Sarah Milner Elementary School

The teachers at Sarah Milner are enthusiastic, caring and compassionate. My children are excited to go to school every day and are showing great progress. The teachers work hard to challenge my children and encourage them to do their best. I am proud of my neighborhood school!
—Submitted by a parent

Overall Sarah Milner is a great school with caring loving teachers. I wasn't a big fan of one of the 5th grade teachers and didn't feel he did a very good job teaching math, but he wasn't the worst teacher either. A couple of years back when my oldest was going there we had an issue with a 4th grade teacher doing a very poor job of teaching math or keeping her word of sending home more information on their math program. Refused to work with us so that we could ensure that our son learned basic math, but was a rotten math teacher herself. We ended up having to teach him math at home. Since then however I have been very pleased with the school and teachers, but if any of my kids were to be assigned this 4th grade teacher I would have them taken out immediately.
—Submitted by a parent

The teachers try hard and the school is kept in decent condition. It would be a great school if the principal were to leave. He is unfriendly, (and sometimes downrigh rude!) doesn't listen to parent ideas, and seems to struggle in managing students without losing his temper. In a time of school budget cuts, and negative publicity about education, we can't afford principals like this to remain in charge.
—Submitted by a parent

Sarah Milner is an AWESOME school! Keep up the great work! I am proud to be part of such a great school!

We had two children with the misfortune of attending this school. Thankfully, both are attending other schools, now. The last teacher my child had here, obviously does not like kids. The principal has no clue how to handle bullies, but is running a very nice training ground for the thugs moving on to WCMS. I would suggest you get your child out of this school, if at all possible.
—Submitted by a parent

We are new third grade parents to the school this year, and we have a teacher who is also new to the school. We are so pleased with how welcome she made our daughter feel. We were worried about her transition, but it has been great. The focus on testing seems a little much, but I guess that is the directions schools are moving in. This is a good choice for quality education.
—Submitted by a parent

This is an amazing school with great opportunities for getting involved as a parent. The teachers are caring, supportive and dedicated! Thanks, SMES! :)
—Submitted by a parent

I have a son that has high functioning autism. I wouldn't recommend this school. The teachers and staff don't seem to encourage parent helping, and the special education team is extremely slow to respond to any concerns or changes to the IEP. They also don't communicate well with each other and it takes months to make an appointment. The school is very over populated and it really shows.
—Submitted by a parent

Overall we have had a lot of luck with this school. We have only encountered one teacher who while nice had some very low standards and was extremely undependable. However every other teacher has been super! It is obvious that the teachers and principal do this for the love of the kids.
—Submitted by a parent

I would just like to say that I attended this school as a child, and I know drive my child across town so he too can have such a wonderful elementary school experience! This school is all about getting the parents involved in their child's education...and I love that!! Not only do they have a great curriculum, but they thrive on making school a fun place to be...Keep up the great work!!
—Submitted by Wendy Riley, a parent

Sarah Milner is a great school and it was very good with treating all others with respect. ~Becca~
—Submitted by Becca LaBarbera, a former student