Park Hill Elementary School

it's a greate school in meny ways.
--Submitted by a student

My daughter has attended Parkhill Elementary for the past two years. I can testify that a very close teaching relatioship between the teacher/parent/and child is essential. Afterall, the old proverb applies: 'it takes a village to raise a child.' When you look at the demographics of the students, I can see and understand why testing scores are lower than what we would like to see. I don't believe the answer is to yank her out of public school and incur additional financial expense to place her in private school. Instead I've elected invest a considerable amount of time to supplimenting her education. I regularly volunteer in her classroom and subscribe to edhelper.com for additional assignments to reinforce what her teacher is responsible for teaching in class. Sure, some teachers are better teachers than others. Seemingly, some parents are better than others. In summary, Parkhill Elementary is what we make of it!
--Submitted by a parent

I have found out first hand that the teachers are not parent friendly. This school district does not offer the support you would hope to find when you as a parent are looking for help to assist your child academically. The schools in this district makes you seriously consider looking for private schools or relocation for the sake of your child future.
--Submitted by a parent

I find the quality of academic programs to be very low. Extracurricular activities are unheard off. Level of parent involvement is mid high. the teachers don't really like it when parents question their curriculum and if you want to observe your child in class they want you to make an appointment.
--Submitted by a parent

Teachers are friendly and try hard to help students acheive their goals.
--Submitted by a parent

My child attends kindergarden and Mrs. Evans is a great teacher. She cares about kids and my child has seen dramatic improvement.
--Submitted by a parent

They can't seem to keep a resource teacher at Park Hill. My child has Dyslexia and is behind grade level going into Park Hill. My child is falling farther behind each month. The element of the school is touch as well. The Prinicpal needs to get tougher on bullies and kids that fight and harass other kids. It's only elementary school and they're already growing up the hard way.
--Submitted by a parent

Park Hill is a fairly new school, less than ten years old, and it is smaller than some of the other schools in San Jacinto's District. When my son attended Park Hill he was in Kindergarten, and I was not impressed with his teacher, who seemed too distant and cold for a teacher of such a young age group. The building itself wasn't too bad, but the 'multi-purpose' room was too small to house many of the events planned, and I didn't feel that there was much of a parental support group available. I'd have liked to been more included in the development of an educational plan for my son, and to have been treated with more respect by the office staff, but overall, it was okay; not great, but okay.
--Submitted by Angela Bendon, a parent

I have high hopes for my children that attend this school, despite the comments. A parent's involvement is crucial in a child's education and therefore involvement at school makes all the difference. They offer help and materials to assist your child that attend school and for those who will in the future.
--Submitted by a parent

I also agree that children are not getting the help that they need ...I have had my children in this school and considering that my kids attend school everyday along with help at home their grades are not what they should be.
--Submitted by a parent