Elizabeth Lenz Elementary School

Very dedicated staff and principal! They always have the best interests of the students in mind at all times. Love the new peaceful lunch! My children are actually eating the food I prepare and my third grader can actually hear the instruction being given to her during music class. I LOVE MY SCHOOL!!!
—Submitted by a parent

Go to Hunsberger if you can-much better leadership! Some of the teachers are wonderful but they can't do it all!
—Submitted by a parent

You own't find higher quality teachers anywhere! And the PTA is phenomenal! Simply the best neighborhood school around.
—Submitted by a parent

School is going downhill fast. Classrooms are too crowded and Principal refuses to meet with unhappy parents. Students aren't learning.
—Submitted by a parent

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The enormous amount of parent involvement along with excellent teachers makes Lenz an excellent school.
—Submitted by a parent

I have seen nothing but good education, highly qualified teachers, and principal who is available for most issues.
—Submitted by a parent

So far I am very happy with the teachers at Lenz. My child has been lucky enough to have very kind, enthusisatic teachers. I have to agree with June 5th's posting. Lenz has a little group of bored housewives that have a very elitist attiitude, they complain about the most trivial of issues. Case in point, the new pods (trailers) for overcrowding. Ladies just be happy the district has the money to provide for more room for your children. This is public school.
—Submitted by a parent

It's a very elitist culture. It's very hard to teach your kids good values or to appreciate anything in this environment. They need some basic rules in the parking lot! At our old school, teachers took parking lot/bus line duty just like yard duty. I thought all schools did that. It's a free for all. So glad to be done there!
—Submitted by a parent

The 2006-07 school year was our first at Lenz. Coming from a lower income school, we were excited to see the amount of parental involvement that occurs at Lenz E.S. The principal has been extremely open and forthright with information and she never makes us feel as if we are a nuisance, an issue we had at my children's previous school. The amount of effort put forward by the PTA shows the general attitude of the school. The few chosen fundraisers generate more revenue than the monthly fundraisers I'm used to having. While my experience with the teachers has been limited to those who instruct my children, I have been more than pleased with their rapport. Smiles and cheerful words inundate you as you walk down the hall, which again, is a pleasant change from the militaristic attitude at our previous E.S. Keep up the good work!
—Submitted by a parent

We have nothing but positive things to say about the teachers at Lenz. They go above and beyond what is required of them, and my children love being at this school. The environment at Lenz is conducive to learning. The teachers make difficult concepts easy to understand.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter is new to Lenz this year and I've heard it was a 'great school'. I'm not impressed. The teachers are dry with condescending attitudes with the students and parents. ( my experience ) The principle seemed more 'business minded' and I question why some teachers are even working at this school. I'm ready to pull my child out of Lenz. If I see more undesirable ways. I'm concerned with a readers post about publicly humiliated a student. I want to know more about that. I will repost midway through the way.
—Submitted by a parent

My granddaughter attended Mrs. Reeds 1st grade class in 2004. Our experience was wonderful. I watched as she reached out to each child and what we got was great readers, more respectful attitudes and overall growth. I thought the strength of the admin. and staff was shown daily. The parking is a nightmare, but I don't have any sugestions how to fix it. I beleive the fondation that Mrs. Reed set will help my Granddaughter forever.
—Submitted by Bonnie Griggs, a parent

I have 2 boys who have attended here since kindergarten. One is now in high school and the other in 5th grade. Some teachers are awesome, however many seem to only care about the over all stats of what is call an 'exemplary' school. My youngest has difficulties, yet they are never fully focused on. I was told by one teacher, spelling is not that important, as the world now uses spell check, etc. My over all feeling is that the school as a whole, is more concerned in being one of the top 10 schools, rather than the concern of the individual students and the progress they make. The positive reinforcement is very low. There is more negativity with black marks and a child being publicly humiliated when they do wrong. The PTA consists of many wealthy moms and single moms or the unwealthy are not readily accepted.
—Submitted by a parent

Some teachers are excellant in ability while others really do not belong in institutions of learning. Discipline of student is low. PTA members' and teacher's children are able to break any rules they choose to. Parking is impossible.
—Submitted by a parent