Francis Mallory Elementary School

Wow how it changed i went to mallory elementary school from 1999-2000 and i had a blast and now my six year old son stared mallory in the 1st grade and i HATED it i mean HATE it the teacher are willing to help and there really good but my son gets picked on at school and on the bus he almost got jumped at the bus stop uptil i came and cussed them out the SCHOOL dose do anything and there poor on there bulllying its a shame how GHETTO those kids are now im Soo happy its closed even though i went to mallory as a child but i cant believe how much it changed
--Submitted by a parent

My son's school has made tremendous improvements in all aspects since he started going there in 2006! The teachers have been wonderful, recognizing my son's strengths and focusing on them. Kudos to Francis Mallory!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Wow! Absolutely floored that the comments submitted from a teacher FOUR years ago, still appears to ring true today. My oservation is not lack of poor/strong leadership, but quite the opposite. Leadership appears controlling, perhaps even stiffling. I'm lead to believe that the morale still stinks. Truely a sad sight, because the teachers are wonderful, just not well supported.
--Submitted by a parent

My child goes to this school as well as my two grandchildren. This has been the worst school ever! Don't get me wrong the teachers try there best but the students are 90/10 . My children are picked on daily. Nothing is done to change students that are doing the bad things . I want to get them out of this school but haven't been able too. It is shocking to me that you can call the school to report an item that happens and then nothing happens after that. No one one informs you as to what is fixed with the issue. I would not send another child to this school!
--Submitted by a parent

i agree with the lady that wrote the 1st comment. we are new to the area, and they have schools that also closer to us, but they send my child to mallory. i visited to school, and yes it looks run down, and i would say more, but i'll leave it at that. overall, me and my son don't like the school. i'm trying to move in better school zones.
--Submitted by a parent

When my husband and I moved into our neighborhood, we were under the impression that we were zoned for Forrest (and this school is closest to where we live). However, we are actually zoned for Mallory. My daughter is currently enrolled in Kindergarten and she will not be returning next year. I am disgusted at the academic progress the school has made. Mallory continues to be A Title I school in need of improvement and they are accredited with warning. The teachers and the staff are not well spoken or particularly friendly and the school is very run-down looking and located in a rather seedy neighborhood. We are currently seeking permission to go out-of-zone.
--Submitted by a parent

Mallory has the tools to be successful: great teachers, involved parents and motivated students, but lacks strong leadership from administration. Focus is always on the negative and never on the positive. With teachers constantly being berated for what they've done wrong and never being applauded for the great job they've done, morale is low amongst the staff at Mallory, which results in a high turnover rate in teachers, which then results in low scores among students. Attitude is the direct reflection of leadership and teacher attitude at Mallory is bad.
--Submitted by a teacher