Miller Elementary School

6401 West Pleasant Ridge Road

School District

Arlington Independent
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 21, 2021

I have now only one child at this school and I am planning to move them along to a different district next school year if not before. She doesn't enjoy school like she did at her previous school. I had two children at this school at one time, but it was not a place he enjoyed going everyday. He is not a runner and one day he had enough and bolted when he saw the bus coming to take him to school. Now he loves his new school and looks forward to going everyday. I hope the same for my other child as soon as placement is made available elsewhere.If you have a child with special needs, just know that your resources at this school are extremely limited. The district is even more limited as well. There are no PPCD programs. The self contained classroom is half the size of the other classrooms with very little room to move around. I have not had a very experience there. The principal is nice and he is relatively new to the district. The office staff are all very nice. I just think it's not a good place for me children. Bette is out there. I hope this school turns things around.
Submitted by parent on April 19, 2020

Students at Miller are challenged in a nurturing environment.
Submitted by other on April 03, 2018

Awful school with substandard approach to teaching.
Submitted by parent on December 12, 2017

Awful. I can not believe this school has a "gold star" campus rating. Most of the kids there look and act like they will be in juvenile detention before they reach high school. The office does not care to respond to parent concerns and I wish my daughters did not have to go here. I worry about their safety everyday they are at Miller. Terrible school!
Submitted by teacher on October 01, 2017

I love teaching at Miller! The family atmosphere is great.
Submitted by other on October 27, 2016

We just moved across the country and our daughter started in Kindergarten this year without knowing a soul. She has a spark for learning everyday. She feels very comfortable and safe at school. The doors are locked during school hours. Only admittance by the office staff is permitted. Information about school events is shared via a phone call, a handout, and text message. Pictures from class are also shared via text. There is a strong emphasis on school academics as well as learning to be responsible and kind. I'm very impressed with how much she has learned in this first 6 weeks. Great school!!!!
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2016

Absolutely no security at this school! I withdrew my son after the second time within one week I went to this school and not once was id. I left with my son and never once talked to another adult at that school. I was appalled when I picked him up one day because he was sick and the nurse was too busy talking to the office staff. Again, this day I walked in the building, picked my son up in the nurses office, walked him through the building to get his things and then walked right out the front doors with him. All without anyone checking to make sure I was his parent or even speaking to me. How scary in today's day and age!
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2015

This school is terrible! Very rude and inappropriate teachers and the principal had changed more than 4 times in the last 5 years! I would not send my child to this school!!
Submitted by parent on July 29, 2014

GREAT!!!!!!!!!! my son started he's first year in miller 2013-2014 PRE-K, he loved he's teachers MRS. PAM ARANDA A BIG THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR THE STUDENT SO MUCH. so far this school seems great except for the office assistants in the front desk they are terribly rude, but the nurse and the rest of the staff are great
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2014

I am disappointed my child was expecting to have "The Great 5th Grade Team" this year. Well that silly principal, that I never see, moved all of the teachers around for the second time in two years. I see the principals smiling (if I see them), the staff upset, and the children confused. What next Arlingtion ISD....oh YA! another year with Miller receiving the bottom of the barrel in principals.
Submitted by parent on April 02, 2014

I guess the thing that I like most about Miller Elementary is the climate. As we enter the Spring season the climate tends to change from the wintery cold and dreary to showers and sunshine. The climate at Miller Elementary has changed these last years from cold and dreary to sunny and warm. There is a new climate at Miller. A climate that is positive and fresh. A climate that says "global warming". Representative faces from around the globe are bursting in the academics and social arenas. I like what I see every time I walk through those doors. I like what I take with me when I leave. Someone must be responsible for this fresh new climate where students excel and teachers are recognized as finalists for "Teacher of the Year". Miller Elementary is not just another school in the AISD. Miller is the best school.
Submitted by parent on December 24, 2013

There is almost a hostile response to parents on a day to day basis - as though their presence impedes the school's work and is an annoyance. It is unusual in my experience with many schools over the years.
Submitted by parent on December 23, 2013

My four kids are in this school from pre-k 4 and aal teachers are so nice and coprative with kid and even i am so comfortable with them the girls working infront office are awsome i dont know why people keep telling that school is going downhill Good luck miller staff
Submitted by other on February 26, 2013

I've seen a lot of reviews that said they "loved" the school so much and it had a safe learning environment. However, I disagree. I went there in 4th grade and in just months my parents pulled me out to give me intense therapy at a hospital. I returned just in December. Much to my displeasure, I was getting bullied some more shortly after I arrived. I had to leave again in late winter for more therapy. Teachers and staff are surely not doing much to improve this school and people are starting to complain that this school is rolling downhill. I do not reccomend this school for anyone.
Submitted by parent on February 08, 2013

We keep hearing great things about how people camp out to get into certain Arlington schools. Well, we will have to buy a tent because Miller is NOT a great school and we will either have to move or switch schools. The crap we deal with from there and the friction between teachers and office staff is awful, plus the teachers are very rude and rushed, they seem to always be too stressed for any conversations or help. We have two kids at Miller and they have had very different experiences, but neither of them good and neither what we would want for our kids. THESE ARE OUR KIDS!!!! Quit treating them like cattle and numbers! It's frustrating, this system is broken and I don't see any solutions other than if we move, but even then, where?
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2012

I have to disagree with the last two comments. My son moved to Miller mid-year because he was at the school where I teach (which is poor at the best)... He absolutely LOVES Miller. His teachers are awesome, he is being challenged, and there is so much for him to be involved in. I wish I would've enrolled him here in Kindergarten!