C.C. Wells Elementary School

13101 South Chester Road

School District

Chesterfield County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by teacher on December 15, 2023

Worked here part-time for a year. Great Admin, Great Staff, and the kids were respectful and when there were problems with behavior they addressed it ASAP. Other schools need to follow their own ways. I have friends who have kids there and they love it.
Submitted by other on May 23, 2018

0/5I went to this school for a few years and went to Margeurite Christian for the other part of my elementary school experience. And may I just say, C.C. Wells is far from being my favorite of the two schools. While the administration at Wells is fine, most teachers are very lazy and do not work as hard as those at Marguerite. At Wells, teachers don’t like to put in grades and give feedback to students and their families on what they should work on. They also shove and overload kids with work at the end of the year to prepare for SOLs. This is very unfair because kids are having to take quizzes each class and later on a test WITHOUT EVER KNOWING WHAT THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON FOR THE TESTS!!!!! I feel awful for any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader that has to go to this school
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2018

Excellent! I had 3 kids there and the teachers recognized their potential and referred them to either advanced or gifted programs. The school involves community/parents. It also strongly encourages reading even with families. Overall very pleased with our experience there for the past several years.
Submitted by parent on June 10, 2017

This environment is one of the most fun loving, compassionate places a child could learn. While at CCWells my child has developed so much academically and emotionally. Although my child is quirky and independent, no one is trying to squash that out or make my child for a mold.
Submitted by parent on July 26, 2013

My kids school is awesome. Great teachers who care about their students and my 3 boys love their teachers. Excellent security. Excellent guidance counselor too.
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2012

I've had mostly positive experiences at this school. My children are both good students with no disciplinary problems. They both have responded well to the method that Wells teachers use to teach math and are both excellent readers. All of their teachers so far have been good to excellent. Some teachers are better than others, but the same was true when I went to school. Parent involvement is strong and the PTA is active. I feel like Wells is a solid mid-level school that if your children are the types to excel they will and if they need some help you may have to be a more proactive parent. The only thing I would like to see improved is the administration's interaction with ALL children not only the "problem" kids. There have been several instances where I've mentioned my children to administrators and I can tell they have no idea who they are. I understand that schools are more crowded than I was in school, but I always remember my principal smiling at me and greeting me by name. I don't always get a warm fuzzy feeling from the principal.
Submitted by parent on May 31, 2012

My daughter went here for two years and it was terrible. Her kindergarten teacher had essentially retired in place and was extremely lazy. Their "science" project was to water one plant, not water another and see what happened. And no, they did not document or observe things as they happened, just skipped to the end. The Principal is awful. My 5 year old daughter was encouraged by her teacher to put her head in a little boy's lap, because it was "cute" by one of the teacher's assistants and when I complained the Principal and Vice Principal told me that I was making "something out of nothing." Even though my daughter received good grades, she was falling severely behind in math and her test scores, relative to both the average and mean scores, dropped both years. Finally, my son went to summer school prior to Kindergarten and he instead of actually learning, he was treated to a presentation in which he was told that we are "murdering the planet" and was given a sticker that said "Environmental Soldier" and fake money that replaced "In God We Trust" with "In School We Trust". The school's principal didn't feel it was a big deal, but I did and my kids are now in private school.
Submitted by parent on June 23, 2011

My daughter attended school for the end of kindergarten and beginning of first grade here. We were hopeful when this school had good reviews, however were very disappointed with the school's performance. My daughter is very bright (I know all parents say this) however her spirit was damaged by the teacher & counselor's views that she was a "difficult" child. I spent hours at the school with the teacher and counselor and was the room mom for the class. Her problems stemmed from not being challenged in the classroom and was actually given responisibilities to teach other students! I have never been so disgusted. My daughter had a very hard time here. As soon as we moved her gaining teacher (out of state) told me she thought she was getting a problem child with an attitude problem by reading the notes from CC Wells. She went on to rave about how bright she is and enjoyed teaching such an eager student. She allowed her to learn at the level that she was challenged (which is where I argued with the CC Wells staff). Her confidence restored she has excelled in school again testing at the 6th grade level in most subjects while in 2nd grade.
Submitted by parent on October 10, 2008

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Submitted by parent on September 16, 2008

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