Fairwood Elementary School

A great elementary school! Teachers have lots of energy! The music teacher is very inspirational! Very active and supportive PTSA!
--Submitted by a parent

I am very glad my children do not attend this school. I have found the teachers to be rude and discourteous. I have found the teachers at other Kent Schools to be quite effective. These teachers must have been the lowest on the seniority list.
--Submitted by a parent

Fairwood Elementary was one of the best elementary schools my son ever attended. We moved a couple of times in his early years, so we experienced a few different schools. The leadership at Fairwood is helpful and understanding, yet does expect kids to live up to a standard (a realistic one). Both the teachers my son had were absolutely wonderful! I would highly recommend this as an elementary school. THe only drawback to this school is the Junior High that it feeds into - Northwood Middle School has not proved impressive, in fact quite the opposite.
--Submitted by a parent

I've been very pleased with Fairwood Elementary. The parental involvement truly makes a difference here! My son has really enjoyed his experience at the school, and we are both pleased with programs that are available to students (such as foreign language, science enrichment after school, math games club before school, choir, orchestra, drama, etc, etc). This school has a very mixed socio-economic base and diverse student body, but it is cemented by its excellent teachers, superb parental involvement, and numerous opportunities for students to grow and excell. I should also mention that Fairwood Greens (the surrounding subdivision) is a great neighborhood to buy into...it has a very neighborhoody feel...good social interaction, strong HOA, and homes are a steal right now (and no I'm not a realtor).
--Submitted by a parent

My son goes to kindergarten here and his niece is in 1st grade. they both love it, they have excellent programs and a very good PTA
--Submitted by a parent

We just moved here from califonia, my daughter is going to 5th grade, just loves it. Very good Teacher, good school. Family night was fun.
--Submitted by a parent

Finding Fairwood Elementary was a treasure for our family!
--Submitted by a parent

I had no idea what a fantastic school this would be when we chose it! The parent involvement makes this school unbelievable. All of the teachers have been great that I have worked with. The PTSA provide a fantastic art program along w/so many more activities & fundraisers to bring bigger and better things to the school. The music program is one of a kind and there is a fun and rewarding focus on reading for all the kids. This is a community, not just a school. There are programs to help give low income children the same opprotunities that the other students have including a computer donation program to refurbish computers to give to low-income families. I am so happy with this school, the staff and the support system it has in place, I can't imagine finding a school better than Fairwood!
--Submitted by Bridget Kariotis, a parent

I've had good and difficult experiences at fairwood. What I do like about the school is that they are very focused on family envolvement.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has real good parents involvements and the quality of academic is excellent. I like the fact that the school is always focusing on reading.
--Submitted by a teacher