Taylors Creek Elementary School

This school is just awesome; I read the review about the 5th grade team and was so surprised. My daughter had an awesome experience there in fifth grade and it really set her up for success in middle school. The fifth grade is departmentalized, so it really helps kids develop the maturity needed to make the transistion to sixth grade. Those fifth grade teachers were outstanding and real experts in their field. I am so thankful to have had TCE for my child.
--Submitted by a parent

Taylor's Creek was a disappointment. Many of the teachers have their children enrolled at the school and in the same class. I think this is a definite conflict of interest and favoritism was obvious. My child definitely felt discriminated against. The discipline was way too severe. The CRCT testing seemed to be the top priority leaving no room for any creativity. Parents are not encouraged to get involved. No PTA.
--Submitted by a parent

Great School! Staff and teachers are responsible and they REALLY care for the kids! We are gonna miss this school so much!l
--Submitted by a parent

I don't see why all the great ratings & reviews, even the distinguished title 1 school award was given to this school. My child only attended 1 yr & it was long enough, he was behind from his previous school & this was explained to his teachers at TCE at the beginning of the school year, yet nothing was ever done to help my child out. I find some of the teachers a bit lazy. Maybe it was my childs grade level, but from all his teachers the 2 most essential subjects (math & language arts) i felt they were very much lacking in teaching experience. Sometimes it felt like all they cared to teach about was what ever was on the CTRCT tests so the students would pass the tests rather than teach what is really important. My son did attend Waldo Pafford which is also a title ! school & much much better than TCE.
--Submitted by a parent

We miss Taylors Creek! My daughter went there for Kindergarten, but toward the end of the year, we got orders elsewhere, and as if it weren't obvious enough before, the public schools at our new post have shown us just how good we had it at TCE. My daughter has learning disabilities and a speech delay, and was in the IEP class, which we thought was outstanding. She was really succeeding there, and we were thrilled with the quality of instruction. Our family was treated great on the whole. We were happy at TCE. At our new post, in order to get a comparable quality of instruction to what we got for free at TCE, we have to pay for it at private school. TCE is a gem. If we ever got stationed back at Stewart, we'd send our kids there, no question.
--Submitted by a parent

That last comment is totally ridiculous! Those classes are EIP classes where struggling students receive small group instruction (11 students) and extra help from teachers in reading and math. That is the law; schools have to have EIP, it is a federal program. My experience with TCE has been terrific! Teachers really care about the students and go way beyond what is expected to help students who are struggling. This is one of the best schools I've been to.
--Submitted by a parent

If your only concern is test scores, TCE is a great school. If you have a child who needs a little extra attention, TCE may not be the place to send them. They don't seem to be equipped for children who may have some special needs but who don't belong in Special Ed. So, their solution is to dump them all in one class segregating them from their so-called 'normal' peers... just like the kids in Special Ed.
--Submitted by a parent

Taylors Creek is great because the teachers really care about the students.
--Submitted by a parent

I love Taylors Creek Elementary School because the staff, students, and parents will do whatever it takes to help students be successful. The staff really care about the kids and love teaching and learning. Tce believes in students, families, and teamwork. TCE has excellent teachers, smart students, and supportive parents. It's the spirit of family, hard work, dedication, and their focus on student learning that make them the greatest school in the world.

TCE is a wonderful school whose CRCT scores speak for themselves. The teachers are dedicated, and the administration is involved and supportive. I have taught elsewhere in the county, but this school is doesn't even compare. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
--Submitted by a teacher