Springdale Park Elementary School

Springdale Park is surely one of the better public schools in Atlanta. The students are challenged. Parents are incredibly involved. However, the administration seems overly concerned about test scores and other measureables versus fostering an environment which promotes meaningful (vs superficial) understanding and love of learning. This is perhaps the fault of many public schools, but the principal here does not seem attuned to the desires of the broader community of parents here which demand more than proficiency at state-mandated minimum standards. A more involved administration would improve Springdale Park.
--Submitted by a parent

I'm glad to see positive and negative reviews. As a "Spark" parent I feel communication could be greatly improved. This school is just okay, we will decide over the summer if we will return or try private.
--Submitted by a parent

I have had a great experience with both of my children at SPARK. The teachers and Mrs. Brown( the principal) have a genuine interest in seeing the children succeed. The school is recognized for academic performance and green initiatives and there are great after school activities. I couldn't be happier!
--Submitted by a parent

Someone is obviously spamming this cite in the last two reviews. Springdale Park is an extremely rigorous learning environment that does not cater to parents, but instead tries to do the best for the kids education. We have many parents who are extremely involved. However, parents don't simply get whatever they want and sometimes this makes specific parents upset as you can see below. Spark is a fantastic school with an amazing principal and staff and it is in extremely high demand. 95% of zoned parents send their kids there and there are MANY requests for out of zone transfers that can not be accommodated.
--Submitted by a parent

We had a terrible experience at Spark. Everything from our teacher to the principal was highly disappointing.
--Submitted by a parent

Springdale is one of the greatest schools in Atlanta. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Blackwell are outstanding administrators. The staff has a great love for all of the students. The atmosphere is very warm and inviting and the teachers are great! Go SPARK!!!
--Submitted by a parent

My son has been attending this school for 2 years now. Our experience overall has been very good. When we moved into the Midtown area from Dunwoody, we were intially not sure about this new school, and the standard of teaching. But the school has met high standards, kudos to the fantastic Principal, and the rest of the staff. My son is happy with the school, and has recently been placed in the Challengeprogram, and we are looking forward to growing even further.
--Submitted by a parent