McDougle Elementary School

McDougle is a lovely little school. It does have a high population of Hispanics and Disabled compared to the other schools in our district. It's true in the past it seemed more resources had been dedicated to those students. However, this year there has been a considerable turn-a-round and there has been serious improvement. Most of the classrooms have gardens where the students grew vegetables and academic success has become a priority for all students. When you go there you really feel like the faculty and staff love the students and the school. The principal may have well had a rough first year and this year she set the bar high and managed to get everyone pumped up to meet it. I'm really hopeful it will continue to improve!
--Submitted by a parent

The principle does not care about helping all students. Resources are used primarily on support staff and minority and special needs populations at the expense of all others. As soon as budget cuts are needed, teachers for science, music, art, language are layed off. Teachers are hit-or-miss, and all classes on the same grade level have different curriculums.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers who work there truly enjoy their job

MES has become a school to be proud of--I'm so glad my kids are here getting a top notch education!
--Submitted by a parent

We have wonderful, dedicated teachers. We have a principal who is taking tough steps to get our entire student population achieving. We have dedicated parents who help to enrich the school by bringing in cultural arts, adding books to the bookroom, supporting our teachers, hosting fun family events. McDougle is an awesome place to learn and has an awesome group of families!
--Submitted by a parent

McDougle Elementary is by far the best in a an award winning district. Many sources neglect to mention that McDougle is one of the only schools that use 'Team Teaching' to reinforce learning principles. It's a new school, and a clean learning environment is highly underrated! The teachers actually care about your child's progress (not to mention they even get financially rewarded for their positive progress in the form of a bonus). My kids love this school and when my son moves on to middle school it will still be convenient for us because it is right next door and is actually connected with a branch of the Chapel Hill Public library, right in the connector hallway. We moved from out of state specifically for McDougle Elementary when my son was getting ready to start first grade. Best move we ever made!
--Submitted by Tracey, a parent

This is a great school, it has everything a kid neads. Great art class, gym class, chorus/music class, plus spanish! this is a great place for a newcomer to go. The teachers are outstanding. Go to mcdougle!
--Submitted by a student