Hollymead Elementary School

This is a great school. All of the teachers are caring and creative. I have 2 kids. One that is in 6th grade now, but attend K-5 and another that is in 2nd grade. I didn't see them teaching only SOL stuff. A lot of the work the kids bring home is advanced and thought-provoking. Also, I'm not sure what the other posters mean by a lack of after-school activities. This is an elementary school... what do they expect? There are clubs and an after school program. There are also numerous sports outside of the school for the children to participate in. I think there are some parents that will never be satisfied, but as far as Hollymead goes you can't do much better.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has been so good with our kids, I cannot say enough. My kids are younger (kindergarten, first grade) so issues like sports and extracurricular activities and SOLs have not yet been a part of our experience. For early childhood education, you will encounter some of the best teachers in the county at Hollymead. It is small enough there to feel like a family, and everyone knows the kids. I've been very, very happy.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers are caring and top notch, the community is affluent with doting parents. However- as another parent said- they are teaching to the SOL. If you have a child that does not like sports or is lucky enough to have a parent at home to help them partake in the few after school activities, your child will not be challenged. In addition- my son experienced bullying- and while there is lip service to "zero tolerance" in essence unless you have "proof" the concept is there is something wrong socially with your child... i/e he/she does not "fit in" . I am now homeschooling with greater success.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has been a disappointment for us. We have been in two other school districts before this school and both have been better. The learning was better in both cases.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school and most of the teachers really go above and beyond. However very unimpressive with the lack of adequate afterschool activities for the children or ridiculous limits on the number of children who can participate. Overall an excellent school but as with all the main concern seems to be teaching SOL materials. So with all schools we must ask are they really learning or just learning how to regurgitate certain facts??
--Submitted by a parent

Great school, great teachers, great staff. The best!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Hollymead is an excellent school. The staff is superb and the principal is very open to meeting with parents. Our son just completed kindergarten and is way above level in reading and math..his teacher was fabulous and creative. We have to move this summer (also military)and regret not being able to continue his education at Hollymead!
--Submitted by a parent

We are a military family and have been very pleased with Hollymead. It is one of the best schools we have had so far. Great experience for our son.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been quite impressed with the teachers and administration at Hollymead. It is a very organized and well managed school. We are quite pleased with the academic advances we've witnessed in our child. Parental involvement is tremendous. The PTO is strong and highly supportive of the school, and the teachers all seem very happy to be at Hollymead.
--Submitted by a parent

By far one of the best schools your children will ever attend. The entire staff from the principal to the custodians are very kid friendly. The teachers are terrific not only because they are great teachers but because they genuinely care about their students. After 4 years in this community, I am sure we will look back and say that Hollymead was the best school our children ever attended.
--Submitted by a parent