Schmidt Elementary School

We love this school! Mrs. Gray is the best kindergarten teacher in the world and has helped our son achieve so much in a very short period of time. He is reading solidly at a first grade level and is excited and inspired at school. There is great communication and parent involvement and a feeling that the staff truly care about your children. Great school!!!!!
—Submitted by a parent

The EELP class is to big this year. I imagine the Teacher and the aide spend most of the day cleaning up after the kids and having restroom time rather than any low child to teacher ratio learning going on this year. They need to add another EELP class or get another aide in the room this year.
—Submitted by a parent

My son attended this school for 3 years. He is in need of services due to learning and behavioral issues. This school does not have the qualified staff to handle children that are in need of ESE services. Even when the paperwork and evaluation was done it was not done they way this school did not do the right thing. Now we are at a new public school trying to complete what needs to be done. This is a good school for a regular student and not fora student that might need more individualized attention or special instructions.
—Submitted by a parent

We are very lucky to find a great school like H.S.E. We always be very thankful to H.S.E. staff for all the dedication they always have with all the kids. Our daughter is being attending H.S.E. since first grade and now she is in 4th grade and the improvement have been better and better each year. We would like to reccomend H.S.E. to every parents this wonderful school for the wonderful teachers and the great principal. H.S.WE. school has done a lot for our daughter and we Thank's to everybody that has been making the school a so wonderful school for all the kids and parents . We will reccomend H.S.E. School asm the best school in Brandon.Thank You to all staff for making our daughter better and better each day.
—Submitted by a parent

My son goes to Hugo Schmidt. I'm very happy that he goes to this school. The teachers are excellent and overall I think this school is up to date with the ciruculum and activities. Staff is very friendly and I would definitely recommend this school.
—Submitted by a parent

I wrote a review back when my son started Kindergarten. He is a third grader this year in Mrs Ellis/Mrs Thompson class and I am extremely happy not only in his performance but those teachers are really getting the best of of him. They provide personalize input, they are on top of their development providing the parents information on their development on a weekly basis or as needed. This is being a great year and I am looking forward to another year at Hugo Schmidt elementary!
—Submitted by Tanya Hernandez, a parent

This is my daughter's 2nd year here at HSE, and I have to say that we both are very happy with that school! The teacher's are always encouraging her to be the best that she can be. I only hope that my son is just as fortunate and is able to attend HSE next year also! Thank you Hugo Schmidt!
—Submitted by Jeanine Ramirez, a parent

I am so pleased with this school. The school is new & modern. The principal and the teachers are active in student achievements. PTA and parents is also active and constantly supporting teacher and student activities. The school is proactive in encouraging student values with Sailor (mascot) expectations.
—Submitted by a parent

Hugo Schmidt Elementary opened in 2003 and already operates as a well established school. The principal and staff are progressive and creative. In addition to the normal cirriculum designed to help students achieve benchmarks and pass state and county tests, they promote character. It is not common to find in the school system, a that educates, promotes and rewards excellent character traits and behaviors. Not only are they teaching the children, they are molding responsible and respectful adults. They participate in continous progress cirriculum. They also provide after school extended learning, FCAT writing workshops and a fun learning academy. Hugo Schmidt Elementary is a model school.
—Submitted by a parent

Hi Parents, If you are contemplating on Hugo Schmidt Elementary, I have my two cents worth on it! At the outset, HSE, is a very good school. To my knowledge, it got the new school building just within 15 months. New as it is, the entire academic staff over there are new but experienced from other schools. Principal Bonnie Bullard is an excellent administrator. The discipline and standards she maintains is very commendable. This school has regular parent - teacher meetings, field outings, classroom level, school level and district level competitions for children to compete. While my knowledge about the rest of teachers remains unknown, we found Mrs. Chambers an excellent first grade teacher. She poured her hours and heart to encourage all her class students and was always there to help them in their strenghts and weaknesses. If I relocate to Brandon, my son will go back to HSE.
—Submitted by a parent