Hamline Elementary School

4747 South Bishop Street

School District

Chicago Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on January 27, 2017

The students of this school are very out of control and lack respect. The older children use profane language to each other as well as the teachers. They are cruel. And it is not the teachers faults. this is just a bad area that influences the children. something needs to be done
Submitted by parent on March 31, 2013

Under the previous principal and her administration, our school made so much progress. Student achievement was improving at every grade level. There was discipline and order in every building. The principal, Ms. Brown, had a "open door policy". She met with everyone who wanted to meet with her. Unfortunately, she retired last June, 2012, and Hamline has not been the same. The LSC picked a new principal and in my opinion, they made a BIG mistake in the person they selected. Unfortunately, my kids as well as the other students, along with the parents and our community are paying the price for their ERROR. Student achievement is going down, there is no discipline or order in the buildings. The new principal is not accessible to ANYONE, not even to her own teachers. I'm looking for a new school for my kids. They will not be at Hamline next September.
Submitted by parent on February 14, 2013

New principal and vice principal dos nuthing about behavior. The same second grade student is always running wild in the building and they have no control. In the upper grades a lot of bullying and my kids tell me the kids are still in class. No one cares.
Submitted by parent on December 15, 2012

Now that we have a new principal,teachers and parents are involved in many things and are treated equally.The staff takes time to listen to you.We are trying our best as parents to help out our new principal of what our ideas are. She does make time to listen to you.Very respective staff.From what I have heard, teachers are being involved in many things and heard from ideas they even have.They are happy and so are parents.We are finally working as a Community.
Submitted by other on August 13, 2012

this is what i seen and heard of by other parents . the office staff have no respect for the parents . i seen teachers fighting with parents during dismissal , at one time i seen the teacher slam the door on a parents . talking to other parents i was also told kids were being bully and even do parents complain to the vice principal she does nothing to solve the problem . i also heard stories of kids being lost more than once and in different situations . but most of what i heard parents complain about the vice principal being rude , not solving the issue . by seeing some of the post her i notice some teachers and parents also have problems with this school . I just hope the school gets better .
Submitted by other on July 22, 2012

Miss brown will be missed by the back of the yards community . Rarely does an elementary school Principle get involved on the community like Ms, Brown did, she will be truly missed the future