Norcross Elementary School

I am very grateful for the dedication of the teachers at NES who provide tutoring before class on Wednesday mornings, not just for students who need help with the curriculum, but as enrichment for students who seek challenges.
--Submitted by a parent

I do not recommend this school. The attitudes of the teachers and the administration is horrible, not friendly and personable at all. My son has learned a lot but he's also had a lot of struggles with the culture and structure of the school as a whole. I will not be sending my son here next year!
--Submitted by a parent

This review is really for the principal since my daughter just started this school today. After talking with the principal for less then 5 minutes, I have decided to sell my house and move to a better school district. The whole interaction was like I am standing in a check out line and am having an argument with the cashier. And all I asked her was "what's the criteria you use to put a child in any section and what are the qualifications of the teacher that my child has just been assigned to". I thought those were reasonable questions to ask, but apparently not.
--Submitted by a parent

Well, well, stop whining so much and listen. Both of my children have attending Norcross elementary since kindergarten and I'm satisfied and great full to the wonderful teachers that Norcross elementary has. Yes, most of their curriculum is based on 'CRCT' and nothing else but overall, this is a great elementary school, both of my children have exceeded in their test scores and if you guys have the opportunity and have the money to put your children in private school, go ahead.
--Submitted by a parent

I totally disagree with these reviews since my child has learnt a lot from this school - My child always and let me repeat ALWAYS SCORES BEYOND THE EXPECTED LEVEL in all of her CRCT and other national examination - Education starts at home and we always abide by this motto - thus my child not only fares well in these tests but well versed in all the other subjects - The teachers of NES are very caring and they go above and beyond their realm of duty to help students to are willing to excel - Starting from Dr. Hill the principal to all the teachers at NES has treated my kid and us with due care and respect - Given the limitations this school is doing a tremendous job - And finally most of the nobel laureates were not born with silver spoons in their mouth -
--Submitted by a parent

We am winding up our first year are NES. I am disappointed with the curriculum. i have to agree with the comment from 5 years ago. We are more concerned with passing Georgia standardized test as oppose to learning. I guess I should not expect much from a school system that is ranked one of the worst in the country. It may be one of the best in GA but look at where GA is ranked. I grew up in public schools and feel that the children sttending public schools should be getting a great education. I am not the average parent...I spend tons of time with my child. She has gone from getting solid A's to mediocre B's and stresses about the standardized test.
--Submitted by a parent

my child went to this school for 3 years. after the third year i chose private school and soon moved out of that district to another county offering more of a racial and econimic balance. my child was starting to learn how to be a thug and hip hop star more than learning to read and write. i am grateful we got out of there.
--Submitted by a parent

My child is in her 5th year at NES. Each year I'm more disappointed in NES, though the fault mostly lies in the mandates that Gwinnett County places on the school. My first problem is that Reading is not taught by phonics, which I disagree with. Next, Gwinnett County forces their schools to spend so much time taking practice tests to improve test scores that 'real learning' does not exist as I see it. In reality, the school's low test scores are not due to lack of student knowledge but rather that for the majority of students, Spanish is their first language. Why not test the kids in their primary language and then evaluate the scores? I will possibly home school soon as a result of this. On the upside, the teachers are caring and genuinely interested in the kids. Unfortunately, the county has hindered them from being a great school.
--Submitted by a parent