Public | 4-8 | 585 students |
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.
The first thing that one notices of this school is the outside appearance.... The first impression in not a good one as the adjacent lot is over grown with weeds, a dumpster is in plain view right smack dab in the middle of the parking lot, broken mini blinds and/or windows are visible and in general this school looks as though it is severely lacking and on the verge of being unsafe. Considering that this is a St Tammany Parish school and millions of tax payer dollars are being pumped thru the schools, this one has been completely over-looked and it is completely (as well as embarrassing) obvious. Now, to the most important issue: This school has, for the most part, caring teachers who do care about their students as well as the school. The principal is in-tuned to what is necessary to make the school run smoothly and he seems determined to keep this school as close to the top as he can. In any jr high school there will be obstacles, but I feel as though he is not afraid or unwilling to remedy any issue.
As a parent of a 4th grader I was very nervous about my child attending school with 8th graders, but they are in a completely different hall. They do switch classes several times a day but the classes are directly across the hall from each other, there are only about four 4th grade classrooms. The teachers and staff care about the kids, they just have a lot more students to handle than in their elementary school. Overall my child likes the school and so I.
As the parent of a newly enrolled 4th grader, I am sadly disappointed by this school & the faculty. There has been zero communication with the parents from the teacher. We were told we would get newsletters & teacher web sites. These seem to be nonexistent or poorly maintained. 4th graders here are expected to change classes 3 to 5 times a day with little to no help or understanding from MOST of the staff. When expressing concerns to the faculty and administration, I was repeatedly 'brushed off'. These kids are 9 years old and are expected to behave and be treated like middle schoolers. We are looking at private schools for our child & hope the school board takes a long look at how they treat elementary age children while throwing them into a jr. high setting.
My child loves this school. He wouldn't even consider going to another junior high. The only complaint that he had was that the locker he was assigned was too far from some of his classes (on a totally different hall) and he had to carry a large amount of books, etc. in his book bag because he wasn't allotted very much time in between classes. He loves the extracurricular activities. I have never had the front office staff be rude with me or my husband.
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