Ballentine Elementary School

This is such a wonderful, friendly school somewhere I know I can leave my child all day and know they are in great hands. A school full of so much knowledge but at the same time making learning fun!
--Submitted by a parent

Lisa Embury is a 3rd grade teacher and she is second to none. She is an excellent teacher and all around great person. Any student would be lucky to have her as a teacher, she really cares about each and every child!!!
--Submitted by a parent

I have had 2 children in Ballentine and we love the school and the teachers!! It is a family at Ballentine !!
--Submitted by a parent

So far, I strongly believe is GREAT. There is a Kindengarden teacher, Ms. Schmidt, and she absoulutely rocks. Just check out her website and I'm sure you will agree.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my first experience with my child in public school. She has attended BES for K, 1st and is now in 2nd grade. Both teachers she had were excellent and I was amazed at how well they were able to teach students at varying levels. My daughter is on the accelerated side and seems to be challenged. The teachers are caring and very inclusive of parent involvement. As mentioned in another post, I too was aggravated by how long it took to assess/assign reading groups last year. But I don't think it hurt their learning. I'm appreciative of the time BES takes with social contracts and their discipline. My child speaks regularly of making 'good choices' and 'healthy choices'. The staff has worked very hard to make year-round calendar work for us as well. I foresee only good things for the future and highly recommend this school!
--Submitted by Kelly, a parent

Overall, we have found that our child's class work is not very challenging. Our child has complained frequently of being bored in school. Ballentine's end of year test scores dropped dramatically for 2006. We are thinking about moving our child to a private school. On a positive note, we have been very pleased with the teachers, who are very caring.
--Submitted by a parent

We were not impressed with the overall learning environment of the school. At the six week mark in the year reading groups had not been established and assessments were still taking place. We were tired of waiting for true instruction to begin, therefore withdrawing our child was our only option.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter has gone to Ballentine for one year. She loved it and can't wait for next year to start. Her teacher was very caring and very good at getting the kids to learn and to also love learning!
--Submitted by a parent

This is our 2nd year at Ballentine and we could not be more pleased. This year is even better than last due to a wonderful teacher. Mrs. Glasgow teaches 1st grade and is so compassionate for teaching and for her students. She loves the kids and treats everyone of the kids like they were her own. She has a knack for making each child feel special. She is awesome.
--Submitted by a parent