Hardin Park Elementary

361 Jefferson Road

School District

Watauga County
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 30, 2019

It has been an excellent experience for my son in 8th grade. Even the students who have known each other for years welcomed him nicely and he integrated into the school very quickly! He transferred from a very large middle school in FL and ended up in a very small middle school at Hardin Park and despite all this, he was very well welcomed and his teachers have been so nice and kind to him. He is having a great year and is receiving excellent academics I can tell. We could not be happier for him.
Submitted by other on October 04, 2015

My grandchildren attend this school and they are very satisfied. They are very good students.
Submitted by other on January 10, 2013

When I was a student here in 2005, Some of the teachers and staff (even the administration) were great. Some teachers would do their jobs. Others would not. I did have problems with the Special Education here at this school though. They had a few good Special Edcuation teachers. The one Special Education Teacher I was assigned to was not very caplable of doing her job in helping her students succeed in the classroom. I would avoid sending any child who does have a disability to this school because of the problems about some of the teachers and staff not doing their jobs properly . If you want to go to a good school in this district that has a great support system and the teachers that are willing to help any students with disablities, I would recommend sending your children to Watauga High School instead.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2012

Enrolling my children at Hardin Park was the worst thing I have done. My daughter is currently in the 5th grade, and her teacher has taken her out in the hallway and screamed at her, as loud as she could, just because she forgot her spelling homework. My son, who is 8, has also had a hard time at this school. He is constantly bullied by a group of "popular" boys. The schools guidance counselor has been no help. She dosen't believe him, because the bullies are always polite and nice in front of teachers. This school has been a very negative experiance and I am warning everyone reading this to not send your child to Hardin Park.
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2011

i have no complians about this school so far. my kids love it and are doing very well in thier grades, the teachers don't compare, they are just great! keep on rocking!!
Submitted by other on October 13, 2011

This school rocks. Don't diss our school gidance councelor. She does an excelent job of enforsing our anit bullying policy. And personally, as a student I see no bullying at all in our class. This is my last year here and our teachers are great.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2011

I wrote the glowing review of June 29, 2009. True, for that year. Since then, many experiences prompt a revised review. The school has an anti-bullying policy which they review with students but look the other way when students taunt, mock and tease one another. We are now homeschooling and if I could re-do the last year and a half to give my child back confidence, a joy of learning and a sense of self, I would NOT have enrolled my child at this school. Too big and "punitive" to Special Needs population instead of functional and supportive.
Submitted by student on January 17, 2008

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Submitted by student on December 03, 2007

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