Gov Bent Elementary School

5700 Hendrix Road Northeast

School District

Albuquerque Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by principal on January 28, 2025

GBES is an exceptional place where students and families are welcome. The staff at Governor Bent is dedicated and hardworking, always going above and beyond to support every student. They foster an inclusive environment that works with English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and Indigenous students. We are truly a community school by providing resources to families.We commitment to social-emotional learning (SEL), which helps students develop vital life skills, including the school's core values of "Solve Problems, Show Respect, and Make Good Decisions." The school also has a great sense of community, hosting fun events that bring families together, like the Pumpkin Run and the Festival of Lights.The students and school has also shown progress academically. Attendance rates are improving, and students are achieving notable gains in both math and reading. The school’s consistent improvement in iReady and iStation scores. With a fantastic staff, a strong commitment to both academic and social-emotional growth, and a strong sense of community, it's no surprise that GBES is the place to be!
Submitted by parent on October 03, 2024

My kids went to this school 2 years ago as well and were constantly targeting my family and making it hard on us . Office lady threatened to call the cops for picking up our kids early and leave a report on them . A traumatic and horrible experience in this school . I will never enroll any of my kids again in this school , lack of respect and emotional support they have for the kids here . People need to be professional and respectful working in a school .
Submitted by other on July 02, 2022

My grandsons experience at Governor Bent was a traumatic experience. He was being bullied and administrators, especially principal we’re so incompetent. They take the side of the aggressors and bullies. Some of the teachers do put some effort into educating your child and hopefully your child is lucky enough to have one of these teachers. I also feel like there needs to be diversity training and understanding of all backgrounds/cultures, strict anti bullying programs, and an understanding that parents are entrusting these vetted and licensed school staff with the care of their child.
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2022

I feel that my family was being racially profile my family has been a target j
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2013

It is not great, but it's not bad either. For the funding they have, along with the students and parents they have to work with, they really do quite a good job. My son has attended GB for 3 years. He likes and knows not only his homeroom teachers, but his extracurricular teachers (art, PE, library), principal, counselor, gifted teacher, etc. They ALL seem to work together on my son's education, and I feel like I can ask any one of them at any time about my son and receive a thorough answer as to how he is doing not only in their area, but anything that they had heard or noticed. I wish that the school was doing better overall and able to focus on more difficult material in the regular classroom, but I truthfully believe that it is because most children who go to this school suffer from a severe lack of parental involvement in their education, which in turn gets blamed on the school. Education begins in the home, and a lot of parents in Albuquerque just find it easier to put all of the blame on the teachers, principals, and counselors instead. It's a true shame, because the children just continue to suffer! Keep up the good work, GB! There are parents who believe in you.
Submitted by parent on September 03, 2013

If I could rate the Principal leadership at a minus star I would, however, you can not use less than one star, so this should be an indication to those who read this review: The Principal and Counselor are both lacking in in what is right for the children of this school, their main concern is not for the child's education or safety, but just possibly a paycheck for themselves. Every child deserves the right for a proper education and to feel safe at school, we put out children into their hands and they could care less. The SBA scores are extremely low without any future improvement. The amount of bullying is astronomic. There are very few teachers who have what it takes to be outstanding. If your child is lucky enough to be in one of these classes, the parent should feel relief, because so much of the day is revolves around students who can not read or even speak english, which in turn takes away from your child's education. I sincerely hope you consider and please reconsider if you enroll your child in this school or even allowing your child to remain in this school.
Submitted by parent on August 14, 2007

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