Linder Elementary School

2801 Metcalfe Road

School District

Austin Independent
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 21, 2024

School DOES NOT take BULLYING serious!!! The staff are a joke sometimes it's the staff that are the bullies. The principal is full of it and need new office staff. They don't care if you're child has been hit they don't even call only when your child is doing bad but not when they get hit. It needs to change their policies, staff, something needs to be done.!!
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2023

My daughter loves her school and has made so many friends this year. Her teacher has been supportive and communicative.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2023

Bullying is not taken seriously at all.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2020

This is absolutely the best school my child has ever been to. The office staff is beyond incredible, very helpful and excellent customer service. The teachers here are amazing! My child has had nothing but great experiences going to school here. All staff are very welcoming and want your child to succeed!!! By far the best school in Austin. Way to go Linder you guys rock!!
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2015

Two kids at this school last year. The 3rd grade teacher was great, which bumped up my rating to 2 stars. The 4th grade teacher was so horrible I wish I could give negative stars. My son struggled the whole year, many emails back and forth with the teacher. She never sent homework the whole year. I asked for homework and for graded work (failing) to be sent home so we could review and re-teach at home. She repeatedly said she would and never did. She even tutored him after school and his grades got worse!!! Then the last grading period he passed all of a sudden with great grades. I'm sure to save herself. Disgrace!
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2014

This is a miserable excuse for a school. The marquee foreshadowed the year to come with the word "teacher" misspelled as "thetcher" the week before school started. When brought to the attention of the staff they blamed the mistake on some youth vandals. (Which must have been bent on chaos, as it was locked under glass and 10ft about the ground.) My child who was in gifted classes was neglected and I watched as his test scores plummeted. They took zero accountability for their poor quality of education, disorganized staff and inappropriate judgmental attitudes, which more often than not, left our family in great stress. Their only saving grace was the teacher my son finally ended up with. Everything from drop-off zones, parent conferences, special activities and education was an absolute chaotic disaster. This school would have been more successful had they allowed the children to run it themselves. Their vice-principal has left now, and my prayers are with the school she is now at. She was an alarmist that neither understood nor cared about special Ed children or families. This school will rob your children of any quality education and leave your family a troubled mess.