Avery/Parsons Elementary School

516 East Main Street

School District

Buena Vista R-31
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on December 12, 2024

This school is terrible. There are too many administrators with zero experience who think they can bully students themselves. There are children who are there to learn but they can't because the school and their teachers are too wrapped up in giving the kids who need discipline candy and screen time to get through the day.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2019

Homeschooling would be a better option....but it's the babysitter aspect that drives the school
Submitted by parent on April 15, 2013

We have been very pleased with Avery Parson's for the last 2 years. But with any school, too many parents rely solely on the school for their child's success. A child's success in ANY school really depends on parental involvement.
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2011

Where do I begin with the problems with this school? Let's start with the principal-Stefani Franklin. She has no control over the school, she promotes "clicks" with teachers in the school and if you do not walk the way she wants you to she will not renew you for the next year. There is no safety and security at the school. You can walk around the school yard and no one will ask you your business. A lot of times I have walked right though the lobby and no one was there to greet me or verify my presence. There are teachers that leave thier outside doors propped open for air-again not enforced by the principal. My child has been bullied & manipulated by other children for 2 years, when she makes a valid complaint about it she gets in trouble for calling that child a "bully". There are students that a very physical w/eachother on the playground and in the school hallways that never get paid attention to. There is no consistency in discipline and not enough supervision on the playground during recesses. Many of these topics have been brought up to the principal and her response has been "so what". I can't wait until school is let out-my child will not be returning next year.
Submitted by parent on January 11, 2011

This is an average school but with very little opportunity for children's growth and expansion especially if you are a gifted child. I have made arrangements to move my daughter to Darren Patterson Christian Academy due to its curriculum, child to teacher ratio, and opportunities for gifted children.
Submitted by parent on August 28, 2009

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