Jeff Davis Elementary School

HORRIBLE SCHOOL AND ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF KIDS BEING YELLED AT. WOW. Everyone is FAKE and its seems like a political game, All in who you know. The only ones suffering are the CHILDREN. DO NOT PUT YOUR CHILD THERE.
--Submitted by a parent

Removed our child after she started hating school because the teachers yelled all the time. Curriculum is mediocre at best, and teachers spend most of their time disciplining problem children. My child was in G&T program, now in a private school.
--Submitted by a parent

I have a son and daughter (with special needs) who have been attending Jeff Davis for over four years. I've been throughly impressed with the professionalism and attitude of the staff. The new principal is also outstanding and very passionate about her job/students. My daughter has made great strides with her disability. No regrets here with enrolling my children at Jeff Davis. The negative posts on this web site is not a true reflection of Jeff Davis, in my opinion. Of course, different people will have different perspectives. Lastly, Keesler's leadership is VERY engaged with the school (and vice versa).
--Submitted by a parent

wow I have never seen teacher yelling mentioned in the previous post, but I am not surprised . You are gonna be asked to choose if you will allow physical punishment on your child or not upon enrollment. Not all public schools are created equal, although they might use the same worksheet printed by the same company. Every school has its own culture and Jeff Davis is particularly "traditional" so to speak. the school is strict academic wise and discipline wise. so kids should be well prepared for test and stuff .you see their test score based rating is pretty high(9 out of 10). But curriculum is less challenging and less engaging. As far as discipline standard , you shouldn't enroll your kid here if she/he was NOT raised in a "old fashioned" way. overall it is like the schools we 30 something grew up in.other schools are not like this anymore.3 stars is about fair for jeff davis.
--Submitted by a parent

We didn't even get through the enrollment process. The office staff was very rude, and all we heard was yelling from teachers and kids down the hall ways,and we never met with the principal.After talking to the office staff for a few minutes,I grabbed my kids and left. My daughter is homeschooled as of right now.And when we decide to search for schools again,Jeff Davis will not be on the list.
--Submitted by a parent

JD absorbed many students following 2 other elem school closures this summer. JD was not prepared. Our child had so many problem students in his class that he got lost in the chaos. When he said his teacher yelled every day (and students from other classes confirmed it), we withdrew our son from the school. Poor academics, inadequate staff.
--Submitted by a parent

My son made remarkable advancements due to the dedication of the teachers at this school. Many teachers have advanced degrees and they set high expectations for students.
--Submitted by a parent

This was the worst schools my child has ever attended. We were not warmly received or welcomed by the principal and communication was very poor thereafter. Academically there was no guidance or consideration given. We have no regrets pulling our child from this school very quickly and looking into private schools that were nearby and highly recommended by colleagues. Definitely ask around before you enroll your child. If you are accustomed to a friendly and approachable principal, this is likely not the school for you or your child.
--Submitted by a parent

One of the top notch schools in the Biloxi area, from the Principle, all teacher staff to the Supervisor of the cafeteria. Always clean and perfessional staff. If I did not live in this school district would pay to have my child attend. 'EXCELLENCE'
--Submitted by Pamela Whaley, a parent

This school is great! My son had been going to school overseas and was in a class with 30 other students. When he started at JD his class was about 20 students if that. He is in first grade and his teacher is great. This school has a great number of military dependents and so the students are a little more well behaved then at other school. I have not heard one bad thing about JD. They sent out a paper seeing if any parent wanted to change thier childs school, and I did not hear of anyone changing. All the parents I talked to said they would never change schools.
--Submitted by a parent