Indian Springs Elementary School

50 East Henderson Road

School District

Columbus City
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 05, 2024

My child has been on a IEP for 2 years and the program here does not help. She also gets bullied and her glasses were broke, I informed the principal and she had no care in the world. Very nonchalant, emotional less staff.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2016

Indian Springs has been a great experience for my kids. The school community is filled with dedicated teachers, supportive staff members and a professional leader in Principal Adams. Parent involvement is amazing. When a need is identified the PTA and the IS community all work together to achieve the goal. My children look forward to school each day and are excelling academically. Indian Springs is a wonderful neighborhood school with a great sense of community and pride, diversity, and academic challenge. We love it!
Submitted by parent on March 13, 2016

I have two children at IS. We love it here. The teachers are engaging, involved and push students to succeed. The gifted and talented program is exceptional. I've had no issues with the principal, she's attends every event and genuinely wants the children to be successful. There is also a big sense of community here. Teachers regularly attend events outside of school hours to get to know families.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2015

We're going on our fourth year at Indian Springs. We love it there. The parents and teachers go above and beyond making for a very warm and friendly learning environment.
Submitted by parent on July 13, 2015

The teaching staff and support staff is wonderful. The principal is not - she's about herself not her school. That is the definite vibe. And when my three kids started there 9 years ago the school had much better ratings all around. The principal has really let things go and good teachers have left due to poor leadership.
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2015

We are very pleased with the school. My daughter will be starting 2nd grade there in the Fall, so far her kindergarten and 1St grade teachers have both been fantastic. She has learned so much! I appreciate how much pride the school has and how interactive the principal is with the students. There are a lot of active parents and volunteers. The school reminds me of the one I went to as a kid. A very safe and fun environment.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2014

My oldest is in 5th grade and has had a great experience at Indian Springs. We are proud to call it our home school and will be sending our youngest there in the fall. The staff is caring and the parent involvement is very high. We look forward to another great 6 years.
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2014

Indian Springs is GREAT! My daughter is in Kindergarten at IS and has had the most amazing experience. She has learned so much and I couldn't have asked for a better school for her to be a part of. They have skate nights and fun things going on all the time. The only thing I would suggest doing differently is K students go to lunch at 1130am & they do not get a snack, by the time my daughter is picked up at 330pm she is starving. I would like to see them get a snack sometime after lunch to hold them over until dinner. :)
Submitted by parent on November 09, 2013

This school has gone so far downhill it is crazy. Clinton is a better choice.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2013

I absolutely love Indian Springs! The teachers and staff are friendly, knowledgeable and genuinely care about their students and their education. They go above and beyond to help the children excel. The parent involvement at this school is amazing and the overall atmosphere is one of community and acceptance. I have a student in fourth grade and one in kindergarten and truly could not be happier with their education. I highly recommend Indian Springs to everyone, and will be sad when my children move on and leave this school.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2013

There is a distinctive dysfunctional environment at this school. Parents are discouraged from articulating concerns. When their concerns are made public, there is usually a concerted and bizarre effort on the part of the school community to discredit and silence the parent concerns. You can see this on several local discussion boards. School parties are not permitted, running on the blacktop (recess spot) is not permitted. There is very little joy in this school, the hostile, suspicious environment is pervasive (as it is truly represented on this board).
Submitted by parent on September 06, 2012

My family has been an active part of this school since 1997 - 98 school year and has had three older children graduate from here; currently we have one in Fourth grade and one in First. We have experienced four Administrators and are very happy with the current one who is kind, dedicated, professional, and hard working. Standards have not slipped and continue to rise with parent expectations every year. The staff too are hard working and dedicated and both the staff and Administrator respond to parent concerns in a timely manner. Children are treated well with a balance of affection and discipline. Parents are always on sight and very vital to the function of this school. All of my children have had Special needs and all are Gifted and Talented, the school is able to meet the needs of these groups without sacrificing the needs of their core students. The school works to help children with both learning Disabilities and learning differences and offers a comprehensive learning environment that has both strong academics but that seeks to make learning fun! My children enjoy coming to this school. The staff here as well as the parents and students are part of our extended family!
Submitted by parent on August 16, 2012

Untrue gossip it is not. The LAST principal--he knew how to run that school. I have been involved with IS since my daughter started kindergarten in 2004. I still have a second child who attends. The current principal does everything she can to AVOID contact with parents and things like bullying are allowed to go on, and on, and on...That said, the parents and the teachers do their best to make-up for the lack of leadership and, for the most part, are successful. The last principal showed the I.S. community what WAS POSSIBLE with an enthusiastic, competent leader at the helm. It is sad to have to go back to sad days BEFORE he came along.
Submitted by parent on August 02, 2012

The other reviewer is unfortunately spreading untrue gossip that is hurtful to our school and our community. The principal at Indian Springs is wonderful. We have had numerous experiences with her and found her to be fair, honest and calm in all instances. She loves the students and has a true commitment to education and our community. The school has amazing teachers and fosters a loving and caring environment every day.
Submitted by parent on August 02, 2012

I have two children who have been in this school, one of whom is at Dominion Middle School and the other of whom is still at Indian Springs. In contrast to the previous reviewer, my family has found that the current principal has greatly improved Indian Springs, which was already a good school. Some parents were not happy that she wanted to treat children more equally than the previous principals had, and resent the loss of their privileges in the ECLIPSE program, which was way out of control. With the loss of a couple of the few incompetent teachers that the school had, though, Indian Springs is now better than ever. Evidence of this is that the staff all agree that the working environment has dramatically improved since our new principal started and very vocal negative elements departed.