Jose H Damian Elementary School

great school teachers are always willing to help out their students, parents are always welcomed to help organize events
--Submitted by a parent

My son transferred to Damian from a private Montessori school. He was very behind in reading and we decided to move him back a year to Kinder. In under 2 months, my son was reading almost to grade level and now he is reading in both English and Spanish, not even a semester through. The teachers here are excellent as is the faculty, staff, and the principal is wonderful. We are so happy with Damian Elementary.
--Submitted by a parent

We moved from New England and was very concerned from my son starting in a new school in the middle of the school year. However, to my surprise, Mrs. Garcia and Mrs. Grant are a great people to work and my son loves going to school. This school is exemplary in the district! Great Job Teachers and Principal and not forgetting the Volunteers and Staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter has been attending JDE since pre-k. She is now in the 1st grade and I am very proud to say that she is doing extremely well. We have never encountered any problems and she is excelling very well in every subject. Her teacher does involve the parents in homework, which I think is fantastic. Parent involvement goes a long way when it comes to your child's education. We will continue to send our daughter to JDE.
--Submitted by a parent

the school is great my daugther loves to go
--Submitted by a parent

My child loves going to school at J.Damian! Teachers & staff are great!
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As a parent, I have to say this school is below average. My child has been bullied and even injured yet the staff did nothing about it. I looking into transfering my child next year.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is a great school. I have two children there and I have never had a problem. The teachers are great and are always available when needed and go beyond to help each student's needs.
--Submitted by a parent

For a Recognized School - We were very disappointed. After our 1st year experience, our children are happy attending a nearby Charter School instead. We had many issues. A few were with academics. [Children from] my child's 3rd grade class failed the Math TASK and were not required to be re-tested by CISD. Academics should not only be based on the TASK - that should be the minimal requirements and schools should teach above that so children are at an equal level nationally because those that move to other states are below grade level. Another issue was field trips - school needs to stay within the curriculum when it comes to making a choice for field trips.
--Submitted by a parent

I have had 2 sons at Jose Damian and have been very satisfied with the school. My older son went to middle school this year, but was very well prepared academically. He has always excelled on his TAKS test, being commended on all of them. I feel the teachers at Jose Damian really help prepare the kids. My younger son is in the 3rd grade and it will be his first year for the TAKS test. However, I feel very confident that he too will be ready. The school has quality academics and is a very nice learning environment. However, I would like to see more sports and extracurricular activities. Also, I feel there is not a lot of parent involvement. There doesn't seem to be an active PTA.
--Submitted by a parent