. I am so glad that I sent my son to this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Our son has been attending Dewey for the past 2 years. Overall we have had a good experience. His teachers have been wonderful and the expectations and test scores of the students are high. Some concerns are the lack of security, cleanliness and the all dirt playground. There is a large area that would be ideal for grass. Other than that, we have been pleased with our son's education here.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter just started attending Dewey this year. We are very happy with the school. the teachers and staff are really friendly and you can tell they really care about the kids. We are a military family and I find it nice that most of the children who attend are military children as well.
--Submitted by a parent

My child's teacher is wonerful., she really trues to help the kids any way that she can. The rest of the school is horrible. It isn't a very clean school, the office staff is very unorganized. There is no A/C in the school. And being year round they are still in school during the summer months which is hard on the kids. I know my child has come home sick because of the heat.
--Submitted by a parent

I think that we should consider it a little disheartening that 2 out of 3 positve reviews written for this school were written by a staff member or a teacher. The parents voices have not been heard. We are happy with the academic achievements of the students in Dewey. The negative reviews have stated things such as the lack of parent involvement which, as far as I can tell, is a direct result of it not being a welcome or encouraged part of the overall school. My childrens teachers are wonderfull, fun, warm people and indiviually encourage parent involvement. What we can use is something to bring the school together as a whole...Parents can help if they are given the opportunity. The other issue I have heard from Dewey Parents has been the lack of security. The front door being wide open makes us feel that our children arent safe.
--Submitted by a parent