Red Elementary School

Great neighborhood school. My daughter has been through their Kindergarten and is looking forward to 1st Grade. I'm very impressed with their emphasis on reading. I would highly recommend this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Red is a great school. Within in her first year the new principal led the school to the States highest rating. Parents are welcome and encoraged to participate. The school has a wait list of student from around the city. If you don't like the school you should leave and let others on the wait list attend this Great School
--Submitted by a parent

My children have been attending Red for four years and I was extremely pleased with the school, however at this point I am ready to pull them out. I am not happy with the new principle, she is a networker and I don't feel the genuine concern for the kids and parents anymore. The parents are no longer allowed to go into the school which creates an environment in which the office staff is rude and condescending. I witnessed one of the office staff being so disrectful to a parent that wanted to carry her daughter's clothes to her classroom for a school camping trip. I couldn't believe that she would speak to her in that manner. Hopefully with the addition of the new assistant principle things will get better. I can see that he has a genuine interest in the children and their well-being.
--Submitted by a parent

Red is a fine school. I am impressed with the principal and staff. The magnet program is excellent. I am especially impressed by the computer teacher and newly equipped lab. My child has an educational opportunity that can not be found at many school.
--Submitted by a parent

It has been an awesome year at read! Great principal, great teachers, great students! This school is working hard and it shows!
--Submitted by a parent

I am extremely happy with the new principal at Red. The whole atmosphere at the school seems much more up beat. The teachers have been and continue to be great. Now that they have a principal to back them I think things will be good.
--Submitted by a parent

The new principle, Ms. Randle has made some excellent changes to the school. She is very approachable and has high expectations for her students and her staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Red Elementary is a work in progress. We left a wonderful school to attend Red, 'our neighborhood school' so our children could be with kids in the area...that wasn't the case. The parent participation is very minimal. The good teachers are NOT the norm. Not sure how it is a math, science and technology magnet school. My children watched movies in computer class and never learned how to keyboard, in 4 years. School was remodeled, but no additional science or computer equipment was added to make it a magnet. The crummy principal has been relocated...perhaps IF the next principal is any good, she will weed out the all too common bad seeds, beef up her magnet areas and higher quality teachers, THEN, maybe I would recommend Red in 3-4 years.
--Submitted by a parent

Red was a wonderful school wich my child thrived at. She had the most wonderful upbeat teacher Ms. Sweeney (a wonder wowoman) who manged to give each child the attention they diserved. The only reason I am sad to be leaving the area is because we will be leaving this school and its wonderful staff behind.
--Submitted by a parent

I have lived in the area for 20 years. I have a daughter that attended Red from preschool to 5th grade. We were at Red when the new principal came on board. Red has an excellent teaching staff and many of the good teachers have been there for 20 + years. Many parents and teachers do not like the principal because she is a micro-manager. The current involved parents and teachers are the ones that keep this school running smoothly. Principals can come and go. I would encourage parents to stand behind the teachers because they know what they are doing and are looking out for the best interest of the child.
--Submitted by a parent