Marjory Vickery Elementary School

My son has been at Vickery a few years now and loves it. He has amazing teachers and they really care about the quality of education they provide. I have to say the PTA does a great job with all of fun events they put on for the kids and the school. Lots of parents get involved to help out as well like the Scholastic Book Fair and Grateful Dads to name a few. The office staff is very helpful and the principals are terrific!
—Submitted by a parent

I have to disagree with the statement saying that the teachers don't care. My child has been their 5 years and I have only seen good things come from her and other students. You need to relize they are in school for 8 hours it is the parents responsibility to help their child to deal with homework and teach their child how to pace themselves. The school is only prepairing them for middle and high school. It's a mean world we live in so we have to teach these kids to be stong at a very young age.
—Submitted by a parent

I agree w/the parent below(post on Oct. 18,2011). I don't think this school even deserves 1 star. Many other parents w/children attending Marjory Vickery Elementary and I unanimously agree that there is incompetence in this school's leadership. Lack of accountability, zero monitoring of teachers in class.Parents have NO voice at this school but are instead unfairly held responsible and blamed for inadequacies of the school! I've never witnessed such denial from a school before. Leadership here has got to get real and wake up and start LISTENING to parents!!
—Submitted by a parent

My children have attended Vickery for several years now and every year proves more disappointing than the last.Many of the teachers clearly do not embrace/accept that every child is unique,and it seems like very few are passionate about teaching.After all these years I still haven't witnessed the teachers/faculty being observed during classroom instruction which leads me to wonder if administrators are assessing/monitoring the quality or conduct of teachers on this campus.This campus dropped from TEA "Recognized" to "Academically Acceptable" since last school year, so science has tragically been omitted & the curriculum this year is tailored to raise standardized test scores BUT at the expense of creativity & imagination. As a result, my kids & many other students are extremely overloaded with homework & are feeling stressed and already approaching burnout for the year! How unfortunate that it is the children(and thus, the parents) must pay the price because of the direct result of, in my opinion, one simple problem: the school's poor leadership.Absence of strong leadership has caused mismanaged priorities, lack of quality control regarding teachers & staff & a tense atmosphere.
—Submitted by a parent

The PTA does an awesome job of getting parents involved with school activities! The staff and faculty are great and really care about the students.
—Submitted by a parent

Great, ethnically diverse and balanced school. Excellent staff w/ high standards and family values. LEAP program available for gifted/talented, and help available for those that lag behind. Teachers are completely invested in their childrens' success, socially and academically. The best thing is the lack of elitism and entitlement prevalent in so many Flower Mound area schools. I believe an environment such as Vickery will leave their children much more equipped to be responsible, effective members of society than they would at some other "privileged" schools. I put my child in this school by choice, and have not regretted it one day. He has positively blossomed in every regard. I wish, however, more parents would get their priorities straight and set aside even two hours each month to participate in their school community... but the school cannot be held responsibile for parents having to work harder and longer in this economy.
—Submitted by a parent

My son just finished first grade, and had a wonderful teacher. I am completely satisfied with the school and have had great interactions with all levels of staff.

Great school. Moved here from another state almost 2 years ago, could not be happier with the diveristy and the education my son is receiving at this school. Great teachers, clean, new school.
—Submitted by a parent

I think Vickery is a good school. The teachers go above and beyond what they need to do to help the kids learn. As for the Principal and Asst. Prin. they are the same way. They allways have time to talk to you and never make you feel rushed. They give you ideas on ways to help the kids out. We really love this school.
—Submitted by a parent

We were rezoned from an exemplary school to Vickery once it was built in 2003. The first year they had lots of kinks to work out - new faculty/administration, new kids, new classrooms, but eventually it smoothed out. I will say it is a diversified group of kids that attend Vickery, but my two children have really enjoyed their classmates, teachers and curriculum over the past years.
—Submitted by a parent

Vickery Elementary is a diverse school where the needs of all children are met. My son and daughter have had an excellent experience with their teachers and learning for the last three years. There is a great balance between academics and extra-curricular activities. The administration is outstanding and very approachable. I feel blessed to have my children at Vickery Elementary.
—Submitted by a parent

The academic are typical for the LISD area, nothing to challenge nor creative. Children seem to be happy and enjoy the learning experience. I am not impressed at all with the academic challenge this school presented in 2004/2005. What are they learning, well pretty much the basics. These children are from diverse background which is great for social skills building. Art! what is that? These children need to be exposed a little more to art and FUN!!! I never felt comfortable enough to participate as a parent. I asked on several occasion if they needed help in the front office, classrooms ect and there was one teacher who said yes and she is leaving this year. The school is okay and I hope things improve.
—Submitted by a parent